Super Typhoon Mangkhut is expected to make landfall early on Saturday on Luzon island in the Philippines, threatening millions of people, including by direct storm damage, flooding, landslides and storm surges. Alerts have also been issued across east and southeast Asia.
Extreme rainfall
Hurricane Florence, September 2018
Hurricane Florence is forecast to cause widespread damage due to the storm surge, extreme rainfall and high winds along the US East coast.
Exceptionally high monsoon rainfall in Kerala, 2018
Torrential rain in South West India has led to widespread flooding – we are currently working on an analysis which will be available at the end of September.
Extreme rainfall in Japan, 2018 – a quick look
On 6 and 7 July 2018, torrential rains came down on parts of southwestern Japan, especially around Hiroshima, Wakayama and Okayama. The resulting flash floods and landslides killed at least 200 people and caused immense damage.
Stormy January over western Europe, 2018
2018 began with a series of four strong wind storms over Western Europe. In particular, two major events pounded the continent: Storm Eleanor on January 3, and Storm Friederike on January 18.