Taiwan under threat from second typhoon in a fortnight
Just ten days ago, Taiwan was hit by Typhoon Soudelor, which left six people dead and a trail of destruction. Another typhoon may threaten the country this weekend.
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A devastating typhoon which struck the Philippines last week, is now known to have claimed at least 375 lives, according to authorities there.
At least 20 people have been killed and thousands forced to flee their homes after a powerful typhoon swept across the central Philippines.
One of the most powerful storms in six decades to hit Japan is leaving a trail of devastation in its path.
The ferocious storm slammed into southern China this morning, battering the region with torrential rain and hundred mile an hour winds.
President Trump has declared a disaster in North Carolina, where at least five people have died in a tropical storm.
At least eight people have been killed after Japan was hit by the strongest typhoon for 25 years, bringing torrential rain and winds gusting over 100 miles an hour.
Just ten days ago, Taiwan was hit by Typhoon Soudelor, which left six people dead and a trail of destruction. Another typhoon may threaten the country this weekend.
Taiwan is braced for the arrival of Typhoon Soudelor, which is expected to slam into the island nation on Friday night, local time.
When it comes to weather, there are times when only the view from space can illustrate just how amazing atmospheric phenomena can be.
Locals say climate change is making tropical storms more intense, as mass evacuations ahead of Typhoon Hagupit put most Fiilipinos out of harm’s way.
Like most people in the Philippines, we are waiting with some anxiety for the great collision – the moment when super typhoon Hagupit makes landfall on the archipelago’s eastern shore.
Nuri, yet another powerful super typhoon, is currently roaming the vast expanse of water in the north west Pacific Ocean.
Satellites now have an array of equipment on-board, allowing storms not only to be viewed from space, but sliced down the middle, with a side on profile view.
Taiwan is bracing itself for Typhoon Matmo to strike on Tuesday night (local time), giving damaging gusts of wind, torrential rain and a storm surge at the coast.
At least 10 people have been killed by a typhoon as it hit the Philippines on Wednesday, packing damaging winds and torrential downpours of rain.