When these occur over water, they are called waterspouts, but in every other regard the phenomena are identical, says Wade Szilagi, director of the International Centre for Waterspout Research.

A deadly waterspout is strongly suspected of sinking a yacht off the coast of Italy. Scientists weigh in on whether they’ll worsen as the planet warms. A waterspout is seen from the German NGO ...

Languages: English. The search is on for missing passengers after a rare meteorological phenomenon known as a waterspout struck and sunk a luxury sailing yacht off the coast of Sicily on Monday.

The spontaneous formation of a tornado-like waterspout would have given the 22 passengers and crew aboard the luxury vessel little to no time to react to the violent storm Monday before the ship ...

But some attention has focused on observations by witnesses, who described seeing a small tornado-like column known as a waterspout forming over the water during an abrupt and violent storm as the ...

Several residents in the Southport and Oak Island area captured a waterspout on video Monday afternoon. The waterspout was part of an approaching thunderstorm. Videos and photos showed the funnel ...

Fair weather waterspouts are usually less dangerous, named for the fact that they form during fair, relatively calm weather, according to the NOAA. They often appear early to mid morning and ...

A waterspout tornado was spotted near an airport in Malaysia. Locals witnessed the water vortex whirling behind a hill near Penang International Airport on November 13. Footage captured by a Civil ...

The relatively cooler air will also mean the potential for waterspouts to develop today. If you're planning on hitting the beaches or heading out into the open water, keep an eye out and exercise ...

When these occur over water, they are called waterspouts, but in every other regard the phenomena are identical, says Wade Szilagi, director of the International Centre for Waterspout Research.