Typhoon Nestat: Flooding in Manila, 16 Killed (Video)

Massive Flooding in Manila as Typhoon Pedring Hits Typhoon Nestat (also named Typhoon Pedring) has made landfall in the Philippines, causing heavy flooding in Manila. Residents waded through waist- and neck-deep...

Typhoon Nestat (Pedring) Brings Floods, Mudslides to Philippines

Typhoon Pedring Floods Philippines: Video Typhoon Nestat (also called Typhoon Pedring) is sweeping past the Philippines, bringing widespread flooding and mudslides. Over 100,000 people have gotten evacuation orders,...

Hurricane Eugene: Projected Path Off Mexican Coast

Hurricane Eugene Forms South of Baja Hurricane Eugene has formed in the Pacific, south of the tip of Baja California. Eugene has sustained winds of 75mph. National Hurricane Center: Hurricane Eugene Public Advisory ...

Hurricane Calvin Forms in Eastern Pacific

Hurricane Calvin: Category 1 Storm Tropical Storm Calvin has become a hurricane, the third named storm of the 2011 Eastern Pacific hurricane season.  Hurricane Calvin is currently 340 miles off the eastern coast...

Game over: Living in the swamp

Once upon a time, I lived in the frozen north, Chicago. It was so cold and snowy, year after year that I longed for a warmer climate. The opportunity came along to move my family to Tampa, Florida. It was right at...

Australia: Cyclone Yasi Strikes Queensland Coast

Australia Cyclone 'The Biggest in Nation's History' Cyclone Yasi hit Australia's Queensland coast at Category-5 strength. 290 km/h (181mph) winds tore the roofs from houses and ripped trees from the ground. Over...

Tropical Storm Tomas: Hurricane Warning for Haiti, Cuba

Tropical Storm Tomas Approaches Haiti & Cuba: Could Reach Hurricane Strength As Tropical Storm Tomas threatens to become Hurricane Tomas, hurricane warnings are in effect for Haiti, as well as for the southern...

Hurricane Igor Update: Bermuda to Newfoundland

Hurricane Igor Passes Bermuda, Heads for Newfoundland Hurricane Igor still has Bermuda on a tropical storm warning, Currently at Category 1, Hurricane Igor has sustained winds of 75mph, radiating 90 miles from its...

Hurricane Igor Heads West at Category 4

Hurricane Igor: Sustained Winds of 150mphHurricane Igor is remaining a Category 4 storm as it moves westward across the Atlantic. Hurricane-force winds extend 45 miles from Igor's center, but so far the storm...

Hurricane Danielle: Category 1 Storm Heads Toward Bermuda

Hurricane Danielle Calms Down The NOAA downgraded Hurricane Danielle to a Category 1 storm as its winds slowed to 80 miles per hour. Hurricane Danielle is headed northwest, and, if the storm continues on its current...

Tropical Storm Danielle to Become Hurricane (Live Tracking)

Tropical Storm Danielle Will Reach Hurricane Strength, Move Toward Bermuda Tropical Storm Danielle is gaining strength in the Atlantic, and is expected to become a hurricane within 24 hours. NOAA modelling...

Hurricane Jimena: Path of Baja Hurricane

Hurricane Jimena has grown into a Category 4 storm. Hurricane Jimena is currently headed toward Baja California, and is expected to sweep up the narrow peninsula from the south. Tourist destinations such as Cabo San Lucas are right in Hurricane Jimena's path, and locals are...

Hurricane Bill Update: Category 4 storm in Atlantic

" Hurricane Bill became a dangerous Category 4 storm with top sustained winds near 135 mph early Wednesday, and forecasters said it could get even stronger as it howls over the open Atlantic. The National...

Hurricane Felicia Grows to Category 3, May Swallow TS Enrique

Hurricane Felicia, near California, has become a category 3 major storm as of Wednesday, August 5, 2009. According to the US National Hurricane Centre, Hurricane Felicia is reaching wind speeds up to 185-205 kilometers per hour (125 mph), centered approximately 2,200...

Bill Gates Patents a Device Aimed at Halting Hurricanes

Bill Gates, investor in a company called Searete, has filed patent applications aimed at halting hurricanes.  The founder of Microsoft is an investor in a parent company Intellectual Ventures and is listed as...

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