Patricia, Strongest Landfalling Pacific Hurricane on Record, Downgraded to Tropical Depression
The eye of Hurricane Patricia made landfall Friday at 6:15 p.m. CDT near Cuixmala in Jalisco state of southwest Mexico, hammering coastal areas but causing less damage than had been feared.
Why Did Hurricane Patricia Become a Monster So Quickly?
Hurricane Patricia zoomed from tropical storm to record-beater in 30 hours flat like a jet-fueled sports car. Why? The Pacific storm had just the right ingredients…
Patricia, Strongest Hurricane Ever Recorded, Menaces Mexico
Patricia — the strongest hurricane ever recorded in the Western Hemisphere — barreled closer and closer Friday morning to Mexico’s Pacific coast. An extremely dangerous storm surge is expected to produce significant coastal flooding.
Why the Philippines is Being Battered By Yet Another Fearsome Typhoon
The Philippines sits in what scientists call the “warm pool” in the Western Pacific, with nothing between the country and open water.
Philippines Braced as Typhoon Koppu (Lando) Makes Landfall
Authorities in the Philippines have cancelled flights and ordered thousands of people in coastal areas to evacuate as Typhoon Koppu, known as Lando in the Philippines, hits the country.
Joaquin Strengthens to Category 4, Batters Bahamas
Hurricane Joaquin strengthened into a Category 4 storm on Thursday as it roared through lightly populated islands of the eastern Bahamas, and forecasters said it could grow still more intense before following a path that would near the U.S. East Coast.
Super-typhoon Dujuan Slams Northern Taiwan
Super Typhoon Dujuan, made landfall along Taiwan’s mountainous northeast coast near the town of Nan’ao. The storm came ashore with sustained winds of 225 kilometers (140 miles) per hour—the equivalent of a category 4 hurricane. The storm also hit the Chinese coastal city of Putian on Tuesday morning, but no reports of damage followed.
‘Gray Swan’ Hurricanes Could Strike Unexpected Places
“Gray swan” hurricanes — storms with impacts more extreme than history alone would predict — could ravage cities in Florida, Australia and the Persian Gulf, researchers say.
NASA Sees a Tropical Trio of Category 4 Pacific Ocean Hurricanes
NASA’s Terra satellite saw Hurricanes Kilo, Ignacio, and Jimena, all Category Four Hurricanes, lined up across the Central and Eastern Pacific Ocean on August 29. This is the first time there have been three active hurricanes in the Eastern or Central Pacific Ocean this season, and they’re all major hurricanes.