Category Wave Alert

Hurricane-Force Winds Of 144mph Winds Causes Devastation Across Scotland

Gertrude batters Britain with hurricane-force winds – felling trees, closing bridges and leaving thousands without power Thousands of homes and businesses were left without power after being battered by Storm Gertrude, with savage winds of up to 144mph recorded in…

Yellow Alert Issued As Cat 2 Cyclone Develops Off Western Australian Coast

The cyclone could touch down on the Pilbara coast on Saturday morning. (BOM) A tropical low is forecast to become a category two tropical cyclone as it crosses the WA Pilbara coast, with communities in its path on yellow alert…

Military Sent In To Battle Christmas Severe Floods In Cumbria, UK

Armed Forces are on stand-by for a Christmas flooding crisis as the North braces for more severe weather.   Seven hundred Environment Agency staff and military personnel are being deployed as flood warnings have been issued in the North and…

‘Tsunami’ Flood Hits Devastated Glenridding Village, UK

The flood-devastated village of Glenridding is underwater for the second time in four days, with residents urged to stay indoors for their safety.   There was yet more torrential rain overnight in Cumbria, with up to 67mm falling on already…

Storm Desmond floods: violent mudslide plunge down mountain as thousands evacuated from homes, UK

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…