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Japan is bracing for powerful Typhoon Haishen as it bears down on the country's southwest, with weather forecasters warning of potential record rainfall, violent wind, high waves and tides. The ...
Typhoon Haishen, known in the Philippines as Super Typhoon Kristine, was a powerful tropical cyclone that became the first super typhoon of the 2020 Pacific typhoon season. Being also the tenth named storm and this season's fifth typhoon, Haishen's origins can be tracked back to a disorganised low pressure area situated near Guam .
Typhoon Haishen drew closer to Japan's southern mainland on Sunday (September 6), bringing potentially record rainfall, wind and high tides. Authorities urged early evacuation for more than ...
The typhoon had the equivalent strength of a Category 2 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Wind Scale in the Atlantic or East Pacific basins. Powerful Typhoon Haishen slams Japan, South Korea Skip to ...
Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda) on November 7, 2013, one of the strongest Pacific typhoons ever recorded.. Since 1947, the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) has classified all typhoons in the Northwestern Pacific Ocean with wind speeds of at least 130 knots (67 m/s; 150 mph; 240 km/h)—the equivalent of a strong Category 4 on the Saffir–Simpson scale, as super typhoons. [1]
A very strong typhoon is the second highest category used by the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) to classify tropical cyclones that has reached typhoon intensity in the Northwest Pacific basin. The basin is limited to the north of the equator between the 100th meridian east and the 180th meridian .
At least one person was killed and four were missing, Kyodo News said, as the powerful Typhoon Haishen crossed Japan’s southern Kyushu island on September 6-7.Kyodo News reported gusts of 213 km ...
The name Haishen has been used to name four tropical cyclones in the northwestern Pacific Ocean. The name was contributed by China. Its name means "God of sea". Typhoon Haishen (2002) (T0225, 30W) – a Category 2 typhoon that did not affect land; Tropical Storm Haishen (2008) (T0820, 25W) – a short lived tropical storm that formed off the ...