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Scientist Sandy Song remembers when she first saw the aggressive swirl of the monster storm approaching on satellite images at her office at the Hong Kong Observatory. “I was afraid,” she says ...
Super Typhoon Usagi, as seen by the VIIRS instrument on the Suomi satellite on Thursday, September 19, at 1635 UTC (375-m I-band 5). At the time, Usagi was a Category 5 super typhoon with 160 mph ...
As Typhoon Saola approached Hong Kong as an equivalent of a Category 4 hurricane in the United States, citizens braced for the rain and destructive winds. The city grounded flights, shut down its ...
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STORY: Shuttered businesses, closed schools and cancelled flights.Hong Kong and China’s southeastern coastline prepared for Super Typhoon Saola on Friday (September 1) - packing winds of more ...
The Hong Kong Observatory has warned that a typhoon may form on Sunday, while also predicting very hot and unstable weather for next week.
Saola lost super typhoon status as winds dropped from 150 miles per hour to 140 mph, though still remains the equivalent of a Category 4 hurricane. The storm previously impacted parts of northeaste… ...
HONG KONG: Intense rain and strong gusts will hit Hong Kong starting at around midnight on Saturday (Nov 9) as Severe Typhoon Yinxing nears, while another tropical cyclone is due to arrive next week.
Hong Kong started gradually reopening Saturday after a typhoon that was forecast to be the strongest to hit the territory in about five years departed, leaving minimal reported damage.
Hong Kong braced for the arrival of super typhoon Saola today as authorities raised the strong wind signal to No 8, bringing the city to an effective standstill with most businesses, schools and ...