Hurricane Melissa, which struck Jamaica as one of the most powerful storms ever recorded, was made four times more likely because of human-caused climate change, a rapid analysis said Wednesday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2025/10/31/climate-change/climate-change-hurricane-melissa-study/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #environment #climatechange #jamaica #storms #typhoons #climatechange
Hurricane Melissa dealt a direct hit to Jamaica's southwestern coastal communities that face a long haul picking up the pieces as a lack of power and communications across the Caribbean island hampers damage assessments. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/31/world/jamaica-hurricane-melissa/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #jamaica #storms #typhoons #hurricane
Parts of the island of Hachijojima in Tokyo’s Izu island chain are still without running water following damage from Typhoon Halong, with a second incoming typhoon expected to slow restoration efforts. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/13/japan/typhoon-halong-damage-hachijojjima/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #typhoons #meteorologicalagency #izuislands #storms
Typhoon Halong was east of the island of Hachijojima, part of the Izu island chain, and moving east-northeast as authorities warned residents to brace for destructive winds, landslides, high waves and flooding. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/09/japan/typhoon-halong-october/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #typhoons #meteorologicalagency #izuislands #storms
Tropical Storm Peipah made landfall in western Japan on Friday, prompting the Japan Meteorological Agency to warn people in many areas of landslides and other disasters from torrential rain. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/05/japan/science-health/tropical-storm-peipah-landing/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sciencehealth #typhoons #storms #meteorologicalagency
Tropical Storm Peipah, which formed off southeastern Japan, is expected to travel east off the Tokai area and the Kanto region before turning into an extratropical cyclone by Saturday morning. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/04/japan/science-health/tropical-storm-peipah/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sciencehealth #typhoons #storms #meteorologicalagency
Hurricane Erin rapidly strengthened offshore to a "catastrophic" Category 5 storm on Saturday, as rain lashed Caribbean islands and weather officials warned of possible flash floods and landslides. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/17/world/hurricane-erin-us-caribbean/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #hurricaneerin #hurricanes #us #caribbean #storms #rain
The death toll from catastrophic floods in Texas reached at least 78 on Sunday, including at least 28 children, as the search for girls missing from a summer camp entered a third day. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/07/world/texas-floods/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #rain #floods #texas #us #donaldtrump #storms