[Washi]

But will the dems be able to blame it on Bush?

[basil]

Good heavens! I hope most got out before it hit.

[DBrow]

“carrying winds that make Superstorm Sandy look like a weak relative.”

Well yeah, Sandy was a “post tropical cyclone” with 80 mph winds when it hit the USA coast. It IS a weak relative.

We all call it s Superstorm because we learned that stuff built on sand near the coast since the Hurricane of 1938 does not stand up to a storm surge, and it was very costly.

[pallmallman]

Might be indelicate to mention this first, but that’s one fierce anchor chick they’ve got...
I pray for the people of the Phillipines..get them through this with as little harm to the populace as possible.

[Cruz_West_Paul2016]

how is al gore gonna explain the recent super storm in south dakota with 5 feet of snow, then explain this typhoon? you can’t have it both ways.

[cloudmountain]

Typhoons, hurricanes, storms: they've been around since the beginning of earth.

Haiyan isn't going to end the earth. None of the hurricanes do. It will simply DRENCH the Philippines. The Philippines can handle it, like they've handled the zillions of previous hurricanes.

Don't you think?

[Zuben Elgenubi]

I’m going to stick my neck out here and declare that these storms are the result of global warming. Then I’m going to say it again and again and again until you believe me.

[CaptainK]

What may be the fiercest typhoon in recorded history

What is the criteria for recorded history? Some facts would be nice. Like a time line.

[LibLieSlayer]

Camille hit 212mph straight winds and anemometer at Keesler AFB broke at 245. She wasn't 300 miles across but she was 150 miles across.

[LibLieSlayer]

My prayers go out to everyone affected... I KNOW what it is like.

[Wanderer99]

I have family in the Philippines. We bought them a stone house on a tall hill but this storm makes me wonder if that will not be enough. :(

[montanajoe]

Few death reported so far. The Philippines will be up and working again before the close of the next news cycle or two..

Here this would drag on for months or years...

[Paul R.]

[RetiredArmy]

How many billions/trillions do they now print at the Fed to send over there to build them back. The USA will probably be the only nation that does this. All the Arab oil dollars and China will not send a Yen. Only America does this stuff. The Navy is probably sailing there now to assist. We do that you know. This un-Christian nation the Dictator calls us.

[trebb]

Katrina made Sandy look anemic. Sandy got the extra creds because it hit a liberal bastion.

After going through Katrina, I'm in absolute awe of this typhoon - it was more like a huge tornado in power (went through the one that busted up Altus AFB in the early '80s - it looped around my house). Unless folks have been through either/both, they can only guess at it and they will always guess low...

[Salvation]

Prayers for you and your family.