tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2877698188774561460.post143418841652203931..comments2023-11-06T17:59:14.655+02:00Comments on Eco R Geo: Super Typhoon Vongfong, World's Strongest Cyclone of 2014; Dangerous Threat to Okinawa, Japan This Weekend (FORECAST) antixronoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17321757470762094126noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2877698188774561460.post-14093669663898798392014-10-09T13:57:58.640+03:002014-10-09T13:57:58.640+03:00Vongfong, supertyphoon rivaling Haiyan, roaring to...Vongfong, supertyphoon rivaling Haiyan, roaring toward Japan...<br /><br />A supertyphoon on course to hit Japan over the weekend is as powerful as the deadly storm that ripped through the Philippines in 2013 killing thousands of people, meteorologists said Wednesday<br /><br />The monstrous storm, named Vongfong, was picking up speed as it churned through the far west of the Pacific Ocean.<br /><br />“Its strength is very much similar to Haiyan,” which ravaged the Philippines in November, said a meteorologist at the Meteorological Agency.<br /><br />Haiyan left nearly 8,000 people dead or missing when gusts of around 300 kph (190 mph) tore through the country, generating giant waves that swamped coastal communities.<br /><br />Vongfong was registering gusts of the same strength, according to the Japanese agency.<br /><br />Satellite images of Supertyphoon Vongfong show a perfectly formed eye in the middle of a gigantic swirling disc of cloud that appears to be sucking up weather systems from across the Tropics...............http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2014/10/09/national/vongfong-supertyphoon-rivaling-haiyan-roaring-toward-japan/#.VDZp6FfQqt8<br />9/10/4Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com