tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2877698188774561460.post3842051528568996983..comments2023-11-06T17:59:14.655+02:00Comments on Eco R Geo: Rare tropical cyclone: Yemen, Oman expect eight years of rain in two days as Chapala forms in Arabian Sea antixronoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17321757470762094126noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2877698188774561460.post-31205832313505850712015-11-02T14:13:46.505+02:002015-11-02T14:13:46.505+02:00A rare tropical cyclone has hit the remote Yemeni ...A rare tropical cyclone has hit the remote Yemeni island of Socotra, killing at least one person before heading towards the Yemeni mainland...<br /><br />Many residents took shelter in schools and caves as the storm, named Chapala, brought hurricane-force winds, heavy rain and powerful waves to the island.<br /><br />Photos and videos posted online showed water flowing through the streets of the provincial capital, Hadibu.<br /><br />It is believed to be the most powerful storm that Yemen has seen in decades.<br /><br />The UN's weather agency has described the cyclone as "extremely severe".<br /><br />Forecasters say it could deluge parts of Yemen with up to 500mm (20in) of rain in two days - 10 times the annual average.<br /><br />At 06:00 GMT on Monday, the US Navy's Joint Typhoon Warning Center said Chapala was generating gusts of up to 240km/h (150mph), equivalent to a category 4 hurricane.<br /><br />Gusts of up to 165 km/h are forecast for when the storm makes landfall just west of the city of Mukalla, on the south coast of the Yemeni mainland, at around 06:00 GMT on Tuesday.........http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-34698709<br />2/11/15Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2877698188774561460.post-5303706498408680712015-10-31T13:03:53.016+02:002015-10-31T13:03:53.016+02:00'Extremely severe' cyclone heading for Yem...'Extremely severe' cyclone heading for Yemen, Oman: UN...<br /><br />The UN's weather agency warned Friday a "super cyclonic storm" was heading towards Oman and war-ravaged Yemen, where it could strike with hurricane force and dump torrential rain that may trigger landslides.<br /><br />Named Chapala, the storm is brewing in the Arabian Sea and is expected to make landfall in northern Yemen and the adjoining Oman coast around midnight Monday, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said.<br /><br />"Tropical cyclones are extremely rare over the Arabian peninsula," WMO spokeswoman Clare Nullis told reporters, adding that the storm might well be the first of its kind to hit Yemen.<br /><br />It is set to hit at a time when Yemen remains wracked by a conflict that has claimed nearly 5,000 lives since March.<br /><br />"We hope the humanitarian impact (of Chapala) on Yemen will be limited," Nullis said.<br /><br />The WMO described Chapala as "an extremely severe cyclonic storm."<br /><br />Chapala is poised to strengthen to become a "super cyclonic storm" within the next 24 hours, packing wind speeds of between 220 and 230 kilometers (127-143 miles) per hour in the next 24 hours, it added.<br /><br />That is the equivalent of a category four hurricane................http://www.i24news.tv/en/news/international/middle-east/90946-151031-extremely-severe-cyclone-heading-for-yemen-oman-un<br />31/10/15Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com