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Channel NewsAsia
November 17, 2017
Typhoon Nari in 2001 flooded 16 underground stations of Taipei Metro, causing US$76 million in damage. It took 3 months before the system resumed ... Typhoon Nari Taipei Metro 3 The pillar marks the flood level inside the Taipei Train Station when Typhoon Nari hit the island back in 2001. (Photo: ChaoÃâà...
Malay Mail Online
November 4, 2017
A storm batters a street in Nha Trang, as Typhoon Damrey descends on southern Vietnam, in this still image taken from social media video, November 4, 2017. — Picture courtesy of SINITSYN_NIKITA via Reuters. HUE (Vietnam), Nov 5 — The death toll rose to at least 27 today from the typhoon thatÃâà...
Discover Magazine (blog)
September 27, 2017
We've known for some weeks now that the 2017 Atlantic Hurricane season has been absolutely brutal. ... On Tuesday, Colorado State university hurricane expert Phil Klotzbach reported that by two measures, September has already been the most active month for Atlantic tropical cyclones in records goingÃâà...
Discover Magazine (blog)
September 9, 2017
Hurricane Irma is a true monster, exceeding the size of Florida itself, and threatening to flatten structures throughout the state with extreme winds. But perhaps the biggest risk is now posed by storm surge – water pushed up onto land. The animation above shows an experimental forecast for storm surgeÃâà...
fox6now.com
September 3, 2017
Hurricane Irma is swirling in the Atlantic, giving few indications of a future path and denying forecasters a chance to catch their breaths after the devastation of Hurricane Harvey. By Sunday morning, Irma had strengthened to a Category 3 hurricane, churning about 2,000 miles west of Africa and 1,000 milesÃâà...
Discover Magazine (blog)
July 31, 2017
“What a change,” writes Dave Ornauer, of the Star and Stripes Pacific Storm Tracker blog. “What a major, major change.” Since then Noru has weakened enough to lose the “Super” in its name. The latest report from the Joint Typhoon Warning Center pegs Typhoon Noru's maximum sustained winds atÃâà...
Discover Magazine (blog)
July 25, 2017
As of Tuesday evening (in the U.S.), the cannibal cyclone, Typhoon Noru, has continued on with Category-1-strength winds of about 70 knots, according to the Joint Typhoon Warning Center. Meanwhile, a remnant of the victim, Tropical Storm Kulap, has spun off as a puny little tropical depression.
Discover Magazine (blog)
July 17, 2017
The GOES-16 weather satellite acquired the imagery used in this animation showing Hurricane Fernanda swirling in the eastern Pacific Ocean for 24 hours, starting on Saturday, July 15. (Note: The animation repeats several times.) As of Saturday, Fernanda was a powerful Category 4 hurricane withÃâà...
ReliefWeb
March 31, 2017
According to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration 3 Nock-Ten (Nina) (PAGASA), the Philippines is prone to tropical cyclones due to its geographical location which generally produce heavy rains, flooding of large areas and also strong winds which result inÃâà...
Aljazeera.com
October 16, 2013
Typhoon Nari brought winds of up to 135kph and 221mm of rain to the city. The UNESCO heritage city of Hue was also inundated with 164mm of rain. The storm crept inland painfully slowly, meaning that the severe weather was felt for a prolonged period. The national flag carrier, Vietnam Airlines, said itÃâà...
Telegraph.co.uk
October 12, 2013
The typhoon drenched Manila overnight but caused no widespread flooding. The sprawling capital of 12 million has been hit hard by floods because of poor infrastructure and clogged drainage and water canals - most of them blocked by densely populated neighbourhoods - that are supposed to channelÃâà...
The Weather Channel
October 12, 2013
MANILA, Philippines — A typhoon blew out of the northern Philippines on Sunday after leaving 13 people dead, but officials remained on alert after another howler was spotted in the Pacific. Typhoon Nari also flooded farmlands and destroyed thousands of houses in provinces north of Manila beforeÃâà...
Metro
October 11, 2013
A handout picture provided by the Philippines Information Agency Region 9 shows Filipino rescuers evacuating residents in a flooded town in Isabela City, Basilan province, Southern Philippines, 10 October 2013. Tropical storm Nari was bearing down on the north-eastern Philippines with maximumÃâà...
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