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Posted by feww on July 13, 2013
SOULIK Dumping an estimated 6 billion tons of rain on Taiwan Region
FIRE-EARTH estimates Typhoon SOULIK will have dumped at least 6 billion tons of precipitation on Taiwan region.
- Such tremendous amount of precipitation over a short period of time could cause catastrophic flash floods and potentially deadly landslides.
Typhoon SOULIK – MTSAT Funktop IR satellite image enhancement – July 13, 2013 @ 00:32UTC. Funktop enhancement highlights intense areas of precipitation. Source: NOAA/SSD
High Probability of Landslides
Taiwan authorities have warned about potential disaster in the areas most prone to landslides.
“The central region of Taiwan has experienced two earthquakes with magnitude six or above on 27 March and 2 June, loose soil after seismic activities are potential disaster areas under heavy rainfall,” they warned in a statement.
China Landing
SOULIK is expected to make landfall in Fujian and Zhejiang provinces on the Chinese mainland on Saturday PM, the local forecasters said.
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Posted by feww on July 12, 2013
Rain Monster SOULIK continues to grow
Dangerous Typhoon SOULIK has grown to about 1 million km² covering an area 27 times the size of Taiwan.
Typhoon Stats as of 00:32UTC on July 12, 2013
- Approximate position: 22.8ºN, 125.7ºE
- Movement: 280 degrees @ 12 NMPH (~22 km/h)
- Max. Sustained Winds: 100 NMPH (185 km/h)
- Max. Wind Gusts: 125 NMPH (232 km/h)
As of 02:30UTC Friday, SOULIK was 420 km east of Yilan county on the NE coast of Taiwan.
The typhoon could make landfall in Yilan or Hualien counties on the country’s NE coast about 20:00UTC Friday, according to several models.
Typhoon SOULIK. MTSAT – Floater SW/IR Sat Image – NOAA/SSD – FIRE-EARTH Enhancement – Jul 12, 2013 @ 01:32UTC
Typhoon SOULIK projected path superimposed on a sea surface temperature map. Image credit: CIMSS
High Probability of Landslides
Taiwan authorities have warned about potential disaster in the areas most prone to landslides.
“The central region of Taiwan has experienced two earthquakes with magnitude six or above on 27 March and 2 June, loose soil after seismic activities are potential disaster areas under heavy rainfall,” they warned in a statement.
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Posted by feww on July 11, 2013
Gigantic Typhoon SOULIK growing bigger, slower
Typhoon Stats as of 00:32UTC on July 11, 2013
- Approximate position: 22.5ºN, 130.6ºE
- Movement: 280 degrees @ 12 NMPH (24 km/h)
- Max. Sustained Winds: 120 NMPH (222 km/h)
- Max. Wind Gusts: 145 NMPH (270 km/h)
Tropical Cyclone SOULIK continues moving WNW in Northwest Pacific – IR satellite image with the typhoon’s projected path. Image Credit: CIMSS
Ty SOULIK in Northwest Pacific – IR satellite image (NHC Enhancement). Image Credit: CIMSS
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Posted by feww on July 10, 2013
SOULIK Intensifies to a powerful Cat 4 storm, heading toward Taipei, N. Taiwan
Dangerous SOULIK powers on with sustained winds of 232 km/h.
FIRE-EARTH models show SOULIK could intensify to a SUPER Typhoon with sustained winds of >250 km/h with a probability of about 64% .
Typhoon Stats as of 10:00UTC on July 10, 2013
- Approximate position: 21.1ºN, 135.8ºE
- Movement: 290 degrees @ 13 NMPH (24 km/h)
- Max. Sustained Winds: 125 NMPH (232 km/h)
- Max. Wind Gusts: 150 NMPH (278 km/h)
Tropical Cyclone SOULIK in Northwest Pacific – IR satellite image with the typhoon’s projected path. Image Credit: CIMSS
Symmetrically perfect Typhoon SOULIK – VIS/IR satellite image. Image Credit: CIMSS
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Posted by feww on July 26, 2008
KURILE ISLAND VOLCANOES AND THE THREAT TO AVIATION
The remote Kurile Islands of the northwest Pacific stretch 1250 km (740 mi) from the tip of the Kamchatka Peninsula to northern Hokkaido, Japan. The Kuriles include 68 identified volcanic centers above sea level. Among them, 36 have been active in recent times and many are capable of producing sudden ash clouds that rise more than 15 km (50,000 ft) above sea level.
Some of the world’s most heavily traveled air corridors pass within a few hundred km of Kurile volcanoes. Daily, more than 200 aircraft and 25,000 people fly on these routes. Ash clouds can rise more than 1 km (3,300 ft) per minute, putting dozens of en route wide-body jets rapidly in harm’s way on a typical day in the North Pacific. Ash clouds travel with prevailing winds across hundreds or thousands of kilometers of airspace within a day. Inadvertent entry into an ash cloud can severely damage aircraft systems and, in the worst case, lead to complete engine failure. Ash fallout can also curtail ground operations at airports. (
(Excerpts and Image: KURILE VOLCANOES AND THE SAKHALIN VOLCANIC ERUPTION RESPONSE TEAM (SVERT)- AVO).
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