Tropical storms Juliette and Fernand churned Tuesday over open waters, one in the Pacific Ocean and one in the Atlantic, at the same time as some officials continued to deal with the aftermath of the massive Hurricane Erin which neared the northern Caribbean and US last week. No coastal watches or warnings were in effect…
Tropical storm Wipha was set to cross Vietnam’s northern coastline on Tuesday morning, with almost 350,000 soldiers on standby as the state weather agency forecast up to 50 cm (20 inches) of rainfall that could cause flooding and mudslides. As of 06:00 AM, Wipha was 60 km off the coast of Haiphong City with wind…
A drenching weather system sweeping across Florida on Tuesday has not yet reached tropical depression status, but the National Weather Service (NWS) warned it could develop into one later this week. If named, the system would be called Tropical Storm Dexter, though it’s expected to be far less dangerous than the fictional serial killer from…
One person was missing, hundreds of thousands of homes were without power and communities were at risk of major flooding in eastern Australia on Saturday after the weakened storm formerly known as Tropical Cyclone Alfred neared the coast, still bringing heavy rains and dangerous winds. Australia’s third-largest city, Brisbane, which had been in the cyclone’s…
There are usually no international flights out of the airport in Mae Sot, a town on Thailand’s border with Myanmar. But in recent days, hundreds of people here boarded direct flights back home to China. They had been rescued from Myanmar, where they were ensnared in a 21st-century scourge — online scam mills that have…
A powerful tropical cyclone was barreling toward the Pilbara region in northwestern Australia on Thursday and was expected to bring destructive winds and flooding to a remote region that is home to ports and mines that are crucial to the global economy. Tropical Cyclone Zelia had sustained wind speeds of about 127 miles per hour…
As the third named storm to emerge during November, Tropical Storm Sara serves as a reminder that the Atlantic hurricane season hasn’t quite ended. Sara formed in the western Caribbean Sea before making landfall Thursday on the northern coast of Honduras, dumping torrential rains in a slow weekend crawl across parts of Central America. The…