Sunday 26 May 2013 | The Independent A satellite designed to track severe weather in the US, has failed on the eve of the 2013 Atlantic hurricane season. Experts fear it could not have happened at a worse time. The… Read More ›
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Hurricane forecast: Above-average Atlantic season
Doyle Rice, USA TODAY2:51p.m. EDT April 10, 2013 Colorado forecasting team predicts 18 tropical storms in 2013, of which nine will be hurricanes. (Photo: AP) Story Highlights The Atlantic hurricane season runs June 1 to Nov. 30 There is a… Read More ›
Incredible wall of sand whipped up by cyclone hits remote stretch of Western Australia coast
By Daily Mail ONLine An enormous wall of dust has hit part of Australia as residents brace themselves for a tropical cyclone. The stunning images of the wild dust storm were captured by tugboat workers and aeroplane passengers near the… Read More ›
Rescuers search for hundreds still missing in Philippines after typhoon
By Jethro Mullen, CNN updated 5:42 AM EST, Mon December 10, 2012 Rescue and recovery in the Philippines STORY HIGHLIGHTS Typhoon Bopha has so far killed 647 people in the Philippines A another 780 people are missing, including hundreds of… Read More ›
‘Black Swan’ Storms: Extreme Cyclones Linked to Warming Seas
By Becky Oskin, OurAmazingPlanet Staff Writer | LiveScience.com – 20 hrs ago SAN FRANCISCO — A “black swan” cyclone may sound like the latest comic book hero, but this “extreme of the extremes” is the result of climate models that suggest global… Read More ›