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inanna

(3,547 posts) Fri Jul 10, 2015, 01:44 PM Jul 2015

Super-Typhoon Chan-hom hurtles towards China with 200km/h winds

Source: Associated Press

Published Friday, July 10, 2015 9:37AM EDT

BEIJING -- Chinese authorities have evacuated tens of thousands of people, cancelled scores of trains and flights and shuttered seaside resorts as a super-typhoon with wind gusts up to 200 kilometres per hour heads toward the southeastern coast.

China's national weather service said super Typhoon Chan-hom is expected to make landfall by early Saturday at the eastern province of Zhejiang, and has issued its highest-level alert.

Zhejiang's Civil Affairs Bureau said nearly 60,000 people were evacuated from coastal areas. The country's railway service said more than 100 trains between the region's cities are cancelled through Sunday.

Read more: http://www.ctvnews.ca/world/super-typhoon-chan-hom-hurtles-towards-china-with-200km-h-winds-1.2463141

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Super-Typhoon Chan-hom hurtles towards China with 200km/h winds (Original Post) inanna Jul 2015 OP

Why are they calling it a "super" typhoon? ananda Jul 2015 #1

Good animation of Cat 3 possible damage - pinto Jul 2015 #2

That was cool, and looks pretty accurate based on my recollection. BlueEye Jul 2015 #5

probalby out-dated rating, it was a super-typhoon earlier phantom power Jul 2015 #3

Sandy was a Cat 1 Feeling the Bern Jul 2015 #12

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Jul 2015 #4

There's another one right behind it, too Warpy Jul 2015 #6

It's not like they don't have a few other crises forming, as well. libdem4life Jul 2015 #7

Natural disasters there can often provoke political change Warpy Jul 2015 #8

Interesting. They are already in crisis and BRICS just getting off the ground. I can't imagine libdem4life Jul 2015 #9

For the metrically challenged, that's about 125mph. (nt) jeff47 Jul 2015 #10

Not good.... yuiyoshida Jul 2015 #11

It looks like our Korean DU members will also have to deal with this typhoon Art_from_Ark Jul 2015 #13

Yep, it's headed right for me. The eye will be over North Korea though davidpdx Jul 2015 #14

I'm not afraid of a big bad typhoon, bring it on davidpdx Jul 2015 #15

HEY!!! yuiyoshida Jul 2015 #16

Yeah, California is in some deep trouble from what I've heard davidpdx Jul 2015 #17

ananda

(28,864 posts)

1. Why are they calling it a "super" typhoon?

Reply to inanna (Original post)

Fri Jul 10, 2015, 01:53 PM

Jul 2015

It's barely a Cat 3 hurricane.

pinto

(106,886 posts)

2. Good animation of Cat 3 possible damage -

Reply to ananda (Reply #1)

Fri Jul 10, 2015, 02:02 PM

Jul 2015

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/aboutsshws.php

BlueEye

(449 posts)

5. That was cool, and looks pretty accurate based on my recollection.

Reply to pinto (Reply #2)

Fri Jul 10, 2015, 02:32 PM

Jul 2015

Andrew in 1992 left nothing but foundations in certain areas. My grandmother's house was one of them! (Fortunately she got out of there days in advance).

phantom power

(25,966 posts)

3. probalby out-dated rating, it was a super-typhoon earlier

Reply to ananda (Reply #1)

Fri Jul 10, 2015, 02:02 PM

Jul 2015

Feeling the Bern

(3,839 posts)

12. Sandy was a Cat 1

Reply to ananda (Reply #1)

Fri Jul 10, 2015, 11:38 PM

Jul 2015

Uncle Joe

(58,364 posts)

4. Kicked and recommended.

Reply to inanna (Original post)

Fri Jul 10, 2015, 02:07 PM

Jul 2015

Thanks for the thread, inanna.

Warpy

(111,267 posts)

6. There's another one right behind it, too

Reply to inanna (Original post)

Fri Jul 10, 2015, 02:32 PM

Jul 2015

They've been super active while the Atlantic has been calm.

libdem4life

(13,877 posts)

7. It's not like they don't have a few other crises forming, as well.

Reply to inanna (Original post)

Fri Jul 10, 2015, 02:50 PM

Jul 2015

Warpy

(111,267 posts)

8. Natural disasters there can often provoke political change

Reply to libdem4life (Reply #7)

Fri Jul 10, 2015, 03:01 PM

Jul 2015

People view them as a sign that the government has lost its "heavenly mandate" and needs change.

The Tangshan earthquake in 1976 marked the beginning of the end for the Gang of Four and the shift to a more mixed economy.

libdem4life

(13,877 posts)

9. Interesting. They are already in crisis and BRICS just getting off the ground. I can't imagine

Reply to Warpy (Reply #8)

Fri Jul 10, 2015, 03:06 PM

Jul 2015

the people would want to do anything other than access more freedoms.

jeff47

(26,549 posts)

10. For the metrically challenged, that's about 125mph. (nt)

Reply to inanna (Original post)

Fri Jul 10, 2015, 04:23 PM

Jul 2015

yuiyoshida

(41,831 posts)

11. Not good....

Reply to inanna (Original post)

Fri Jul 10, 2015, 04:28 PM

Jul 2015

Art_from_Ark

(27,247 posts)

13. It looks like our Korean DU members will also have to deal with this typhoon

Reply to yuiyoshida (Reply #11)

Sat Jul 11, 2015, 02:28 AM

Jul 2015

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davidpdx

(22,000 posts)

14. Yep, it's headed right for me. The eye will be over North Korea though

Reply to Art_from_Ark (Reply #13)

Sat Jul 11, 2015, 02:51 AM

Jul 2015

OMG WE'RE ALL GOING TO DIE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

davidpdx

(22,000 posts)

15. I'm not afraid of a big bad typhoon, bring it on

Reply to yuiyoshida (Reply #11)

Sat Jul 11, 2015, 02:56 AM

Jul 2015

Of course by the time it hits here it will be almost dead (if stays on course and doesn't break up sooner). North Korea might have more to worry about with flooding because it has been so dry. They need the rain, but not THAT much rain.

yuiyoshida

(41,831 posts)

16. HEY!!!

Reply to davidpdx (Reply #15)

Sat Jul 11, 2015, 03:02 AM

Jul 2015

SEND THAT big bad puppy our way, California needs rain!

davidpdx

(22,000 posts)

17. Yeah, California is in some deep trouble from what I've heard

Reply to yuiyoshida (Reply #16)

Sat Jul 11, 2015, 03:09 AM

Jul 2015

Then you have Tom Selleck stealing water. Got to love the 1% who think they are better than everyone else.

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