Tropical storm Sonca causes damage across central region

Thu, 27 Jul 2017 05:34:00 +0200vietnamnet-en (en)

Tropical storm Sonca , the fourth to strike the East Sea and third to hit Vietnam this year, has led to floods and extensive damage to agriculture, infrastructure and houses in central region. After heavy rains hit central provinces from Thanh Hoa to Thua Thien-Hue on July 25, around 2,878 hectares....

Subtropical highs causing heat wave in southern China

Thu, 27 Jul 2017 04:19:00 +0200china (en)

Subtropical highs in the west Pacific have been causing a heat wave in southern China since early July, and it is expected to linger to up to seven more days, a meteorology expert said. Temperatures in 97 cities and counties across China have hit or topped 40 C, breaking records in 19 of them, Science and Technology Daily reported on Wednesday.

Subtropical highs causing heat wave in southern China

Thu, 27 Jul 2017 03:20:00 +0200ecns (en)

Subtropical highs in the west Pacific have been causing a heat wave in southern China since early July, and it is expected to linger to up to seven more days, a meteorology expert said. Temperatures in 97 cities and counties across China have hit or topped 40 C, breaking records in 19 of them, Science and Technology Daily reported on Wednesday.

Tropical storm Sonca causes damage across central region

Wed, 26 Jul 2017 12:53:00 +0200vietnamplus-en (en)

Hanoi (VNA) - Tropical storm Sonca , the fourth to strike the East Sea and third to hit Vietnam this year, has led to floods and extensive damage to agriculture, infrastructure and houses in central region. After heavy rains hit central provinces from Thanh Hoa to Thua Thien-Hue on July 25, around....

NASA Sees Tropical Storm Sonca Making Landfall in Vietnam

Tue, 25 Jul 2017 20:22:00 +0200sciencenewsline (en)

NASA's Aqua satellite passed over Tropical Storm Sonca as it began making landfall in Vietnam. Aqua gathered temperature data using infrared light that showed the extent of the strongest storms. Those storms were generating heavy rains that were expected to affect Vietnam, Thailand and Laos .

Viet Nam: UNOSAT Tropical Storm Sonca-17. Population exposure analysis in Vietnam - 25 July 2017

Tue, 25 Jul 2017 19:06:00 +0200reliefWeb (en)

Sonca -17 is a tropical storm that affected the north-central coast of Vietnam. This storm originated on 17 July 2017 in the South China Sea (northwest Pacific) at a speed of about 28 km/h. On 25 July 2017, tropical storm Sonca-17 made landfall on the Quang Tri Province, Vietnam and it is expected to....

Tropical storm Sonca: high risk of floods, landslides

Tue, 25 Jul 2017 11:43:00 +0200vietnamnet-en (en)

Tropical storm Sonca , the fourth to strike the East Sea and third to hit Vietnam this year, is forecast to make landfall in central provinces of Ha Tinh and Quang Tri on July 25 afternoon and poses a risk of floods and landslides, according to the National Centre for Hydrometeorology Forecasting.

Flights in central Vietnam rescheduled due to typhoon

Tue, 25 Jul 2017 11:12:00 +0200vietnamnet-en (en)

The Vietnam Airlines and the Vietnam Air Services Company (VASCO) rescheduled their services to and from airports in the central provinces of Thanh Hoa, Nghe An and Quang Binh on July 25 due to tropical storm Sonca . An airplane of Vietnam Airlines. National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines announced it....

Natural disasters in southwest China kill 35

Tue, 25 Jul 2017 10:01:00 +0200sinacom-en (en)

KUNMING, July 25 (Xinhua) -- Natural disasters have killed 35 people and left 10 missing in southwest China's Yunnan Province since May, said a statement Tuesday. Natural disasters such as floods, hail, landslides and mudslides have led to the evacuation of more than 9,000 residents in the....

Storm Sonca to cause heavy rains in north and north central VN

Tue, 25 Jul 2017 09:11:00 +0200vietnamnet-en (en)

Typhoon Sonca to cause heavy rainfall in north and central regions. Typhoon Sonca, the fourth storm of this year, is forecast to make landfall in provinces from Thanh Hoa to Quang Binh in north-central Viet Nam today before weakening into a tropical low.

Viet Nam: China, Vietnam - Tropical Cyclones SONCA and ROKE (GDACS, JTWC, CMA, NCHMF, Local media) (ECHO Daily Flash of 24 July 2017)

Tue, 25 Jul 2017 08:53:00 +0200reliefWeb (en)

Tropical Cyclone SONCA is moving west-northwest over the South China Sea, toward central-northern Vietnam, as a Tropical Storm. It may pass south of Hainan island on 24 July morning (UTC) as a Tropical Storm. Heavy rain may affect several areas of southern China, northern and central Vietnam.

Flights in central Vietnam rescheduled due to typhoon

Tue, 25 Jul 2017 08:15:00 +0200vietnamplus-en (en)

Hanoi (VNA) – The Vietnam Airlines and the Vietnam Air Services Company (VASCO) rescheduled their services to and from airports in the central provinces of Thanh Hoa, Nghe An and Quang Binh on July 25 due to tropical storm Sonca . National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines announced it cancelled eight....

Three typhoons heading for Korean Peninsula

Tue, 25 Jul 2017 07:05:00 +0200koreatimes (en)

By Park Si-soo Three typhoons are heading across the Pacific Ocean toward the Korean Peninsula, according to the Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA), Tuesday. Typhoon Noru is moving northwestward at 13 km/h from 1,600 kilometers southeast of Japan. Typhoon Kulap is moving westward at 25 km/h following Noru.

High temperatures forecast for Tuesday

Tue, 25 Jul 2017 06:48:00 +0200focustaiwan (en)

Taipei, July 25 (CNA) The weather across Taiwan on Tuesday will be sunny and hot, with daytime highs expected to hit 34-37 degrees Celsius, the Central Weather Bureau has forecast. The mercury could climb to 37 degrees in the greater Taipei area and to between 34 and 36 degrees in the rest of the....

Tropical storm Sonca: high risk of floods, landslides

Tue, 25 Jul 2017 06:44:00 +0200vietnamplus-en (en)

Hanoi (VNA) – Tropical storm Sonca , the fourth to strike the East Sea and third to hit Vietnam this year, is forecast to make landfall in central provinces of Ha Tinh and Quang Tri on July 25 afternoon and poses a risk of floods and landslides, according to the National Centre for Hydrometeorology Forecasting.

China's Hainan braces for Typhoon Sonca

Tue, 25 Jul 2017 03:42:00 +0200peopledaily (en)

The beach is evacuated as a part of prevention against the typhoon Sonca in Sanya of south China's Hainan Province, July 24, 2017. Typhoon Sonca is expected to hit south China's Hainan Province on Monday, China's national observatory warned. (Xinhua/Chen Wenwu) (For the latest China news, Please....

China's Hainan braces for Typhoon Sonca

Tue, 25 Jul 2017 02:29:00 +0200sinacom-en (en)

The beach is evacuated as a part of prevention against the typhoon Sonca in Sanya of south China's Hainan Province, July 24, 2017. Typhoon Sonca is expected to hit south China's Hainan Province on Monday, China's national observatory warned. (Xinhua/Chen Wenwu) Highlights of Int'l Aviation and Space Salon MAKS-2017 in Zhukovsky, Russia.

China's Hainan braces for Typhoon Sonca

Tue, 25 Jul 2017 02:13:00 +0200xinhuanet_en (en)

The beach is evacuated as a part of prevention against the typhoon Sonca in Sanya of south China's Hainan Province, July 24, 2017. Typhoon Sonca is expected to hit south China's Hainan Province on Monday, China's national observatory warned.

Viet Nam: China, Vietnam, Lao PDR, Thailand - Tropical Cyclones SONCA - DG ECHO Daily map | 24/07/2017

Mon, 24 Jul 2017 21:12:00 +0200reliefWeb (en)

SITUATION. • Tropical Cyclone SONCA is moving west-northwest over the South China Sea, toward central-northern Vietnam, as a Tropical Storm. On 24 July at 6.00 (UTC) its center was located 200 km south-east of Sanya city (Hainan, China) and it had maximum sustained winds of approx. 74 km/h.

NASA Watches as Vietnam Braces for Tropical Storm Sonca

Mon, 24 Jul 2017 19:27:00 +0200sciencenewsline (en)

. Published: July 24, 2017. Released by NASA's Aqua satellite took a look at an elongated Tropical Storm Sonca in the South China Sea as it approached Vietnam where it is expected to make landfall. Tropical Depression 08W strengthened into a tropical storm on July 23 and was renamed Sonca. On July 24 at 1:45 a.

Shipping suspended on Qiongzhou Strait ahead of Typhoon Sonca's arrival

Mon, 24 Jul 2017 14:56:00 +0200xinhuanet_en (en)

Photo taken on July 24, 2017 shows a notice board outside the Xiuying Port in Haikou, south China's Hainan Province, July 24, 2017. Affected by typhoon Sonca , passenger ships across the Qiongzhou Strait halted since 4:00 p.m. Monday. (Xinhua/Yang Guanyu) HAIKOU, July 24 (Xinhua) -- Shipping services....

Passenger ships across Qiongzhou Strait halt due to typhoon Sonca

Mon, 24 Jul 2017 14:08:00 +0200xinhuanet_en (en)

. Photo taken on July 24, 2017 shows a notice board outside the Xiuying Port in Haikou, south China's Hainan Province, July 24, 2017. Affected by typhoon Sonca , passenger ships across the Qiongzhou Strait halted since 4:00 p.m. Monday.

Korea braces for typhoon Noru

Mon, 24 Jul 2017 10:52:00 +0200koreatimes (en)

By Ko Dong-hwan Korea is bracing for more heavy rain as typhoon Noru moves closer. The "strong" typhoon, 1,600 kilometers southeast of Tokyo and heading northeast with 970 hectopascal pressure as of 3 p.m. Monday, could change course to west on Friday, according to the Korea Meteorological Administration.

China renews blue alert for typhoon Sonca

Mon, 24 Jul 2017 03:47:00 +0200ecns (en)

China's national observatory on Sunday renewed a blue alert for typhoon Sonca , which is expected to hit south China's Hainan Province or the Beibu Gulf. At 6 p.m. Sunday, the eye of Sonca was above the South China Sea some 235 km to the southeast of Sanya City, Hainan, packing winds of up to 18....

China renews blue alert for typhoon Sonca

Mon, 24 Jul 2017 03:25:00 +0200peopledaily (en)

Staff workers and fishermen push a fishing boat to safety place in Haikou, south China's Hainan Province, July 23, 2017. China's national observatory on Sunday renewed a blue alert for typhoon Sonca , which is expected to hit south China's Hainan Province or the Beibu Gulf.

Monsoon rains expected in Metro Manila, eastern regions

Mon, 24 Jul 2017 03:02:00 +0200abs-cbnnews (en)

MANILA - Light to moderate rains and thunderstorms were forecast across the country, including Metro Manila, on Monday due to the southwest monsoon, weather bureau PAGASA said. A low pressure area, or brewing storm, was also spotted east of the Visayas while two other storms swirled outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility, PAGASA said.

Sunday renewed a blue alert for typhoon Sonca, which is expected to hit south China's Hainan Province or the Beibu Gulf.

Mon, 24 Jul 2017 02:03:00 +0200xinhuanet_en (en)

Staff workers and fishermen push a fishing boat to safety place in Haikou, south China's Hainan Province, July 23, 2017. China's national observatory on Sunday renewed a blue alert for typhoon Sonca , which is expected to hit south China's Hainan Province or the Beibu Gulf.

High Plain region of U.S. suffered heavy drought

Mon, 24 Jul 2017 01:54:00 +0200sinacom-en (en)

LOS ANGELES, July 23 (Xinhua) -- The High Plain region of the United States, including state of Montana, North Dakota and South Dakota, is suffering the worst drought in decades, According to National Integrated Drought Information System. Local Billings Gazette newspaper reported Sunday that the....

5.4-magnitude quake hits Iran's Kerman province

Mon, 24 Jul 2017 00:19:00 +0200sinacom-en (en)

TEHRAN, July 23 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake measuring 5.4 shook touristic Sirch village in Iran's southeastern Kerman province of Iran at 22:02 local time (1732 GMT) on Sunday, Iran Seismological Center said. With a depth of 10 km, the earthquake's epicenter was at 30.104 degrees north latitude and 57.

La Chine renouvelle l'alerte bleue au typhon Sonca

Sun, 23 Jul 2017 17:49:00 +0200french.china.org.cn (fr)

Le Centre météorologique national (CMN) a renouvelé dimanche une alerte bleue au typhon Sonca , qui devrait toucher la province de Hainan (sud) ou le golfe de Beibu. Dimanche à 18h00, l'oeil de Sonca se situait au-dessus de la mer de Chine méridionale, à quelque 235 kilomètres au sud-est de la ville....

China renews blue alert for typhoon Sonca

Sun, 23 Jul 2017 16:26:00 +0200sinacom-en (en)

Staff workers and fishermen push a fishing boat to safety place in Haikou, south China's Hainan Province, July 23, 2017. China's national observatory on Sunday renewed a blue alert for typhoon Sonca , which is expected to hit south China's Hainan Province or the Beibu Gulf.

China renews blue alert for typhoon Sonca

Sun, 23 Jul 2017 15:29:00 +0200xinhuanet_en (en)

BEIJING, July 23 (Xinhua) -- China's national observatory on Sunday renewed a blue alert for typhoon Sonca , which is expected to hit south China's Hainan Province or the Beibu Gulf. At 6 p.m. Sunday, the eye of Sonca was above the South China Sea some 235 km to the southeast of Sanya City, Hainan,....

Another tropical depression and third storm of the year develop over East Sea

Sat, 22 Jul 2017 16:10:00 +0200vnexpress (en)

A tropical depression and the third storm of the year have formed over the East Sea, internationally known as the South China Sea, according to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting (NCHMF). As of 1 p.m. on Saturday, the tropical depression was about 120 kilometers (75 miles)....

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Sat, 22 Jul 2017 01:45:00 +0200krem (en)

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8 dead, 4 missing as Typhoon Talas hit C. Vietnam

Thu, 20 Jul 2017 11:44:00 +0200sinacom-en (en)

HANOI, July 20 (Xinhua) -- Typhoon Talas, which hit Vietnam's central provinces Monday, has left eight people dead and four others missing. Talas was the second tropical storm the country has faced so far this year. It has also caused 175 houses to collapse, ripped roofs off nearly 6,200 houses,....

Eight killed in Vietnam typhoon

Thu, 20 Jul 2017 11:00:00 +0200business-standard (en)

Eight people were killed and four others injured in Vietnam as typhoon Talas hit the country, officials said on Thursday. The typhoon also caused 175 houses to collapse, ripped roofs off nearly 6,200 houses, sank 57 fishing ships and boats and damaged roads and bridges, Xinhua news agency quoted the officials as saying.

8 dead, 4 missing as Typhoon Talas hit C. Vietnam

Thu, 20 Jul 2017 09:57:00 +0200xinhuanet_en (en)

HANOI, July 20 (Xinhua) -- Typhoon Talas, which hit Vietnam's central provinces Monday, has left eight people dead and four others missing. Talas was the second tropical storm the country has faced so far this year. It has also caused 175 houses to collapse, ripped roofs off nearly 6,200 houses,....

Storm Ready 2017: Recalling storms with major impacts on the Gulf Coast

Thu, 20 Jul 2017 01:43:00 +0200fox10tv (en)

MOBILE, AL (WALA) - FOX10 News Chief Meteorologist Jason Smith looks back on some of the most memorable hurricanes to have made impacts on Gulf Coast communities in the FOX10 viewing area. Hurricane Frederic. Landfall: Sept. 12, 1979. Hurricane Frederic was bearing down on the Gulf Coast in September 1979.

Lifelong surfer recalls being called ‘crazy’ for riding the waves during hurricanes

Thu, 20 Jul 2017 00:59:00 +0200miamiherald (en)

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