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Climate Change Intensified Typhoon Shanshan, Study Says

Typhoon Shanshan, which struck southern Japan this week with heavy rain and strong winds, was likely intensified by climate change, according to a study from Imperial College London. Researchers with the university teased out the contribution of global warming to …

Millions Evacuated as Typhoon Slams Southwest Japan, Halting Flights and Factories

Millions of people were told to evacuate from their homes as Typhoon Shanshan lashed southwest Japan with strong winds and heavy rain on Thursday, knocking out power, snarling air traffic and forcing major factories to close. At least three people …

Update: Japan Issues Emergency Warning as Powerful Typhoon Shanshan Approaches

Southwestern Japan braced on Wednesday for what officials say could be one of the strongest storms to ever hit the region, as some residents in the path of Typhoon Shanshan were ordered to evacuate and major firms like Toyota closed …

Typhoon Shanshan Headed for Japan Threatens Transport Links

Typhoon Shanshan is expected to approach Japan’s southern island of Kyushu on Tuesday or Wednesday, with railway operators warning of service disruptions and an airline canceling flights. The storm is packing maximum sustained winds near its center of 65 knots …

Update: Severe Typhoon Skims Japan, Disrupting Flight, Train Services

Typhoon Ampil grazed Japan’s main island of Honshu on Friday, prompting cancellations of flights and trains in the middle of the country’s peak summer holiday season. Japan Airlines Co. and All Nippon Airways Co. canceled some 90 international flights, impacting …

Typhoon Remnants Bring Rains, Floods That Kill Four in China

Record rainfall and widespread flooding killed four people in China’s southern province of Hunan, with roads in rural areas damaged and access to electricity and the internet disrupted, state media said on Tuesday. Days of heavy rains from the remnants …

Typhoon Gaemi Lashes Southeast China After Pounding Taiwan, Flooding Philippines

Typhoon Gaemi lashed towns on China’s coastal Fujian province on Friday with heavy rains and strong winds as the most powerful storm to hit the country this year began its widely watched trek into the populous interior. The storm, which …

Philippines Rushes to Contain Oil Spill From Sunken Tanker

Philippine authorities are rushing to contain an oil spill from a tanker that sank early Thursday, killing one crew member, after Typhoon Gaemi battered the nation. A Philippine-flagged tanker carrying 1.4 million liters of industrial fuel oil capsized 3.6 nautical …

Typhoon Gaemi Aims for China, Leaves Vessels Capsized

Authorities in Taiwan raced to find crew missing from a ship that capsized in bad weather after Typhoon Gaemi ripped through the region before losing strength as it heads toward China. Nine Myanmar nationals were missing from a cargo vessel …

Deadly Typhoon Gaemi Floods Philippines, Shuts Taiwan

Typhoon Gaemi claimed the lives of at least four people and forced the evacuation of hundreds of thousands in the Philippines, where parts of Manila are flooded even as the storm moves towards Taiwan. Packing sustained winds of up to …