Cyclone Pam Prompts Action for Vanuatu at Sendai Conference
Cyclone Pam has not only caused unprecedented damages to the Pacific island of Vanuatu but also lent urgency to U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s plea that disaster risk reduction is in everybody’s interest.
Unbelievable Destruction Reported in Tropical Cyclone Pam’s Wake
Relief workers reported “unbelievable destruction” after Tropical Cyclone Pam smashed the capital of Vanuatu. On the same day, another major tropical cyclone—Category 3 Olwyn—made landfall in Western Australia near the city of Carnarvon.
Powerful Cyclone Pam Hits Tiny Nation of Vanuatu
A category 5 cyclone blew over islands in the Pacific’s Vanuatu archipelago late Friday after a westward change of course put populated areas directly in the path of its destructive 270 kilometer- (168 mile-) per-hour winds.
Natural Disasters in Asia and Pacific Impact 80 Million People, Cost 60 Billion Dollars, in 2014
More than half of the world’s 226 natural disasters occurred in the Asia and Pacific region last year.
Rare Double Cyclones Sock Australia—Where Else Has This Happened?
Although a first for the country, double cyclones or hurricanes are not unheard of in other parts of the world. Scientists predict that climate change will reduce the overall number of tropical cyclones, but the most severe storms, category 3 or higher on the Saffir-Simpson scale, will become more common.
Cyclones Lam and Marcia Hit Australia
Northern Australia was battered by two potent tropical cyclones within six hours on the same day, on February 19.
Monster Hurricanes Reached U.S. During Prehistoric Periods of Ocean Warming
Intense hurricanes, possibly more powerful than any storms New England has experienced in recorded history, frequently pounded the region during the first millennium, from the peak of the Roman Empire into the height of the Middle Ages, according to a new study.
Satellite Science Improves Storm Surge Forecasting Around the World
A new online resource which will help coastguards, meteorological organisations and scientific communities predict future storm surge patterns has been created.
Nor’easter Pounds New England
The U.S. National Weather Service called it a “a crippling and historic winter blizzard.” ustained winds reached gale force, with hurricane-force gusts along the coastlines. Storm surges sent ice and water into the streets of Scituate and Nantucket, Massachusetts.