Hurricane Gonzalo Hit Bermuda
Tens of thousands were without power and streets were impassable Saturday in Bermuda after Hurricane Gonzalo roared through the island. This is the second time Bermuda has been slammed by a powerful storm in less than a week.
Hurricane Gonzalo Bears Down on Bermuda
Hurricane Gonzalo strengthened to a Category 4 storm early Thursday as it churned through the North Atlantic with wind speeds of 140 miles per hour, the National Hurricane Center in Miami reported.
Facing Storms Without the Mangrove Wall
While tropical cyclones and storms cannot be stopped in their tracks, there is a natural defense system against their more savage impacts: mangroves. And experts fear their tremendous value is being woefully under-appreciated, to tragic effect, all around the world..
Typhoon Vongfong Slams Japan, Sprints Toward Tohoku
Typhoon Vongfong, the 19th of the season, is likely to blow through the Chubu and Kanto regions early Tuesday before heading out to sea from Tohoku. Eastern and northern Japan should expect more than 80 mm of rain fall per hour along the Pacific coast, where tornados, storm surges and violent waves would all pose dangers.
Cyclone Hudhud Live updates
Cyclone Hudhud pounded the coastal districts of Andhra Pradesh and Odisha with heavy rain and winds of almost 200 kmph on Sunday.
Cyclone Hudhud pounds India’s Andhra Pradesh and Orissa
Cyclone Hudhud is pounding the eastern Indian coast, causing extensive damage and prompting the evacuation of some 350,000 people. It is feared a storm surge of up to two metres could inundate low-lying areas and hundreds of relief centres have been opened.
The $9.7 Trillion Problem: Cyclones and Climate Change
Roughly 35 percent of the world’s 7 billion people are in the path of cyclones and coastal populations are expected to swell in the coming century. To understand the future damage that cyclones could inflict on ever-growing coastal cities, two researchers looked at 60 years of cyclone and economic datain a recent National Bureau of Economic Research study.
Evacuations As Cyclone Hudhud Approaches Indian Coast
A mass evacuation is taking place in India’s south-eastern coast a day before Cyclone Hudhud is expected to hit land.
Powerful Typhoon Churns Toward Okinawa With Strong Winds
Typhoon Vongfong, Japan’s strongest storm this year, moved slowly towards Japan’s Okinawa island chain on Saturday, packing heavy winds that disrupted flights and knocked out power.