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Super typhoon Meranti targets Taiwan, mainland China

It only took 24 hours for Super Typhoon Meranti, which is threatening Taiwan and mainland China, to roar from the equivalent of a Category 1 storm to a top-scale Category 5.   Meranti is forecast to make landfall along the…

Severe Flooding Strikes Greece

People stand next to piled up vehicles after a storm in Kalamata, Greece September 7, 2016. Eurokinissi/Dimitris Plemmenos via REUTERS “I have never seen anything like it” At least four people died in widespread flash floods caused by heavy rains…

Hurricane Newton Smashes Into Mexico’s Luxury Resort Area of Los Cabos

Hurricane Newton smashed into Mexico’s western coast early Tuesday, battering the upscale resorts of Los Cabos with 90-mph winds and driving rain. The Category-2 storm was generating hurricane-force winds 40 miles from its center as it rolled over the Baja…

Typhoon Namtheun: Japan on high alert for yet another storm

An aerial view shows a damaged home for the elderly caused by a flood triggered by Typhoon Lionrock – Reuters Japan braces for another typhoon as authorities have issued high alert for typhoon winds and heavy rain on Saturday after…

‘Life Under Threat’ Warning As Hurricane Hermine Hits Florida Coast

Hurricane Hermine has hit the Florida Gulf coast with winds of up to 80mph and heavy rains causing flooding and leaving tens of thousands of homes in the dark. The US National Hurricane Center said Hermine made landfall over northwest…

Hermine forecast to hit Florida as a hurricane

Tropical Storm Hermine strengthened Thursday morning as it barreled toward the Gulf Coast of Florida, where it’s expected to make landfall as a hurricane by early Friday. It would be the state’s first hit from a hurricane since Wilma on…