Western Pacific spawns four tropical cyclones in a week

Sun, 05 Jul 2015 14:42:00 +0200aljazeera-en (en)

After weeks of inactivity, the western Pacific has just spawned four tropical cyclones, two of which will probably become typhoons. In most years, the Philippine Sea grows clusters of thunderstorms, and the atmosphere above is ideal in forming these into cyclones. In an El Nino year, the nursery for tropical cyclones moves further east.

Chaotic unseasonal storms strike Marshall Islands and Guam as eight systems threaten western Pacific

Sat, 04 Jul 2015 07:51:00 +0200radioaustralianews (en)

Residents of the Marshall Islands capital Majuro are recovering after a powerful storm damaged houses and smashed boats on Friday, as an unseasonal typhoon brewed nearby. The system was upgraded to a tropical storm on Saturday afternoon and named Nangka.

Chaotic unseasonal storms strike Marshall Islands and Guam as eight systems threaten western Pacific

Sat, 04 Jul 2015 07:29:00 +0200radioaustralia (en)

Residents of the Marshall Islands capital Majuro are recovering after a powerful storm damaged houses and smashed boats on Friday, as an unseasonal typhoon brewed nearby. The system was upgraded to a tropical storm Saturday afternoon and named Nangka. Majuro Atoll's normally calm lagoon was turned....

Chaotic unseasonal storms strike Marshall Islands and Guam

Sat, 04 Jul 2015 07:19:00 +0200abc-au (en)

Residents of the Marshall Islands capital Majuro are recovering after a powerful storm damaged houses and smashed boats on Friday, as an unseasonal typhoon brewed nearby. The system was upgraded to a tropical storm Saturday afternoon and named Nangka. Majuro Atoll's normally calm lagoon was turned....

Tropical storm Raquel struck the Solomon Islands at about 18:00 GMT on 3 July.

Sat, 04 Jul 2015 05:54:00 +0200trust (en)

Any views expressed in this article are those of the author and not of Thomson Reuters Foundation. Tropical storm Raquel struck the Solomon Islands at about 18:00 GMT on 3 July. Data supplied by the US Navy and Air Force Joint Typhoon Warning Center suggest that the point of landfall was near 8.7 S, 160.

Cyclone Raquel to give El Nino a major kick along

Fri, 03 Jul 2015 03:28:00 +0200brisbanetimes (en)

It's a great time to be a weather watcher if extremes or unusual events get your pulse running. Australia entered July with little if any natural snow on its alpine peaks although Thursday's cold front helped bring some relief to the struggling ski resorts. Further fronts may bring much-needed reinforcements of snow early next week.

Cyclone Raquel to give El Nino a major kick along

Fri, 03 Jul 2015 02:58:00 +0200smh (en)

And to the north, tropical storm Chan-Hom will likely spin to typhoon strength and bear down on Guam over the weekend. A series of other tropical lows is also lining up across the western Pacific. Populations in the storms' path will face immediate threats but the impacts of this week may be felt....

Cyclone Rachel Downgraded; Solomons Still At Risk

Fri, 03 Jul 2015 02:06:00 +0200pidp (en)

Flash floods, landslides still likely from heavy rain. WELLINGTON, New Zealand (Radio New Zealand International, July 3, 2015) – Cyclone Raquel has weakened but forecasters are warning flash floods and landslides are still likely for Solomon Islands . The Fiji met service says Raquel has been....

Cyclone Raquel downgraded but Solomons still at risk

Thu, 02 Jul 2015 22:48:00 +0200rnzi (en)

The Fiji met service says Raquel has been downgraded to a tropical disturbance, but forecasters warn the system is still likely to cause flash floods and landslides for Solomon Islands . It says the system is 250 kms north of Honiara and travelling east south east at 7 kms.

NASA sees 2 tropical cyclones on either side of the equator

Thu, 02 Jul 2015 19:56:00 +0200phys (en)

On July 2 at 03:25 UTC, the MODIS instrument aboard NASA's Aqua satellite captured this image or Tropical Cyclone Raquel (bottom) and Tropical Storm Chan-Hom (top) in the Pacific Ocean. Credit: NASA Goddard MODIS Rapid Response Team. NASA's Aqua satellite passed over two tropical cyclones in the....

Solomon Islands: Oxfam on flood watch in Solomon Islands

Thu, 02 Jul 2015 16:03:00 +0200reliefWeb (en)

Oxfam is monitoring Tropical Storm Raquel , which has the potential to see a repeat of the type of flash flooding in the Solomon Islands that caused extensive damage to Honiara last year. Oxfam's Country Director in the Solomon Islands Abimibola Akinyemi said forecasts showed the storm was expected....

Tropical storm Raquel is forecast to strike the Solomon Islands at about 12:00 GMT on 3 July.

Thu, 02 Jul 2015 11:56:00 +0200trust (en)

Any views expressed in this article are those of the author and not of Thomson Reuters Foundation. Tropical storm Raquel is forecast to strike the Solomon Islands at about 12:00 GMT on 3 July. Data supplied by the US Navy and Air Force Joint Typhoon Warning Center suggest that the point of landfall will be near 7.

Cyclone Raquel weakening but Solomon Islands still at risk

Thu, 02 Jul 2015 07:38:00 +0200rnzi (en)

Cyclone Raquel is weakening but forecasters are warning flash floods and landslides are still likely for Solomon Islands . The category one cyclone is 315 kilometres north of Honiara and travelling east but is expected to have moved west across the southern end of Isabel by Friday morning.

Tropical Cyclone Raquel triggers warnings in Solomon Islands

Thu, 02 Jul 2015 01:19:00 +0200phys (en)

The RapidScat instrument showed Raquel 's strongest sustained winds on June 30 at 7:02 UTC were near 25 meters per second (55.9 mph/90 kph) in the western and southern quadrants of the storm. Credit: NASA JPL/Doug Tyler. NASA's Terra satellite and RapidScat instrument showed a slowly developing....

Cyclone intensifying as it nears the Solomons

Wed, 01 Jul 2015 09:11:00 +0200rnzi (en)

The Australian Bureau of Meteorology says flash floods and landslides are likely as Cyclone Raquel nears Solomon Islands . On Wednesday afternoon the unseasonal cyclone was several hundred kilometres north of Honiara and heading south west. Gusts of up to one-hundred-and-thirty kilometres an hour expected at its centre over the next 24 hours.

Tropical storm Raquel is forecast to strike the Solomon Islands at about 12:00 GMT on 1 July.

Wed, 01 Jul 2015 05:44:00 +0200trust (en)

Any views expressed in this article are those of the author and not of Thomson Reuters Foundation. Tropical storm Raquel is forecast to strike the Solomon Islands at about 12:00 GMT on 1 July. Data supplied by the US Navy and Air Force Joint Typhoon Warning Center suggest that the point of landfall will be near 7.