MIAMI — Nolo is no longer a hurricane. The powerful storm remains about as strong, but it changed names Sunday to a typhoon as it crossed the international dateline in the Pacific Ocean. Now Typhoon Nolo is located about 395 miles (640 kilometers) west-southwest of Lisianski Island and moving west at 17 mph (28 kph),
The typhoon is the latest in a series of storms in the Pacific, made more intense by the “super El Niño”, which has warmed the ocean, fuelling the formation of storms. Authorities have advised the public to pay attention to weather information. Dujuan, which is Japan’s 25th typhoon of the year, has hit in the
Governments have urged people to avoid outdoor activities, while several top tourist attractions remain closed, including parts of Disneyland and Legoland, and several viewing platforms along the Bund in Shanghai. Footage on state media show ground-floor businesses flooded in the former French Concession in Shanghai, an area popular with tourists, and people wading through ankle-deep
Typhoon Dolphin has cut power to at least 44,000 buildings and injured at least five people after hitting Japan’s Okinawa island on Saturday. Flights to and from Okinawa’s main airport – Naha International Airport – were cancelled as it closed on Friday as the storm arrived. The storm had maximum wind speeds of 162km/h (101mph)
Hundreds of thousands of people have been evacuated from parts of eastern China as a powerful typhoon, the second to hit the country in a week, moves toward the coast. Typhoon Bavi, which spans 1,000 kilometers (620 miles) at its widest point – about the width of France – is expected to make landfall near
Landslides triggered by one of the strongest storms in decades have killed at least 15 people in the southern Philippines, as parts of East Asia brace for the approaching storm. Typhoon Bavi, which spans 1,000 kilometers (620 miles) at its widest point (about the width of France), is crossing the Pacific toward Taiwan. It is
