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Data supplied by the US Navy and Air Force Joint Typhoon Warning Center suggest that the point of landfall will be near 7. Wed, 01 Jul 2015 05:44:00 +0200 trust en trust-1681a071ba7b1e5167a297372b1631e1 NaturalDisasters -9.62239171888818 160.15841165124 20150701054400 http://www.radionz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/277699/cyclone-intensifying-as-it-nears-the-solomons 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. Wed, 01 Jul 2015 09:11:00 +0200 rnzi en rnzi-fdd3e46bb366890b24ec09f425784767 NaturalDisasters -9.62239171888818 160.15841165124 13.4402033779116 144.776219013027 20150701091100 http://phys.org/news/2015-07-tropical-cyclone-raquel-triggers-solomon.html 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.... Thu, 02 Jul 2015 01:19:00 +0200 phys en phys-a47ffe0bf0545f207265af8d835fb385 NaturalDisasters -9.62239171888818 160.15841165124 20150702011900 http://www.radionz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/277799/cyclone-raquel-weakening-but-solomon-islands-still-at-risk 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. Thu, 02 Jul 2015 07:38:00 +0200 rnzi en rnzi-18c539d983168c73f39f6d1bb6f47695 NaturalDisasters -9.62239171888818 160.15841165124 13.4402033779116 144.776219013027 20150702073800 http://www.trust.org/item/20150702084402-pi1lz/ 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. Thu, 02 Jul 2015 11:56:00 +0200 trust en trust-416f641f30ee5a1ed717e9f064b08792 NaturalDisasters -9.62239171888818 160.15841165124 20150702115600 http://reliefweb.int/report/solomon-islands/oxfam-flood-watch-solomon-islands 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.... Thu, 02 Jul 2015 16:03:00 +0200 reliefWeb en reliefWeb-1d9d25e18ad545c17b7ccee111a87b7a Echo NaturalDisasters -9.62239171888818 160.15841165124 20150702160300 http://phys.org/news/2015-07-nasa-tropical-cyclones-side-equator.html 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.... Thu, 02 Jul 2015 19:56:00 +0200 phys en phys-a75b74ee91f69fff3db602286df24681 NaturalDisasters 6.91771 158.185 -9.62239171888818 160.15841165124 13.4402033779116 144.776219013027 20150702195600 http://www.radionz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/277799/cyclone-raquel-downgraded-but-solomons-still-at-risk 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. Thu, 02 Jul 2015 22:48:00 +0200 rnzi en rnzi-9e1fb0a5f025bc30cb3c71efcd2994f1 CommunicableDiseases NaturalDisasters -18.1426 178.431 -9.62239171888818 160.15841165124 13.4402033779116 144.776219013027 20150702224800 http://pidp.eastwestcenter.org/pireport/2015/July/07-03-24.htm 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.... Fri, 03 Jul 2015 02:06:00 +0200 pidp en pidp-9f549b785d85430379922e688414bde5 CommunicableDiseases NaturalDisasters -18.1426 178.431 -9.62239171888818 160.15841165124 13.4402033779116 144.776219013027 -41.3348 174.807 20150703020600 http://www.smh.com.au/environment/weather/cyclone-raquel-to-give-el-nino-a-major-kick-along-20150703-gi34v3.html 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.... Fri, 03 Jul 2015 02:58:00 +0200 smh en smh-4f13bbbdeb8f6cece9c7c62a35993479 NaturalDisasters -22.5774704351012 144.529824632264 -9.62239171888818 160.15841165124 13.4402033779116 144.776219013027 20150703025800 http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/environment/weather/cyclone-raquel-to-give-el-nino-a-major-kick-along-20150703-gi34v3.html 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. Fri, 03 Jul 2015 03:28:00 +0200 brisbanetimes en brisbanetimes-43272f0d2443937d736a671b97e57356 NaturalDisasters -22.5774704351012 144.529824632264 -9.62239171888818 160.15841165124 13.4402033779116 144.776219013027 20150703032800 http://www.trust.org/item/20150704034453-kbivq/ 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. Sat, 04 Jul 2015 05:54:00 +0200 trust en trust-68e724d665d064b1aa25b01d0d0563d5 NaturalDisasters -9.62239171888818 160.15841165124 20150704055400 http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-07-04/chaotic-unseasonal-storms-strike-marshall-islands-and-guam/6595124 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.... Sat, 04 Jul 2015 07:19:00 +0200 abc-au en abc-au-085d995fea23be014ca71e7780cfbf53 UNbodies NaturalDisasters 35.768581 -78.785316 11.00698 124.612801 45.390709 -101.432899 34.097222 -84.259444 43.422329 -102.176201 -9.62239171888818 160.15841165124 41.832222 -78.586111 7.10782776386613 171.109493528946 13.4402033779116 144.776219013027 40.6222 -73.9878 37.163056 -79.073889 20150704071900 http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/international/2015-07-04/chaotic-unseasonal-storms-strike-marshall-islands-and-guam-as-eight-systems-threaten-western-pacific/1466092 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.... Sat, 04 Jul 2015 07:29:00 +0200 radioaustralia en radioaustralia-b47911d1271a49dede9c38507f8c6d81 UNbodies NaturalDisasters 35.768581 -78.785316 11.00698 124.612801 45.390709 -101.432899 34.097222 -84.259444 43.422329 -102.176201 -9.62239171888818 160.15841165124 41.832222 -78.586111 7.10782776386613 171.109493528946 13.4402033779116 144.776219013027 40.6222 -73.9878 37.163056 -79.073889 20150704072900 http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/international/2015-07-04/chaotic-unseasonal-storms-strike-marshall-islands-and-guam-as-eight-systems-threaten-western-pacific/1466092 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. Sat, 04 Jul 2015 07:51:00 +0200 radioaustralianews en radioaustralianews-5f922cbd968e8ac87d75628e449e387a UNbodies NaturalDisasters 35.768581 -78.785316 11.00698 124.612801 45.390709 -101.432899 34.097222 -84.259444 43.422329 -102.176201 -9.62239171888818 160.15841165124 41.832222 -78.586111 7.10782776386613 171.109493528946 13.4402033779116 144.776219013027 40.6222 -73.9878 37.163056 -79.073889 20150704075100 http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2015/07/western-pacific-spawns-tropical-cyclones-week-150705105049012.html 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. 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