H-E-B is one of the largest food chains in the United States, with annual sales of more than $15 billion operating 307 stores in Texas and Northern Mexico. With over 71,000 employees, H-E-B is the largest privately held company in Texas.
NASA's Aqua satellite captured this image of Typhoon Soudelor on August 7 as it approached Taiwan. Two women battle the winds from the approaching typhoon in Taipei, Taiwan, on August 7. Taiwanese coast guard personnel block off coastal walkways in Keelung, Taiwan, on August 7.
In the eastern Pacific, hurricanes start forming by mid-May. In the Atlantic, Caribbean, and Gulf of Mexico, hurricanes season starts in June. For the United States, peak hurricane threat exists from mid-August to late October although the official hurricane season extends through November.