Natural Hazards: Typhoon Rananim
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The MODIS instrument aboard NASA's Terra satellite captured this true-color image of Typhoon Rananim on August 12 at 2:40 UTC.
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After a major earthquake and 10 typhoons, there's more concern that the system can't handle such disasters.
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Typhoon No. 16 was moving northwest, about 140 kilometers northwest by north of Yakushima island, Kagoshima Prefecture, at speeds of about 15 kph as of 9 pm Sunday, increasing fears that it might hit Kyushu
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An approaching typhoon brought strong  winds and heavy rains to Taiwan on Tuesday, disrupting air and  sea traffic and forcing financial markets, schools and  businesses in Taipei and nearby counties to close.
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Typhoon Shanshan, which hit Japan over the weekend, has left nine people dead and more than 200 injured.
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Another typhoon is set to hit the Philippines, which is already reeling under the impact of two back-to-back storms. More than 500 people died in the previous storms, and the latest one, Typhoon Nanmadol, packing
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Heavy rain from super-typhoon Durian has caused mudslides that smothered dozens of villages in the eastern Philippines, killing 388 according to the Red Cross.
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Typhoon Nock-ten battered Taiwan on Monday as the storm&#39;s eye whirled just off the island&#39;s eastern coast, drenching mountainous regions with rain that could trigger deadly mudslides.
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Weather forecasters have raised flood and landslide alerts as tropical storm Durian threatened the northern Philippines with winds of up to 105 kilometers (65 miles) an hour.
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Along with their destructive force, hurricanes can have beneficial effects as part of the rhythm of nature. Storms that erode beaches, uproot trees and flatten wildlife habitats may also refresh waterways, revive dry areas and bulk up barrier islands with redistributed sand.
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Malaysia's meteorology department has issued its highest alert for strong winds and rough seas off the country's eastern states of Sabah and Sarawak as destructive typhoon Durian made its way through the region.
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PHILIPPINES MANILA -- Typhoon Durian may have killed up to 400 people in the central Philippines after heavy rains and winds sent tons of mud and boulders the size of cars crashing onto villages, the head of the local Red Cross said yesterday. Durian, which packed winds of up to 140 miles per hour and heavy rain, moved into the ...
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A new tropical storm is heading for the Philippines,  threatening to disrupt relief efforts in the aftermath of Typhoon Xangsane, which killed 76 and left millions without power and drinking water.
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Typhoon Xangsane has wrought destruction across the Philippines causing widespread flooding, closing schools and financial markets, cutting power and transport links and leaving at least three people dead.
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A powerful typhoon was poised to strike the southwestern Japanese island of Kyushu on Monday, threatening large areas of the country with strong winds and heavy rain.
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Suzuka, Japan (Sports Network) - Qualifying for Saturday&#39;s Japanese Grand Prix has been delayed because of a typhoon which is approaching the area.
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As Typhoon Nock-Ten lumbered towards Taiwan, the Center Weather Bureau yesterday warned that the storm will shroud the whole country today, while the storm&#39;s first victim, 54-year-old Wu