Posted on 09/10/2021 4:40:09 PM PDT by dynachrome
A typhoon headed toward Taiwan and the southern coast of China is rapidly gaining in speed and strength ahead of an expected landfall later this week.
Typhoon Chanthu has rapidly intensified in the past 36 hours from a tropical depression into a severe typhoon, according to the Joint Typhoon Warning Center, with maximum wind speeds of up to 233 kilometers per hour (145 miles per hour). It is likely Chanthu will expand into a super typhoon in the coming hours. Given the trajectory of the storm, it is still unclear whether Chanthu will first pass over Taiwan before it slams into southern China or narrowly miss the island. Either way, at its current pace, the storm is estimated to make landfall on either Saturday or Sunday.
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Anywhoo, it is going to interfere with the container shipping out of those areas.
I read it the same way. That would be one big, mean typhoon.
Hoping the Republic of China weathers it safely, and that Red China is devastated by it.
3 Gorges Dam???
Wuhan??
“ Hoping the Republic of China weathers it safely, and that Red China is devastated by it.”
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But, hopefully, not Taiwan. The last thing we need is another hit to their chip foundries and further chip delays.
I first read this as "Typhoon Cthulhu" ...
Looks like it is going to go “up the gut” between China and Korea. Might brush wuhan.
Taiwan is the Republic of China.
3 Gorges Dam hasn’t broken before now despite lots of rain. Doesn’t look like it ever will.
Yep… had a “Duh!” moment.
Uh. Dams go damm slow. But when they go, watch out.
I agree. The wreaking of dams is generally a cumulative thing. I’m convinced that nothing but the destruction of that dam and the devastation would markedly slow down the Chinese juggernaut. You see, their leadership is a bit more… shall we say… focused and determined than ours
I don’t know how you can say that. Biden is totally focused...on his next ice cream cone.
Me too. All of those containers and ships waiting for port space are at serious risk from Cthulhu.
My wife is in Taiwan right now. They had 19.6 inches of rain yesterday with more coming. That much would destroy NYC but Taiwan engineers have common sense.
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