China's weather was generally stable last year, and the nation experienced significantly less weather-related damage and fewer deaths and injuries than in recent years, the China Meteorological Administration reported on Tuesday. Phenomena such as rainstorms, floods, droughts and dust storms were less severe than usual last year, according to the …
China's weather was generally stable last year, and the nation experienced significantly less weather-related damage and fewer deaths and injuries than in recent years, the China Meteorological Administration reported on Tuesday. Phenomena such as rainstorms, floods, droughts and dust storms were less severe than usual last year, according to the …
Typhoon Vongfong swept through Honshu Tuesday morning after pounding Kyushu, Shikoku and the western part of the mainland the previous day, leaving at least one dead, one missing and 82 people injured. As of 7 a.m., the season’s 19th typhoon was over the Pacific off Miyagi Prefecture, moving northeast at …
Typhoon Kalmaegi has swept past Hong Kong, closing schools and disrupting flights as strong winds pounded the territory. More than 500 flights were delayed as the storm passed by on its way to China's Hainan Island. Morning trading was cancelled on the Hong Kong stock exchange, while schools and businesses …
A typhoon struck China's southernmost island of Hainan on Tuesday, forcing the cancellation of dozens of flights as it headed northwest toward Vietnam. The hurricane made landfall in Wengtian township, Wenchang city at a speed of 40 meters per second at 9:40 am. It is the fifteenth typhoon to hit …
Typhoon Matmo slammed into Taiwan on Wednesday with heavy rains and strong winds, shutting financial markets and schools, with at least one person killed and some damage reported. Typhoon Matmo, a category two on Tropical Storm Risk's scale of one to five, packed gusts of 155 kph (90 mph) and …
(Reuters) - Hundreds of flights were cancelled in Japan and more than 500,000 people urged to evacuate as a powerful typhoon brought torrential rain and high winds to southwestern islands and was forecast to reach Tokyo later in the week. Typhoon Neoguri weakened from its original status as a super …
A powerful typhoon swept across Okinawa on Tuesday, as residents took refuge from destructive winds, towering waves and storm surges. Airports closed and residents were evacuated from low-lying areas and shorelines as Typhoon Neoguri passed over Okinawa, packing sustained winds of 175 kilometers per hour and gusts up to 250 …
Sri Lanka donated USD 25,000 to the Philippines for rehabilitation of homes of the victims of Typhoon, ‘Bhopa’ which claimed several hundreds of lives and destroyed properties worth millions last December. The External Affairs Ministry said that Ambassador of Sri Lanka to the Philippines Nawalage Bennet Cooray, conveyed personal condolences …
At the Doha climate change conference, the world agreed to strengthen the framework for future action. But it is now that action is needed The United Nations climate talks in Doha ended in overtime, in what can be best described a nail-biting finish. This was the 18th Conference of the …
At least 43 villagers and soldiers drowned in a southern Philippine town today when torrents of water dumped by a powerful typhoon cascaded down a mountain, engulfing emergency shelters and an army truck, officials said. The deaths raised the toll from one of the strongest storms to hit the country …
One person was killed and five others went missing in the devastation caused by Typhoon Son-Tinh in China’s southern Hainan province, uprooting over 1.26 million people. Rainstorms and heavy winds have forced 52,000 people to relocate, according to the provincial civil affairs bureau. Wind and rain have damaged 44,700 hectares …
I start this blog on climate politics as tropical superstorm Sandy expends its fury on the eastern coast of the US. The satellite imagery shows the movement of the gathering storm as it builds and breaks over land, bringing with it massive destruction and massive upheaval in the wealthiest and …
