Category Weather Warnings

Severe snowstorm and avalanche has killed 20 trekkers and guides in Nepal’s Himalayas

Severe weather triggered by the tail end of Cyclone Hudhud, which battered neighbouring India’s east coast, hit trekking groups on the Annapurna circuit as well as mountaineers trying to scale the avalanche-prone Mount Dhaulagiri in central Nepal on Tuesday.  …

Landslide causes mayhem and kills three people in Guatemala; El Salvador also on alert

A woman and her children were killed Wednesday buried by a mudslide after heavy rains in the north of the capital of Guatemala, Volunteer Firefighters reported.   The spokesman for the lifeguards, William Gonzalez, told local media that the tragedy…

Hurricane Gonzalo Kills 1 in St. Maarten and Injures 12 in Antigua; Bermuda Under Alert

Hurricane Gonzalo was upgraded Tuesday evening to a Category 3 storm, only the during the 2014 Atlantic hurricane season.   Although Gonzalo was back over open water, the storm left its mark across the Caribbean, killing one person in St.…

Cyclone Hudhud Of 130mph Flattens At Least 6,000 Buildings And Kills At Least 22 People In India

At least 22 people are dead in the wake of Tropical Cyclone Hudhud, which ripped through India’s eastern coast Sunday and Monday with wind speeds over 100 miles per hour. The Times of India reports that 15 people were killed…

Intense Hurricane Fay causes mayhem in Bermuda; Another possible hurricane Gonzalo takes aim at Caribbean

Hurricane Fay toppled utility poles and knocked out power to thousands of people in Bermuda before moving out over open ocean on Sunday, just as a new storm raced toward the eastern rim of the Caribbean threatening to become a…