Nepal Fast Facts | CNN
CNN — Here’s a look at Nepal, a mountainous country on the southern side of the Himalayas of Southern Asia. It shares Mt. Everest, the world’s tallest mountain, with China.…
Philippines storm: Death toll from Nalgae (Paeng) rises to 98, disaster agency says
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is set on Monday to fly over flood-submerged districts to inspect the damage after Tropical Storm Nalgae barreled across the Southeast Asian country over the…
Malaysia is braced for major floods. So why is it holding an election?
CNN — The Malaysian government’s insistence on holding a snap general election next month during a monsoon season that’s expected to bring devastating floods risks putting politics above people’s lives,…
Hundreds of bodies recovered from Chinese cruise ship
Story highlights The Eastern Star turns upright after divers tied slings around it and a crane lifted it Some oil leaked from the ship into the Yangtze River, a government…
This wearable device is helping workers beat extreme heat
Dubai CNN — It’s midday and temperatures are soaring above 50 degrees Celsius. In many countries, this would spark a heat warning, but in Dubai’s sweltering summer, it’s just another…
Some Chinese cities break October heat records as others shiver
Hong Kong CNN — China is facing extreme weather as scorching heat breaks records in some drought-stricken parts of the country, while cool weather sweeps through other regions as the…
Noru became a super typhoon in 6 hours. Scientists say powerful storms are becoming harder to forecast
CNN — Residents on the small resort island of Polillo are accustomed to severe weather – their island sits in the northeastern Philippines, on the edge of the Pacific Ocean…
Typhoon Noru: Karding makes landfall in Vietnam’s Da Nang
CNN — Typhoon Noru made landfall near Vietnam’s popular beach resort city of Da Nang on Wednesday morning, bringing powerful winds and heavy rain as tens of thousands of people…
Typhoon Nanmadol: Severe power outages in Japan as storm travels towards Tokyo
Tokyo CNN — More than 300,000 households across southwestern Japan have been left without power after Typhoon Nanmadol made landfall late on Sunday, prompting local authorities to issue a “special…
Typhoon Nanmadol: Millions told to evacuate as storm nears Japan
CNN — About two million people in southwestern Japan have been ordered to evacuate ahead of a powerful typhoon forecast to hit the region on Sunday, according to public broadcaster…