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  • Tropical Storm “Rosa” strengthening off the coast of Mexico

    Tropical Storm "Rosa" formed at 15:00 UTC on September 25, 2018, off the coast of Mexico as the 17th named storm of the 2018 Pacific hurricane season. The system is strengthening and is expected to become a major hurricane on September 27. Swells generated…

  • The Watchers News Brief: September 25, 2018

    Fairly impressive Medicane cyclone is likely to develop in the Ionian sea on September 28A tropical-like cyclone (TLC) / medicane is increasingly likely to develop in the southern Ionian sea on Friday, September 28. High-resolution ICON-EU model is simulating a…

  • Worst floods since 1995 hit Himachal Pradesh, India

    At least 25 people have died in flash floods, landslides and other rain-related incidents in northwestern India over the past couple of days, officials said Tuesday, September 25, 2018. Meanwhile, more than 1 000 people have been stranded after landslides and fresh…

  • The Watchers News Brief: September 23 and 24, 2018

    Bengaluru breaks 30-year-old rainfall record, KarnatakaHeavy rains and strong winds hit Bengaluru, the capital of India's southern Karnataka state, on September 23, flooding roads and uprooting trees. Anjanapura Layout recorded the maximum of 206 mm (8.11…

  • Mud volcano erupts in Haradag district of Baku, Azerbaijan

    According to a statement released by the Ministry of Ecology, a mud volcano erupted in Haradag district of Baku in Azerbaijan on September 23, 2018. The eruption started during the early morning hours of Sunday, September 23 and it still continues, the ministry said…