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Typhoon Malakas Strikes Japan as a Category-3 Storm

Less than a week after Super Typhoon Meranti barreled down on East Asia, another storm spun into the region. At 1:35 p.m. local time (04:35 Universal Time) on September 19, 2016, the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Aqua…

Typhoon Gener intensifies as it moves toward northern boundary of PAR

The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) on Saturday warned that Typhoon Gener (international name: Malakas) has intensified further as it moved toward the northern boundary of the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR).   In a severe weather…

China on yellow alert for Typhoon Malakas

CHINA’S meteorological authority issued a yellow alert for Typhoon Malakas on Saturday, forecasting strong winds and heavy rain.   Malakas, the 16th typhoon in 2016, was observed 135 kilometers off Taiwan’s east coast at 10 a.m. Saturday, bringing winds of…

Super Meranti – Strongest typhoon of the year Meranti hits Taiwan – Full Dismay

Violent super-typhoon Meranti wreaks havoc in China

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…

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…

‘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…

State Of Emergency Declared As Tropical Storm Hermine Approaches Florida, USA

Officials issued the first hurricane watch in four years for the west coast of Florida on Wednesday, as Tropical Storm Hermine strengthened and continued its slow churn toward the state.   In preparation for the storm in Florida, coastal residents…