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ANN/YOMIURI SHIMBUN – Volunteers hailing from Amami Oshima Island recently retraced the historical path embarked upon by their predecessors nearly seven decades ago. Back in 1951, during a period of United States (US) administration over the islands, a determined collective of islanders banded together to advocate for the islands’ return to Japanese sovereignty. This courageous […]
Tropical Storm Khanun is over the East China Sea, currently about 600 nautical miles in diameter, and it is continuing to devastate with speeds of up to 55 knots as it continues its eastward trajectory directly over Okinawa, south of Japan.
At 1pm Saturday local time, Naha, the capital city of Okinawa with a population of over 319,000, recorded wind gusts of 127km/h.
Khanun, translating to “jackfruit” in Thai, adjusted its path and is heading directly east as of early Friday morning local time.
Whilst initially looking to weaken significantly, Khanun is now expected to maintain 55-knot wind speeds along its eastward path (85-knot wind gusts) at maximum, then reintensify again to potentially destructive 65-knot wind speeds (100-knot wind gusts) as it steers northward during Monday morning in its transition to an extratropical typhoon.
Figure: The path that Khanun is expected to follow, from the Joint Typhoon Warning Centre (JTWC).
Khanun is expected t
Typhoon Khanun hit Japan’s southwestern Kagoshima and Okinawa prefectures for two straight days, causing heavy rain and gusty winds. Khanun, which translates to “jackfruit” in Thai, brought sustained gusts of up to 235 kmph and winds of 162 kmph, killing two and injuring dozens of others. According to the Japan Metrological Agency, it’s no longer […]