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Philippines: Typhoon Kalmaegi Triggers Severe Flooding, Displacing Thousands 2

Severe flooding has submerged towns and displaced hundreds of thousands as Typhoon Kalmaegi battered the central Philippines. Rivers overflowed in Cebu and nearby islands, forcing residents onto rooftops while cars and containers were swept through the streets. Local officials said some evacuation centers were inundated, and many survivors of a recent earthquake had to be evacuated again. More than 380,000 people fled their homes across the Visayas, southern Luzon, and northern Mindanao. Kalmaegi, locally named Tino, made landfall late Monday, November 3 with winds of up to 130 kph before moving toward the South China Sea on Tuesday, November 4.

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Philippines: Typhoon Kalmaegi Triggers Severe Flooding, Displacing Thousands

Severe flooding has submerged towns and displaced hundreds of thousands as Typhoon Kalmaegi battered the central Philippines. Rivers overflowed in Cebu and nearby islands, forcing residents onto rooftops while cars and containers were swept through the streets. Local officials said some evacuation centers were inundated, and many survivors of a recent earthquake had to be evacuated again. More than 380,000 people fled their homes across the Visayas, southern Luzon, and northern Mindanao. Kalmaegi, locally named Tino, made landfall late Monday, November 3 with winds of up to 130 kph before moving toward the South China Sea on Tuesday, November 4.

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Philippines: Residents Rush to Stores Ahead of Typhoon Kalmaegi 2

Typhoon Kalmaegi swept across the central Philippines, killing one person, flooding communities, cutting power, and displacing tens of thousands after making landfall around midnight over Silago in Southern Leyte early on November 4. The storm reached typhoon strength shortly before landfall, with winds of up to 150 kph and gusts reaching 185 kph. This video shows the inside of a local supermarket crowded with shoppers preparing for the typhoon in Cebu City on November 3.

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Philippines: Residents Rush to Stores Ahead of Typhoon Kalmaegi

Typhoon Kalmaegi swept across the central Philippines, killing one person, flooding communities, cutting power, and displacing tens of thousands after making landfall around midnight over Silago in Southern Leyte early on November 4. The storm reached typhoon strength shortly before landfall, with winds of up to 150 kph and gusts reaching 185 kph. This video shows people shopping at a local supermarket in Iloilo City, Western Visayas on November 3 to prepare for the typhoon.

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Philippines: Typhoon Kalmaegi (PH Tino) Threatens Central Islands

On Monday morning, November 3, Typhoon Kalmaegi (locally named Tino) intensified, prompting the state weather bureau (Pagasa) to place several areas in Visayas and Mindanao under Signal No. 3. The typhoon is moving west-southwestward at 25 kph, carrying maximum sustained winds of 120 kph and gusts up to 150 kph. Its initial landfall is potentially forecast for Eastern Samar, Leyte, Southern Leyte, or Dinagat Islands. A part of the video is dark as the power went off in the area.

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Argentina: Fierce Storm Batters Southern Córdoba and Santa Fe

A violent storm battered Córdoba and Santa Fe on Thursday, March 27, bringing heavy rains and wind gusts of 110 kph. The storm caused damage to homes, downed trees and power lines, and power outages.

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Australia: Powerful ‘Microburst’ Storm Hits Brisbane, Leaving Widespread Damage

A powerful storm system caused a 'microburst' with wind gusts reaching up to 80 kph (approximately 50 mph) in eastern Brisbane on Thursday, January 16. The storm uprooted trees, damaged properties, and left tens of thousands of homes without power in south-east Queensland.

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Brazil: Powerful Storm Hits Sao Paulo, Leaving 7 Dead, 1.4 Million Homes Without Power 4

A powerful storm with wind gusts of more than 100 kph (62 mph) swept through Sao Paulo, Brazil, on Friday, October 11, leaving at least seven people dead. The storm knocked down power lines, leaving about 1.4 million homes without power, shutting down several airports, and interrupting water service in several areas.

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Brazil: Powerful Storm Hits Sao Paulo, Leaving 7 Dead, 1.4 Million Homes Without Power 3

A powerful storm with wind gusts of more than 100 kph (62 mph) swept through Sao Paulo, Brazil, on Friday, October 11, leaving at least seven people dead. The storm knocked down power lines, leaving about 1.4 million homes without power, shutting down several airports, and interrupting water service in several areas.

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Brazil: Powerful Storm Hits Sao Paulo, Leaving 7 Dead, 1.4 Million Homes Without Power 2

A powerful storm with wind gusts of more than 100 kph (62 mph) swept through Sao Paulo, Brazil, on Friday, October 11, leaving at least seven people dead. The storm knocked down power lines, leaving about 1.4 million homes without power, shutting down several airports, and interrupting water service in several areas.

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Brazil: Powerful Storm Hits Sao Paulo, Leaving 7 Dead, 1.4 Million Homes Without Power

A powerful storm with wind gusts of more than 100 kph (62 mph) swept through Sao Paulo, Brazil, on Friday, October 11, leaving at least seven people dead. The storm knocked down power lines, leaving about 1.4 million homes without power, shutting down several airports, and interrupting water service in several areas.

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Taiwan: Typhoon Gaemi Makes Landfall Bringing Gusty Winds And Torrential Rains 4

Widespread flooding hit Taiwan as Typhoon Gaemi brought heavy rainfall on Thursday, July 25. Gaemi made landfall around midnight on the coast of northwestern Yilan County. According to weather officials, it was the most powerful typhoon that struck Taiwan in the last 8 years with gusts of up to 227 kph (141 mph).

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Taiwan: Typhoon Gaemi Makes Landfall Bringing Gusty Winds And Torrential Rains 3

Widespread flooding hit Taiwan as Typhoon Gaemi brought heavy rainfall on Thursday, July 25. Gaemi made landfall around midnight on the coast of northwestern Yilan County. According to weather officials, it was the most powerful typhoon that struck Taiwan in the last 8 years with gusts of up to 227 kph (141 mph).

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Taiwan: Winds And Rain Pick Up Ahead Of Typhoon Gaemi Landfall 5

Winds and rain started picking up in Taiwan on Wednesday, July 24, ahead of Typhoon Gaemi's landfall on the coast of northeastern Yilan County around midnight. The first typhoon to affect Taiwan this season, Gaemi packed maximum sustained winds of up to 190 kph, with gusts of up to 227 kph.

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Taiwan: Winds And Rain Pick Up Ahead Of Typhoon Gaemi Landfall 4

Winds and rain have started to pick up in Taiwan on Wednesday, July 24, ahead of Typhoon Gaemi's forecast landfall later today or early Thursday. The first typhoon to affect Taiwan this season, Gaemi packs maximum sustained winds of up to 162 kph, with gusts of up to 198 kph.

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Taiwan: Typhoon Gaemi Makes Landfall Bringing Gusty Winds And Torrential Rains 2

Widespread flooding hit Taiwan as Typhoon Gaemi brought heavy rainfall on Thursday, July 25. Gaemi made landfall around midnight on the coast of northwestern Yilan County. According to weather officials, it was the most powerful typhoon that struck Taiwan in the last 8 years with gusts of up to 227 kph (141 mph).

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Taiwan: Typhoon Gaemi Makes Landfall Bringing Torrential Rains

Widespread flooding hit Taiwan as Typhoon Gaemi brought heavy rainfall on Thursday, July 25. Gaemi made landfall around midnight on the coast of northwestern Yilan County. According to weather officials, it was the most powerful typhoon that struck Taiwan in the last 8 years with gusts of up to 227 kph (141 mph).

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Taiwan: Winds And Rain Pick Up Ahead Of Typhoon Gaemi Landfall 2

Winds and rain have started to pick up in Taiwan on Wednesday, July 24, ahead of Typhoon Gaemi's forecast landfall later today or early Thursday. The first typhoon to affect Taiwan this season, Gaemi packs maximum sustained winds of up to 162 kph, with gusts of up to 198 kph.

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Taiwan: Winds And Rain Pick Up Ahead Of Typhoon Gaemi Landfall 3

Winds and rain have started to pick up in Taiwan on Wednesday, July 24, ahead of Typhoon Gaemi's forecast landfall later today or early Thursday. The first typhoon to affect Taiwan this season, Gaemi packs maximum sustained winds of up to 162 kph, with gusts of up to 198 kph.

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Taiwan: Winds And Rain Pick Up Ahead Of Typhoon Gaemi Landfall

Winds and rain have started to pick up in Taiwan on Wednesday, July 24, ahead of Typhoon Gaemi's forecast landfall later today or early Thursday. The first typhoon to affect Taiwan this season, Gaemi packs maximum sustained winds of up to 162 kph, with gusts of up to 198 kph.

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Storm Ciaran causes massive power cuts, school closures in UK

STORY: Storm Ciaran causes massive power cuts, school closures in UK SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 2, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 3, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:31 LOCATION: London CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of London streets when Storm Ciaran hit the UK 2. various of a train station with delayed people in London STORYLINE: Thousands of homes in southern parts of the United Kingdom (UK) were left without power on Thursday as Storm Ciaran hit the country. Across Devon and Cornwall, Sussex, Surrey and the Channel Islands, power supplies have been affected by strong winds and heavy rains, UK Power Networks said. More than 300 schools in southern England have been closed amid warnings that the storm could be life-threatening. Some schools will remain shut on Friday. About 40 people in Jersey were evacuated after their homes were damaged, as wind speeds have hit highs of 104 mph (about 167 kph) on the island. "We're still dealing with a lot of calls and working with partners to assess road conditions. Please continue

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Myanmar town records highest single-day rainfall in 58 years

STORY: Myanmar town records highest single-day rainfall in 58 years DATELINE: May 15, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:15 LOCATION: BAGAN, Myanmar CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of raining in Bagan, Nyaung-U 2. various of flooded areas in Bagan STORYLINE: A town in central Myanmar experienced its heaviest single-day rainfall in 58 years on Saturday, according to the Department of Meteorology and Hydrology. The Nyaung-U town in central Myanmar's Mandalay Region logged its heaviest rainfall in 58 years, with 161 mm recorded on Saturday, compared to the figure of 121 mm in May 2018, the weather bureau said. Cyclone Mocha hit the coastlines of Bangladesh and Myanmar on Sunday with winds of up to 130 mph (about 209 kph). The two towns of Chauk and Sinphyukyun in central Myanmar's Magway Region also experienced the heaviest single-day rainfall in 55 years and 50 years, respectively, on Sunday, according to the weather agency. Cyclone Mocha came after towns in Myanmar experienced record-high temperatures ami

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Hokkaido Shinkansen achieves speed of 260 kph

HOKUTO, Japan - Photo taken on Dec. 26, 2014, in Hokuto on Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido shows a Hokkaido Shinkansen bullet train, which is in trial run ahead of the spring 2016 launch. It achieved a maximum speed of 260 kilometers per hour.

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Nippon Ham's Otani ties Japan's fastest 162-kph pitch

NISHINOMIYA, Japan - Shohei Otani of the Nippon Ham Fighters throws a 162-kilometer-per-hour fastball, a tie for the fastest in Japan's professional baseball, on his second pitch against lead-off batter Takashi Toritani of the Hanshin Tigers in the bottom of the first inning in game 2 of the All-Star series at Koshien Stadium in Nishinomiya, western Japan, on July 19, 2014. Marc Kroon of the Yomiuri Giants threw a 162 kph ball in 2008.

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Maglev train test run

TSURU, Japan - Photo shows the inside of an L0 series magnetically levitated train on Aug. 29, 2013, as Central Japan Railway Co. resumed experimental runs of its maglev trains after completing a two-year project to extend its test line in Yamanashi Prefecture. Reporters aboard the train experienced speeds up to 505 kph during the test run.

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Türkiye's unmanned fighter Kizilelma carries out maiden flight

STORY: Türkiye's unmanned fighter Kizilelma carries out maiden flight DATELINE: Dec. 15, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:46 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Kizilelma carrying out maiden flight STORYLINE: Turkish fighter drone Kizilelma carried out its maiden flight on Wednesday, Turkish defense company Baykar Technology said. Kizilelma, officially known as the National Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle System, has a payload capacity of 1.5 tons, and the maximum distance it can cover to perform combat missions is 926 km, according to the technical specifications issued by the company. Powered by a turbofan engine, Kizilelma can fly for up to 5 hours, and reach speeds of up to 800 kph (500 mph or Mach 0.64), the company said. The aircraft will extend Türkiye's armed drone capabilities from land-based to naval operations. It will be capable of taking off from and landing on short-runway aircraft carriers, including the flagship-to-be amphibious assault ship TCG Anadolu of the Turkish Navy. Bay

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Amphibious bus on trial cruise in Lake Suwa

NAGANO, Japan - An amphibious bus makes a trial cruise on Lake Suwa, Nagano Prefecture, on Nov. 17 as Suwa city and the city tourist association look into the commercial feasibility of the service as a tourist attraction. The trial event proved popular as the city offered free rides to 240 people and received applications from 1,800. The bus, with a capacity of 40 passengers, has a maximum land speed of 120 kilometers per hour and a maximum speed of 15 kph on water.

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'Next-generation' Shinkansen model on display

HAMAMATSU, Japan - A new Shinkansen model, the ''next-generation'' N-700 Series, on display in a press preview at the JR Tokai Hamamatsu plant in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecutre on April 10. According to JR engineers, a key N-700 technical feature is that the train, through the use of air spring, can bend at curves so that it does not have to decelerate when passing through curving passages. The N-700 Series, which will run in the Tokaido Sanyo Shinkansen line, can speed through curves at a maximum speed of 270 kilometers per hour in the Tokaido sector and 300 kph in the Sanyo sector, they say. As a result, the N-700 Series can travel between Tokyo and the Shin-Osaka station in Osaka in 2 hours and 25 minutes, down 5 minutes, and between Tokyo and the Hakata station in Fukuoka in 4 hours and 50 minutes.

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New Honda humanoid robot Asimo can move at 6 kph, move in zigzag

TOKYO, Japan - Honda Motor Co. unveiled an upgraded version of its Asimo humanoid robot in Tokyo on Dec. 13 that can move at a speed of 6 kilometers per hour and perform a greater number of tasks such as passing a tray. Photo shows Asimo carrying drinks on a cart.

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New Honda humanoid robot Asimo can move at 6 kph, move in zigzag

TOKYO, Japan - Honda Motor Co. unveiled an upgraded version of its Asimo humanoid robot in Tokyo on Dec. 13 that can move at a speed of 6 kilometers per hour and perform a greater number of tasks such as passing a tray. Photo shows Asimo walking with a woman.

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New Honda humanoid robot Asimo can move at 6 kph, move in zigzag

TOKYO, Japan - Honda Motor Co. unveiled an upgraded version of its Asimo humanoid robot in Tokyo on Dec. 13 that can move at a speed of 6 kilometers per hour and perform a greater number of tasks such as passing a tray. Photo shows Asimo running.

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JR East unveils 360-kph bullet train, world's fastest

RIFU, Japan - East Japan Railway Co. on June 24 unveiled a new shinkansen bullet train in the town of Rifu, Miyagi Prefecture that will operate at a speed of 360 kilometers per hour, possibly the world's fastest.

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JR East unveils 360-kph bullet train, world's fastest

RIFU, Japan - East Japan Railway Co. on June 24 unveiled a new shinkansen bullet train in the town of Rifu, Miyagi Prefecture that will operate at a speed of 360 kilometers per hour, possibly the world's fastest.

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(3)Low-pressure system brings typhoon-class winds to Japan

CHIBA, Japan - Buildings stand heavily damaged in Chiba, east of Tokyo, on Dec. 5 after a rapidly growing low-pressure system brought typhoon-class winds to the Japanese archipelago. from Saturday night to Sunday morning, causing blackouts, stranding a chemical tanker and paralyzing some air and land traffic. Winds of 172 kilometer per hour were recorded in Chiba, 150 kph in Yokohama and 144 kph in Tokyo.

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Japanese agent begins selling new Ferrari that goes 325 kph

TOKYO, Japan - Cornes & Co., the agent in Japan for Italian sports car maker Ferrari S.p.A., begun taking orders for the Ferrari 575M Maranello (in release photo), capable of cruising at 325 kilometers per hour, on May 29.

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S. Korea's high-speed train makes test run

SEOUL, South Korea - This photo is of South Korea's first high-speed train which made a test run on a 34-km section of track between Chonan and Taejon at 200 kph. South Korean President Kim Dae Jung rode on the trial run. When completed in 2004, the train will run from Seoul to Pusan in one hour and 56 minutes at a maximum speed of 300 kph.

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Test run for S. Korea's bullet train conducted

SEOUL, South Korea - President Kim Dae Jung (4th from L) joins other dignitaries in a ceremony held in Chonan, South Chungchong Province, on Dec. 16 to mark the start of a test run for South Korea's first bullet train. Later Kim took a trial ride in the rail car that ran a 34-km Chonan-Taejon section at 200 kph. When completed in 2004, the train will run the 412 km from Seoul to Pusan in one hour and 56 minutes at a maximum speed of 300 kph.

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Maglev trains pass at record velocity of 1,003 kph

KOFU, Japan - Two magnetically levitated trains pass each other at a relative velocity of 1,003 kilometers per hour in a test run in Yamanashi Prefecture on Nov. 16, beating the previous record of 966 kph recorded last December. Officials of Central Japan Railway Co. said the test run paves the way for the introduction of a superconducting magnetically levitated train in the future. Relative velocity is the speed at which one object sees the other object as they pass.

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New ''Nozomi'' bullet train model unveiled

A new ''Nozomi'' Shinkansen bullet train model is unveiled at JR Tokyo station Feb. 10. The new model, jointly developed by Central Japan Railway Co. and West Japan Railway Co., will make its debut March 13 on the Tokaido and Sanyo Shinkansen Lines. The prototype of the Nozomi, which means hope in Japanese, was completed in October 1997. The new model has a maximum speed of 285 kilometers per hour, up 15 kph from the current Nozomi trains.

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Maglev train hits 550 kph world

Japan's prototype of the magnetically levitated linear motor train hits the world speed record of 550 kilometers per hour at an experimental track in Yamanashi Prefecture on Dec. 24.

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NASA's Orion spacecraft completes closest flyby of Moon

STORY: NASA's Orion spacecraft completes closest flyby of Moon DATELINE: Nov. 23, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:57 LOCATION: Washington D.C. CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Earth-set captured as NASA's Orion spacecraft preparing for the outbound powered flyby maneuver 2. various of Earth-rise captured after NASA's Orion spacecraft executing the outbound powered flyby maneuver 3. various of the launch of NASA's Artemis I moon mission STORYLINE: NASA's Orion spacecraft completed its closest flyby of the Moon Monday morning. Before the flyby, the mission team conducted an outbound powered flyby burn at 7:44 a.m. U.S. Eastern Standard Time, increasing speed of the spacecraft at a rate of more than 580 miles per hour (mph) (928 kilometers per hour), according to NASA. At the time of the flyby, Orion was 81 miles (130 kilometers) above the lunar surface, traveling at 5,102 mph (8,163 kph). It was more than 230,000 miles (368,000 kilometers) from Earth during the flyby. The outbound powered flyby bu

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China's first commercial sky train rolls off production line

STORY: China's first commercial sky train rolls off production line DATELINE: Aug. 27, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:50 LOCATION: QINGDAO, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY/TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: various of the sky train STORYLINE: China's first commercial sky train, a type of suspended monorail vehicle, rolled off the production line on Friday in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province. The two-carriage train, with a maximum speed of 70 kph, will be able to carry 200 passengers on one trip. According to its manufacturer CRRC Qingdao Sifang Co. Ltd., the train is equipped with an intelligent system that allows a series of automatic operations, including automatic driving. Besides, energy consumption of the train will be reduced by 15 percent per 100 km through energy-saving technologies. The sky train is expected to have wide application in scenic areas, mountainous regions, and major cities. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Qingdao, China. (XHTV)

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JR East unveils 360-kph bullet train, world's fastest

RIFU, Japan - East Japan Railway Co. on June 24 unveiled a new shinkansen bullet train in the town of Rifu, Miyagi Prefecture that will operate at a speed of 360 kilometers per hour, possibly the world's fastest. (Kyodo)

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(3)Low-pressure system brings typhoon-class winds to Japan

CHIBA, Japan - Buildings stand heavily damaged in Chiba, east of Tokyo, on Dec. 5 after a rapidly growing low-pressure system brought typhoon-class winds to the Japanese archipelago. from Saturday night to Sunday morning, causing blackouts, stranding a chemical tanker and paralyzing some air and land traffic. Winds of 172 kilometer per hour were recorded in Chiba, 150 kph in Yokohama and 144 kph in Tokyo. (Kyodo)

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JR East to build Shinkansen trains capable of 400 kph

TOKYO, Japan - East Japan Railway Co. (JR East) will build two prototype Shinkansen bullet trains capable of reaching a top speed of 400 kilometers per hour (their images shown in photo), the railway operator said Feb. 10. JR East will give the trains test runs from 2005 to 2008 in northeastern Japan, aiming to launch them by 2013. Photo provided by JR East. (Kyodo)

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Baseball: Otani sets speed record, goes distance in win over Giants

A scoreboard at Tokyo Dome shows 163 kilometers per hour (101 miles per hour) for Nippon Ham Fighters pitcher Shohei Otani's fastball in the fourth inning of an interleague game against the Yomiuri Giants at Tokyo Dome on June 5, 2016. Otani's fastest pitch broke the record of 162 kph in Japan that he shared with former Giants reliever Marc Kroon. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Otani twice throws 162-kph pitches in 4th loss

The scoreboard at Sapporo Dome shows the Nippon Ham Fighters' Shohei Otani threw a 162-kilometer-per hour pitch in a game against the Seibu Lions on May 15, 2016, matching the record for the fastest pitch ever in Japanese professional baseball. Otani threw two 162 kph pitches during the game, matching the record he holds jointly with another player, yet suffered his fourth loss of the season as the Lions beat the Fighters 6-3. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's maglev train sets 603 kph world speed record

A monitor for a magnetically levitated train operated by Central Japan Railway Co. shows that the train hit 603 kilometers per hour, a world speed record in a manned test run, on an experimental track in Yamanashi Prefecture's Tsuru, central Japan, on April 21, 2015. It broke its own record of 590 kph. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's maglev train sets new world speed record of 603 kph

Photo shows a magnetically levitated train operated by Central Japan Railway Co. making a test run on an experimental track in the city of Tsuru, Yamanashi Prefecture, central Japan, on April 21, 2015. The train set a world speed record of 603 kilometers per hour during a manned test run, breaking its own previous record of 590 kph. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's maglev train sets new world speed record of 603 kph

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a magnetically levitated train operated by Central Japan Railway Co. making a test run on an experimental track in the city of Tsuru, Yamanashi Prefecture, central Japan, on April 21, 2015. The train set a world speed record of 603 kilometers per hour during a manned test run, breaking its own previous record of 590 kph. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo