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Dozens of evacuation orders were in place Friday as a powerful atmospheric river, known as a “Pineapple express,” surged into an already-sodden California, sparking warnings of widespread flash flooding. Up to nine inches (23 centimeters) of rain were expected in some parts of the state, with several feet of heavy, wet snow falling over mountains where a huge snowpack has built up over months of near-record storms. Forecasters said the Pineapple Express — so called […]
Geneva, Switzerland | AFP | by Robin MILLARD Tropical storm Freddy is on track to break the record as the longest-lasting cyclone of its kind, the United Nations said Friday, as the killer storm was set to hit Mozambique once again. “Freddy is continuing its incredible and dangerous journey,” Clare Nullis, spokeswoman for the UN’s World Meteorological Organization, told reporters in Geneva. Freddy has been a named tropical cyclone for 33 days since developing off […]
Maputo, Mozambique | AFP | Intense rains and winds started to lash parts of Mozambique on Saturday as Tropical Cyclone Freddy bore down on the country for the second time in as many weeks, authorities said. Freddy, which is on track to become the longest-lasting cyclone on record, slowed its advance towards the southern African nation and was 60 kilometres (40 miles) off the coast on Saturday morning, according to the Mozambique National Meteorology […]
by Huw GRIFFITH Agence France-Presse LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Another big storm was headed for California on Thursday, the latest in a winter parade that has already brought near-record snowfall and heavy rains. Over the coming days, two atmospheric rivers — moisture-laden weather systems chugging in from the Pacific — were expected to dump heavy snow on already-buried mountain ranges, and bring torrential rain to lower elevations. Some areas could see as much […]
(Eagle News) — The northeast monsoon is affecting Luzon. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Metro Manila, the rest of Luzon, and Western Visayas, as a result, will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with light rains. Mindanao and the rest of Visayas will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms, this time due to localized thunderstorms. Flash floods or landslides during severe thunderstorms are possible. The eastern […]
(Eagle News) — The northeast monsoon is affecting Luzon. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Cagayan Valley, Bicol Region, Apayao, Aurora, Quezon, and Northern Samar, as a result, will have cloudy skies with rains. Flash floods or landslides due to moderate with at times heavy rains are possible. Meanwhile, Metro Manila, the rest of Luzon, and Western Visayas will have partly cloudy to at times cloudy skies with light rains. Mindanao and […]
Port Vila, Vanuatu | AFP | Friday 3/3/2023 The Pacific nation of Vanuatu was under a state of emergency Friday, after two earthquakes and two cyclones hit in as many days. As the country cleared roads and restored power lines cut by Cyclone Judy, residents were jolted early Friday by twin earthquakes and told to hunker down for a second approaching storm — Cyclone Kevin. “It’s crazy, Vanuatu is used to natural disasters, but […]
PORT VILA, Vanuatu (AFP) — Vanuatu was under a state of emergency Friday, after back-to-back earthquakes and cyclones struck the Pacific nation. An initial 6.5-magnitude quake struck at 1804 GMT off the island of Espiritu Santo in the north of the archipelago at a depth of 10 kilometres, the US Geological Survey said. An aftershock with a magnitude of 5.4 rocked the island shortly after. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre said there was “no tsunami […]
Geneva, Switzerland | AFP | by Robin MILLARD An exceptionally long La Nina weather phenomenon that intensified drought and flooding is finally ending, the United Nations said Wednesday — but what comes next might bring its own problems. The outgoing La Nina phenomenon, a cooling of surface temperatures that can have a widespread impact on global weather conditions, started in September 2020. However, despite La Nina’s cooling effect, both 2021 and 2022 were warmer than […]
Heavy snow fell in southern California on Friday, as the first blizzard in a generation pounded the Los Angeles area, with heavy rains threatening flooding in other places. Breathless television weather presenters more used to delivering a same-every-day forecast of warm sunshine found themselves knee-deep in the white stuff as the region grappled with its worst winter storm for decades. Major roads were closed as ice and snow made them impassable, including sections of Interstate […]
ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar (AFP) — The death toll from Cyclone Freddy in Madagascar climbed to seven on Thursday as the winds that have battered the Indian Ocean for days started to ease before hitting Mozambique. Madagascar’s government revised the death toll for the island from five to seven on Thursday and said average wind speeds were now reaching 65 kilometers (40 miles) per hour, with gusts of up to 90 kph. Among the victims were four […]
by Huw GRIFFITH Agence France-Presse LOS ANGELES , United States (AFP) — Powerful winter storms lashed the United States on Wednesday, with heavy snow snarling travel across wide areas, even as unusual warmth was expected in others. Blizzards expected to dump up to two feet (60 centimeters) of snow swept across a vast band of the country from the West Coast to the Great Lakes, grounding flights and knocking out power to tens of thousands. […]
