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Madagascar cyclone death toll at 31

News Priority RSS - Friday, February 24, 2012 13:07

. Cyclone Giovanna hit Madagascar, pounding the Indian Ocean island with strong winds and heavy rain and killing at least one person. At least 31 people were killed and 250,000 left homeless after Tropical Cyclone Giovanna ripped across Madagascar l...

Thick Sediment in Madagascar’s Onibe River

Thick Sediment in Madagascar’s Onibe River

NASA Earth Observatory - Tuesday, February 21, 2012 22:40

Evidence of severe flooding in Madagascar, in the wake of Tropical Cyclone Giovanna, was a sediment plume at the mouth of the Onibe River.

Tropical Cyclone Activity Report – PM – Pacific / Indian Oceans

Tropical Cyclone Activity Report – PM – Pacific / Indian Oceans

gjames - Monday, February 20, 2012 21:22

Tropical cyclone 12S (Giovanna) is dissipating in the south Indian Ocean…located approximately 410 NM southeast of Antananarivo, Madagascar (Dissipating tropical depression…30 knot sustained winds) – Final warning Tropical cyclone 13S (Hilwa) ...

Tropical Cyclone Activity Report – AM – Pacific / Indian Oceans - 20 Feb 2012

Tropical Cyclone Activity Report – AM – Pacific / Indian Oceans – 20 Feb 2012

gjames - Monday, February 20, 2012 11:25

Tropical cyclone 12S (Giovanna) is active in the south Indian Ocean…located approximately 490 NM southeast of Antananarivo, Madagascar (Weakening tropical storm…45 knot sustained winds) Tropical cyclone 13S is active in the south Indian Ocean…...

Madagascar: Cyclone Giovanna Struck With Little Warning

AllAfrica News: Latest - Monday, February 20, 2012 11:20

[IRIN] Brickaville - In a cyclone-prone country like Madagascar, which feels the force of about 60 percent of ...

Madagascar: Deadly Cyclone Likely to Hit Again

AllAfrica News: Latest - Sunday, February 19, 2012 13:24

[Nation] Antananarivo - A powerful cyclone that hit the Madagascar is again threatening to touch down, just days ...

Update: Cyclone Season 2012: Tropical Cyclone Giovanna (Southern Indian Ocean) 19 February 2012 19h00 SAST

Update: Cyclone Season 2012: Tropical Cyclone Giovanna (Southern Indian Ocean) 19 February 2012 19h00 SAST

SAWDOS - Sunday, February 19, 2012 12:54

Giovanna has once again changed direction and also increased in intensity. Giovanna is now a Cat. 2 storm. Like I indicated before, Giovanna is one of the weirdest storms I have observed in the South Indian Ocean. What will happen in the next 12 hou...

Madagascar • Cyclone Giovanna UN Situation Report nº 2– 15 February 2012

Madagascar • Cyclone Giovanna UN Situation Report nº 2– 15 February 2012

SAWDOS - Saturday, February 18, 2012 11:37

Image:  Damages post-Giovanna (Click on image for larger view.)I. HIGHLIGHTS/KEY PRIORITIES· Giovanna made landfall on the eastern coast of Madagascar at 2.00 a.m. on 14 February 2012 as a category 4 tropical cyclone and exited the western coast ...

Images: Storm damage Cyclone Giovanna (15 February 2012)

Images: Storm damage Cyclone Giovanna (15 February 2012)

SAWDOS - Saturday, February 18, 2012 0:52

Hierdie is foto's wat die oggend vroeg geneem is na die storm, die storm was van 12 uur tot 4 uur in die oggend. Die storm wat toe ook nie so erg soos wat voorspel is nie, maar in daardie oggendure het die wind besonders sterk gewaai vir my - ...

Tropical Cyclone Activity Report – PM – Pacific / Indian Oceans - 17 Feb 2012

Tropical Cyclone Activity Report – PM – Pacific / Indian Oceans – 17 Feb 2012

gjames - Friday, February 17, 2012 20:33

Tropical cyclone 12S (Giovanna) is active in Mozambique Channel…located approximately 495 NM south-southwest of Antananarivo, Madagascar (Tropical storm…45 knot sustained winds) Tropical cyclone 13S is active in the south Indian Ocean…located ...

Update: Cyclone Season 2012: Tropical Cyclone Giovanna (Southern Indian Ocean) 17 February 2012 20h00 SAST

Update: Cyclone Season 2012: Tropical Cyclone Giovanna (Southern Indian Ocean) 17 February 2012 20h00 SAST

SAWDOS - Friday, February 17, 2012 13:04

Image: NOAA18 13H49 SAST (Nic Cronje, Nelspruit) Click on image for larger view.171500Z POSITION NEAR 25.8S 43.2E.TROPICAL CYCLONE 12S (GIOVANNA), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 445 NM SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF ANTANANARIVO, MADAGASCAR, HAD TRACKED EAST- SOUTH EASTWAR...

Madagascar: Disease Threatens Country After Cyclone

AllAfrica News: Latest - Friday, February 17, 2012 11:55

[UN News] The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) voiced concern today that waterborne diseases may soon spread ...

Tropical Cyclone Activity Report – AM – Pacific / Indian Oceans - 17 Feb 2012

Tropical Cyclone Activity Report – AM – Pacific / Indian Oceans – 17 Feb 2012

gjames - Friday, February 17, 2012 11:28

Tropical cyclone 12S (Giovanna) is active in Mozambique Channel…located approximately 445 NM south-southwest of Antananarivo, Madagascar (Tropical storm…55 knot sustained winds) Tropical cyclone 13S is active in the south Indian Ocean…located ...

Tropical Cyclone Giovanna

Tropical Cyclone Giovanna

SAWDOS - Thursday, February 16, 2012 23:47

(Click on image for larger view.)When Tropical Cyclone Giovanna came ashore in eastern Madagascar, the well-organized storm not only brought high winds, but also heavy precipitation. Flooding affected multiple neighborhoods in the capital city of Antan...

Update: Cyclone Season 2012: Tropical Cyclone Giovanna (Southern Indian Ocean) 16 February 2012 18h00 SAST

Update: Cyclone Season 2012: Tropical Cyclone Giovanna (Southern Indian Ocean) 16 February 2012 18h00 SAST

SAWDOS - Thursday, February 16, 2012 11:57

I had a look at this afternoon's satellite images and forecast models. I might have been correct with my earlier prediction that Giovanna is tracking south eastwards towards southern Madagascar and not towards Mozambique as many forecasters h...

Tropical Cyclone Activity Report – AM – Pacific / Indian Oceans - 16 Feb 2012

Tropical Cyclone Activity Report – AM – Pacific / Indian Oceans – 16 Feb 2012

gjames - Thursday, February 16, 2012 11:09

Tropical cyclone 12S (Giovanna) is active in Mozambique Channel…located approximately 450 NM southwest of Antananarivo, Madagascar (Tropical storm…55 knot sustained winds) Tropical cyclone 13S is active in the south Indian Ocean…located approx...

Cyclone Giovanna kills at least 15 people

Cyclone Giovanna kills at least 15 people

Matt Daniel - Thursday, February 16, 2012 10:09

Cyclone Giovanna pushed into Madagascar as a 120 mph storm killing at least 15 people and leaving thousands homeless.

Mozambique: Nation Prepares for Dangerous Cyclone Giovanna

AllAfrica News: Latest - Thursday, February 16, 2012 9:11

[IPS] Maputo - Over 100,000 people in Mozambique are still recovering from losing their homes and crops, and ...

Update: Cyclone Season 2012: Tropical Cyclone Giovanna (Southern Indian Ocean) 16 February 2012 07h00 SAST

Update: Cyclone Season 2012: Tropical Cyclone Giovanna (Southern Indian Ocean) 16 February 2012 07h00 SAST

SAWDOS - Thursday, February 16, 2012 0:49

Image: CIMSS (Click on image for larger view.)There is still no consensus amongst weather forecasters as to which path Giovanna will follow and whether it will bring torrential rain over parts of Mozambique and possible heavy rain in parts o...

Madagascar : The Aftermath of Cyclone Giovanna in Video and Photos

Madagascar : The Aftermath of Cyclone Giovanna in Video and Photos

Lova Rakotomalala - Wednesday, February 15, 2012 17:14

Cyclone Giovanna made landfall on February 13th at 20h00 local time. The cyclone is classified as a category 4, with winds of up to 194km (120mph) ripping up trees and electricity pylons. Official reports stated that there are at least 10 casualties as of now. The two ...

Madagascar pummelled by cyclone

News Priority RSS - Wednesday, February 15, 2012 16:46

Antananarivo - Sixteen people were killed this week when a category four cyclone lashed Madagascar's eastern shores, rescue authorities said on Wednesday. Sixty-five people were injured and about 11 000 people left homeless after Cyclone Giovanna pumm...

Satellite Images: Cyclone Giovanna (15 February 2012 16h19 + 14h10 SAST)

Satellite Images: Cyclone Giovanna (15 February 2012 16h19 + 14h10 SAST)

SAWDOS - Wednesday, February 15, 2012 12:19

Image: NOAA15 (Ben Engelbrecht, Dundee) Click on image for larger view.Images: NOAA18 (Nic Cronje, Nelspruit) Click on image for larger view.

Tropical Cyclone Activity Report – AM – Pacific / Indian Oceans - 15 Feb 2012

Tropical Cyclone Activity Report – AM – Pacific / Indian Oceans – 15 Feb 2012

gjames - Wednesday, February 15, 2012 11:02

Tropical cyclone 10P (Jasmine) is active in the southwest Pacific…located approximately 110 NM west of Tonga (Tropical storm…35 knot sustained winds) PDC Global Hazards Atlas displaying 3 hour precipitation accumulation, and tropical cyclone 10...

SADC: Madagascar victims need help

News Priority RSS - Wednesday, February 15, 2012 9:18

Madagascar should put politics aside in dealing with the destruction caused by cyclone Giovanna, the Southern African Development Community (SADC) said on Wednesday. “SADC's clarion call at this point is that the interim government, all politica...

Madagascar: Five dead in cyclone

News24 Africa - Wednesday, February 15, 2012 5:57

At least five people have died and 10 are missing after cyclone Giovanna struck Madagascar, National Disaster Management Officials say.

Aid Worker Diaries - Madagascar storm: "Hunkered down in houses"

Aid Worker Diaries – Madagascar storm: "Hunkered down in houses"

SAWDOS - Wednesday, February 15, 2012 4:57

By CARE International An intense tropical cyclone named Giovanna made landfall on the east coast of Madagascar yesterday morning. “Assessments have yet to begin and we have very little data at the present time. But if we look at the strength of the s...

Satellite Images: Cyclone Giovanna (14 February 2012 14h21 SAST)

Satellite Images: Cyclone Giovanna (14 February 2012 14h21 SAST)

SAWDOS - Tuesday, February 14, 2012 22:12

Images: NOAA18 (Nic Cronje, Nelspruit) Click on images for larger view.

Tropical Cyclone Giovanna

Tropical Cyclone Giovanna

NASA Earth Observatory - Tuesday, February 14, 2012 18:00

Tropical Cyclone Giovanna engulfs Madagascar, where it came ashore with a fury in mid-February 2012.

Cyclone Giovanna kills 3 on Madagascar

News Priority RSS - Tuesday, February 14, 2012 13:59

. Cyclone Giovanna hit Madagascar, pounding the Indian Ocean island with strong winds and heavy rain and killing at least one person. Antananarivo - Officials in Madagascar say a cyclone that hit the Indian Ocean island left three people dead. Cyclo...

Tropical Cyclone Activity Report – AM – Pacific / Indian Oceans - 14 Feb 2012

Tropical Cyclone Activity Report – AM – Pacific / Indian Oceans – 14 Feb 2012

gjames - Tuesday, February 14, 2012 11:27

Tropical cyclone 10P (Jasmine) is active in the southwest Pacific…located approximately 25 NM west-southwest of Tonga (Strengthening tropical storm…35 knot sustained winds) PDC Global Hazards Atlas displaying sea surface temperatures, and tropi...


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