Pedestrians use an umbrella to shield from the sun and a portable fan as they wait to cross a road in Seoul on August 14, 2024, during a prolonged heatwave which has gripped much of the country. — AFP South Korea’s capital broke a century-old weather record with the 26th so-called tropical night in a … Read more
TOKYO: Severe Tropical Storm Maria made landfall in northern Japan on Monday, having dumped more than two months’ worth of rain in the previous 24 hours and forcing the cancellation of dozens of flights. The storm, categorized as a “severe tropical storm,” which is a level below a typhoon, made landfall around 8:30 am (2330 … Read more
PALM BEACH, FLORIDA: Tropical Storm Debby is expected to gather strength and become a hurricane on Sunday night, the US National Hurricane Center (NHC) said, rather than Monday, as it had forecast just hours before. Forecasters expect a large number of Atlantic hurricanes in the 2024 season, which began on June 1, with four to … Read more