{"id":12531,"date":"2024-09-05T23:05:48","date_gmt":"2024-09-05T23:05:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/topat10.com\/?p=12531"},"modified":"2024-09-05T23:05:48","modified_gmt":"2024-09-05T23:05:48","slug":"why-super-typhoons-like-yagi-are-more-common-than-youd-think","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/topat10.com\/?p=12531","title":{"rendered":"Why Super Typhoons Like Yagi Are More Common Than You\u2019d Think"},"content":{"rendered":"


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The year\u2019s first<\/span> super typhoon erupted over the steamy waters of the western Pacific Ocean on Thursday as Yagi churned toward an eventual landfall in southern China.<\/p>\n

Having formed as a tropical cyclone in the Philippine Sea on Sunday, the powerful storm peaked on Thursday afternoon local time with maximum sustained winds of 150 mph, which would be the equivalent of a high-end Category 4 hurricane. At least 13 people have been killed in the Philippines as a result of flooding and landslides.<\/p>\n

Forecasters expect the storm to weaken somewhat before striking the Chinese island of Hainan by the end of the week, raking the popular tourist destination with dangerous winds and flooding rains. Yagi is expected to be the strongest storm to hit the region in a decade, with the southern Chinese provinces of Hainan and Guangdong shutting schools, closing bridges, and grounding flights in preparation.<\/p>\n

But Super Typhoon Yagi\u2019s ferocity isn\u2019t as uncommon as one would think. The western Pacific Ocean is uniquely capable of supporting some of the strongest storms on Earth.<\/p>\n

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