Other factors contributed to the tsunami Catastrophe being largely undetected Preventing_or_letting until it was too late and , although a tsunami watch was posted Sending by an American tsunami warning center and a Japanese meteorological center , no information was delivered Sending to people at the coast .

tropical cyclone trina ( fiji meteorological service Supply designation : unk , joint Collaboration typhoon warning Warning center designation : unk ) was a weak Cause_change_of_strength but destructive tropical cyclone in late 2001 which caused Causation some of the worst flooding Motion in the south pacific island of mangaia , cook islands , in nearly 50 years .

on august 13 , both the japan meteorological agency ( jma ) and the joint Collaboration typhoon warning Warning center ( jtwc ) classified Check the depression as a tropical storm Catastrophe .

The meteorological history of Hurricane Gustav spanned Expansion eleven days , from August 25 to September 4 , 2008 .

the india meteorological department estimated Testing peak winds Self_motion of 145 km/h ( 90 mph ) , while the american-based joint Forming_relationships typhoon warning center ( jtwc ) assessed peak winds Self_motion of 215 km/h ( 130 mph ) .

saomai affected Influence many of the same areas affected by tropical storm bilis a month earlier , and the china meteorological administration reported Reporting that saomai was the strongest typhoon that ever occurred Coming_to_be over china 's offshore region as well as the most powerful typhoon ever to make landfall Self_motion over mainland china .

in response Response to the controversy Communication , the american association for the advancement of science ( aaas ) , the american meteorological society ( ams ) and the union of concerned scientists ( ucs ) released Statement statements Statement supporting Supporting the scientific consensus that the earth 's mean surface temperature had been rising Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale for decades , with the aaas concluding Coming_to_believe : `` based on multiple lines of scientific evidence that global climate change Change caused Causation by human activities is now underway ... it is a growing Expansion threat to society '' .

It stated Statement that the probable cause Causation of the accident was loss Earnings_and_losses of control during an attempted go-around below decision height in instrument meteorological conditions ( IMC ) .

A meteorological rarity , Bonita continued inland for several days , persisting as a distinct tropical low ; the system traversed Motion_directional southern Africa and ultimately entered Arriving the South Atlantic Ocean .

warned Warning by both the regional specialized meteorological center ( unk ) and joint typhoon warning center ( jtwc ) , aila formed Creating over a disturbance over the bay of bengal on may 23 , 2009 and started Process_start to intensify Expansion ando organize Arranging reaching Achieve 3min sustained wind speeds of 110 kmh ( 70 mph ) .

on november 21 , the depression intensified Cause_change_of_strength into tropical storm lupit , the 21st storm named Name_conferral by the japan meteorological agency of the 2003 pacific typhoon season .

severe tropical cyclone ivy ( fiji meteorological service designation : unk , joint typhoon warning Warning center designation : 13p ) was a tropical cyclone Catastrophe that affected Influence about 25 % of the population of vanuatu in february 2004 .

severe tropical cyclone waka ( fiji meteorological service designation : unk , joint Collaboration typhoon warning Warning center designation : unk ) was one of the most destructive tropical cyclones ever to affect Influence the south pacific kingdom of tonga .

The investigation Criminal_investigation could not determine Deciding the exact reason for the accident Catastrophe , but suspected Suspicion the insufficient meteorological information given Giving to the crew , failure of the ground equipment , and the atmospheric effects on the ADF indicator .

It was officially unnamed , with the cargo ship providing vital meteorological data in assessing the storm Catastrophe .

Hurricane Catastrophe Mitch 's meteorological history began Process_start with its origins over Africa as a tropical wave and lasted until its dissipation as an extratropical cyclone north of the United Kingdom .

the american-based joint typhoon warning center ( jtwc ) designated Choosing dolphin as a super typhoon , while the japan meteorological agency ( jma ) estimated 10 minute sustained winds of 185 km/h ( 115 mph ) .

on august 5 , the japan meteorological agency ( jma ) classified Check the depression as a tropical storm Catastrophe while the joint typhoon warning center ( jtwc ) kept it as a depression .

isa very gradually intensified Cause_change_of_strength , and on april 20 the typhoon reached Achieve peak unk winds of 270 km/h ( 165 mph ) , as reported Reporting by the joint typhoon warning center ; japan meteorological agency reported Reporting maximum unk winds of 155 km/h ( 100 mph ) .