Fishermen pull their boats onto a marina beach amid strong winds and rain in Chennai, in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, on November 30, 2024. — AFP Cyclone Vengal hits Tamil Nadu with wind speeds of up to 80 km/h. Officials reported “minimal” damage, but heavy rain was expected. The fungal weakens and turns … Read more
People move along a street amid heavy rain before a cyclonic storm in Chennai, India, on November 30, 2024. – AFP BENGALURU: Heavy rains lashed southern India and a major airport suspended operations as Cyclone Fingal made landfall late on Saturday. Hurricanes—the equivalent of hurricanes in the North Atlantic or hurricanes in the Pacific Northwest—are … Read more
NEW ORLEANS: Storm Francine barreled across southern US on Thursday, pounding the region with heavy rains and gusty winds while causing widespread power outages for hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses. It had weakened from a Category 2 hurricane to a tropical depression as it moved northeastward over central Mississippi, but still packed winds of … Read more