Hurricane season 2021 officially starts this week: do you know how a list of 21 storm names is made?
June 1st marks the start of the hurricane season for the Atlantic basin. As every year, there will be 21 storm names in use for … Read more
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Yet another dangerous threat for India – Tropical Cyclone Yaas expected to make landfall near Kolkata and bring devastating floods on Wednesday
Northeast India and the city of Kolkata are in the path of a new dangerous Tropical Cyclone Yaas this week. An extreme amount of rainfall … Read more
Tropical storm Ana – the first Atlantic hurricane season 2021 named storm 10 days earlier than the official start of the season
A tropical storm Ana has formed east of Bermuda early Saturday morning, May 23rd, and it is the first named storm of the Atlantic hurricane … Read more
Could we see the first Atlantic storm before the hurricane season 2021 even starts? Storm Ana could be on the way this weekend
The odds are now increasing that the hurricane season 2021 should begin before the official start on June 1st. The non-tropical disturbance formation is being … Read more
A violent Category 4+ Tropical Cyclone Tauktae heads for a destructive landfall and catastrophic flooding in northwest India tonight
As the worst of the coronavirus outbreak is not enough, a monster Tropical Cyclone Tauktae is impacting western India today. While passing just west of … Read more
Dangerous and very active Atlantic hurricane season 2021 expected: Above-average probability for major hurricanes making landfall along the continental US coastline
After the record-breaking Atlantic hurricane season last year, it appears likely that 2021 is in for the sixth consecutive above-average year. First predictions have been … Read more
UPDATE: A Category 5 Super Typhoon Surigae peaks at 190 mph and 888 mbar, becoming the most intense April tropical cyclone on record, heads further northwest across the Philippine Sea
Who would have expected the very first Western Pacific typhoon of 2021 to take so explosive intensification rate that has brought it to a record … Read more
Typhoon Surigae could become Earth’s first Category 5 of 2021, heads towards the Philippines this weekend
An explosive development is underway with the very first Pacific typhoon over the Philippines Sea this weekend. Typhoon Surigae is packing 115-120 knots of sustained … Read more