The storm brought heavy rain and blackouts near the southern coast, but its fast pace kept the country from experiencing the severe damage caused by floods in August.
Tag: Hurricanes and Tropical Storms
Typhoon Hinnamnor: South Korea Braces for Storm’s Arrival
The storm, expected to make landfall on Tuesday, could be the strongest in the country’s recorded history. Japan and China were also making preparations.
Typhoon Hinnamnor Churns Slowly Northward Toward South Korea
The storm, the Northern Hemisphere’s strongest tropical cyclone of the year when it formed, was expected to make landfall on Tuesday in a weaker state.
Tropical Storm Bonnie Lashes Nicaragua and Costa Rica
Bonnie lashed Nicaragua and Costa Rica late Friday after becoming the second named storm of this year’s Atlantic hurricane season.
Tropical Storm Alex Drifts Into the Atlantic After Flooding Florida
The storm brought rain and strong winds to Bermuda before becoming a post-tropical cyclone.
Agatha Moves Across Southern Mexico as a Tropical Storm
The storm, which made landfall as Category 2 hurricane, was expected to move inland over the state of Oaxaca on Tuesday before dissipating.
Hurricane Agatha Is Set to Hit Southern Mexico Today
With sustained winds of up to 110 miles per hour, Agatha, the first named storm in the eastern Pacific this year, was threatening the Mexican state of Oaxaca on Monday, forecasters said.
Air Pollution Can Mean More, or Fewer, Hurricanes. It Depends Where You Live.
Smog from factories and cars has led to more storms in the Atlantic Ocean, but fewer in the Pacific. A new study explains why.
After Tropical Storm Megi Hits Philippines, Dozens Dead or Missing
The first such storm of the year caused widespread flooding and landslides in the central part of the country.
Heavy Floods and Mudslides Leave at Least 45 Dead in South Africa
Torrential rain left a trail of destruction in the coastal city of Durban — the latest disaster in a season of storms that some scientists say has been intensified by climate change.