Yemen Braces for Another Cyclone
To have a cyclone or hurricane hit any nation twice in a week is not a common occurrence; to have two storms to hit one region of the Middle East is unprecedented. Cyclone Megh is predicted to make landfall near Aden, on the mainland of Yemen, on November 10.
Second Deadly Cyclone in a Week Targets Yemen
The second cyclone in a week slammed into an island off Yemen’s coast Sunday with 127-mph winds, the equivalent of a Category 3 hurricane. Back-to-back cyclones affecting Socotra Island within a week’s time is unprecedented in the historical record.
Chapala to Make Landfall in Yemen as First Hurricane-Strength Cyclone on Record
Honing in on the southern Arabian Peninsula, Chapala is packing winds of 120 mph, with gusts up to 150 mph. Wave heights around the storm are 30 feet. Chapala’s winds will certainly be strong as it washes ashore, but its rainfall will be the most life-threatening impact for coastal Yemen.
Rare Cyclone Heads for Arabia
Citizens of the arid Arabian Peninsula were bracing for strong winds, a storm surge, and extreme rainfall as Category 4 Cyclone Chapala was forecast to make landfall in Yemen. Only two tropical cyclones have hit the Peninsula since reliable records started in 1979, and Chapala has the potential to be the strongest of them all.
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.