The military sent troops, helicopters and boats to rescue stranded people. At least 33 people have been killed and more than two million displaced over the past week.
Tag: Weather
Images From Vietnam’s Year of Deadly Wet Weather
Scientists suggested that climate change could make central Vietnam a global hot spot for destructive storms. This year has seemed to prove the point.
A Million Evacuated as Typhoon Fung-Wong Hit the Philippines
Grabbing children and leaving their homes behind, residents evacuated before Typhoon Fung-wong hit.
Super Typhoon Fung-wong Hits Philippines Days After Last Storm
Typhoon Fung-wong made landfall on the main island of Luzon, prompting the evacuation of more than one million people, just days after an earlier storm killed over 200.
Tornado Rips Through Southern Brazil, Killing at Least 5
Pounding rain and winds of over 150 miles per hour left a trail of devastation in the state of Paraná.
Philippines Faces Grim Typhoon Aftermath as Another Storm Nears
The death toll for Typhoon Kalmaegi rose into the triple digits, and the country is bracing for another cyclone expected this weekend.
Analysis Finds Global Warming Made Hurricane Melissa More Damaging
Climate change enabled the storm to churn faster and grow more quickly, a rapid analysis found.
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Daylight saving time ends tomorrow. The decrease in daylight can be destabilizing — and clarifying.
Hurricane Melissa Could Hit as One of Jamaica’s Strongest Storms Ever
Direct landfalls from big hurricanes are rare for Jamaica. Melissa could pummel the island as an “upper-end” Category 4 hurricane, forecasters said.