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Tropical storm Matmo is forecast to strike Taiwan as a typhoon at about 00:00 GMT on 23th July 2014

Tropical storm Matmo is forecast to strike Taiwan as a typhoon at about 00:00 GMT on 23 July. Data supplied by the US Navy and Air Force Joint Typhoon Warning Center suggest that the point of landfall will be near…

Super Typhoon Rammasun Strikes China with 155 MPH Winds

Super Typhoon Rammasun made landfall in southeastern China earlier on Friday with winds of 155 MPH, making the storm equivalent to that of a borderline category 5 hurricane in the Atlantic. Satellite and radar imagery coming from the storm are…

Worst wildfire season in decades in Canada’s Northwest Territories

The wildfire season continues to get worse in Canada’s Northwest Territories. Already listed as the worst season for fires in memory, it’s now estimated to be costing the territorial government Canadian $1 million (U.S. $931,000) a day to fight the fires.…

At least 20 dead in Philippines after Typhoon Rammasun passes through

At least 20 people have been killed and seven others injured in a typhoon that ripped through the Philippines, government officials said Wednesday.   Typhoon Rammasun, which made landfall early Tuesday, blasted the island nation with 105-mph winds and heavy…

“Worst Hail Damage I Have Ever Seen” says Station Superintendent Matt Stasiak in Wisconsin, USA

Reports are coming in of extensive hail and lightning damage from a small but intense storm that cut through the town of Sevastopol late last night.   Reports of at least three to four inches of hail in an area…

Flooding, damaging winds bring down trees, wires in Massachusetts and Southern New Hampshire USA

A tornado warning was issued for northeast Massachusetts and southern New Hampshire Tuesday afternoon after severe weather moved through the area and brought down trees and wires.   Trained weather spotters reported “pockets of trees and wires down” in Lowell,…

Russia train crash death toll reaches 21; Many injured & in critical condition

Russia has declared a “day of mourning” as death toll from an underground train derailment in Moscow rises to 21 “Wednesday will be a day of mourning in Moscow, given the scope of the tragedy,” Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said…

TYPHOON SLAMS INTO PHILIPPINES; TENS OF THOUSANDS EVACUATE

A typhoon slammed into the northeastern Philippines late Tuesday night, flooding low-lying villages, ripping off roofs and knocking down trees and electric posts in a disaster-prone region where tens of thousands of people fled to safety ahead of the deluge.…

Evacuation orders issued as Wildfires rage at various areas in BC, Canada

Evacuation orders have been issued for Entiako Provincial Park, Tetachuck Lake and Chelaslie River as a wildfire in Chelaslie Arm grows to 8,000 hectares in B.C.’s northwest region. The Regional District of Bulkey-Nechako issued an evacuation order Monday, covering the northeast half of Tetachuck Lake to the south…