A monstrous storm has arisen in the Western Pacific, the likes of which haven't been seen for several years, meteorologists say. The storm, Super Typhoon Haiyan, has become the year's most intense ...

Super Typhoon Haiyan has made landfall. ... Made landfall in Japan as a tropical storm, killing 2 people. Super Typhoon Ida (1958), 200 mph winds, 877 mb pressure.

Haiyan, known locally in the Philippines as Yulonda, will go down as a historic storm, making landfall in the central Philippines as perhaps the most powerful tropical cyclone to ever make ...

Typhoon Haiyan's devastation can be chalked up to a series of bad coincidences. ... Tropical oceans are especially warm, which is why the biggest storms, Category 4 and Category 5, ...

It’s not often that the classification “Super Typhoon”—the equivalent of a strong Category 4 or 5 Hurricane, like Katrina or Andrew—fails to convey the intensity of a tropical cyclone.

Super Typhoon Haiyan is one of the most intense tropical cyclones in world history, with sustained winds an incredible 190 mph, gusting to 230 mph, said the Joint Typhoon Warning Center in their ...

Three hours before landfall, the Joint Typhoon Warning Center assessed Haiyan's sustained winds at 195 mph, gusting to 235 mph, making it the fourth-strongest tropical cyclone in world history.

After Tropical Storm Trami hammered the ... "It resembles the aftermath of Typhoon Yolanda in Leyte in 2013," the post added, referring to the Philippines' name for Super Typhoon Haiyan, ...

Super typhoon Haiyan, bearing down on the Philippines, ... Tropical storm Alvin will form in next 48 hours, forecasters say — kicking off this year's Pacific hurricane season ...