Tropical Storm "Koppu", known as Lando in the Philippines, that formed over the western Pacific on October 14, 2015 has now intensified into a typhoon. The system is approaching the Philippines and is expected to make landfall on October 17 with violent…
Strong thunderstorms accompanied with heavy rains and strong winds swept several regions across southern and central Italy, Sicily, western and northwestern Balkans during October 14 and 15, 2015. Rough weather has caused floods and landslides across affected areas,…
No break seems to be in sight for the Philippines, as the new tropical storm races toward Luzon. Tropical Storm "Koppu" developed over the warm waters of western Pacific on October 14, 2015 and was named "Lando" by Philippine Atmospheric,…
Severe rainfall has been affecting Kayah State in eastern Myanmar, over the last couple of days. Torrential downpours have caused strong flash floods and a violent landslide in the area. At least 17 people died and 60 homes have been devastated, while 360 people…
The Australian Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) has released its 2015–16 tropical cyclone season outlook today, signaling the start of severe weather public awareness campaigns in northern Australia. This year's strong El Niño is very likely to dominate…
Unusually warm and dry weather has been persistent across the US West during October 2015. A number of temperature records have already been broken, and hot conditions are expected to continue throughout the week, increasing the risk of wildfires in already…
Bellandur Lake, the largest lake in the city of Bangalore, India, is extremely polluted by a high amount of ammonia and phosphate while a very low amount of dissolved oxygen and refuse waters from across the city make the situation even worse. To an observer, the…
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…
Ex-hurricane "Oho", now a fully extra-tropical cyclone, has left the waters of Hawai'i and is now moving toward the Gulf of Alaska. It is expected to interact with a powerful jet stream on its journey across North Pacific Ocean, and turn into a…
New activity/unrest was observed at 6 volcanoes from September 30 – October 6, 2015. During the same period, ongoing activity was reported for 17 volcanoes. New activity/unrest: Alaid, Kuril Islands (Russia) | Copahue, Central Chile-Argentina border | Grimsvotn,…
