• As weakened Neoguri leaves Japan, new typhoon threat on horizon

    Tropical Storm Neoguri underwent extra-tropical transition early on July 11, 2014 as it tracked toward the Pacific waters east of Japan. According to JMA, the system is currently moving westward at speed of 15 km/h (9 mph). Maximum sustained winds are 65 km/h

  • NASA’s RapidScat to unveil hidden cycles of sea winds

    Ocean waves, the hot sun, sea breezes — the right combination makes a great day at the beach. A different combination makes a killer hurricane. The complex interactions of the ocean and the air above it that can create such different outcomes are not yet fully known. S

  • Typhoon Neoguri targets Japan

    The first super typhoon of the season, Neoguri, continues to threaten lives and property in southern Japan. Neoguri’s center of circulation is now southwest of Kyushu, and it has weakened from “Very Strong” to a “Strong” typhoon

  • Category 4 Typhoon Neoguri aims Okinawa and Japan

    Typhoon Neoguri (Florita), the second typhoon of the 2014 Western Pacific season, is on the way to become an extremely dangerous cyclone as it moves northwest over the warm open waters of the western Pacific. Category 4 Typhoon Neoguri is rapidly

  • Arthur becomes post-tropical system

    Arthur made landfall in Nova Scotia as tropical storm early on July 5, 2014, reaching wind speed of 105 km/h (65 mph). Tropical storm force winds with heavy rainfall were reported across Nantucket and portions of Massachusetts and eastern

  • Tropical Storm Neoguri formed south of Guam

    The eight tropical depression (TD 08W) in the Northwestern Pacific ocean formed early on July 3, 2014 just south of Guam and strengthened into a Tropical Storm Neoguri during the afternoon hours. This tropical storm will bring rain and gusty winds to Guam as

  • Hurricane “Arthur” opens 2014 Atlantic hurricane season

    Tropical Storm Arthur formed on July 2 and strengthened into a hurricane today, the first of the 2014 Atlantic hurricane season. Heavy rains are expected to affect the southern U.S. coastline over the next several days.Arthur could reach a Category 2