Residents in one area of the Texas coastline have been warned they must evacuate before the arrival of Hurricane Ike or “face certain death”. The National Weather Service issued the grave warning to those living in low-lying areas around Galveston Bay. More than a million people in Texas have been advised to leave their homes [...]

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Hurricane Gustav was no longer expected to reach Category 4 strength before hitting the U.S. Gulf Coast, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said on Sunday. Gustav was expected to have top winds of 127 mph (204 kph), Category 3 strength on the five-stage Saffir-Simpson scale of hurricane intensity, the hurricane center said in a report. [...]

The death toll from Burma’s devastating cyclone has now risen to more than 22,000, state media have said. Another 41,000 are missing three days after Cyclone Nargis hit the country, causing a huge tidal surge to sweep inland, according to state radio. The report came as aid agencies begin what they expect to be a [...]

The 2007 Atlantic hurricane season will be far more active than usual with an expected 17 tropical storms, of which nine will strengthen into hurricanes, a noted forecasting team founded by Dr. William Gray said on Tuesday. In an updated outlook for the June 1-November 30 season, the Colorado State University team led by hurricane [...]