News and Updates

Hurricane Florence is expected to significantly impact air transport in parts of the southeastern US during its passage.

Hurricane Florence has weakened slightly in the Atlantic Ocean, however still set to bring Catastrophic Flooding and Destructive Winds to Southeast USA

Mangkhut has strengthened into a super typhoon as it continues tracking westward in the Philippine Sea. Landfall is forecast in far northeast Luzon, Sept. 15.

Hurricane Florence strengthens to Category 4 hurricane Sept. 10. Evacuations ongoing in the Carolinas, US, ahead of forecasted landfall.

Typhoon Jebi has weakened to a tropical storm early Sept. 5 as it tracks northward in the Sea of Japan after having made landfall on eastern Shikoku Island the afternoon of Sept. 4.

Typhoon Jebi is currently a category 5 storm heading for Japan’s main island of Honshu. The largest and most powerful typhoon of 2018, Jebi is expected to reduce in both size and intensity by the time it makes landfall in Japan on Tuesday 4 September (local time).

Exercise a high degree of caution in Indonesia, including in Bali, Surabaya and Jakarta, because of the high threat of terrorist attack.

Hurricane Lane continues to track westward in Pacific Ocean, Aug. 21. Hurricane watch issued for parts of Hawaii, US.

Typhoon Shanshan to make close approach to eastern Honshu, Japan, Aug. 8. Expect heavy rainfall, strong winds.

Following the powerful earthquake which hit Lombok on 5 August, Smart Travellers temporarily recommends Australians reconsider their need to travel to Lombok, including the Gili Islands.