Mexico death toll nears 100 as new hurricane hits

Last Updated: Friday, September 20, 2013, 09:56

Deaths from floods and landslides battering Mexico neared 100 as a fresh hurricane hit the northwest.

Mexico storm Manuel upgraded to hurricane, death toll reaches 80

Last Updated: Thursday, September 19, 2013, 14:25

Looting broke out in the flooded Mexican beach resort of Acapulco on Wednesday as the government struggled to reach tens of thousands of people cut off by flooding that had claimed at least 80 lives.

Mexico storms: Thousands of tourists still trapped in Acapulco

Last Updated: Wednesday, September 18, 2013, 12:37

The Army rescued around 2,000 tourists and airlifted them from the Acapulco resort to safety after the area was swamped with flood water by Tropical Storm Manuel. However, around 40,000 more tourists continue to be trapped in the city.

Big storms hit Mexico on opposite sides, 34 dead

Last Updated: Tuesday, September 17, 2013, 12:51

The remnants of Hurricane Ingrid and Tropical Storm Manuel have drenched northeastern and southwestern Mexico with torrential rains, flooding towns and cities, cutting highways and setting off landslides in a national emergency that federal authorities said had caused at least 34 deaths.

Big storms hit Mexico on opposite coasts; 21 dead

Last Updated: Monday, September 16, 2013, 08:53

The remnants of Tropical Storm Manuel continued to deluge Mexico`s southwestern Pacific shoulder with dangerous rains while Hurricane Ingrid headed for a Monday landfall on the country`s opposite coast.

Tropical storms Gabrielle, Humberto swirl in Atlantic

Last Updated: Wednesday, September 11, 2013, 11:16

Tropical Storm Gabrielle regenerated and bore down on Bermuda on Tuesday while Tropical Storm Humberto strengthened to the verge of becoming the season`s first Atlantic hurricane, forecasters said.

Tropical Storm Barry hits Mexican coast

Last Updated: Thursday, June 20, 2013, 08:35

Tropical Storm Barry formed off Mexico`s Gulf Coast, prompting Mexican authorities to ready hundreds of shelters.

Tiny airplanes, submarines could be next hurricane

Last Updated: Sunday, June 9, 2013, 16:58

A scientist at the University of Florida has developed tiny airplanes and submarines, which can swarm over, under and through hurricanes to help predict the strength and path of the storms.

Tropical storm Andrea bearing down on Florida

Last Updated: Thursday, June 6, 2013, 18:18

The first tropical storm of the Atlantic hurricane season got a little stronger as it headed toward Florida`s western coast and new tropical storm warning was issued for a swath of the US East Coast.

Carrie Underwood donates 1 million dollars to Red Cross

Last Updated: Saturday, May 25, 2013, 08:35

Carrie Underwood has donated $1 million to fund the American Red Cross` hurricane relief efforts in her hometown Oklahoma.

Climate change will increase frequency of hurricanes

Last Updated: Tuesday, March 19, 2013, 15:22

New research from the Niels Bohr Institute has shown that there will be a ten-fold increase in frequency of hurricanes if the climate becomes two degrees Celsius warmer.