Typhoon

Typhoon Bebinca, the worst typhoon to hit Shanghai in almost 70 years, made landfall on Monday. The storm caused severe wind and torrential rain, canceling flights and closing roadways. Coastal residents have been evacuated and a...

As a powerful typhoon reached China’s densely populated eastern seaboard on Sunday, authorities made plans for significant rainfall. According to Beijing’s emergency management ministry, typhoon Bebinca was predicted to make landfall between Sunday night and Monday...

Scientists claimed on Thursday that Typhoon Gaemi, which earlier this year killed scores of people in the Philippines, Taiwan, and China, had winds and rains that were accelerated by climate change. After passing through the Philippines...

On Tuesday, a powerful typhoon was moving toward southern Japan, bringing with it torrential rain and causing delays for planes and bullet trains. With gusts of up to 216 kilometers per hour (135 miles per hour),...

A strong typhoon was headed for southern Japan on Monday, with forecasters warning of heavy rains, powerful winds and possible transport problems later this week. Typhoon Shanshan was expected to cross the Amami island area on...

Financial hub in Asia Typhoon Koinu caused torrential rain overnight, and Hong Kong stopped trading at its stock exchange and closed schools. According to the Hong Kong Observatory, Koinu, which last week caused one fatality in...

According to rescue officials, more than a thousand people left their homes as floodwaters brought on by Super Typhoon Saola surged through primarily rural areas in the northern Philippines. According to the state weather agency, Saola...

Flights were cancelled, bullet trains partially suspended, and factories shuttered on Tuesday as Typhoon Khanun headed past Japan’s southernmost main island of Kyushu, bringing heavy rain. The typhoon last week reportedly killed at least two people, injured...

Typhoon Khanun was on track Monday to pour torrential rain on one of Japan’s biggest islands this week, forcing commemorations of the Nagasaki atomic blast to be held indoors. Last week’s typhoon killed at least two...

Authorities issued a warning for inhabitants to take shelter from the “severe waves and winds” as typhoon Muifa made her way into Japan’s southern islands on Sunday. The Japan Meteorological Agency predicts that on Monday, Muifa...