• Strong winds and sea surge batter Ireland and UK

    A storm north of the United Kingdom brought gale-force winds, chilly rain and rough seas to the Irish Sea, eventually capsizing a ship, the “Swanland” after the seas cracked its hull. High winds and showers will return on Monday when a deep trough sinks into the area.

  • Hurricane Kenneth became a major category 4 storm

    Hurricane Kenneth became a major category4 storm off the Pacific coast of Mexico early Tuesday but posed no immediate threat to land. Hurricane Kenneth, which gained monster Category 4 status, is the strongest hurricane ever so late in the season for the basin. No

  • More than 20 tornadoes and severe thunderstorms hit Southeast US

    A total of 23 tornadoes were sighted across the South on Wednesday (some sightings were likely of the same twister), while the National Weather Service received dozens of reports of thunderstorm wind damage. Deadly tornadoes and damaging thunderstorms tearing across

  • Alaska superstorm mostly dissipated

    The National Weather Service reported mid-day Thursday that the mega storm over Alaska had mostly dissipated. Coastal flood warnings for much of the region had been canceled by noon, but remained in effect for the Nome and lower Yukon River regions.

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  • Unusal tropical cyclone forms in the Mediterranean Sea

    A hybrid storm currently lashing the French Riviera with gusty winds, rough seas and rain is rare in Medditerranean. This particular storm seems to have been born out of a slow-moving, upper-level storm pestering the area from Spain and France to Italy since the

  • Tropical depression forming off Eastern Arabia

    Tropical Depression Four (T.D. 4A), drifting towards the west over the western Arabian Sea. It could unleash heavy rain over easternmost Arabia Wednesday and Thursday. Localized flash flooding, the most likely threat to life and property, will be possible near the

  • Hundreds of foreigners stranded in Everest region

    Heavy fog has halted flights from the only airstrip serving the area causing around 1500 foreign tourists stranding in the Everest region.”The hotels are running out of food because of the pressure. Hundreds of people are living in tents,” Utsab Kharel, manager of

  • Hurricane Rina weakens, heads for Cancun and Cozumel

    Hurricane Rina is on a collision course with Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula by tomorrow, but its prospects to remain organize after tomorrow seem bleak. Latest wind data taken from Rina indicates that the storm has weakened to a Category 1 hurricane with winds of 85