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  • September 2008

    • Global Warming Makes Storms Worse: Study

      USA Today  |  Sep 4, 08 1:19 PM CDT

      Global Warming Makes Storms Worse: Study

      (Newser) - Global warming is causing intensifying hurricanes around the world, a new study shows. Scientists analyzed 2,000 “tropical cyclones” occurring from 1980 to 2006 and found that the “strongest storms are getting stronger, especially over the Atlantic and Indian Oceans,” USA Today reports. Warmer water “has more energy that can be converted to tropical cyclone wind,” explains one of the researchers. More »

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      climate change  • hurricane  • Hurricane Gustav  • cyclone  • Hurricane Hanna  • typhoon

  • June 2008

    • Rescuers May Bore Hole in Filipino Ferry

      Associated Press  |  Jun 23, 08 8:25 AM CDT

      Rescuers May Bore Hole in Filipino Ferry

      (Newser) - As strong waves keep rescue ships at bay, Philippine officials are weighing two plans for getting inside the massive ferry that capsized with more than 740 people aboard. They will likely either send divers from below or bore a hole in the ship’s hull, the AP reports. “We're not ruling out that somebody there is still alive,” said one Coast guard official. “You can never tell.” More »

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      rescue  • Philippines  • typhoon  • boat accident  • scuba

    • 700 Missing as Typhoon Sinks Philippines Ferry

      Reuters  |  Jun 22, 08 6:10 AM CDT

      700 Missing as Typhoon Sinks Philippines Ferry

      (Newser) - A Philippines passenger ferry sank in a typhoon, leaving at least four known dead and some 700 missing, Reuters reports. A rescue ship arrived at the scene to find none of the missing, AP reports, and only three people were found alive in various villages. Some of them may have transferred to another ship, officials said. More »

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      flooding  • Philippines  • typhoon  • boat accident  • ferry  • Typhoon Fenshen

  • November 2007

    • Philippines Braces for Typhoon

      Associated Press  |  Nov 23, 07 1:22 AM CST

      Philippines Braces for Typhoon

      (Newser) - Typhoon Mitag is racing for the eastern Philippines as officials continue to evacuate almost 200,000 people, the AP reports. Blowing at more than 100 miles per hour, Miltag may become a "super typhoon" with 138mph winds before making landfall Saturday, one expert said. The Philippine region bracing for Miltag is still on the mend after fatal mudslides and floods in 2006. More »

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      Vietnam  • Philippines  • typhoon  • Gloria Arroyo

  • September 2007

    • 'Super Typhoon' Strikes China

      BBC  |  Sep 18, 07 8:22 PM CDT

      'Super Typhoon' Strikes China

      (Newser) - What China is calling a "super typhoon" struck its east coast today as huge waves pounded the shore and soldiers evacuated residents in heavy rain. Winds of up to 150 feet per second roared through Zhejiang province, whipping up the 36-foot-high waves and suspending ferry and boat services. Earlier rains shut down schools and flooded Shanghai. More »

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      China  • flood  • Taiwan  • Shanghai  • typhoon  • Typhoon Wipha

    • 1.8M Chinese Flee Typhoon

      Associated Press  |  Sep 18, 07 2:37 PM CDT

      1.8M Chinese Flee Typhoon

      (Newser) - The Chinese government is evacuating 1.8 million people ahead of what is expected to be one of the most powerful typhoons to strike the mainland in years. Typhoon Wipha is bearing down on the densely populated coast  with wind gusts at 165 mph and waves up to 36 feet high. Wipha is predicted to make landfall south of Shanghai early tomorrow. More »

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      China  • evacuation  • Taiwan  • Shanghai  • typhoon  • Typhoon Wipha

  • July 2007

    • Typhoon Drowns Southern Japan

      ABC News (Australia)  |  Jul 13, 07 1:38 PM CDT

      Typhoon Drowns Southern Japan

      (Newser) - A massive typhoon is pummeling the Japanese island of Okinawa, stirring up 40 foot waves and 150mph winds which are overturning trucks and ripping trees from the ground. Super typhoon Man-yi has injured at least 17 people and cut the electricity to nearly 100,000 homes. "This is one of the biggest typhoons we've experienced in Okinawa," says a local. More »

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      Japan  • weather  • storm  • Tokyo  • Okinawa  • rain  • winds  • typhoon  • flights  • waves

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