India evacuated more than a million people in anticipation of Cyclone Fani, which made landfall on Friday, with winds gusting at more than 120 miles per hour.
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Cyclone Fani Strikes, Heading in the Path of Tens of Millions in India
The storm made landfall Friday morning, bringing heavy rain, storm surges and winds exceeding 100 miles per hour.
Cyclone Kenneth Hits Mozambique, Weeks After Another Deadly Storm
Just over a month after Cyclone Idai left more than 1,000 dead in the region, Cyclone Kenneth struck the East African nation of Mozambique, where residents were bracing for dangerous floods.
Cyclone Idai May Be ‘One of the Worst’ Disasters in the Southern Hemisphere
A United Nations official said workers had described “water and water for miles and miles,” resembling an inland ocean where homes and towns had stood.
Rio de Janeiro Storm Kills 6, Turning Roads Into Rivers and Burying Bus in Mud
While this was an unusually powerful storm, the damage and death that followed were not rare for Rio de Janeiro, whose poor, hillside neighborhoods are usually the hardest hit.
Tropical Storm Pabuk Strikes Thailand’s Resort Islands
One person was reported dead and another missing, but the first storm to make landfall in Thailand in decades appeared to cause far less damage than had been feared.
‘Like a Terror Movie’: How Climate Change Will Cause More Simultaneous Disasters
By the end of this century, some parts of the world could face as many as six climate-related crises at the same time, researchers have concluded.