weather alert

Central Philippines was reeling on Wednesday as Typhoon Kalmaegi made landfall, bringing with it torrential rains and widespread flooding that forced the evacuation of tens of thousands of residents. The powerful storm, which had been tracking westward across the Pacific, finally made landfall on Tuesday evening, catching many off guard...

As the powerful storm churned its way across the open waters, island nations in its projected path scrambled to prepare for the worst. For days, meteorologists had been issuing increasingly dire warnings about the impending arrival of the hurricane, and residents knew that a day like this would eventually come....

As Hurricane Melissa approaches, Jamaica finds itself on high alert, with climate change exacerbating the island nation’s susceptibility to the storm’s potentially devastating impacts. The country’s geographical location and topography already make it prone to hurricane landfalls, but rising temperatures, sea levels, and changing precipitation patterns are amplifying the threats...