Stranded tourists rescued from Andaman island
December 28th, 2011 - 11:50 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 28 (IANS) Hundreds of tourists stranded at the Havelock Islands of the Andaman and Nicobar archipelago due to cyclone 'Thane' have been rescued, an official said Wednesday."In the ... Read more...
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Dry air could prevent Tropical Storm Katia from strengthening
August 31st, 2011 - 9:35 pm ICT by BNO News
MIAMI (BNO NEWS) -- Tropical Storm Katia, located in the eastern Atlantic, continued to gradually strengthen on Wednesday morning, forecasters said, but dry air could threaten development of the system later this ... Read more...
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Tropical storm Katia strengthens
August 30th, 2011 - 11:52 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Miami, Aug 30 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The National Hurricane Center in Miami has warned that Tropical Storm Katia is strengthening. The NHC predicts that the storm may develop into a hurricane at a ... Read more...
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Tropical Storm Katia forms in the far eastern Atlantic, set to become major hurricane
August 30th, 2011 - 8:37 pm ICT by BNO News
MIAMI (BNO NEWS) -- Tropical Storm Katia formed in the far eastern Atlantic on early Tuesday morning and is expected to become a major hurricane later this week, forecasters said.Forecasters at the ... Read more...
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Tropical depression forms in the far eastern Atlantic, may threaten the Caribbean
August 29th, 2011 - 7:54 pm ICT by BNO News
MIAMI (BNO NEWS) -- Tropical Depression Twelve formed in the far eastern Atlantic on early Monday morning, forecasters said. The depression is forecast to strengthen into a hurricane later this week, after ... Read more...
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More than 800,000 without power as Hurricane Irene slams Puerto Rico
August 22nd, 2011 - 7:18 pm ICT by BNO News
SAN JUAN (BNO NEWS) -- Irene strengthened into a hurricane on early Monday morning after it made landfall in the U.S. territory of Puerto Rico, forecasters said, causing widespread damage and leaving ... Read more...
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Tropical Storm Eugene forms in the Pacific, no threat to land
July 31st, 2011 - 10:25 pm ICT by BNO News
MIAMI (BNO NEWS) -- Tropical Storm Eugene formed far off the Pacific coast of Mexico on early Sunday morning, forecasters said, but the system poses no threat to land.Forecasters at the U.S. ... Read more...
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Tropical storm Beatriz forms off the Pacific coast of Mexico; hurricane watch issued
June 20th, 2011 - 1:00 am ICT by BNO News
MIAMI (BNO NEWS) -- Tropical Storm Beatriz formed off the Pacific coast of Mexico on late Sunday morning, prompting a hurricane watch for some local coastlines, forecasters said.Forecasters at the U.S. National ... Read more...
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Strong, deep earthquake hits below China-Russia border region
May 11th, 2011 - 4:23 am ICT by BNO News
CHANGCHUN, CHINA (BNO NEWS) -- A strong earthquake struck deep underneath the China-Russia border region on late Tuesday evening, seismologists said, but there were no immediate reports of damage or casualties.The 6.1-magnitude ... Read more...
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Strong earthquake strikes off the Vanuatu Islands, no damage expected
January 9th, 2011 - 5:38 pm ICT by BNO News
ISANGEL, VANUATU (BNO NEWS) -- A strong earthquake struck near the Vanuatu Islands on early Sunday evening, seismologists said, but no tsunami warning was issued.
The 6.9-magnitude earthquake at 9.03 p.m. local time ... Read more...
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Strong earthquake strikes off Japan, felt in Tokyo
November 30th, 2010 - 11:16 am ICT by BNO News
TOKYO (BNO NEWS) -- A strong but deep earthquake struck under the seabed of the Pacific Ocean on early Tuesday afternoon, seismologists said, but there were no immediate reports of damage or ... Read more...
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Hurricane Tomas Strengthens, Becomes Category 2
October 31st, 2010 - 8:53 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Oct 30, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The weather forecasters announced early Sunday morning that Hurricane Tomas has strengthened to Category 2 storm as it traveled through the eastern Caribbean. The National Hurricane ... Read more...
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Several killed on St. Vincent as Hurricane Tomas strengthens into a category two storm
October 31st, 2010 - 2:26 pm ICT by BNO News
MIAMI (BNO NEWS) -- Hurricane Tomas strengthened into a category two storm on early Sunday morning, meteorologists said, as several people have reportedly been killed on the Caribbean island of St. Vincent.As ... Read more...
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Hurricane Richard Dumps Heavy Rains In Belize Before Weakening
October 26th, 2010 - 5:54 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Belize City, Oct 26, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The Central American nation of Belize had to bear the brunt of Hurricane Richard over the weekend as large scale evacuations were carried out ... Read more...
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At least 11 killed as Super Typhoon Megi hits the Philippines
October 19th, 2010 - 11:27 pm ICT by BNO News
MANILA, PHILIPPINES (BNO NEWS) -- At least 11 people have died after super typhoon Megi made landfall on Monday in the Philippines, but it is expected to exit the country on Wednesday, ... Read more...
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Damage reported after tornado touches down in Bellemont, Arizona
October 6th, 2010 - 9:40 pm ICT by BNO News
BELLEMONT, ARIZONA (BNO NEWS) -- A tornado touched down in the unincorporated community of Bellemont in central Arizona on early Wednesday morning, the National Weather Service reported.The tornado touched down just before ... Read more...
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Tropical Storm Lisa forms in the far eastern Atlantic, no threat to land
September 21st, 2010 - 7:59 pm ICT by BNO News
MIAMI (BNO NEWS) -- Tropical Storm Lisa formed in the far eastern Atlantic on early Tuesday morning, forecasters said, but no land is currently being threatened.As of 5 a.m. EDT, Lisa was ... Read more...
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Hurricane Igor Might Escalate To Category Five
September 14th, 2010 - 7:37 pm ICT by GD
By Madhuri Dey
Miami, Sep 14, (THAINDIAN NEWS) On Monday the Miami-based National Hurricane Center reported that a powerful category four storm, Hurricane Igor, is looming far out over the Atlantic Ocean which ... Read more...
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Hurricane Igor Spins it’s Way Across Atlantic
September 13th, 2010 - 10:36 pm ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Sep 13 (THAINDIAN NEWS) This seasons’ eleventh named storm, Hurricane Igor is currently churning it’s way westward, across the Atlantic Ocean, after reaching Category 4 strength. It’s maximum sustained winds are close ... Read more...
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Igor weakens to a tropical depression over the Atlantic
September 10th, 2010 - 4:53 am ICT by BNO News
MIAMI (BNO NEWS) -- Igor weakened to a tropical depression over the Atlantic, forecasters said on Thursday, but it is expected to regain tropical storm status in the next hours.As of 5 ... Read more...
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Tropical Storm Fiona Moving Northwest
September 3rd, 2010 - 4:07 am ICT by GD
By Madhuri Dey
Sep 2, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Early on Wednesday morning, the National Hurricane Center located the Tropical Storm Fiona near latitude of 22.6 degrees north and a longitude of 65.4 degrees west. ... Read more...
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Tropical Storm, Fiona, Not Likely To Take On The Strength Of A Hurricane
September 2nd, 2010 - 6:59 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
September 2, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): The National Hurricane Center (NHC), headquartered in Miami, had asserted on Monday that the tropical storm named Fiona had constructed itself in the Atlantic Ocean ... Read more...
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Tropical storm Gaston forms in the Atlantic, no threat to land
September 2nd, 2010 - 4:03 am ICT by BNO News
MIAMI (BNO NEWS) -- Tropical storm Gaston formed over the eastern Atlantic Ocean on late Wednesday afternoon, forecasters said, but there is no immediate threat to land.Forecasters at the Miami-based U.S. National ... Read more...
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Tropical Depression Nine forms in the Atlantic, expected to strengthen
September 1st, 2010 - 11:49 pm ICT by BNO News
MIAMI (BNO NEWS) -- Tropical Depression Nine formed over the eastern Atlantic Ocean on late Wednesday morning, forecasters said, but there is no immediate threat to land.Forecasters at the Miami-based U.S. National ... Read more...
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Hurricane Earl may strike U.S. east coast
September 1st, 2010 - 12:39 am ICT by BNO News
MIAMI (BNO NEWS) -- Hurricane Earl maintained its strength on Tuesday an remained as a powerful Category 4 storm after battering the northeastern Caribbean, meteorologists said.As of 11 a.m. EDT (1500 GMT), ... Read more...
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Earl becomes a category four hurricane; Fiona forms in Atlantic
August 31st, 2010 - 4:32 am ICT by BNO News
MIAMI (BNO NEWS) -- Hurricane Earl strengthened into a category four storm as it battered the northernmost Virgin Islands on Monday, forecasters said.All hurricane warnings were discontinued as the storm is moving ... Read more...
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Hurricane Earl becomes major category three storm as it nears the Virgin Islands
August 30th, 2010 - 10:31 pm ICT by BNO News
MIAMI (BNO NEWS) -- Hurricane Earl strengthened into a major category three storm as it neared on the Virgin Islands, forecasters said on late Monday morning, and said the storm may eventually ... Read more...
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Hurricane Earl moving across the northern Leeward Islands
August 30th, 2010 - 5:20 pm ICT by BNO News
MIAMI (BNO NEWS) -- Hurricane Earl, now a category two storm, was moving across the northern Leeward Islands on early Monday morning and is forecast to affect the U.S. East coast later ... Read more...
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Frank strengthens into a hurricane as it moves away from Mexico
August 26th, 2010 - 1:19 am ICT by BNO News
MIAMI (BNO NEWS) -- Frank strengthened into a category one hurricane as it moved away from Mexico on Wednesday morning, forecasters said, making it the third hurricane of the 2010 Pacific hurricane ... Read more...
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Tropical storm Danielle to become hurricane; no threat to land
August 23rd, 2010 - 11:49 pm ICT by BNO News
MIAMI (BNO NEWS) -- Tropical storm Danielle is expected to become hurricane on Monday night, but there is no immediate threat to land, meteorologists said.As of 11:00 a.m. AST (1500 GMT), the ... Read more...
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Tropical storm warnings extended as Frank moves parallel to Mexico coast
August 23rd, 2010 - 11:06 pm ICT by BNO News
MIAMI (BNO NEWS) -- A tropical storm warning was extended on Monday after Tropical Storm Frank continued to move parallel to the coast of southern Mexico, meteorologists said.As of 8:00 a.m. PDT ... Read more...
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Tropical Storm Frank forms off Mexico’s Pacific coast, warning issued
August 22nd, 2010 - 10:11 pm ICT by BNO News
MIAMI (BNO NEWS) -- A tropical storm warning was issued on Sunday morning after Tropical Storm Frank formed off the southern coast of Mexico, meteorologists said.The storm first formed as Tropical depression ... Read more...
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Tropical Depression Eight-E forms in the East Pacific, set to become Tropical Storm Frank
August 20th, 2010 - 8:06 pm ICT by BNO News
MIAMI (BNO NEWS) -- A tropical depression formed in the eastern Pacific Ocean on early Friday morning, forecasters said, saying the storm is expected to become a tropical storm within hours.Tropical Depression ... Read more...
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Powerful 7.5-magnitude earthquake hits off Vanuatu Islands, Port-Vila struck by small tsunami
August 10th, 2010 - 6:44 pm ICT by BNO News
PORT-VILA, VANUATU (BNO NEWS) -- A powerful earthquake struck off Vanuatu Islands on Tuesday, seismologists said, generating a small tsunami that struck the Vanuatu capital of Port-Vila.The 7.5-magnitude earthquake at 04:23 ... Read more...
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7.5 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Island Nation Of Vanuatu
August 10th, 2010 - 6:43 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Port Vila, Aug 10, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The island nation of Vanuatu was struck by a major earthquake on Tuesday along 40 kilometers in the west-northwest direction of the capital, Port ... Read more...
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