China on Blue Alert – Typhoon Maysak

China’s national observatory on Tuesday renewed a blue alert for Typhoon Maysak, which is expected to bring strong winds to eastern China. The typhoon, the ninth this year, strengthened into a super typhoon at 5 a.m. Tuesday, becoming the first super typhoon of 2020, the National Meteorological Center (NMC) said. The super typhoon was observed […]
China issues yellow alert for Typhoon Bailu

China’s national observatory issued a yellow alert Saturday for Typhoon Bailu as it’s expected to bring gales and torrential rains to south China. The typhoon, the 11th this year, is expected to make landfall or pass by the southeast of Taiwan at around noon Saturday (24/08), and move northwestward to make another landing in the […]
Typhoon Lekima: Toll rises as typhoon moves up China coast

The death toll from Typhoon Lekima in China has risen to 32 with another 16 people missing, local authorities say. Officials say about five million people in Zhejiang province have been affected, with over one million evacuated to safe spaces. Lekima made landfall in the early hours of Saturday in Wenling, between Taiwan and China’s […]
U.S. storm brings delay

  The United States North East Coast has been battered with a huge winter storm, named Stella, over the last few days.  Over 100,000 homes and business were without power late on Tuesday night. The increased threat of icy conditions and freezing rain means that travel remains dangerous across the north-east.  Some agent offices remain […]
Super Typhoon Meranti

Super Typhoon Meranti wreaked devastation and chaos in Kaohsiung Port on Sep 14. In addition to massive port devestation, several fishing vessels were damaged. Meranti was packing maximum sustained winds of 230 mph (370 kilometers per hour) as it moved south of Taiwan, despite being spared a direct hit by the storm, it’s unknown power […]
Typhoon Nida

Schools in China and Hong Kong have been closed with hundreds of flights cancelled due to severe tropical cyclone Nida. Nida sustained winds of up to 105km/h but has since been downgraded to a tropical storm. Ferries between Hong Kong and the gambling strip of Cotai in Macau were also suspended. The seas have been […]
Super Typhoon Soudelor

Super Typhoon Soudelor has been billed as the strongest storm on earth for 2015 . Soudelor is expected to cross the northern Philippines on Wednesday morning before powering towards South Japan, Taiwan, and eastern China later this week. NOAA satellite image taken in the Western Pacific Ocean at 23:43 ET (03:43 GMT) August 4, 2015 […]
Typhoon Nangka and Chan-hom

Typhoon Nangka is currently on a collision course with Japan, with the super typhoon expected to hit later today or tomorrow. Nangka’s maximum sustained winds are estimated to be 150 mph at this time, making Nangka the equivalent of a high-end Category 4 storm on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale. Delays in shipping are expected […]
Super Typhoon Vongfong

Super Typhoon Vongfong is moving closer to Japan and has been labelled as the most intense storm this year. It has been rapidly gaining strength over the Western Pacific, with winds gusting up to 250km/h. Forecasters are predicting that this storm could reach the equivalent of a category 5 hurricane, with winds reaching 260km/h. An […]
Typhoon Matmo causes destruction

As Typhoon Matmo left Taiwan, it left a trail of destruction behind it.  Mud slides are now feared, caused by the 0.6 metres of rain dumped on the mountainous areas. Winds hit an unbelievable speed of 173 kilometers per hour – causing trees to be uprooted and roofs to be torn from their houses. International […]
Super Typhoon Haiyan – Philippines

Known as Super Typhoon Haiyan, the world’s most powerful typhoon to hit this year, is causing mass evacuations across the Philippines today. Typhoon Haiyan is currently generating wind gusts of up to 330 kilometers per hour and is set to hit this (Friday) morning. Advancing with a massive 600-kilometer front, the storm is expected to […]
Tropical Cyclone Phailin makes landfall

India’s southern Odisha state, near the border of Andhra Pradesh state has (the east coast) been hit by a tropical cyclone with winds gusting up to 140 mph. It made landfall at approx 9pm last night, bringing with it heavy rains and a storm surge of up to 6-7 metres in some places. Many people […]