Dorian strengthens to powerful category 5 hurricane as it nears Bahamas
Hurricane Dorian intensified into a dangerous category 5 storm as it approached the Bahamas on Sunday, expected to pound the islands with up to two days of torrential rain, high waves, and damaging winds before taking aim at the U.S. mainland.
Sep 01, 2019, 18:24 PM IST
Hurricane Leslie strongest storm in 176 years barrelling towards Portugal
Hurricane Leslie, which is the strongest storm in 176 years is moving towards Portugal.
Oct 13, 2018, 20:05 PM IST
Hurricane Michael tears Florida towns apart, six dead
Winds reaching 250kmph have wrecked havoc in several Florida towns.
Oct 12, 2018, 07:29 AM IST
Tropical storm Nate lashes US Gulf Coast, triggers flooding, power outages
Tropical storm Nate moved quickly inland from the US Gulf Coast early on Sunday.
Oct 08, 2017, 19:59 PM IST
Hurricane warning issued for New Orleans
Some 500,000 people in Costa Rica were without access to safe drinking water. Nearly 18,500 households were left without electricity.
Oct 07, 2017, 17:09 PM IST
Hurricane Maria: US President Donald Trump to survey hurricane-devastated Puerto Rico
Donald Trump will survey hurricane-devastated Puerto Rico Tuesday, hoping to underscore government recovery efforts and repair damage done by his contentious early response to the crisis.
Oct 03, 2017, 10:57 AM IST
Jennifer Lopez donates $1m to Puerto Rico hurricane recovery effort
Singer-actress Jennifer Lopez says she has donated $1 million in aid to the Puerto Rico recovery effort, following the devastating effects of hurricanes Irma and Maria.
Sep 25, 2017, 19:10 PM IST
Donald Trump defends Melania Trump for wearing stilettos to hurricane area
US President Donald Trump defended his wife and First Lady Melania Trump after she faced criticism for wearing sky-high stilettos while en route to the hurricane Harvey-hit Texas state last month, the media reported.
Sep 23, 2017, 10:40 AM IST
Hurricane Maria lashes Dominican Republic after direct hit on Puerto Rico
President Donald Trump declared a major disaster in the U.S. Virgin Islands and ordered federal aid to supplement recovery efforts.
Sep 21, 2017, 17:29 PM IST
After Irma, special oxygen masks helped Florida pets breathe easier
The masks have a cylindrical shape that fits over the snout of a small animal. They attach to a tube that hooks up to the same oxygen used for humans.
Sep 19, 2017, 17:07 PM IST
Hurricane Maria bears down on battered Caribbean
Guadeloupe was on "red alert" Monday with schools, businesses and government offices ordered to close, as was neighbouring Martinique, which is also part of France. Each has a population of around 400,000 people.
Sep 18, 2017, 19:19 PM IST
Storm Jose likely to strengthen into hurricane: National Hurricane Center
Tropical storm Jose is expected to strengthen into a hurricane later on Friday, bringing "high surfs and life threatening rip currents" along sections of the United States east coast, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) said.
Sep 15, 2017, 16:20 PM IST
Irma death toll reaches 82 as 1.5 million without power in storm's wake
The death toll from Hurricane Irma was at 82 early on Friday as 1.5 million homes and businesses in Florida remained without power in sweltering heat, five days after the historic storm ripped through southeast U.S.
Sep 15, 2017, 16:18 PM IST
Hurricane Irma floods northeast Florida, leaves millions without power
Downgraded from a hurricane to a tropical storm, Irma flooded several northern Florida cities with heavy rain and a high surge of seawater on Monday, as residents of the part of the state first walloped by the storm tried to return to their homes.
Sep 11, 2017, 22:49 PM IST
Three dead as Hurricane Irma pummels South Florida, lakhs without power
Florida Governor Rick Scott said on Sunday he has requested a major disaster declaration from President Donald Trump.
Sep 10, 2017, 22:26 PM IST
Here's how hurricanes are named, deadly ones get 'retirement'
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) maintains a list of names for each region and it is rotated for a period, the Independent reported.
Sep 10, 2017, 21:04 PM IST
Donald Trump to residents in Irma's path: 'Just get out of its way'
President Donald Trump has urged any US residents still in Hurricane Irma's path to "just get out of its way" and not worry about possessions, as he monitored the powerful storm's advance on Florida from the secluded Camp David presidential retreat.
Sep 10, 2017, 12:44 PM IST
Deadly quake, hurricane a one-two punch for Mexico; 66 die
The 8.1 quake off the southern Pacific coast just before midnight Thursday toppled hundreds of buildings in several states.
Sep 10, 2017, 00:27 AM IST
Southwest Airlines flies more than 60 animals to shelters after Hurricane Harvey
As per reports, 64 displaced cats and dogs were relocated to California from Texas, only to be placed in new and safe shelters.
Sep 09, 2017, 14:10 PM IST
