I don’t think I’ve ever seen such rapid intensification -
#KardingPH
#noru
now a super
#typhoon
and expected to make landfall NE of Manila tonight as a cat 5. I’ll deploy to Vietnam tomorrow to cover the second landfall in a few days
@AbroadInJapan
@CDawgVA
could have sworn I bumped into a certain Welsh voice actor this morning, would have said hello but I didn’t think the toilets were an appropriate venue for such an undertaking 🤣
9 years ago today, the central
#Philippines
was ground zero for one of the strongest landfalling tropical cyclones ever observed, super
#typhoon
#haiyan
known locally as Yolanda - thinking of all those who were in the path of this monster -
@iCyclone
Severe tropical storm
#PaengPH
structure improved overnight, it’s a vast system and its outer bands are sweeping the entire length of the
#Philippines
- stay safe everyone, torrential rain, flooding and landslides are a major threat today
I think rain (rather than wind) is going to be the big issue with tropical storm
#PaengPH
/
#Nalgae
- it looks like it will track right across central Luzon and very close to Manila. ECM showing 300+mm in numerous places
#philippines
Aerial footage of an eruption yesterday at Anak
#Krakatau
- explosions like this were happening every 25 minutes or so for entirety of our stay. Some of those lava bombs were size of trucks!
#volcano
#Indonesia
14 years ago today I went on a date with a v attractive young woman. I cut dinner short, awkwardly explaining I had to be up early to chase a typhoon in Vietnam. For god knows whatever reasons she took the plunge & here we are today with 2 beautiful kids living fab life in Japan!
#typhoon
#Vamco
, with an umbilicus stretching 1000s of miles across the North Pacific connected to a grotesque “mother ship” low lashing Alaska - the atmosphere never ceases to amaze!
Those in the direct path of super
#typhoon
#KardingPH
#noru
need to rush to completion storm preparations NOW and evacuate if instructed to. It’s a cat 5 per JTWC and will devastate any communities that get a direct hit (image via RainViewer app)
Another successful and safe day filming at
#Krakatau
- the
#volcano
was quiet. Today I took the drone higher to catch not only the island but also the amazing color of the sea water
#Indonesia
For the first time in ages got my big stills camera out and borrowed a bit of elevation from nearby housing complex - stunning!
#tokyo
#storm
cc
@arakencloud
Getting too dangerous to be on the street now, flying debris starting to fill the air in these powerful, ripping gusts - video from my chase partner Mark Thomas
#typhoon
#Gaemi
#Taiwan
And that’s a wrap - for those just logging on, here’s a recap as powerful
#typhoon
#Haikui
crashed into SE
#Taiwan
earlier this afternoon. The storm is still bringing a deluge to many parts of the island. This was one of the most high intensity precip storms I’ve seen
Moving to higher ground - waves and surge hammering the little fishing harbour I’m in (don’t try this at home - I had an escape route behind me) Ebisu island
#japan
#typhoon
#Hagibis
Out all day filming at
#Krakatau
- didn’t witness any explosive eruption but to see and shoot the vast changes at the volcano is mind blowing. Many images to come but here’s a teaser (shot outside 5km danger zone.)
#volcano
#Indonesia
Most significant uplift / crack I’ve seen yet - looks to be at least 1ft+ torn up the road and damaged a wall - it runs NNE-SSW directly towards
#Taal
#volcano
#Philippines
Wind is starting to pick up and squalls are getting more vigorous. Per
@NWSGuam
storm is 120 miles SE of
#Guam
moving NW at 7mph - super
#typhoon
#mawar
First off let’s start with coast of Rakata which faces Anak
#Krakatau
- this is one of camping spots where you could stay out overnight & watch the
#volcano
erupt. No surprises it’s been decimated by a huge
#tsunami
and landslides. Scoured area looks to be at least 25m high
We’re about 24hrs out from the closest approach of
#typhoon
#mawar
on Guam. The satellite imagery concerns me, extremely deep convection surrounding an eye that looks like it’s trying to clear out. Folks here need to be prepared for possibility of direct hit from a cat 4
#typhoon
#Haishen
lashing Japan's Amami Oshima today - a long and exhausting day for everyone. Thankfully I didn't see any major damage in the areas I drove through but power is out widely - media please contact for licensing inquires #台風第10号 #奄美大島
Super
#typhoon
#RollyPH
#Goni
joining an elite but dreaded club that is the West Pacific’s most powerful storms. 160kts from JTWC is pretty rare - hopefully it weakens substantially before landfall but anyone in the warning zone needs to take this extremely seriously
Relating a message from
@ExtremeStorms
from a trusted 3rd party - everyone staying at the HopeTown Inn in Hope Town
#Bahamas
is safe. They got the eye and Jim measured 911.2hPa minimum pressure during
#hurricane
#Dorian
Tropical storm force winds are blowing across
#Guam
now, a few branches and shallow rooted trees down. Expecting winds to continually escalate through the afternoon.
#typhoon
#mawar
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Feeling like an utterly mad Englishman, trudging across this bridge at night through knee deep drifts with my umbrella in heaving snow - but absolutely loving it!! ❄️ 🇯🇵
Most people have no idea how rugged, stunning beautiful
#Taiwan
is, but that makes it one of the toughest places in the world to chase tropical cyclones and brings a whole load of added risks with it
#typhoon
#haiku
Scenes from around Tumon Bay,
#Guam
the day after
#typhoon
#mawar
- lots of tree damage, power and water out, hum of generators everywhere, immediate shoreline battered by surge and some cars shunted around by wind
I cannot stress enough how lucky south east Japan and Tokyo region are that this is passing just offshore. This is a remarkable specimen of a
#typhoon
, extremely rare in this part of the basin. Hard to imagine the impacts if it was tracking 150km to the west
#ampil
2 years ago today - staring into the heavens whilst surrounded by the towering eyewall of powerful cat 4 typhoon Lingling - one of the most incredible natural phenomena I’ve ever witnessed
10 years ago: satellite image is seared into my mind. Never before seen anything like this. A donut of off scale grey convection surrounding perfectly clear eye, JTWC intensity of 195mph. We knew our waterfront hotel was now a death trap & we had to move urgently
#yolanda
#haiyan
Tagaytay Highlands - must have been raining here during the eruption because everything is coasted in a rock solid layer of volcanic ash - the vegetation has taken a beating
#taal
#volcano
#Philippines
Work in action: keep an eye out for
@netflix
new series EARTHSTORM - I supplied the producers numerous shots for the Hurricane, Volcano and Earthquake episodes!
Major
#earthquake
in south eastern Taiwan, shallow M7.2 near Taitung. Friend in Taipei messaged saying pics knocked off walls etc. - this looks very serious
I’ll round off this thread with a final before and after comparison. First image shot back in August 2018, typical explosive activity. And now...
#Krakatau
#volcano
The meme game is strong with this typhoon! Koinu - 子犬means puppy in Japanese and right now on the scale in the top left image, it’s the Husky (Thanks Mark Chang for sharing)
Starting to daylight - some of the strongest gusts of the storm so far hitting now.
#typhoon
#mawar
is moving really slowly near
#Guam
so expecting hours more like this
Winds have really eased off now in Chenggong- the worst is over. But the threat of floods and landslide will continue for many hours to come over the mountains interior of
#Taiwan
- another shot as
#typhoon
#haikui
made landfall a couple hours ago
Not how tropical cyclones in the Philippines sea usually look… torrential rains a threat for portions of Luzon though so be aware if you’re in the path of this thing
#floritaPH
It’s a beautiful, tranquil morning in Tacloban, the air is thick and not a breathe of wind. 10 years ago at this moment, the city and its people were fighting for their lives
#typhoon
#yolanda
#haiyan
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