Cyclone Fantala, Indian Ocean
In a year with one of the strongest El Niños ever observed and the hottest air temperatures on record, Cyclone Fantala, drifting northeast of Madagascar, just became the most potent cyclone ever recorded in the Indian Ocean.
Downed Ships Reveal Hurricane History
Ancient Spanish shipwrecks and tree-ring data have revealed an unusual low in Hurricane activity during the “golden age of piracy,” new research suggests. The new data could also help researchers understand how hurricane patterns will change as the climate warms.
Massive category 5 tropical Cyclone Winston leaves trail of destruction across Fiji
Authorities in Fiji are assessing the damage after the Pacific nation was hit by the most powerful cyclone in its history, with reports of widespread devastation.
Strong Cyclone Winston Threatens Fiji
Residents of the South Pacific island nation of Fiji are bracing for landfall from an intense tropical cyclone. Forecasters warned that the storm known as Winston could arrive on the main island of Viti Levu with sustained category 4 winds. It could be the strongest storm to cross the island since local meteorological records were first kept in 1941.
Tropical Cyclone Stan: West Australian coast braces for destructive winds; red alert issued
West Australian residents in the north-west Pilbara region are bracing for potentially damaging wind gusts and heavy rain as Tropical Cyclone Stan makes landfall early on Sunday morning.
Unusual North Atlantic Hurricane Alex
According to the National Hurricane Center, Alex is the first hurricane to form in the month of January since 1938. Alex is also the first North Atlantic hurricane thriving in January since Alice of 1955, which formed on Dec. 30, 1954. On the forecast track, the center of Alex will move near or over portions of the Azores Friday morning, Jan. 15.
Cyclone Ula tracks away from Vanuatu and towards NZ
Ula is now a Category three cyclone as it moves in a south easterly direction, away from the Vanuatu group.
Thousands flee as powerful typhoon slams Philippines
About 725,000 people fled their homes and communities braced for heavy rain and coastal floods of up to 13 feet as Typhoon Melor slammed Monday into the eastern Philippines, officials said.
Records Fall in 2015 Cyclone Season
The 2015 hurricane season in the Atlantic, eastern Pacific, and central Pacific basins ended on November 30, according to the meteorological calendar. It was a year that brought many storms that defied usual expectations and destroyed parts of the record books.