Typhoon Nuri - Aug 2008 Updates

According to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration 3 Nock-Ten (Nina) (PAGASA), the Philippines is prone to tropical cyclones due to its geographical...

This report covers the period 01/01/2008 to 31/12/2008. In a world of global challenges, continued poverty, inequity, and increasing vulnerability to disasters and disease, the International...

Executive Summary The Annual Tropical Cyclone Report is prepared by the staff of the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC), a combined Air Force/Navy organization operating under the command of the...

2.1 Review of tropical cyclones in 2008 2.1.1 Tropical cyclones over the western North Pacific (including the South China Sea) In 2008, 24 tropical cyclones affected the western North Pacific and the...

DATE : 30 August 2008, 8:00 AM References: Reports from PAGASA, DSWD, DOH, DepEd, DPWH, PCG, OCDRCs CAR, I, II and III 1. Situation Overview - Typhoon "Karen" entered the Philippine Area of...

(Extract) 2. Effects 2.1. Areas and Population Affected (Tab A) - There were 82,372 families / 352,135 persons affected in 1,115 barangays, 86 municipalities/cities, 10 provinces in Regions I, II and...

DATE: 27 August 2008, 6:00 AM References: Reports from PAGASA, DSWD, OOH, DepEd, DPWH, PCG, OCDRCs CAR, I, II and III 1. Situation Overview - Typhoon "Karen" entered the Philippine Area of...

DATE: 26 August 2008, 6:00 AM References: Reports from PAGASA, DSWD, DOH, DepEd, DPWH, PCG, OCDRCs CAR, I, II and III 1. Situation Overview - Typhoon "Karen" entered the Philippine Area of...

SHANGHAI, Aug 25, 2008 (Xinhua via COMTEX News Network) -- Torrential rain swept through Shanghai on Monday, causing flight delays and flooding more than 60 downtown roads. Thunderstorms began at...

DATE: 25 August 2008, 6:00 AM References: Reports from PAGASA, DSWD, DOH, DepEd, DPWH, PCG, OCDRCs CAR, I, II and III 1. Situation Overview - Typhoon "Karen" entered the Philippine Area of...

Local mariculturists suffering serious losses caused by Typhoon Nuri last week may register from tomorrow (August 26) to September 3 with the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department (AFCD)...

HONG KONG, Aug 23, 2008 (Xinhua via COMTEX News Network) -- The traffic has resumed in Hong Kong on Saturday as ebbing Nuri moved away towards the coastal areas of neighboring Guangdong province. ...

HONG KONG, Aug 23 (Reuters) - Typhoon Nuri, which shut down much of Hong Kong for a day, was gradually weakening on Saturday after making landfall in China, though it disrupted hundreds of flights...

Strong Wind No. 3 was issued at 2.40am today (August 23), replacing the No. 8 Southwest Gale or Storm Signal as Tropical Storm Nuri continued to move away from Hong Kong. As at 2.30am today, 394...

Nearly 160,000 people in 13 coastal cities in Guangdong were evacuated Friday after Typhoon Nuri, the strongest this year, hit the southern province. The provincial observatory issued a Class-I...

NANNING, Aug 23, 2008 (Xinhua via COMTEX News Network) -- Downpours brought by Typhoon Nuri swept south China's Guangdong and Guangxi from Friday to Saturday, but no casualties have been reported. ...

DATE: 23 August 2008 (as of 5:00 AM) References: Reports from PAGASA, DSWD, DOH, Dep Ed,OCDRCs CAR, I, II and III Situation Overview - Typhoon "Karen" entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility on...

GUANGZHOU, Aug 22, 2008 (Xinhua via COMTEX News Network) -- Tropical storm Nuri made landfall in Nanlang Town, Zhongshan City, of the southern Guangdong Province at 10:10 p.m. on Friday, packing...

Typhoon Nuri struck China as a tropical storm at about 12:00 GMT on 22 August. Data supplied by the US Navy and Air Force Joint Typhoon Warning Center suggest that the point of landfall was near 22.5...

The Northwest Gale or Storm Signal no. 8 is still in force. Nuri is expected to be rather close to Hong Kong this afternoon and tonight, and a higher storm signal may be issued shortly. All ferry,...