Sep 08 Watch 4:37 News Wrap: Boston declares heat emergency and opens cooling centers In our news wrap Friday, the summer's latest heat wave spread its sweltering grip across New England where Boston declared a heat emergency and opened cooling centers, floodwaters began receding in parts of central Greece after three days of record… Continue watching
Sep 03 Typhoon Haikui slams into Taiwan, disrupting work, classes and travel By Associated Press Much of southern Taiwan came to a standstill Sunday as Typhoon Haikui churned over towns and farmland. Residents were urged to stay home and flights, rail transport, ferry services, classes and outdoor events were suspended, but there were no reports… Continue reading
Sep 02 Typhoon Saola appears to only lightly damage southern China coast after making landfall By Associated Press Typhoon Saola made landfall in southern China before dawn Saturday after nearly 900,000 people were moved to safety and most of Hong Kong and parts of the coastal mainland suspended business, transport and classes. Continue reading
Aug 11 Severe floods in China killed 29 and caused tens of billions of economic losses By Associated Press Last week, Hebei was hit by serious flooding as the remnants of the typhoon battered the region and brought the heaviest rainfall in neighboring Beijing in at least 140 years. Continue reading
Aug 08 Thousands of scouts evacuated from coastal South Korean campsite ahead of tropical storm By Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press The 37,000 Scouts, who hailed from 156 countries and were mostly teenagers, folded up their tents before boarding over 1,000 vehicles for the evacuation that began Tuesday morning. Continue reading
Aug 01 Floods surrounding Beijing kill at least 20, leave 27 missing while thousands evacuated By Associated Press The level of rainfall is rarely seen in Beijing, which generally enjoys moderate, dry summers but has experienced record-breaking extended days of high temperatures this summer. Continue reading
Jul 26 Typhoon Doksuri slams into the northern Philippines, leaving at least 2 dead and thousands displaced By Jim Gomez, Associated Press The typhoon slammed into Fuga Island before dawn and later made landfall in another island off Aparri town in Cagayan province, where more than 15,000 people were evacuated from high-risk coastal villages. Continue reading
May 29 Thousands evacuated as Philippines warns of approaching Typhoon Mawar By Jim Gomez, Associated Press The typhoon is packing maximum sustained winds of 96 mph and gusts of up to 118 mph but is forecast to spare the mountainous region a direct hit. Continue reading
May 25 Typhoon Mawar leaves behind ‘major mess’ in Guam, thousands without power By Grace Garces Bordallo, Jennifer Sinco Kelleher, Associated Press The typhoon is the strongest to hit the territory of roughly 150,000 people since 2002. Continue reading
May 24 Super Typhoon Mawar pummels Guam as Category 4 storm By Grace Garces Bordallo, Jennifer Sinco Kelleher, Associated Press The National Weather Service says Super Typhoon Mawar has barreled into Guam as a powerful Category 4 storm. Continue reading