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Tropical cyclones: Why are some countries more at risk?

When tropical storms make headlines, certain countries and regions are repeatedly part of the story. Why is that and what fuels cyclones and their paths? Recent tropical cyclones in southeast and ...
WRIC

Hurricane? Cyclone? Typhoon? Here’s the difference

WASHINGTON (AP) — Typhoon Kalmaegi has killed at least 114 people in the Philippines with even more missing and then hit Vietnam Friday. A second typhoon, Fong-Wong, is forecast to hit the Philippines ...
CNN

You can walk faster than Tropical Storm Melissa is moving. It’s a new, troubling tendency for Atlantic storms

Tropical Storm Melissa is expected to meander the Caribbean at an agonizingly slow pace in the coming days, even as it’s forecast to strengthen into a hurricane, covering as little as 2 miles in an ...
KSAT

Melissa Becomes A Powerful Post-Tropical Cyclone Over The Northwest Atlantic

At 1100 AM AST (1500 UTC), the center of Post-Tropical Cyclone Melissa was located near latitude 39.0 North, longitude 60.5 West. The post-tropical cyclone is moving toward the northeast near 48 mph ...
Phys.org

Death and devastation: Why a rare equatorial cyclone and other storms have hit southern Asia so hard

More than 900 people are dead, thousands more missing and millions affected by a band of cyclones and extreme monsoonal weather across southern Asia. Torrential rain has triggered the worst flooding ...
The New York Times

Tracking Potential Tropical Cyclone Raymond

This storm is no longer being tracked. Raymond weakened to a potential tropical cyclone in the North Pacific Ocean early Sunday Mexico Central Time, according to the Joint Typhoon Warning Center.
The New York Times

Tracking Post-Tropical Cyclone Priscilla

This storm is no longer being tracked. Priscilla was a post-tropical cyclone in the North Pacific Ocean Friday afternoon Mexico Pacific Time, the National Hurricane Center said in its latest advisory.