Storm
Wild storm in New Zealand disrupts flights, thousands without power
Heavy rain and strong winds disrupted flights, roads, and power supply across New Zealand’s North Island, leaving tens of thousands without electricity.
Portugal floods take out major highway, force evacuation of 3,000 residents
Tropical Cyclone Mitchell intensifies as it nears northwest Australia
Hundreds feared missing or dead trying to cross Mediterranean Sea, says UN migration agency
Landslide kills 6 bus passengers in central Vietnam
The bus carrying 32 people was en route from Da Lat to Nha Trang when the incident happened, online newspaper VnExpress reported.
Five Israeli tourists in Vietnam trapped in tropical storms
One Israeli couple stayed in a hostel, where the first floor was flooded, and are now on the building's second floor with limited access to food and water.
Hong Kong airport to shut for 36 hours due to Typhoon Ragasa
Hong Kong Airport will suspend flights for 36 hours from Tuesday night as Super Typhoon Ragasa approaches. Residents rushed to stockpile food as the city braces for hurricane-force winds.
Storm Gabrielle gains hurricane strength, approaching Bermuda, NHC says
"The center of Gabrielle is expected to pass east of Bermuda on Monday evening," NHC added in its latest advisory.
The scientist, the storms, and the truth: how the Bermuda Triangle myth was finally debunked
Forget Atlantis - rogue waves and bad weather tell the real story.
Vietnam plans mass evacuation, China's Sanya shuts as Typhoon Kajiki intensifies
Vietnam evacuates over 580,000 people as Typhoon Kajiki strengthens, with both Vietnam and China bracing for impact.
Erin becomes a Category 5 hurricane, NHC says storm is 285 km northeast of Puerto Rico
Hurricane Erin is about 250 miles (400 km) east-northeast of Anguilla with maximum sustained winds of 100 mph (160 kmph), the Miami-based forecaster said.
The Great Storm of 1703: Rediscovering HMS Northumberland's Dramatic Saga
"Scattered across the seabed, divers found seven iron cannons, copper cauldrons, and other valuable artifacts, including wooden chests with preserved cannonballs inside and copper kettles."
The Wonder Sea tourist boat capsizes in Ha Long Bay during sudden storm, at least 34 dead
Rescuers found 11 survivors, including a 14-year-old boy who was trapped under the boat for four hours.
South Korean floods, landslides kill at least 14, 12 missing
A majority of the casualties occurred in Sancheong County, in the south of the country.