Storm News
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You’ll have heard of earthquakes and hurricanes. Now, how about stormquakes? These powerful oceanic events are set to be categorized as a new meteorological phenomenon, based on new research centered on the U.S. coastline.
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By AFP
Cyclone Bulbul hit India and southern Bangladesh on Saturday, leaving two dead as authorities in the countries ordered more than two million people to get out of the path of the storm.
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By AFP
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A 71-year-old woman was found dead Monday after being engulfed by a landslide in the French city of Nice, as the south of the country counted the cost from a brutal storm.
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By AFP
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A powerful tropical storm lashed Japan on Thursday, bringing strong winds and torrential rain that claimed at least one life, prompted warnings of landslides and flooding, and sparked evacuation advisories and travel chaos at a peak holiday period.
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By AFP
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Japan was bracing Wednesday for a severe tropical storm expected to bring heavy rain and strong winds during the peak holiday period, with dozens of flights and bullet train services cancelled.
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By AFP
Thessalon -
Seven people died and at least 23 were injured as a fierce storm ripped through beachfronts in one of Greece's top tourist areas, terrifying thousands of holidaymakers caught in the open, authorities said Thursday.
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By AFP
Dhaka -
Monsoon-triggered landslides in Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh have killed one person and left more than 4,500 homeless, aid officials said Sunday.
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By AFP
Chennai -
A 33-year-old man died after a fight over water in southern India, police said Friday, as the country gasped from extreme heat and storms that killed 24 in the north.
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By AFP
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Violent winds caused landslides and flooding and cut off roads in Comoros in the vanguard of tropical storm Kenneth, set to hit Wednesday evening before heading to recently cyclone-ravaged Mozambique, officials said.
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By AFP
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Floods and blackouts caused by Tropical Storm Pabuk left nearly 30,000 people in evacuation shelters across southern Thailand Saturday, as relieved tourists stranded on islands further north were spared the worst and began to plot routes home.
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By AFP
Nakhon Si Thammarat -
Tourists marooned on Thai islands hunkered down Friday as Tropical Storm Pabuk struck the kingdom, forcing airports and ferries to close and bringing power blackouts, heavy rains and massive sea swells.
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By AFP
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Tourists marooned on Thai islands hunkered down Friday as Tropical Storm Pabuk edged closer, forcing airports and ferries to close and bringing downpours and massive sea swells hours before its expected landfall.
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By AFP
Bangkok -
Tens of thousands of tourists have fled some of Thailand's most popular islands and resort areas as Tropical Storm Pabuk closes in and threatens to batter the southern part of the kingdom with heavy rains, winds and seven-metre (22-foot) waves.
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By AFP
Bangkok -
Tens of thousands of tourists have fled some of Thailand's most popular islands as Tropical Storm Pabuk closes in and threatens to batter the southern part of the kingdom with heavy rains, winds and seven-metre (22-foot) waves.
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By AFP
Manila -
The death toll from a storm that struck the Philippines shortly after Christmas rose to 68 with the number of fatalities expected to climb even higher, civil defence officials said Monday.
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By AFP
Manila -
At least 22 people died from a storm that swept through the central Philippine islands at the weekend, authorities said Sunday, with rescue operations under way in flood-inundated communities.
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By AFP
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Philippine rescuers used shovels and bare hands to claw through mounds of rocky soil on Monday in a desperate search for dozens feared buried under a landslide unleashed by Typhoon Mangkhut.
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Several hurricanes appear to be moving more slowly, according to new research. This means they are spending increased time over land. This means more local rainfall and dangerous flooding.
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By AFP
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Fierce storms which swept across northern India have killed at least 47, taking the death toll from freak weather over the past month to several hundred, officials said Tuesday.
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By AFP
Miami -
Subtropical Storm Alberto formed in the Caribbean on Friday, giving an early kickoff to the Atlantic hurricane season one week ahead of schedule.
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By AFP
Dhaka -
Dozens of Bangladeshis were killed in lightning strikes as pre-monsoon thunderstorms wreaked havoc across the South Asian country, an official said Thursday.
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By AFP
Agra -
The death toll from freak storms that hit India climbed above 140 on Friday as people told how they had no time to escape fierce winds which tore down homes, walls and trees.
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By AFP
Agra -
A huge dust storm and lightning strikes killed at least 125 people across India which braced Thursday for more wild weather.
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By AFP
Agra -
Powerful dust storms tore across northern India killing at least 100 people and injuring more than 140 as they flattened houses in their path and warnings were made Thursday of more chaos to come.
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By AFP
New Delhi -
Dust storms tore across northern India killing at least 77 people and injuring 143 as trees and walls were flattened by powerful winds, officials said Thursday.
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By AFP
New York -
A giant winter "bomb cyclone" walloped the US East Coast on Thursday with heavy snow and freezing cold that made for treacherous travel conditions and bone-chilling misery.
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By AFP
Manila -
The death toll from a storm that unleashed landslides and floods across the southern Philippines has climbed to 240 with scores of others still missing, officials said Monday.
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By AFP
Manila -
More than 200 people have been killed and scores were missing in the southern Philippines Sunday after a tropical storm triggered severe flooding and landslides that also wrecked Christmas for tens of thousands of survivors.
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By AFP
Manila -
Some 200 people have been killed in the southern Philippines after a tropical storm battered the archipelago nation's second-largest island, triggering heavy flooding and landslides that have ravaged towns and displaced tens of thousands.
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By AFP
Manila -
Tens of thousands have been forced from their homes by a tropical storm that battered the southern Philippines leaving at least 182 dead, police and aid agencies said Sunday.
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Storm clouds rolling into Nashville, TN on Dec. 17, 2012
Rain drops still cling to the leaves of a shrub after a thunderstorm.
Tim Samaras, storm chaser, dies in May 31 Oklahoma tornado. The Daily Grind
Ominous looking storm clouds in Nashville, TN
A photo uploaded on Twitter by Melissa Harris-Perry shows devastation caused by Hurricane Isaac. The caption included in the Tweet was, "Feeling sad. #Isaac took the home @JamesHPerry and I just bought. All safe. House was vacant except for my dreams." Photo by Melissa Harris-Perry (@MHarrisPerry)
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Tail end of the funnel cloud as it goes to Youngstown, Ohio
Raindrops can still be seen on a holly bush after a thunderstorm.
Hurricane Adrian U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
A tree falls between cars after Hurricane Isaac hits land Photo by Brandon Michaels
The first massive, huge thunderstorm to hit the city of Toronto this summer (2010).
Clouds can still be seen at sunset.
Submerged houses in southern Louisiana thanks to Hurricane Isaac Via Instagram user heatherlynette
Hurricane Irene approaching Cobble Hill, NY killahkazx
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