Rebuild or Leave ‘Paradise’: Climate Change Dilemma Facing a Nicaraguan Coastal Town
Two major November hurricanes slammed into the same part of Nicaraguan coast, laying waste to the Miskito village of Haulover. Faced with a future of intensifying storms, the residents must now consider whether to abandon their way of life by the ocean and move inland.
New Hurricane Forecast Will Emphasize Storm Surge Preparation With Flood Risk Map
When the Atlantic hurricane season opens June 1, national forecasters will roll out a new feature: color-coded and broadcast-ready maps to graphically show the potential for flooding from storm surges.
Rare Tropical Cyclone Strikes Somalia
Even as the devastating impact of Typhoon Haiyan began to emerge in the Philippines, Somalia too experienced one of the deadliest tropical cyclones in its history.
Aid Efforts Begin After Typhoon Haiyan Kills 10,000 in Philippines
Estimated death toll soars as path of destruction leaves many parts of Philippines inaccessible to government and aid officials.
Hurricane? Cyclone? Typhoon? Here’s The Difference
They’re all the same, officially tropical cyclones. But they just use distinctive terms for a storm in different parts of the world.
Death Toll Exceeds 1,000 After Typhoon Slams Philippines
One of the most powerful typhoons in history is believed to have killed 1,200 people in the Philippines, the Red Cross Saturday, as rescue workers raced to reach towns devastated by tsunami-like waves.
Super-Typhoon Haiyan Maintain Strength Crossing Philippines
Super-Typhoon Haiyan slammed into the eastern Philippines as the strongest tropical cyclone of the year, and is now exiting the country and moving into the South China Sea. NASA’s Aqua satellite captured visible and infrared data of Hiayan after it made landfall near Leyete, identifying the extent of its power.
Super Typhoon Haiyan, One Of Strongest Storms Ever, Heads For Philippines
Super Typhoon Haiyan, which is one of the strongest storms in world history based on maximum windspeed, is about to plow through the Central Philippines, producing a potentially deadly storm surge and dumping heavy rainfall that could cause widespread flooding.
Tropical Storm Sonia stronger as it nears Mexico’s Pacific coast
Tropical Storm Sonia gained strength as it took aim at the Pacific coast of Mexico on Sunday, threatening intense rains over a large portion of western Mexico.