• More storms, tropical depressions forecast for East Sea

    This year the number of storms and tropical depressions that can directly hit Vietnam is forecast to number from 5 to 6, more than that of 2010. The stormy and rainy season will also start early, a senior weather expert said.There will have around 10-12 storms and

  • Flooding in Angola and Namibia

    Heavy rains continued falling throughout parts of southern Africa in mid- and late March 2011. The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) described flood-affected districts extending from Angola and Mozambique southward to South

  • Australian rainfall record shattered

    This year's "Big Wet", the tropical rainy season of Australia's Top End, has set a new record for highest seasonal rainfall.

    The city of Darwin, Northern Territory, topped its old seasonal rainfall record last week. The old mark was 2499.4 mm