Typhoon
More than 50 reported dead in Philippines typhoon
MANILA: Typhoon Bopha has killed at least 52 people in the Philippines, officials and television reports say, as the strongest storm to hit the country this year wreaks devastation.
Typhoon survivors plunder food as they await aid
HUNGRY survivors of a deadly typhoon in the Philippines have raided shops and warehouses after aid deliveries were delayed.
Typhoon double-whammy pummels Philippines
A second typhoon in a week has battered the northern Philippines, adding to the misery of thousands of people, some of whom are still perched on rooftops.
Typhoon death toll reaches 43
The death toll from a typhoon that pummelled the Philippines has climbed to 43 and authorities are warning another storm is set to strike and endanger nearly a million people enduring horrific...
100,000 evacuated in Philippines typhoon
Philippine authorities have ordered the evacuation of more than 100,000 people as typhoon Nesat brought heavy rains and strong winds.
Typhoon buffets Tokyo and nuclear plant
A powerful typhoon has buffeted Tokyo with wind and rain, halting trains and stranding tens of thousands of commuters.
Typhoon sparks evacuation alert for 400,000 people
Hundreds of thousands of people in Japan have been warned to leave their homes as an approaching typhoon brings heavy rain and fears of landslides and flash flooding.
Super typhoon leaves at least 13 dead
Super-typhoon Nanmadol hits the Philippines, and the death toll is expected to rise as hopes of finding those missing fade, the civil defence chief said today.
Typhoon Ketsana death toll hits 377
PHNOM PENH: The death toll from Typhoon Ketsana has risen to 377 after more casualties were confirmed in Cambodia and Vietnam yesterday.
You say tornado, I say ... tornadic squall?
Freya Petersen As gusts of wind began forming tight circular patterns around the Bundaberg area late yesterday, the existence - or otherwise - of tornados in Australia became a topic of heated debate.
Green groups warn of Doha failure as aid pledges fall short
European Union promises of rising aid to help developing countries tackle climate change on Thursday failed to ease a stand-off at UN talks in Doha that green groups said were on the brink of...
Climate change 'taking place before our eyes', global body says
The fact that Arctic sea ice has melted this year to its lowest recorded level shows, along with other weather extremes, that "climate change is taking place before our eyes", the World...
La Niña tempers Earth's 9th-hottest year
Tom Arup The world is on-track for its ninth warmest year on record, with temperatures below the average for the past decade due to the cooling effects of La Niña, but still higher than long-term averages.
Bangkok on alert as waters rise
Lindsay Murdoch Floods that have wreaked havoc across Thailand, killing more than 250 people, are now threatening the capital Bangkok.
Planes grounded as tornadoes rip through Dallas
Tornadoes tore through the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area in Texas on Tuesday, ripping apart buildings, tossing tractor trailer trucks into the air and grounding all planes in the region.
Islanders evacuate as typhoons surge
TAIWAN, the Philippines and the small Northern Mariana Islands and neighbouring Guam were bracing themselves last night as two more powerful typhoons surged across the western Pacific.
Navy sends help to Indonesia
MANUEL MITTERNACHT and STEPHANIE PEATLING AS AID teams struggled to cope with the devastation caused by two earthquakes in Indonesia, HMAS Kanimbla left Sydney yesterday, carrying 220 personnel and a mobile health unit including a 40-bed...
