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Bad weather halts recovery of bodies from AirAsia flight
Stormy weather forced Indonesian rescuers to suspend their search for the bodies of those on AirAsia's Flight QZ8501.
31 December 2014
Philippine storm death toll rises to 11
Two days of heavy flooding and landslides killed 11 people as tropical storm Jangmi crossed the central Philippines on Tuesday, with water in some areas "neck deep".
30 December 2014
Up to 11 dead in Japan snow storms: reports
Up to 11 people are now reported to have died in a winter snow storm gripping much of Japan, as forecasters warned bad weather would continue.
19 December 2014
Thousands without power on Thanksgiving after US storm
A winter storm that wreaked travel chaos across the US northeast wound down, but hundreds of thousands of people were left without power on the Thanksgiving holiday.
28 November 2014
Tropical Storm Hanna forms off Nicaragua, Honduras coasts
Nicaragua and Honduras were bracing for severe weather after Tropical Storm Hanna formed off the Caribbean coast.
28 October 2014
Bermuda braces for 'dangerous hurricane' Gonzalo
Hurricane Gonzalo gained strength in the Atlantic as it barreled toward Bermuda, which was bracing for a hit from the powerful Category Four storm.
17 October 2014
Tropical storm flooding shuts down Philippine capital
Heavy rains brought by the outer bands of Tropical Storm Fung-Wong shut down the Philippine capital Manila.
19 September 2014
Hurricane churns towards Bermuda, to impact US
A strengthening Hurricane Cristobal had Bermuda in its sights, US meteorologists said, warning of heavy rain, high winds.
27 August 2014
Thirteen rescued two days after Indonesia tourist boat sinks
Eight foreigners and five Indonesians were rescued two days after their tourist boat sank during a storm in the archipelago.
18 August 2014
Heavy storms kill 16 in northwest Pakistan
Heavy storms and rains killed at least 16 people, including nine children, and injured over 80 others in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.
16 August 2014
Dust storm cuts Kazakhstan's Aktau off water and electricity
A severe dust storm has left Aktau city in western Kazakhstan without water and electricity.
11 August 2014
48 killed, 10 survivors in Taiwan plane crash: airline
Taiwan's TransAsia Airways said Thursday that 48 people were killed and 10 survived when one of its turboprop passenger planes crashed after an aborted landing during stormy weather.
24 July 2014
Downgraded typhoon heading toward Fukushima plant
Tropical storm Neoguri churned toward the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant on Japan's east coast after leaving several people dead and causing havoc in other parts of the country.
11 July 2014
Japan on highest typhoon alert, 480,000 urged to take shelter
Japan braced Tuesday for one of its worst storms in years as typhoon Neoguri barrelled towards the southern Okinawa island chain, with the national weather agency issuing its highest alert and nearly half-a-million people urged to take shelter.
08 July 2014
Hurricane Arthur makes landfall on US East Coast
Hurricane Arthur made landfall on the North Carolina shore late Thursday, as millions of Americans braced for its impact along the East Coast on the eve of the Independence Day holiday.
04 July 2014
Tropical storm Boris to slam Mexico, Guatemala
Tropical storm Boris bore down on Mexico's Pacific coast Tuesday, bringing drenching rains all the way to the Guatemala border, days after deadly flooding and mudslides in the region.
04 June 2014
Storm Amanda blamed for three deaths in Mexico
Torrential rains from tropical storm Amanda claimed the lives of three people in Mexico, authorities said.
29 May 2014
Windstorm uproots tree, kills zookeeper in Shymkent
A windstorm has ripped off roofs, uprooted trees and even killed a person in Kazakhstan's southern city of Shymkent on May 12.
13 May 2014
Storm rips off half of 800 sq m roof in one piece in Pavlodar
The roof of a five-story building in Pavlodar has been ripped off in one piece by a storm. Other areas sustained damage as well.
28 April 2014
Wind-ripped roofing knocks 10 y.o. into coma in Taldykorgan
A strong wind blew off parts of roofing from a school building in Taldykorgan and threw them at a 10-y.o. boy who was walking by leaving deep cuts in his belly.
11 April 2014