Category Planes Grounded

Massive sandstorm disrupts Michelle Obama’s trip to Jordan

Photo: Hassan Ammar, AP A thick sandstorm cloaked parts of the Middle East on Wednesday, clouding skies and disrupting travel for the U.S. first lady, while flooding in Egypt killed 10 people.   Meanwhile, tropical storm Chapala continued to lash…

Super cyclonic storm Chapala strikes Yemen at about 18:00 GMT on 1st November 2015

Super cyclonic storm Chapala struck Yemen as a severe cyclonic storm at about 18:00 GMT on 1 November. Data supplied by the US Navy and Air Force Joint Typhoon Warning Center suggest that the point of landfall was near 13.3…

Super Cyclone Chapala; 33-feet waves; wind at 170kmph; Oman, Yemen on alert

In its noon update, the Oman Meteorology Department has warned of waves reaching heights of nearly 33 feet and wind speeds accelerating to 170kmph as Cyclone Chapala hits Yemen’s Socotra Island.   Oman is also bearing the brunt of the…

Severe storm causes mayhem in Israel

Intense stormy weather socked Israel Sunday morning, killing one person, briefly shuttering an airport, bringing highways to a standstill and causing other havoc and damage in multiple cities.   In Pardes Hanna, a 20-year-old construction worker was killed when a…

Catastrophic Hurricane Patricia With 200mph Winds To Batter Mexico

Typhoon Mujigae Causes Mayhem As It Hits China

One fisherman died and 16 were missing after the typhoon slammed into the coastal city of Zhanjiang, Guangdong, on Sunday afternoon.   Heavy rains have occurred in many parts of northern Vietnam in the wake of Typhoon Mujigae that battered…

Severe Storms Cause at Least 10,000 Lightning Strikes in Queensland, Australia

Parts of south-east Queensland were lashed by hail and more than 10,000 lightning strikes as a severe thunderstorm hit the region yesterday, bringing power outages to more than 1,000 homes and businesses.   More severe storm cells had been forecast…