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Discover Magazine (blog)
February 22, 2018
In recent days, two powerful storms packing hurricane-force winds have spun up in the North Atlantic. You can watch them in the animation above of GOES-16 satellite imagery. ... The image above shows what the closest storm looked like in natural color. It was acquired by NASA's Terra satellite on Feb. 19.
Taipei Times
February 17, 2018
That is why drones are needed to get deeper into a storm, he said. While drones were deployed to measure Typhoon Hato last year and Typhoon Nepartak in 2016, they could only hover on the storms' edges due to technical issues, Chung said. However, the institute is hoping to make better progress thisÃÂ ...
Taiwan News
February 13, 2018
Typhoon Nepartak inflicted heavy losses on the community in 2016 and since loquat production has decreased by 30 percent. The loquat trees regained strength over the last year however due to a more mild typhoon season. Yang predicts that output will double this year and expects Taitung's loquats toÃÂ ...
Cosmos
August 1, 2017
Super Typhoon Noru is the strongest storm of 2107, but the view from the International Space Station puts it into perspective. ... It was briefly rated a Category 5 storm - the strongest kind, with wind speeds greater than 250 kilometres per hour - on July 31, before easing up on August 1. Residents of southernÃÂ ...
Eos
March 27, 2017
Two recently deployed ocean data buoys got a real test of their abilities last July when category 5 “super typhoon” Nepartak's center passed within a few kilometers of where they were moored. This meeting was no accident: the buoys were specifically designed to record data on passing typhoons and relayÃÂ ...
Live Science
August 10, 2016
The swirling mass of white clouds, the placid eye of the storm: Satellite imagery has become common enough that it's easy to envision the whorl of a ... NASA's Earth Observatory recently released satellite images, taken with three different instruments, of Super Typhoon Nepartak as it raged over theÃÂ ...
Business Insider
July 14, 2016
Typhoon Nepartak This July 7, 2016, image provided by NASA shows Typhoon Nepartak as it approaches Taiwan and the Philippines. NASA/LANCE/EOSDIS Rapid Response Last week, the season's first typhoon formed in the Pacific Ocean and grew into a monster super typhoon that hit Taiwan, theÃÂ ...
The Guardian
July 10, 2016
Nepartak brought chaos to Taiwan on Friday, forcing more than 15,000 people to flee their homes as part of the island saw its strongest winds in over a century. It had weakened into a tropical storm by the time it made landfall in Fujian on Saturday but still caused havoc, with pictures showing cars upended,ÃÂ ...
CNN
July 8, 2016
Taiwan's rugged and mountainous terrain has slowed Nepartak, which has been downgraded from a super typhoon to a typhoon by Friday lunchtime. Forecasters say the storm will leave Taiwan by late Friday and will hit eastern China early Saturday local time. More than 16,000 people were evacuatedÃÂ ...
New York Times
July 8, 2016
Josh Morgerman, an American who pursues storms and documents them online, wrote on Facebook that the typhoon was “one of the worst I've been in. ... The storm hit Taiwan as a Category 4 typhoon, the second-most powerful category, according to Tropical Storm Risk, a private forecasting organizationÃÂ ...
The Guardian
July 7, 2016
Giant storm made landfall on Friday morning in Taitung county before weakening to a medium-strength typhoon, according to Taiwan's Central Weather Bureau. Initial impact of the ferocious winds and torrential rains included at least one person killed, dozens more injured and significant damage. Source:ÃÂ ...
The Guardian
July 7, 2016
Super typhoon Nepartak slammed into the east coast of Taiwan on Friday morning, overturning cars, forcing thousands from their homes and leaving a trail of ... Taiwan's first major tropical storm of the season made landfall at about 5.50am in the eastern county of Taitung with winds of 234km/h (145mph)ÃÂ ...
GCaptain
July 6, 2016
Super Typhoon Nepartak over the western North Pacific was located about 419 NM southeast of Taipei, Taiwan and was moving towards the WNW at 16 knots. Max winds currently are estimated to be 150 knots, however, typhoon force winds extend outward only about 40 NM and 50 knot or higher windsÃÂ ...
Sun.Star
July 4, 2016
TROPICAL cyclone Nepartak has intensified into a typhoon and state weather bureau said it will enter the Philippine area of responsibility (PAR) this afternoon, July 5, and will be named "Butchoy." As of 10 a.m. Tuesday, the eye of the typhoon was located at 1,570 kilometers east of Baler, Aurora, packingÃÂ ...
Taiwan News
February 14, 2018
Typhoon Nepartak inflicted heavy losses on the community in 2016 and since loquat production has decreased by 30 percent. The loquat trees regained strength over the last year however due to a more mild typhoon season. Yang predicts that output will double this year and expects Taitung's loquats toÃÂ ...
Skymet Weather
January 16, 2018
For instance, the year 2016 saw its first named storm Nepartak on July 3, which is slightly late while the last, Nockten was formed on December 28. However, the Pacific storm season was a good one as 2016 saw 26 named storms including 13 typhoons, six super typhoons. Meanwhile, 2017 was a belowÃÂ ...
That's Online
September 13, 2017
2 Huge Typhoons May Miss China After All ... But the latest storm trackers indicate that both storms could now miss China entirely. ... Typhoon Talim, which some experts say is shaping up to be the most powerful typhoon of the year, was less 500 kilometers away from Zhejiang province at 10am thisÃÂ ...
That's Online
August 25, 2017
Facebook Asks Shanghai Users if They're Safe from Typhoon Hato for Some Reason ... In response to Typhoon Hato, a deadly storm that hit southern China earlier this week, Facebook has decided to activate its Safety Check feature to let ... PS: Want to help out people actually affected by the typhoon?
ABC Online
August 23, 2017
The typhoon came within 60 kilometres of the nearby financial centre of Hong Kong before heading westward into mainland China, where it was gradually weakening. China's weather service said the storm made landfall around noon in the Pearl River Delta city of Zhuhai in the neighbouring province ofÃÂ ...
Cosmos
August 1, 2017
Super Typhoon Noru is the strongest storm of 2107, but the view from the International Space Station puts it into perspective. ... NASA astronaut Randy Bresnik, aboard the International Space Station, snapped this breathtaking picture of the storm and the blue curve of the ocean. Explore #typhoon #ISS #ÃÂ ...
Eos
March 27, 2017
Two recently deployed ocean data buoys got a real test of their abilities last July when category 5 “super typhoon” Nepartak's center passed within a few kilometers of where they were moored. This meeting was no accident: the buoys were specifically designed to record data on passing typhoons and relayÃÂ ...
CNN
September 13, 2016
Taiwan, despite being a frequent target for powerful Pacific typhoons, has a very good track record of limiting the storms' deadly impacts. But as storms ... This was the case with a similar storm, Super Typhoon Nepartak, which hit in almost the same location as where Meranti is forecast to travel. NepartakÃÂ ...
The Indian Express
July 17, 2016
The Chinese government has fired three officials in an eastern province after a strong tropical storm killed 83 people and left 19 others missing, an official news agency reported Monday. Typhoon Nepartak, which had weakened to a tropical storm when it hit China, toppled nearly 10,000 houses in easternÃÂ ...
WIRED
July 15, 2016
The most destructive part of a typhoon isn't the wind. It's the water. Even after being weakened to a tropical storm, Typhoon Nepartak dumped torrential rain on Taiwan and China. This astonishing shot of debris choking a bridge in the Fujian province city of Bandong Town shows just how devastating it was.
The Guardian
July 10, 2016
Nepartak brought chaos to Taiwan on Friday, forcing more than 15,000 people to flee their homes as part of the island saw its strongest winds in over a century. It had weakened into a tropical storm by the time it made landfall in Fujian on Saturday but still caused havoc, with pictures showing cars upended,ÃÂ ...
CNN
July 8, 2016
Taiwan's rugged and mountainous terrain has slowed Nepartak, which has been downgraded from a super typhoon to a typhoon by Friday lunchtime. Forecasters say the storm will leave Taiwan by late Friday and will hit eastern China early Saturday local time. More than 16,000 people were evacuatedÃÂ ...
CNN
July 8, 2016
Taiwan's rugged and mountainous terrain has slowed Nepartak, which has been downgraded from a super typhoon to a typhoon by Friday lunchtime. Forecasters say the storm will leave Taiwan by late Friday and will hit eastern China early Saturday local time. More than 16,000 people were evacuatedÃÂ ...
GCaptain
July 6, 2016
Super Typhoon Nepartak over the western North Pacific was located about 419 NM southeast of Taipei, Taiwan and was moving towards the WNW at 16 knots. Max winds currently are estimated to be 150 knots, however, typhoon force winds extend outward only about 40 NM and 50 knot or higher windsÃÂ ...
Rappler
July 4, 2016
Nepartak will be given the local name Butchoy when it enters PAR on Tuesday, July 5. The tropical storm now has maximum winds of 85 km/h and gustiness of up to 100 km/h. PAGASA told Rappler that Nepartak could still strengthen into a typhoon. It is not expected to directly hit any province since it isÃÂ ...
AccuWeather.com
July 3, 2016
The new record of 199 days ended on Sunday with the development of Tropical Storm Nepartak. The lack of tropical ... It is not out of the question for Nepartak to become a minimal typhoon. ... "The record [for least tropical activity in the western Pacific Ocean] is 14 tropical storms and nine typhoons in 2010.".
ReliefWeb
November 21, 2017
Storms accounted for 1,797 deaths, almost 10 times less than their ... after the 100 million people affected by a sand/dust storm in China in 2002. ..... from typhoons Ferdie/Meranti (US$ 2.3 billion) and Butchoy/ Nepartak (1.51 US$). ... The typhoon Aere resulted in 350 million US$ in losses in Vietnam- also ...
That's Online
September 13, 2017
2 Huge Typhoons May Miss China After All ... But the latest storm trackers indicate that both storms could now miss China entirely. ... Typhoon Talim, which some experts say is shaping up to be the most powerful typhoon of the year, was less 500 kilometers away from Zhejiang province at 10am this ...
That's Online
September 13, 2017
But the latest storm trackers indicate that both storms could now miss ... Typhoon Talim, which some experts say is shaping up to be the most ...
That's Online (registration)
August 25, 2017
In response to Typhoon Hato, a deadly storm that hit southern China earlier this week, Facebook has decided to activate its Safety Check ...
Cosmos
August 24, 2017
It is expected to strengthen to a Category 3 storm, and there are ... Bresnik has seen big storms from orbit before but, he wrote on Twitter, ...
CNN
September 13, 2016
Super Typhoon Meranti is barreling down on Taiwan, bringing wind ..... Pacific typhoons, has a very good track record of limiting the storms' deadly impacts. ... This was the case with a similar storm, Super Typhoon Nepartak, ...
The Indian Express
July 17, 2016
Typhoon Nepartak, which had weakened to a tropical storm when it hit China, toppled nearly 10,000 houses in eastern Fujian province's capital ...
NDTV
July 17, 2016
Beijing: At least 83 people have been killed and 19 others are still missing after typhoon Nepartak struck east China's Fujian Province last week ...
WIRED
July 15, 2016
The most destructive part of a typhoon isn't the wind. It's the water. Even after being weakened to a tropical storm, Typhoon Nepartak dumped ...
The Guardian
July 10, 2016
A tropical storm in China has killed six people, with at least eight more missing, reports said, after super typhoon Nepartak lashed Taiwan.
CNN
July 8, 2016
(CNN) Super typhoon Nepartak made landfall in Taiwan early Friday, about ... The storm showered the region with furious winds and rain, CNNÂ ...
The Guardian
July 7, 2016
Super typhoon Nepartak slammed into the east coast of Taiwan on Friday ... Taiwan's first major tropical storm of the season made landfall at ...
GCaptain
July 6, 2016
Super Typhoon Nepartak over the western North Pacific was located about 419 NM southeast of Taipei, Taiwan and was moving towards the ...
Science News for Students
August 28, 2017
Whether called a cyclone, hurricane or typhoon, these storms bring strong ... These enormous, swirling storm systems form over the ocean. ... such as Katrina (2005 in the Gulf of Mexico), Nepartak (2016 in China and Taiwan),ÃÂ ...
Cosmos
August 1, 2017
Super Typhoon Noru is the strongest storm of 2107, but the view from the International Space Station puts it into perspective.
Aljazeera.com
July 29, 2017
Nesat will be the first typhoon to hit Taiwan this year, and the centre of the storm is expected to make landfall late Saturday afternoon local time.
TIME
April 13, 2017
The amendment to Taiwan's Animal Protection Act also adds penalties for eating the meat, including fines from 50,000 to 250,000 New TaiwanÃÂ ...
CNN
September 13, 2016
Super Typhoon Meranti is barreling down on Taiwan, bringing wind speeds of ..... Pacific typhoons, has a very good track record of limiting the storms' ... to a tropical storm as it hit mainland China, Nepartak and its associatedÃÂ ...
Scripps Oceanography News
September 8, 2016
As an example, Mei noted that Typhoon Nepartak, the first typhoon of the 2016 season, caused the deaths of more than 80 people and nearlyÃÂ ...
NDTV
July 17, 2016
Beijing: At least 83 people have been killed and 19 others are still missing after typhoon Nepartak struck east China's Fujian Province last weekÃÂ ...
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