JOHANNESBURG—Cyclone Freddy displaced hundreds of people as it battered central Mozambique on Sunday after making landfall for a second time in a month, breaking records for the duration and strength of tropical storms in the southern hemisphere. Communications and electricity supply in the storm area have been cut so the extent of the damage and…
Record-Strength Cyclone Freddy Displaces Hundreds in 2nd Mozambique Landfall
Unpredictable Winds Make Wildfires an Erratic Adversary: Experts
Hot weather and dry conditions are the usual suspects in any wildfire season, but a complex interplay of topography and unpredictable winds can create particularly challenging adversaries for firefighters, experts say. In British Columbia, shifting wind patterns have been a key concern for crews battling a fire in the south Okanagan that has forced the…
Storm Franklin Hits UK With High Winds and Flooding
Storm Franklin, the third severe storm to hit the UK in a week, has caused widespread travel disruption and left 32,000 homes without power. The storm’s highest gust of 87 mph was recorded at the Needles on the Isle of Wight on Sunday evening, followed by gusts of 79 mph on a mountaintop in Wales….
Central US Hit With Tornadoes and Winds up to 100 MPH, Bringing Severe Thunderstorms, Wildfires
Tornadoes and winds of up to 100 mph hit the central United States on Wednesday, bringing with them record heat levels, wildfires, and dangerous dust storms. The National Weather Service (NWS) Storm Prediction Center said Wednesday that a new record had been set for the most number of hurricane-force (75+ mph) thunderstorm wind gusts in a…
Southern California Fire Shuts Highway, Forces Evacuations
SOLVANG, Calif.—Evacuation orders were expanded Tuesday for a growing wildfire driven by intense winds that has shut down a key Southern California highway for more than a day. At least 200 firefighters battled the Alisal Fire, which had scorched 12.5 square miles coastal Santa Barbara County and remained completely uncontained. The fire erupted Monday on…
Tropical Weather Lashes Gulf Coast With Brisk Winds, Rain
NEW ORLEANS—High winds and heavy rains buffeted coastal Louisiana and Mississippi on Friday as a disorganized and unpredictable tropical weather system churned through the Gulf of Mexico, forcing cancellation of Juneteenth celebrations in Mississippi and Alabama and threatening Father’s Day tourism. The system, moving north toward Louisiana through the Gulf of Mexico carried tropical storm-force…
Violent Storm Kills at Least 11 in East China
Strong winds and hail have killed at least 11 people and injured more than 100 late Friday evening during a storm in China’s eastern Jiangsu Province, according to local media. More than 3,000 people have been affected with trees falling, rooftops collapsing and telephone poles breaking, after winds of nearly 160 kilometers per hour ravaged…
New Evacuations Ordered in Greece as High Winds and Heat Fuel Wildfires
RHODES, Greece—A week-old wildfire on the Greek resort island of Rhodes tore past defenses Monday, forcing more evacuations as strong winds and successive heat waves that left scrubland and forests tinder-dry fueled three major fires raging elsewhere in Greece. The latest evacuations were ordered in south Rhodes after 19,000 people, mostly tourists, were moved in…
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