Tropical Cyclone “Son-Tinh” – known locally as “Henry” – brought heavy rain to parts of the Philippines between 15 and 17 July, with flooding reported in National Capital Region (Metro…
Tropical Storm Maliksi formed in the Philippine Sea, off the northeastern coast of the Philippines as NASA’s Aqua satellite passed overhead. The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer or MODIS instrument aboard…
Update, 16 February 2018 Further flood related deaths have been reported in the Philippines in the wake of Tropical Cyclone Sanba (known locally as Basyang). Local media are reporting fatalities…
Tropical Storm Sanba, formerly known as 02W has triggered many warnings in the Philippines as it approaches from the east. NASA-NOAA’s Suomi NPP satellite provided forecasters with a visible image…
Himawari-8 data assimilated simulation enables 10-minute updates of rain and flood predictions. Using the power of Japan’s K computer, scientists from the RIKEN Advanced Institute for Computational Science and collaborators…
Heavy rain in the Philippines since 12 January has caused flooding and landslides in Eastern Visayas and Davao Region. Authorities say that at least 11 people have died and around…
The European Union is allocating €570,000 in humanitarian funding to deliver emergency relief assistance to families affected by powerful Tropical Storm Tembin, which wreaked havoc across large parts of the…
On 22 December tropical storm Tembin (known locally as “Vinta”) hit Mindanao island in the Philippines. The storm affected more than 715,000 people across 23 provinces, in particular the provinces…
Tropical Storm Kai-Tak moved through the central and southern Philippines over several days and weakened to a remnant low pressure area in the South China Sea. As it moved over…
At least 27 people have died and over 20 are still missing in the Philippines after Tropical Storm Kai-Tak (known locally as Urduja) swept through central areas of the country.…
With new funds provided by the Government of Canada, WMO and its partners are stepping up efforts to support disaster risk reduction in Small Island Developing States (SIDS) and Southeast…
A $125 million contribution from Germany aims to help provide climate insurance for 400 million poor people. BONN, Germany, Nov 14 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Germany on Tuesday pledged $125…
The final warning was issued on Tropical depression Haikui on Nov. 12 as it was dissipating due to strong vertical wind shear. NASA-NOAA’s Suomi NPP satellite passed over the storm…
NASA-NOAA’s Suomi NPP satellite passed over the Philippines and saw the thirtieth tropical cyclone of the northwestern Pacific Ocean typhoon season form. On Nov. 9 at 0454 UTC (Nov. 8…
The ASEAN Coordinating Centre for Humanitarian Assistance on disaster management (AHA Centre) has warned that Tropical Storm Damrey will threaten millions of people in Vietnam and Cambodia with extreme rainfall,…
Heavy rain, strong winds and storm surge have caused flooding in areas around Zamboanga, Mindanao, Philippines. Zamboanga City mayor, Beng Climaco, said that at least one person has died. Over…
