Power out, trees fall as hurricane crosses Bermuda
By
Josh Ball and Danica Coto
| October 19, 2014 - 7:06am
Hurricane Gonzalo crushed trees, flattened power lines and damaged Bermuda's main hospital during an hours-long battering, but the tiny, wealthy British territory suffered no deaths.
World
Mexico to airlift tourists after Hurricane Odile
By
Alba Mora Roca
| September 17, 2014 - 7:18am
The Mexican government prepared to begin airlifting tens of thousands of stranded tourists out of the hurricane-ravaged resort area of Los Cabos on yesterday, as residents picked up the pieces of shattered, flooded...
World
Hurricane Marie grows stronger in Mexican Pacific
August 26, 2014 - 8:26am
Powerful Hurricane Marie kicked high swells along Mexico's northern Pacific coast on Monday, even as it weakened to a Category 4 storm. The U.S. National Hurricane Center said it would likely raise dangerous waves...
World
Hawaii residents stock up ahead of 2 hurricanes
By
Jennifer Sinco Kelleher and Audrey McAvoy
| August 7, 2014 - 5:36am
Hawaii residents were furiously stocking up on essentials as two hurricanes churned toward the islands yesterday and weather officials asked the whole state to prepare for flash flooding.
World
Hurricane Arthur strengthens to Category 2 near US
July 4, 2014 - 11:00am
Hurricane Arthur strengthened into a Category 2 hurricane late Thursday, with winds increasing to 100 mph (161 kph) as it neared the U.S. East Coast.
World
Hurricane forms off Mexico, strengthens rapidly
May 25, 2014 - 6:11am
The first hurricane of the eastern Pacific season formed hundreds of miles off Mexico's coast yesterday and could become a major storm by Sunday though it poses no immediate threat to land, forecasters in Miami...
World
An Unwelcome World Record
By
Grace D. Chong
| November 21, 2013 - 12:00am
What had just smashed through 44 of our provinces earned a world record as the most destructive typhoon.
Freeman Cebu Lifestyle
More natural disasters seen
February 19, 2013 - 12:00am
Since 2006, worldwide disasters numbered over 900 in any given year.
Banking
Insured losses from disasters breach $65 B
By
Ted P. Torres
| January 1, 2013 - 12:00am
Total insured losses from natural catastrophes and man-made disasters will reach approximately $65 billion in 2012. Natural catastrophes alone will lead to over 11,000 lives lost and roughly $60 billion in insured...
Banking
Carlotta downgraded to tropical depression
June 17, 2012 - 3:15am
Carlotta was downgraded to a tropical depression on yesterday as the system rapidly weakened after killing two young sisters in its march across southern Mexico.
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