• Tropical Depression “Seniang” to make landfall in Mindanao, Philippines

    Tropical Depression "Seniang" has been named by PAGASA just prior to making landfall in Mindanao early Monday, December 29, 2014. Public Storm Warning Signal #1 (PSWS#1) was issued for much of eastern Mindanao and portions of Eastern and Central Visayas. PAGAS

  • Severe cold wave paralyzes northern India

    Severe cold wave and dense fog are paralyzing northern India for the tenth consecutive day now. Unusual winter conditions are especially harsh in the state of Uttar Pradesh where at least 26 lives were lost on Tuesday, December 23. The total number of casualties has now

  • Rapidly intensifying winter storm turns deadly, Japan

    A rapidly intensifying low-pressure mass, which started in eastern China earlier this week, is causing heavy snow, strong winds and high waves across the northern Japan today. By Wednesday morning, extreme weather events already claimed lives of at least 3 people.Japan

  • Major winter storm aims Japan, December 16 – 17, 2014

    Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) said a rapidly developing low-pressure mass is expected to bring heavy rain, snow and strong winds which will affect almost entire Japan on Tuesday and Wednesday, December 16 and 17, 2014.Heavy storm conditions, high waves, floods,

  • Drought-stricken California battered by intense rain and winds

    Drought-stricken California was battered with intense rain and winds since early Thursday morning, December 11, as well as parts of Oregon and Washington in what US National Weather Service (NWS) office in California forecasted as one of the strongest storms in terms