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Posted by feww on September 11, 2018
MDR – 091102
Earthquake details:
Magnitude: 6.3 mww
Location: 22.027°S, 170.129°E
Depth: 12.0 km
Time: 19:31:37.540 (UTC) 2018-09-10
[USGS]
M 4.7 – 16km SSW of Hualian, Taiwan
Time: 2018-09-11 04:43:26 (UTC)
Location: 23.837°N 121.545°E
Depth: 4.3 km
[USGS]
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Posted by feww on May 31, 2016
The quake was felt as far away as the coast of mainland China, about 400km away, according to several reports.
Centered at 25.572°N, 122.516°E the quake struck at a depth of 242.9km, reported USGS/EHP.
EQ Details
Magnitude: 6.1Mw [Downgraded from M6.4, and subject to further changes due to unresolved procedural issues at USGS/EHP]
Location: 25.572°N, 122.516°E; depth of 242.9km
Time: 2016-05-31 05:23:47 (UTC)
Distances:
Other Significant Seismicity
Earthquake strikes 230km SSW of Naha, Japan
Magnitude: 5.2Mw
Location: 24.448°N, 126.469°E – 126km ESE of Hirara, Japan
Depth: 10.0km
Time: 2016-05-30 09:47:47 UTC
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Posted by feww on May 24, 2016
Chile, China, Japan, Philippines, Taiwan
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Posted by feww on May 12, 2016
The event, registered as M5.8 by Taiwan Govt., was followed by a M5.5 aftershock, reported USGS/EHP.
EQ Details
Magnitude: 5.6Mw
Location: 24.674°N, 121.966°E [14km NE of Su’ao, Taiwan]
Depth: 10.0 km
Time: 2016-05-12 03:17:16 UTC
Magnitude: 5.5Mw
Location: 24.682°N, 122.039°E [21km ENE of Su’ao, Taiwan]
Depth: 10.0 km
Time: 2016-05-12 04:29:56 UTC
Magnitude: 5.0Mw – Russia
Location: 43.326°N, 146.659°E [52km S of Shikotan, Russia]
Depth: 65.3 km
Time: 2016-05-12 06:32:30 UTC
Magnitude: 5.2 [classified locally as ‘STRONG’ by NZ geonet]
Location: 40.92°S, 175.42°E [20 km west of Masterton]
Depth: 27km
Date/Time: May 11 2016, 19:55:18
Magnitude: 4.4Mw – Japan
Location: 32.690°N, 130.606°E [5km W of Uto, Japan]
Depth: 6.4 km
Time: 2016-05-12 08:04:25 UTC
This aftershock, measuring 4/7 on Japan’s seismic scale, was one of about two dozen shocks to strike the Kumamoto disaster zone on May 12.
Magnitude: 4.3Mw – Cyprus
Location: 34.950°N, 33.511°E [4km E of Psevdhas, Cyprus]
Depth: 6.3 km
Time: 2016-05-12 00:18:37 UTC
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Posted by feww on February 6, 2016
Centered at 22.871°N, 120.668°E the quake occurred at a depth of 23.0km (14.3 mi), reported USGS/EHP.
There are reports of multiple fatalities, and scores of injuries, with about a dozen apartment blocks and other buildings destroyed or damaged.
Aftershocks
Most of the reported damage occurred in Tainan, with several aftershocks rattling the city of 2.3 million, Taiwan’s Central Weather Bureau reported.
A powerful 1999 quake killed more than 2,400 people in Tainan.
EQ Details
Magnitude: 6.4Mw
Location: 22.871°N, 120.668°E depth=23.0 km (14.3 mi)
Nearby Cities:
28km (17mi) NE of Pingtung, Taiwan
35km (22mi) SE of Yujing, Taiwan
46km (29mi) NE of Kaohsiung, Taiwan
48km (30mi) ESE of Tainan, Taiwan
672km (418mi) E of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us20004y6h#impact_pager
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us20004y6h#impact_shakemap
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Posted by feww on December 16, 2015
Heath authorities in Taiwan have confirmed nine new deaths from dengue fever, raising the death toll to 204 since May this year, a report quoted the country’s disease control agency as saying.
On average, the patients died within 6 days of showing symptoms, the agency reported.
The latest fatalities occurred in Kaohsiung city, south Taiwan. The victims, five male and four female, were aged between 55 and 82.
The total number of dengue fever cases has climbed to 41,947 with the majority recorded in Kaohsiung and Tainan, two of the largest cities in south Taiwan, said the report.
The outbreak is said to be the worst ever recorded. Last year, 15,732 cases and 28 deaths were reported, an eight-fold rise compared with previous numbers of about 2,000 cases annually.
Dengue is currently regarded globally as the most important mosquito-borne viral disease. A history of symptoms compatible with dengue can be traced back to the Chin Dynasty of 265–420 AD. The virus and its vectors have now become widely distributed throughout tropical and subtropical regions of the world, particularly over the last half-century. Significant geographic expansion has been coupled with rapid increases in incident cases, epidemics, and hyperendemicity, leading to the more severe forms of dengue. Transmission of dengue is now present in every World Health Organization (WHO) region of the world and more than 125 countries are known to be dengue endemic. The true impact of dengue globally is difficult to ascertain due to factors such as inadequate disease surveillance, misdiagnosis, and low levels of reporting. Currently available data likely grossly underestimates the social, economic, and disease burden. Estimates of the global incidence of dengue infections per year have ranged between 50 million and 200 million; however, recent estimates using cartographic approaches suggest this number is closer to almost 400 million.
Dengue is an acute mosquito-borne viral infection that places a significant socioeconomic and disease burden on many tropical and subtropical regions of the world. It is currently regarded as the most important arboviral disease internationally as over 50% of the world’s population live in areas where they are at risk of the disease, and approximately 50% live in dengue endemic countries.
There are four distinct dengue virus serotypes, all of which originate from the family Flaviviridae and genus Flavivirus. The serotypes are termed DENV-1, DENV-2, DENV-3, and DENV-4, and infection with any of the four viruses results in lifelong immunity to that specific serotype. Each of the four serotypes has been individually found to be responsible for dengue epidemics and associated with more severe dengue. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3753061/
With a newly-obtained fiery red blood meal visible through her transparent abdomen, the now heavy female Aedes aegypti mosquito took flight as she left her host’s skin surface. Photo Credit: James Gathany/ CDC
Dengue is transmitted between people by the mosquitoes Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus, which are found throughout the world. Insects that transmit disease are vectors. Symptoms of infection usually begin 4 – 7 days after the mosquito bite and typically last 3 – 10 days. In order for transmission to occur the mosquito must feed on a person during a 5- day period when large amounts of virus are in the blood; this period usually begins a little before the person become symptomatic. Some people never have significant symptoms but can still infect mosquitoes. After entering the mosquito in the blood meal, the virus will require an additional 8-12 days incubation before it can then be transmitted to another human. The mosquito remains infected for the remainder of its life, which might be days or a few weeks.
In rare cases dengue can be transmitted in organ transplants or blood transfusions from infected donors, and there is evidence of transmission from an infected pregnant mother to her fetus. But in the vast majority of infections, a mosquito bite is responsible.
In many parts of the tropics and subtropics, dengue is endemic, that is, it occurs every year, usually during a season when Aedes mosquito populations are high, often when rainfall is optimal for breeding. These areas are, however, additionally at periodic risk for epidemic dengue, when large numbers of people become infected during a short period. Dengue epidemics require a coincidence of large numbers of vector mosquitoes, large numbers of people with no immunity to one of the four virus types (DENV 1, DENV 2, DENV 3, DENV 4), and the opportunity for contact between the two. Although Aedes are common in the southern U. S., dengue is endemic in northern Mexico, and the U.S. population has no immunity, the lack of dengue transmission in the continental U.S. is primarily because contact between people and the vectors is too infrequent to sustain transmission.
The four dengue viruses originated in monkeys and independently jumped to humans in Africa or Southeast Asia between 100 and 800 years ago. Dengue remained a relatively minor, geographically restricted disease until the middle of the 20th century. The disruption of the second world war – in particular the coincidental transport of Aedes mosquitoes around the world in cargo – are thought to have played a crucial role in the dissemination of the viruses. DHF was first documented only in the 1950s during epidemics in the Philippines and Thailand. It was not until 1981 that large numbers of DHF cases began to appear in the Carribean and Latin America, where highly effective Aedes control programs had been in place until the early 1970s.
Dengue is endemic in at least 125 countries
Dengue is endemic in more than 125 countries in Asia, the Pacific, the Americas, Africa, and the Caribbean.
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Posted by feww on September 27, 2015
UPDATED @ 13:30UTC
– FIRE-EARTH Models forecast with high probability large scale devastation caused by destructive winds, high waves, torrential rain, flash flooding, mudflows and landslides for the region.
At 13:30UTC – Sunday, September 27, 2015
Image Source: Taiwan Central Weather Bureau
Latest Images
Predicted Path
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Posted by feww on September 27, 2015
At 06:30UTC – Sunday, September 27, 2015
Image Source: Taiwan Central Weather Bureau
Latest Images
Predicted Path
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Posted by feww on September 26, 2015
At 17:00UTC – Saturday, September 26, 2015
Image Source: Taiwan Central Weather Bureau
Latest Images
Typhoon KROSA – October 31, 2013
Typhoon KROSA IR/WV Diff satellite image (FIRE-EARTH Enhancement) recorded at 04:30UTC on October 31, 2013. Source: CIMSS/SSEC/WISC.
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Posted by feww on August 4, 2015
On August 04 at 15:00UTC Super Typhoon SOUDELOR was located near 19.0N, 136.8E[JTWC and other models] packing maximum sustained winds ≥ 260 km/hr (≥140 kt), with gusts of up to 320 km/hr (∼173kt).
The Super Typhoon has tracked westward [280 degrees] at about 20 km/hr over the past six hours.
SOUDELOR is currently generating significant wave height in excess of 16 meters.
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Posted by feww on April 20, 2015
M 6.5 – 67km SW of Yonakuni, Japan
Date/ Time: 2015-04-20 at 12:00:01 UTC
Location: 24.052°N 122.514°E
Depth: 38.7 km
Distances:
M 6.2 – 70km SW of Yonakuni, Japan
Date/ Time: 2015-04-20 11:45:14 UTC
Location: 24.068°N 122.460°E
Depth: 35.6 km
Source: USGS/EHP
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Posted by feww on April 20, 2015
Centered at 24.05N 122.37E, the quake struck at a depth of 17.5km, said Taiwan’s Central Weather Bureau.
The event was followed by at least one significant aftershock, measuring 5.0ML, as of posting.
EQ Details
Magnitude: 6.3ML [USGS/EHP: 6.4Mw]
Location: 24.05N, 122.37E
Depth: 17.5km
Distances: 76.2 km E of Hualien County
Tsunami Evaluation
Sea-level changes in coastal regions were forecast, but NO tsunami damage is expected.
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Posted by feww on April 8, 2015
One of the driest years on record has depleted Taiwan’s reservoirs aggravating the water quality problem, forcing cutbacks in irrigation and prompting the authorities to begin water rationing to about 1.2 million households across northern Taiwan, said a government website.
Authorities have begun cutting off water supplies for two days each week in several cities north of the country.
“The water supply situation is urgent as Taiwan had the lowest rainfall last autumn and winter since 1947,” said the authorities.
“We may have delayed or no monsoon rains at all [this year.] We urge the public to co-operate during this difficult time.”
The island nation’s reservoirs have fallen to below 24 percent of capacity, “and little water will be available for irrigation until next June, according to estimates of the Water Resource Planning Commission under the Economics Ministry.”
“The use of water for irrigation was suspended Dec. 1 by the Provincial Reconstruction Department. It directed farmers to let land lie fallow this spring rather than endanger the supply of water for household use. Farmers will be compensated for letting more than 75,000 hectares of farmland stay idle,” said the report.
Although Taiwan [pop. 24 million] “enjoys an oceanic and subtropical monsoon climate and receives an average annual rainfall of 90 billion cubic meters,” or 2.6 times the global average [total land area: 36,190 km²,] its annual rain per capita is only one-sixth of the world’s average due to its high population density.
[“About 50 billion cubic meters of rain goes directly to the ocean, 20 billion evaporates and 4 billion soaks into the ground. Only about 20 billion cubic meters is available for use, from reservoirs, rivers, and accessible ground water supplies.”]
Taiwan consumed about 17.6 billion cubic meters of water in 1991: About 13.6 billion for farming, 2.5 billion for households and 1.5 billion for industry.
However, only 20 percent of Taiwan’s water meets the regulatory standard, said the government.
“A third of its 50 rivers and tributaries are seriously polluted, according to a report by the 1,322 water quality observation centers across the island. Every day nearly 2,800 tons of wastewater from farms, factories and households follows its course to the rivers.”
Southern Taiwan, which is plagued by “heavy-metal and chemical industries,” is also facing acute water shortages, as a result of which both the “aquacultural and industrial sectors” are pumping underground water excessively, “causing the ground to sink,” said the report.
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Posted by feww on March 23, 2015
Centered at 23.70N, 121.76E, the quake occurred at a depth of 26.3km, reported Taiwan’s Central Weather Bureau (CWB).
EQ Details
The quake occurred about 36km SE of Hualian, Taiwan (pop: 350,468) and 122km E of Taichung (pop: 1,040,725).
FIRE-EARTH Earthquake Forecasts for California and Japan
FIRE-EARTH Science Team has suspended its research on California seismicity to protest Internet censorship, Google’s manipulation of information, theft of FIRE-EARTH intellectual property and other reasons, as stated earlier on the blog.
The Team has suspended its research also on Japan seismicity due to the resurgence of militarism in that country and other reasons that have also been stated previously.
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Posted by feww on November 20, 2014
Centered at 36.809°N, 121.535°W the quake occurred at a depth of 6.6km (4.1mi), according to USGS/EHP.
Earthquake Details
Magnitude: 4.2Mw
Event Time: 2014-11-20 06:26:49 UTC
Location: 36.809°N 121.535°W depth=6.6km (4.1mi)
Nearby Cities
Other Significant Seismicity
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FIRE-EARTH Earthquake Forecasts for California
FIRE-EARTH Science Team has suspended its research on California seismicity to protest Internet censorship, Google’s manipulation of information, theft of FIRE-EARTH intellectual property and other reasons, as stated earlier on the blog.
The Team has suspended its research also on Japan seismicity due to the resurgence of militarism in that country and other reasons that have also been stated previously.
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Posted by feww on August 1, 2014
“Massachusetts has about 45 million ash trees, or about 3 percent of its total tree population. The ash borer was first seen in the United States in Michigan in 2002, and has since destroyed millions of ash trees across 23 states. The estimated cost of treating, removing, and replacing trees runs into the billions of dollars. The insect cannot be eradicated because of its prevalence,” said a report.
Multiple gas explosions in the southern Taiwanese city of Kaohsiung has killed at least 27 people and injured about 300 others, officials said. The powerful blasts tore up an entire street.
“The local fire department received calls of gas leaks late Thursday and then there was a series of blasts around midnight affecting an area of [more than 4 sq km,]” said the National Fire Agency.
Mounds of millions of jellyfish-like creatures have washed up on beaches along the US west coast over the past month, giving the shoreline a purple gleam and an unpleasant odor, said the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife.
Extreme Rain Events unleashed severe flash flooding in Serbia forcing authorities to shut down a 181-megawatt unit at Kostolac power plant, the country’s second largest, said the state power utility EPS.
A 348.5 megawatt block in the 1,000-Megawatt Kostolac plant is offline for maintenance until December 1, Reuters reported.
“The Kolubara coal mine, supplying the country’s biggest thermal plant complex, Nikola Tesla, halved production after two of its open pits were flooded in May.”
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Posted by feww on October 7, 2013
As of Monday, FITOW had claimed at least two lives, forcing 574,000 people to evacuate and 35,795 vessels to return to harbor for shelter, said a report.
FITOW, the 23rd typhoon to hit China this year, continued to move northwest weakening rapidly, said the center. Authorities issued a “Red Alert,” China’s highest weather warning, on Sunday.
“Rainstorm and winds up to 201 km per hour slashed Cangnan County and the Nanji Island Township, and some houses collapsed in the county, said the Wenzhou flood control headquarters,” the report said.
Some 177,000 people have been displaced In Fujian province, and about 30,000 fishing boats called to shore for shelter.
“The typhoon has caused suspension of bullet trains in several cities in Zhejiang, Fujian and Jiangxi and halted services on at least 35 lines that pass cities on the typhoon route, including services between Beijing and Nanjing, Shanghai, Ningbo, Fuzhou and Xiamen,” said the report.
The typhoon also forced he “suspension of bullet trains in several cities in Zhejiang, Fujian and Jiangxi and halted services on at least 35 lines that pass cities on the typhoon route, including services between Beijing and Nanjing, Shanghai, Ningbo, Fuzhou and Xiamen.”
Dozens of flights from Zhejiang Province including flights to Beijing, Guangzhou, Shanghai and Kunming weer cancelled, and coach services between Shanghai and Wenzhou were also suspended on Sunday.
Typhoon USAGI, the 19th typhoon of the year, killed dozens of people in southern Guangdong province, destroying at least 7,100 homes and causing direct economic losses of 3.24 billion yuan ($529.5 million) late September.
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Posted by feww on October 6, 2013
On Saturday the agency issued a “Red Alert,” the country’s highest in its weather warning system, for the typhoon.
Typhoon FITOW. SW/IR Satellite Image recorded at 15:32UTC on October 6, 2013. Source: CIMSS/SSEC/WISC.
Original caption: Frontier defense soldiers encounter high waves caused by Typhoon Fitow in Wenling City, east China’s Zhejiang Province, Oct. 6, 2013. China’s meteorological authority issued a red alert on Sunday as Typhoon Fitow approaches the country’s southeast coastal areas. (Xinhua/Jia Ce). More images…
FITOW FURY. Waves intensified by TY FITOW slam the nortehrn coastline of of Keelung, Taiwan, Sunday October 6, 2013. (Photo: Xinhua/Wu Ching-teng)
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Posted by feww on October 5, 2013
DANAS has intensified to a typhoon force packing sustained winds of about 125km/hr. FIRE-EARTH models show that DANAS could potentially influence its predecessor, typhoon FITOW, effectively pinwheeling the earlier typhoon [“Fujiwhara Effect,”] if the former stalls, or becomes quasi stationary again.
China’s meteorological agency on Saturday issued a “Red Alert,” the country’s highest in its weather warning system, as Typhoon FITOW neared its southeast coast.
FITOW was located approximately 550km east of Taipei, according to FIRE-EARTH projections, tracking WNW at about 13km/hr, generating maximum significant wave heights of about 12 meters.
FITOW as of 9:00UTC on October 5, 2013
Typhoon FITOW (TY 1323) Chased by Tropical Cyclone DANAS (TS 1324) . MTSAT-2 image recorded at 7:00UTC on 2013-10-05. IMAGE credit: Digital Typhoon.
The typhoon is expected to move NW at a speed of about 15 km per hour, and would likely strengthen slightly, said China’s National Meteorological Center (NMC).
“FITOW is likely to make landfall in the coastal areas between central Zhejiang Province and northern Fujian Province between Sunday night and Monday morning,” said NMC.
“The center said it is unusual for a typhoon to make landfall in southeast China in October, urging local authorities and residents to raise their alerts and closely follow relevant information,” said a report.
China’s maritime authorities have also issued an “Orange Alert,” their second highest alert level, for coastal storm surges.
List of Tropical Cyclones in the Western North Pacific [October 5, 2013]
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Posted by feww on October 4, 2013
Typhoon FITOW (TS 1323; TY 22W) as of 12:00UTC on October 4
Location: Near 23.3N, 129.4E
Movement and speed: NW (330 degrees), 10km/hr
Central pressure: 960hPa
Max wind speed: 165km/hr (90kt)
Max sustained wind: 205km/hr (110kt)
Source: FIRE-EARTH and others
Typhoon FITOW. IR Satellite Image recorded at 11:32UTC on October 4, 2013. Source: CIMSS/SSEC/WISC. FIRE-EARTH Enhancement.
Typhoon FITOW. IR/WV Diff. Satellite Image with the track and projected path superimposed. Recorded at 11:32UTC on October 4, 2013. Source: CIMSS/SSEC/WISC.
List of Tropical Cyclones in the Western North Pacific [October 4, 2013]
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Posted by feww on September 22, 2013
The Hong Kong observatory has issued a Strong Wind Signal No. 3 and was expected to raise the warning level higher later on Sunday.
Typhoon USAGI poses a severe threat to the city, the HK observatory said.
Typhoon USAGI chased by Tropical Cyclone PABUK. MTSAT IR Satellite Image. Image recorded at 04:30UTC on September 22, 2013. Source: CIMSS/SSEC/WISC. FIRE-EARTH Enhancement.
The following is text of HK Observatory’s latest Warming issued at 12:45HKT on 22.09.2013.
Tropical Cyclone Bulletin – Hong Kong Observatory
The Strong Wind Signal No. 3 is in force. This means that winds with mean speeds of 41 to 62 km per hour are expected.
At 1 p.m., Severe Typhoon Usagi was estimated to be about 300 kilometers [km] east of Hong Kong (near 22.1 degrees north, 117.1 degrees east) and is forecast to move WNW at about 20 km per hour across the northeastern part of the South China Sea and towards the vicinity of the Pearl River Estuary. [Hong Kong Observatory at 12:45HKT on 22.09.2013]
According to the present forecast track, there is a high chance Usagi would make landfall to the east of Hong Kong and will be closest to the territory around tonight and early tomorrow morning. Winds are now generally from the north and most parts of the territory are sheltered. However as Usagi gradually edges closer to Hong Kong, local winds will strengthen gradually. The Observatory will consider issuing the Gale or Storm Signal, No. 8 this afternoon to this evening.
The outer rainbands of Usagi are now affecting the vicinity of Pearl River Estuary. Local weather is deteriorating gradually. There will be heavy squally showers and rough seas.
If Usagi’s speed of movement matches with the time of the astronomical high tide, storm surge induced by Usagi may still lead to flooding in low-lying areas overnight. The public should be on the alert, and take precautions against strong winds and flooding as early as possible.
In the past hour, the maximum sustained winds recorded at Tate’s Cairn were 48 km per hour.
Meantime, China’s National Meteorological Center issued its highest alert, and local authorities in Xiamen City on the eastern coast of Fujian Province called off classes, suspended shipping transport between the Chinese mainland and Taiwan, and evacuated at least 100,000 people.
“On Sunday, major Chinese airlines canceled flights to cities in south China’s Guangdong, Fujian provinces as well as Hong Kong and Macao, citing that local airports could be battered by heavy rains and strong gales starting Sunday noon,” said a report.
Taiwan
Authorities in Taiwan evacuated thousands of people from 36 townships in seven counties on Saturday, said a report.
Forecasters said “severe torrential rain” would continue today in the eastern and southern areas, while the north could experience torrential rains.
Waves break over the breakwater in Taitung, Taiwan as Typhoon USAGI moves through the Luzon Strait, Saturday Sept. 21, 2013. Photo credit CNA/ via Taipei Times.
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Posted by feww on September 21, 2013
USAGI was packing sustained winds of 230 km/h, with gusts of up to 275 km/h, or the equivalent of a Cat 4B hurricane, as of Saturday afternoon local time.
Tropical Cyclone PABUK Chasing Typhoon USAGI. MTSAT IR Satellite Image. Image recorded at 07:00UTC on September 21, 2013. Source: CIMSS/SSEC/WISC. FIRE-EARTH Enhancement.
Meantime, various meteorological agencies in the region issued a new tropical storm alert as TS PABUK formed.
As of 07:20 UTC on 21 September 2013 Tropical storm BABUK was located near N19.6°, E145.2°.
FIRE-EARTH believes yet a third cyclone could form in the region, following PABUK, within the next 48 hours.
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Posted by feww on September 20, 2013
As of 03:00UTC on September 20, 2013, SUPER TYPHOON USAGI (TY 17W, or 1319) was located near 19.0ºN 125.0ºE, about 700km NE of Manila, Philippines and was tracking northwestward at about 15km/h causing significant wave heights of about 18 meters.
The Monster Typhoon’s outer bands have been lashing northern Luzon for the past few hours, dumping significant amounts of rain.
The center of the storm is predicted to pass near southern Taiwan, but its northeast quadrant, usually the most powerful, could lash Taiwan’s southern half, dumping more than 320mm of rain.
USAGI is forecast to track toward Hong Kong By Sunday, but would become weakened by landfall.
Typhoon USAGI (17W, or 1319). Visible/Shorwave IR Image. 2013-09-19 @ 01:32UTC. Source: CIMSS/SSEC/WISC. FIRE-EARTH Enhancement.
Typhoon USAGI (17W, or 1319) Projected Path. Source: CIMSS/SSEC/WISC.
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Posted by feww on September 19, 2013
Typhoon USAGI (1319)
Several models predict USAGI could intensify into a Cat 4 Cyclone before reaching southern Taiwan region.
Typhoon USAGI (1319). Visible/Shorwave IR Image. 2013-09-19 @ 01:32UTC. Source: CIMSS/SSEC/WISC. FIRE-EARTH Enhancement.
Typhoon USAGI Projected Path. Source: Japan Meteorological Agency.
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