About a dozen storms occur each year in the southwest Indian Ocean during the November-April season. Port Louis, Mauritius: Mauritius grounded flights and shut schools as a strong tropical storm approached the Indian Ocean island on Thursday, the meteorological services said. Storm Eleanor was about 200 kilometres (125 miles) northeast of the nation at 4:00 … Read more
Mediterranean storm Daniel caused devastating floods in Libya that swept away entire neighborhoods and wrecked homes in multiple coastal towns in the east of the North African nation. As many as 2,000 people were feared dead, one of the country’s leaders said Monday. The destruction appears greatest in Derna, a city formerly held by Islamic extremists in … Read more
SAN JUAN: Tropical Storm Lee formed Tuesday in the Atlantic Ocean and was forecast to become a major hurricane as it approaches the Caribbean by the weekend, forecasters said. The storm was located some 1,230 miles (1,980) kilometers east of the Lesser Antilles Tuesday night. It had maximum sustained winds of 50 mph (85 kph) … Read more
Forecasters on Saturday described Tropical Storm Katia as “overachieving” in the Eastern Atlantic, saying that although its direction was proving difficult to pin down, it was expected to weaken Sunday. In an advisory late Saturday, the National Hurricane Center estimated that the storm had sustained winds of 45 mph, with higher gusts. The storm, which … Read more
The slower onset of El Niño and record-breaking warm ocean temperatures may lead to a busier than normal Atlantic hurricane season in 2023, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) said Thursday. In its annual hurricane update that comes in August after an initial May outlook, NOAA increased the likelihood that there will be an … Read more
HORSESHOE BEACH: Hurricanes and tropical storms are nothing new in the South, but the sheer magnitude of damage from Idalia shocked Desmond Roberson as he toured what as left of his Georgia neighborhood. Roberson took a drive through Valdosta on Thursday with a friend to check out damage after the storm, which first hit Florida … Read more
PERRY: Idalia lost steam and weakened to a tropical storm Wednesday after slamming into Florida as a powerful hurricane hours earlier. The National Hurricane Center’s latest advisory says the storm was centered west of Savannah, Georgia, on Wednesday afternoon and had maximum sustained winds of 70 mph. Hurricane force winds are at least 74 mph. … Read more