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Super Typhoon Haima Smashes Into Philippines

Category 5 typhoon Haima hit the Philippines overnight. Photo: Weather Channel Philippine forecasters say a super typhoon has slammed into the country’s north-eastern coast amid fears it may bring widespread damage similar to that wrought by Typhoon Haiyan in 2013.…

Severe thunderstorms causes mayhem to trees, power lines and buildings in Collingwood, Canada

A band of thunderstorms caused significant damage to trees, power lines and even buildings.   Environment Canada says winds peaked at 115 km/h at the Lake Simcoe Airport. The storm also brought down hail that ranged between two and four…

Mega Hailstorm Destroys Crops and Homes In Jinja, Uganda

Several acres of both food and cash crops have been ravaged and several houses destroyed by a hailstorm that hit Busede Sub-county in Jinja District. Mr Charles Kanabi, the area district councilor, said the hailstorm that hit more than seven…

Typhoon Sarika Hits Southern China

Super Typhoon Haima is a beast, and it’s on a collision course with the Philippines

Super Typhoon Haima is expected to make landfall in the Philippines on Wednesday. (windytv.com) A dangerous typhoon is spinning like a table saw toward the Philippines just days after a major storm made landfall in Luzon. Local emergency managers are…

Thousands flee as Typhoon Sarika lashes Philippines

Typhoon Sarika lashed the main Philippine island of Luzon on Sunday, flattening homes and toppling trees and power pylons as more than 12,000 people fled to safer ground, officials said.   Minor landslides and flooding were also reported a day…

Flood alerts issued as storm whips up high tides in Devon and Cornwall, UK

Flood alerts have been issued for long stretches of the Devon and Cornwall coast with high tides backed by strong winds tomorrow and into Monday.   The Environment Agency has issued three flood warnings and 26 flood alerts with “overtopping”…

Major Storm in Pacific-State of Emergency Declared-2nd Storm Wave hits Tonight!

Tasman fruit growers count cost of heavy hailstorm in New Zealand

A sudden heavy hailstorm coated Motueka in white and has come at a terrible time for kiwifruit growers.   A Caltex Motueka employee said the heavy hailstorm started at about 3.15pm on Friday and lasted for “a good 20 minutes”. …