3 d. ago Royal Caribbean cruise saves people stranded on a raft at sea

The ship had diverted to avoid Tropical Storm Imelda

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3 d. ago Royal Caribbean cruise ship rescues dozen of people lost at sea

A vessel, called Enchantment of the Seas, changed its scheduled courseon September 28, dodging hurricane Humberto and tropical storm Imelda.

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3 d. ago Hurricane Humberto 'rips roof from petrol station' as storm heads for UK

Hurricane Humberto and Tropical Storm Imelda have already unleashed chaos in the US and Bermuda, and now the category 4 hurricane is making its way across the Atlantic towards Western Europe

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4 d. ago Met Office warning as Hurricane Humberto to unleash 'big one' 70mph storm on UK

Hurricane Humberto is forecast to head out towards the wider Atlantic Ocean by Wednesday evening, where it would dissipate into a tropical storm – but it could still strike Britain later in the week, with up to 70mph winds in its wake

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4 d. ago Tropical Storm Imelda could become second hurricane to hit Caribbean in days

Imelda is forecast to strengthen as Hurricane Humberto continues to bring strong winds to regionHurricane Humberto continues to churn in the Sargasso Sea north of the Caribbean, and held on as a powerful category 4 storm on Sunday. Just a day earlier, Humberto briefly reached category 5 status with 160mph sustained winds before it weakened slightly on Sunday.Humberto is likely to remain offshore and track west of Bermuda on Monday night into Tuesday, but its strength will still send large swells, life-threatening rip currents and surf across the Lesser Antilles and the US east coast over the coming days. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Tropical Storm Imelda forming and expected to become hurricane

Forecast track could take storm, which caused disruption in Bahamas and Cuba, away from US east coastTropical Storm Imelda formed on Sunday and was expected to become a hurricane on a forecast track that could take it away from the US east coast in the coming days. The storm was causing disruption in the Bahamas and Cuba on Sunday, and a tropical storm watch was posted in parts of Florida.Meanwhile, Hurricane Humberto weakened very slightly but remained a strong category 4 storm in the Atlantic, threatening Bermuda. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago US on watch as impending Tropical Storm Imelda threatens south

Weather system expected to become tropical storm as Hurricane Humberto weakens but still remains category 4A weather system that is forecast to become Tropical Storm Imelda later on Sunday before approaching the coast of South Carolina as a hurricane in the coming days was causing disruption in the Bahamas and nearby islands.Meanwhile, Hurricane Humberto weakened very slightly but remained a strong category 4 storm in the Atlantic, threatening Bermuda. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago US braces for storm expected to hit the east coast as Hurricane Imelda in coming days

A weather system forecast to become Tropical Storm Imelda is causing disruption in the Bahamas and nearby islands

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6 d. ago Two tropical storm systems near each other could wind up shielding the Carolinas from damage

A rare interaction between two tropical storms could happen soon in the Caribbean

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7 d. ago Tropical Storm Humberto could merge with another developing storm causing a Fujiwhara effect

The two storms could begin an “intense dance” around each other

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8 d. ago Foreign Office warns of tropical storm heading for popular holiday destination

Hurricane force winds and possible coastal flooding are expected

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8 d. ago Typhoon Ragasa latest: Deadly storm nears Vietnam after wreaking havoc in southern China, Hong Kong and Taiwan

Ragasa weakens to a tropical storm after making landfall in China

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8 d. ago Weaker Ragasa pushes across China's southern coast toward Vietnam after causing flooding

The much weaker Tropical Storm Ragasa pushed west along the southern Chinese coast toward Vietnam after flooding streets and homes and knocking out power in the economic hub of Guangdong province and causing deaths in Taiwan and the Philippines

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1 week ago Weather tracker: Flash floods and landslides wreak havoc in California

Two-year-old boy dies and homes buried as remnants of Tropical Storm Mario bring downpours and thunderFlash flooding and landslides led to the death of a two-year-old boy in California in the US last week, after heavy rainfall followed on the heels of Tropical Storm Mario further south. The storm skirted the Pacific coast of Mexico with minimal disruption, eventually dissipating to the west of Baja California on Tuesday, but the remnants went on to cause havoc on Thursday. Residual moist air from the tropical storm was drawn north-east towards California, bringing heavy downpours and thunder to central and southern counties.The heaviest rainfall was in the mountains of Riverside and San Bernardino counties, where up to 68mm (2.67in) fell in a few hours. Further north, Death Valley – famously one of the driest places on Earth – received 15mm of rain, triple the average rainfall for September and a full quarter of the yearly average. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Tropical Storm Gabrielle has formed in the Atlantic Ocean, forecasters say

Tropical Storm Gabrielle has formed far from land in the Atlantic Ocean

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3 w. ago Tropical ‘mini’ Storm Mario forms off Pacific coast of Mexico

Tropical Storm Mario has formed off the Pacific coast of Mexico

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3 w. ago Hurricane Kiko weakens into a tropical storm but still could create dangerous surf in Hawaii

Forecasters say Hurricane Kiko has weakened into a tropical storm but still could create life-threatening surf and rip currents in Hawaii

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3 w. ago Weather tracker: Hawaii declares state of emergency as Hurricane Kiko looms

Heavy rain and powerful winds head for archipelago, while Spain braces for severe thunderstormsHawaii has declared a state of emergency for tropical storm-force winds, heavy rain and high surf as the weakening Hurricane Kiko heads for the archipelago.Kiko began as a depression in the eastern Pacific basin on 31 August, before travelling westward last week and deepening into a category 1 hurricane by Tuesday 2 September as sustained winds exceeded 74mph (119km/h). Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Mapped: Tropical Storm Tapah forces evacuations in China and shuts schools in Hong Kong

Public transport largely suspended, with buses, and ferries halted and trains running at longer intervals

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3 w. ago Fossils show pair of baby pterosaurs ‘died in violent storm’

Stunning fossils from Germany reveal hatchlings were injured and drowned during tropical storm 150 million years ago

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