Super Typhoon Haiyan, one of strongest storms ever, hits central Philippines

[applegrove]

Super Typhoon Haiyan, one of strongest storms ever, hits central Philippines

By Jethro Mullen, CNN

http://www.cnn.com/2013/11/07/world/asia/philippines-typhoon-haiyan/index.html?hpt=hp_t2

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With sustained winds of 315 kph (195 mph) and gusts as strong as 380 kph (235 mph), Haiyan was probably the strongest tropical cyclone to hit land anywhere in the world in recorded history. It will take further analysis after the storm passes to establish whether it is a record.

As the monster storm spun toward the Philippines on Thursday, President Benigno S. Aquino III warned the nation that it faced a "calamity."

Category 5 strength

Haiyan, known in the Philippines as Yolanda, appeared to retain much of its terrifying force as it moved west over the country, with sustained winds of 295 kph, gusts as strong as 360 kph. Haiyan's wind strength makes it equivalent to a Category 5 hurricane.

Video footage from on the ground in the Philippines showed howling winds bending palm trees and whipping debris down deserted streets.




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[applegrove]

1. Vibes to all.

[JaneyVee]

2. 235mph is unfathomable. Yikes!

[applegrove]

3. I know. I wanted to get that out there. I'm sure there are other threads

about it approaching. But these wind speeds are something else. God help those in its path.

[JaneyVee]

4. It isn't even safe indoors. That's fallout shelter weather.

[Mnemosyne]

5. Sounds as if there may be need to adjust the category scale up to 6. Horrifying storm. nt

[applegrove]

7. What have we done to the world that we have to adjust hurricanes up to 6?

[Mnemosyne]

8. Too much.

[malaise]

6. BBC had coverage as it approached

Frightening

[fadedrose]

9. Hoping and wishing you folks come out of this monster storm okay...

We're all thinking about you all day....

[Uncle Joe]

10. Kicked and recommended.

Thanks for the thread, applegrove.

[spinbaby]

11. I'm surprised at how little coverage it's getting

Here we have what might be the largest hurricane/typhoon ever hitting a densely populated area and it seems to be treated as a mildly interesting story on the morning news.

[HereSince1628]

12. If it gets coverage, Americans will expect the US to respond with aid...

read my lips: No New Takers!

[Skittles]

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