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Tropical storms update – Damrey, Saola, Ernesto and Haikui

Posted on 3 August, 2012 by Met Office Press Office

As reported in yesterday’s blog, the tropical west Pacific has been active recently with typhoons Saola and Damrey both causing disruption in parts of south-east Asia. Saola weakened to a tropical storm before making landfall over the Fujian province of China. Huge amounts of … Continue reading →

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Tropical storm season heading towards its peak

Posted on 2 August, 2012 by Met Office Press Office

August and September are the months when tropical cyclone activity in the northern hemisphere reaches its peak. As August begins there are currently several active tropical cyclones and possibly more to come. Typhoon Saola formed in the west Pacific and gave … Continue reading →

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