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Two cyclones flare up in the southern Indian Ocean, one particularly intense

Satellite view of Tropical Storm Chedza approaching Madagascar (left) and Cyclone Bansi over the open southern Indian ocean (right) (NASA) It’s summer in the southern Indian Ocean and, thus, cyclone season – the equivalent to hurricane season in the tropical…

**RED ALERT**Met Éireann have issued a STATUS RED ALERT

Wind Warning for Donegal, Galway, Leitrim, Mayo, Sligo, Clare, Cork, Kerry and Limerick   Mean speeds in excess of 80 km/h with gusts of 130 to 150km/h possible.    The strongest winds will be along exposed coasts and mountainous areas.…

Mega ‘Storm Rachel’ to batter Britain with 50 – 80mph winds (100mph gusts possible)

The weather bomb is fast approaching from the Atlantic and will start to feel it’s force on the Western fringes on Wednesday 14th Jan and will move across the country through Wednesday night into Thursday.   Wind gusts will average…

100mph storm to strike Scotland tomorrow

SCOTLAND’S first storm of 2015 will be fiercer and come sooner than previously forecast, with winds of 100mph or more blasting the north from tomorrow night, the Met Office warned today. It came as an additional alert for heavy rain…

Winter storm to strike Israel

As rains poured down over much of Israel on Saturday, the country braced for a much stronger storm slated to begin during the week.   Already on Thursday evening, the Israel Meteorological Service issued an early warning about the possibility…

Severe snow storm unleashes more than 6 foot of snow causing mayhem in Japan

Up to 11 people are now reported to have died in a winter snow storm gripping much of Japan, as forecasters warn bad weather will continue.   Northern and central parts of Japan have been lashed by strong winds that…

Thousands without power after storm in the UK

Thousands of homes are still without power after gales and lightning strikes caused by a so-called ”weather bomb” swept the north of the country.   Around 27,000 properties in the Western Isles and Skye have no electricity due to the…

Mega storm with hurricane-force winds and flooding is on the way to California, USA

Crews in Northern California cleared storm drains and residents loaded up on sandbags Wednesday ahead of a powerful storm expected to pack hurricane-force winds capable of toppling trees and power lines and heavy rains causing streams and rivers to flood.…

‘Weather Bomb’ raises risk of severe gales for Scotland, UK

Ferry and rail services in Scotland have been cancelled as winds strengthen ahead of an Atlantic storm that is due to hit the UK later.   The Met Office has issued a yellow ‘be aware’ warning for most of the…