--- title: News & Media (8) description: Look here for the latest Opterrix product updates and company news. (8) --- # News & Media Listen to the podcast interview with Ben Zimmerman, Opterrix Founder and CEO, on *Conversations on the Creek* by Duck Creek Technologies. [![](https://www.opterrix.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Saharan_Dust_Cloud-1-1.jpg?width=1280&height=749&name=Saharan_Dust_Cloud-1-1.jpg) ](https://www.opterrix.com/en/news/saharan-dust-cloud-to-affect-southeastern-united-states-by-friday) #### [Saharan dust cloud to affect southeastern United States by Friday](https://www.opterrix.com/en/news/saharan-dust-cloud-to-affect-southeastern-united-states-by-friday) Jun 24, 2020 12:00:00 AM The large dust cloud that traveled from the Saharan desert and blanketed parts of the Caribbean is on its way to the southeastern United States. [Read More](https://www.opterrix.com/en/news/saharan-dust-cloud-to-affect-southeastern-united-states-by-friday) [![](https://www.opterrix.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Bighorn-Evacuation-Zones-1.jpg?width=1280&height=751&name=Bighorn-Evacuation-Zones-1.jpg) ](https://www.opterrix.com/en/news/bighorn-fire-grows-to-nearly-16000-acres) #### [Bighorn Fire grows to nearly 16,000 acres](https://www.opterrix.com/en/news/bighorn-fire-grows-to-nearly-16000-acres) Jun 17, 2020 12:00:00 AM The Bighorn Fire burning in the Catalina Mountains has increased to 7,092 acres Friday morning. Residents in the area have been placed on evacuation... [Read More](https://www.opterrix.com/en/news/bighorn-fire-grows-to-nearly-16000-acres) [![](https://www.opterrix.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/bighorn_wildfire_aerial-1.jpg?width=1280&height=720&name=bighorn_wildfire_aerial-1.jpg) ](https://www.opterrix.com/en/news/arizonas-bighorn-wildfire-grows-prompting-evacuations) 1 min read #### [Arizona’s Bighorn Wildfire Grows, Prompting Evacuations](https://www.opterrix.com/en/news/arizonas-bighorn-wildfire-grows-prompting-evacuations) Jun 12, 2020 12:00:00 AM The Bighorn Fire burning in the Catalina Mountains has increased to 7,092 acres Friday morning. Residents in the area have been placed on evacuation... [Read More](https://www.opterrix.com/en/news/arizonas-bighorn-wildfire-grows-prompting-evacuations) [![](https://www.opterrix.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Cristobal_Landfall-1.png?width=1355&height=720&name=Cristobal_Landfall-1.png) ](https://www.opterrix.com/en/news/tropical-storm-cristobal-to-bring-heavy-rainfall-and-isolated-wind-damage-to-gulf-coast-today) #### [Tropical Storm Cristobal To Bring Heavy Rainfall and Isolated Wind Damage to Gulf Coast Today](https://www.opterrix.com/en/news/tropical-storm-cristobal-to-bring-heavy-rainfall-and-isolated-wind-damage-to-gulf-coast-today) Jun 7, 2020 12:00:00 AM Tropical Storm Cristobal continues to push northward and is expected to make landfall along the Louisiana coastline around 1pm CDT today. Cristobal... [Read More](https://www.opterrix.com/en/news/tropical-storm-cristobal-to-bring-heavy-rainfall-and-isolated-wind-damage-to-gulf-coast-today) [![](https://www.opterrix.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/earthquake-california-060420-1.jpg?width=1280&height=720&name=earthquake-california-060420-1.jpg) ](https://www.opterrix.com/en/news/5-5-magnitude-earthquake-rattles-southern-california) #### [5.5 magnitude earthquake rattles Southern California](https://www.opterrix.com/en/news/5-5-magnitude-earthquake-rattles-southern-california) Jun 4, 2020 12:00:00 AM A 5.5 magnitude aftershock of the Ridgecrest quake struck the Searles Valley at 6:32 PM on Wednesday. [Read More](https://www.opterrix.com/en/news/5-5-magnitude-earthquake-rattles-southern-california) [![](https://www.opterrix.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/TS-Cristobal-Track-060320-1.jpg?width=1176&height=720&name=TS-Cristobal-Track-060320-1.jpg) ](https://www.opterrix.com/en/news/cristobal-forecast-to-move-northward-this-weekend) #### [Cristobal forecast to move northward this weekend](https://www.opterrix.com/en/news/cristobal-forecast-to-move-northward-this-weekend) Jun 3, 2020 12:00:00 AM Tropical Storm Cristobal is expected to move toward the U.S. Gulf Coast late Sunday or early Monday. [Read More](https://www.opterrix.com/en/news/cristobal-forecast-to-move-northward-this-weekend) [![](https://www.opterrix.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Spaghetti-Plots-Gulf-of-Mexico-060220-1.jpg?width=1280&height=719&name=Spaghetti-Plots-Gulf-of-Mexico-060220-1.jpg) ](https://www.opterrix.com/en/news/tropical-storm-cristobal-strengthening-moving-to-central-gulf-by-weekend) #### [Cristobal strengthening, moving to Gulf by weekend](https://www.opterrix.com/en/news/tropical-storm-cristobal-strengthening-moving-to-central-gulf-by-weekend) Jun 2, 2020 12:00:00 AM Tropical Storm Cristobal formed Monday and is currently stalled in the southwestern Gulf of Mexico. The system is currently producing deadly flooding... [Read More](https://www.opterrix.com/en/news/tropical-storm-cristobal-strengthening-moving-to-central-gulf-by-weekend) [![](https://www.opterrix.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Tropical-Outlook-06-01-20-1.jpg?width=1280&height=715&name=Tropical-Outlook-06-01-20-1.jpg) ](https://www.opterrix.com/en/news/tropical-development-gulf) 1 min read #### [Tropical Depression developing in the Gulf of Mexico](https://www.opterrix.com/en/news/tropical-development-gulf) Jun 1, 2020 12:00:00 AM A new tropical depression is likely to form in the Gulf of Mexico within the next day or so. The chance of tropical formation in the next 48 hours is... [Read More](https://www.opterrix.com/en/news/tropical-development-gulf) [![](https://www.opterrix.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/TS-Bertha-05-27-20-2-1.jpg?width=1280&height=838&name=TS-Bertha-05-27-20-2-1.jpg) ](https://www.opterrix.com/en/news/bertha-makes-landfall) #### [Bertha makes landfall in South Carolina](https://www.opterrix.com/en/news/bertha-makes-landfall) May 27, 2020 12:00:00 AM Tropical Storm Bertha, the second named tropical system this year, has formed off the coast of Florida. [Read More](https://www.opterrix.com/en/news/bertha-makes-landfall) [![](https://www.opterrix.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Fire-Outlook-05-23-1.jpg?width=1280&height=722&name=Fire-Outlook-05-23-1.jpg) ](https://www.opterrix.com/en/news/critical-fire-weather-outlook-for-southwest-this-weekend) #### [Critical fire weather outlook for southwest this weekend](https://www.opterrix.com/en/news/critical-fire-weather-outlook-for-southwest-this-weekend) May 22, 2020 12:00:00 AM The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued elevated and critical fire risks this Saturday, for much of the southwestern US. [Read More](https://www.opterrix.com/en/news/critical-fire-weather-outlook-for-southwest-this-weekend) [![](https://www.opterrix.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/GRAPHIC-2020-Hurricane-Outlook-piechart-052120-3840x2388-original-1024x633-1.jpg?width=1024&height=633&name=GRAPHIC-2020-Hurricane-Outlook-piechart-052120-3840x2388-original-1024x633-1.jpg) ](https://www.opterrix.com/en/news/above-normal-atlantic-hurricane-season-predicted) 1 min read #### [Above-normal Atlantic hurricane season predicted](https://www.opterrix.com/en/news/above-normal-atlantic-hurricane-season-predicted) May 21, 2020 12:00:00 AM As if 2020 couldn’t get more perilous. Forecasters with NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center expect an above-normal 2020 Atlantic hurricane season. [Read More](https://www.opterrix.com/en/news/above-normal-atlantic-hurricane-season-predicted) [![](https://www.opterrix.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Predicted_Precip_05-20-20-1.jpg?width=1280&height=724&name=Predicted_Precip_05-20-20-1.jpg) ](https://www.opterrix.com/en/news/stalled-low-expected-to-cause-flooding-along-the-appalachians) #### [Stalled low expected to cause flooding along the Appalachians](https://www.opterrix.com/en/news/stalled-low-expected-to-cause-flooding-along-the-appalachians) May 20, 2020 12:00:00 AM The stalled low pressure system that caused massive downpours in Michigan is now expected to flood southwest Virginia and parts of the Carolinas on... 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