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Sydney (dpa) – More than 30 researchers were stranded in the Antarctic on Thursday after an Australian ship scheduled to pick them up ran aground in a blizzard. The Aurora Australis icebreaker ran aground in a Wednesday storm and suffered a breach in its hull, Australian Antarctic Division (AAD) said. The scientists waiting to be taken… Continue reading Antarctic researchers stranded after icebreaker vessel runs aground |
Category Archives: World Weather
Fiji: At least 20 reported dead in wake of powerful storm
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At least 20 people are now reported dead after a powerful storm tore through the Pacific island nation of Fiji. A massive clean-up operation has started after tropical cyclone Winston flattened remote villages and cut off communications. It packed winds of up to 325 kilometres per hour when it hit on Saturday. Fiji Cyclone Winston at… Continue reading Fiji: At least 20 reported dead in wake of powerful storm |
We can’t blame El Niño for all the world’s weather problems
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LIMA, Peru — As 2015 drew to a close, South America saw almost unprecedented flooding. More than 100,000 people were evacuated from their homes in Paraguay, northern Argentina and southern Brazil as a result of unseasonal torrential rain. International media widely attributed the freaky weather to El Niño. Yet the whole truth is probably more complex.… Continue reading We can’t blame El Niño for all the world’s weather problems |
2015 – A Year of Storms
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A look back at the snowstorms, tropical storms, typhoons, hurricanes and floods captured and analyzed by the Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) mission from around the globe during 2015. The complete list of storms by date and location are as follows: 1. New England Nor’easter – January 26 – New England, USA 2. Snowstorm – February 17… Continue reading 2015 – A Year of Storms |
From ‘biblical’ floods to deadly heat, 2015 was a year of weather worsts
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The weather seemed to dominate headlines in 2015 — not one continent was spared from some sort of extreme weather event. Antarctica The southernmost continent, mostly covered in ice, kilometres deep in places and spread over 14 million square kilometres, recorded its warmest day on record in 2015. On March 24, temperatures at Esperanza Base, just… Continue reading From ‘biblical’ floods to deadly heat, 2015 was a year of weather worsts |
Worst floods for 70 years swamp northern England
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Parts of northern England are suffering their worst floods in more than 70 years with weeks of heavy rain leaving vast areas under water on both sides of the Pennines mountains. British Prime Minister David Cameron has sent in 500 soldiers to help the exhausted residents and emergency workers. A further 1,000 troops remain on standby.… Continue reading Worst floods for 70 years swamp northern England |
Three German backpackers reported among dead in Australian bushfires
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Sydney (dpa) – Three German backpackers and a local farmer were reported killed in bushfires on the south coast of Western Australia Wednesday. The German man and two women were killed in their car as they tried to flee the raging bushfires, the broadcaster ABC reported local people near Esperance saying. A police spokesman declined to… Continue reading Three German backpackers reported among dead in Australian bushfires |
Philippines braces for Typhoon Koppu
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Manila (dpa) – Philippine authorities on Friday prepared evacuation plans and deployed emergency teams and relief supplies as Typhoon Koppu barrelled towards the country’s north-eastern coast. Koppu was packing maximum winds of 130 kilometres per hour (kph) and gusts of up to 160 kph as it moved west at a speed of 15 kph, the weather… Continue reading Philippines braces for Typhoon Koppu |
Guatemala Mudslide Death Toll May Soar
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The death toll in the massive mudslide in Guatemala is likely to climb from dozens to hundreds as hopes for finding survivors faded two days after the disaster struck. At least 85 people have been confirmed dead so far in the mudslide which struck the town of El Cambray near capital, Guatemala City. “The figure we… Continue reading Guatemala Mudslide Death Toll May Soar |
Taiwan evacuates thousands as ‘super typhoon’ nears
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Taiwan has evacuated thousands of residents and tourists as “super typhoon” Dujuan headed towards the island, gathering strength on its approach to the east coast. Torrential rains and high winds are forecast across Taiwan from Monday afternoon, with landfall predicted around 15:00 GMT. Almost 3,000 people, most of them tourists, were evacuated on Sunday from Taiwan’s… Continue reading Taiwan evacuates thousands as ‘super typhoon’ nears |