Joaquin Strengthens to Category 4, Batters Bahamas
Hurricane Joaquin strengthened into a Category 4 storm on Thursday as it roared through lightly populated islands of the eastern Bahamas, and forecasters said it could grow still more intense before following a path that would near the U.S. East Coast.
Super-typhoon Dujuan Slams Northern Taiwan
Super Typhoon Dujuan, made landfall along Taiwan’s mountainous northeast coast near the town of Nan’ao. The storm came ashore with sustained winds of 225 kilometers (140 miles) per hour—the equivalent of a category 4 hurricane. The storm also hit the Chinese coastal city of Putian on Tuesday morning, but no reports of damage followed.
‘Gray Swan’ Hurricanes Could Strike Unexpected Places
“Gray swan” hurricanes — storms with impacts more extreme than history alone would predict — could ravage cities in Florida, Australia and the Persian Gulf, researchers say.
NASA Sees a Tropical Trio of Category 4 Pacific Ocean Hurricanes
NASA’s Terra satellite saw Hurricanes Kilo, Ignacio, and Jimena, all Category Four Hurricanes, lined up across the Central and Eastern Pacific Ocean on August 29. This is the first time there have been three active hurricanes in the Eastern or Central Pacific Ocean this season, and they’re all major hurricanes.
Eastern Caribbean Braces for Rain, Wind as Erika Approaches
Governments ordered schools, airports and even casinos to close and they prepared shelters as Tropical Storm Erika approached the eastern Caribbean on Wednesday.
Typhoon Goni Brushes the Philippines; Atsani to Skirt Japanese Islands
Twin typhoons Goni and Atsani are churning through the tropical western Pacific Ocean. One is beginning to affect the northern Philippines and Taiwan, and will also affect Japan’s Ryukyu Islands this weekend.
Amazon Fire Risk Linked to Devastating Hurricanes
Researchers have uncovered a remarkably strong link between high wildfire risk in the Amazon basin and the devastating hurricanes that ravage North Atlantic shorelines.
10 Years After The Storm: Has New Orleans Learned The Lessons of Hurricane Katrina?
A decade after Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans, David Uberti goes in search of the people who were at the heart of its recovery, to understand what the city has gone through – and where it might be heading.
Typhoon Soudelor Impacts
Typhoon Soudelor battered Taiwan and made landfall in China on Saturday after killing at least six, leaving four missing and causing a record-breaking amount of power outages.