• Prolonged drought prompts critical food insecurity alert, Haiti

    The Government of Haiti has officially issued an alert on the critical food insecurity situation in the country caused by the prolonged drought exacerbated by the influence of El Nino weather phenomena. The poorest of Haiti population are kept in food crisis due to…

  • Powerful storm hits Hokkaido, Japan

    Tropical Storm "Choi-wan" interacted with a mid-latitude trough and generated a strong extra-tropical low system on October 7, 2015. The system is currently packing extremely strong winds of typhoon strength that already began affecting parts of Hokkaido…

  • A new sinkhole forms in the Karapınar district, Turkey

    A new sinkhole formed on a farmland in the Karapınar district, Turkey a couple of days ago, media reported on October 7, 2015. This is the 13th sinkhole to form in the area in the last 2 years, and 10th that formed since this year's spring. The new sinkhole is…

  • Strong flood inundates streets of Kdz Ereğli, northern Turkey

    Heavy rainfalls hit the northern province of Zonguldak's Ereğli district, Turkey on October 7, 2015 and caused severe flooding across Kdz Ereğli. Media reports numerous houses have been inundated and vehicles swept away by the raging waters. The rainfall began…

  • Major landslide claims 186 lives so far, Guatemala

    The number of deaths reported from a major landslide in Santa Catarina Pinula, Guatemala is still on the rise, media reported. Video credit: Euro News Severe rainstorms that battered the small town in Guatemala, about 17 km (10 miles) east of Guatemala City have…

  • A reinforced El Niño bringing dry weather to Australia

    A strong El Niño continues to persist in the tropical Pacific Ocean, Australian Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) reported on October 7, 2015. At the same time an emerging positive Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD) is contributing to strengthening the phenomenon, causing a…

  • Hurricane “Joaquin” racing toward Ireland and UK

    Joaquin, now a category 1 hurricane, has left behind the waters of Bermuda, and is now crossing over on the other side of the North Atlantic, rushing toward Ireland and UK. Although the system is still of a hurricane strength it is expected to weaken significantly…

  • Typhoon “Choi-wan” forms in the western Pacific

    Typhoon "Choi-wan", another tropical cyclone of the very active 2015 tropical season, continues to travel across the western Pacific, intensifying. This intensification will last only for the next 12 hours, and the storm strength is expected to ease…