Typhoon Haishen made landfall near Ulsan, South Korea around 9 AM GMT+9 Monday, with 1-minute maximum sustained winds of around 155 km/hr (96 mph) prior to landfall, a category-2. About six hours before landfall, the storm brushed past Japan’s Kyushu Island. Haishen hit areas already affected by typhoon Maysak, and flood effects were further amplified by prior monsoon activity i ... Continue Reading »
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Typhoon Haishen/Maysak – Korean Peninsula & Japan
Typhoon Haishen is an escalating threat to portions of Japan and the Korean Peninsula over the coming days, with the threat of destructive winds and heavy rainfall. This threat comes after Typhoon Maysak followed a similar track earlier in the week, with reports of heavy rainfall and inland flooding, and wind damage with downed trees and powerlines. Typhoon Haishen is ... Continue Reading »
Higos Strengthens on Approach to Guangdong Province
In the South China Sea, Higos gained strength on its final approach to the coast of Guangdong Province. The center of circulation made landfall over Zhuhai around 7 AM local time August 19 as an equivalent category-1, according to statements of the Hong Kong Observatory (HKO). Downed trees and powerlines can be expected over affected areas with some wind damage to property. ... Continue Reading »
CAT-i Report: Typhoon Vongfong (Ambo)
In the Northwest Pacific Basin, Typhoon Vongfong made landfall in the Philippines on May 14 around 12:15 PM local time (0415 UTC), in the municipality of San Policarpo, Eastern Samar Province. Just after moving inland, the typhoon carried 1-minute sustained winds of around 185 km/hr (115 mph), a category-3 on the Saffir-Simpson Scale according to the Joint Typhoon Warning ... Continue Reading »
CAT-i Bulletin: Super Typhoon Hagibis
Typhoon Hagibis made landfall in Japan as a category-2 on the Izu Peninsula in the Shizuoka Prefecture on October 12 around 7 PM local time. Large stretches of the country were hit by strong winds and torrential rainfall, and the Japan Meteorological Agency issued warnings and advisories affecting all prefectures in the Honshū, Kyushu, Shikoku and Hokkaido Islands. The highest ... Continue Reading »
Weather Sentinel: Super Typhoon Hagibis Closes in on Japan
Hagabis, a category 5 Super Typhoon for much of the first half of this week, is forecast to track towards Japan with a potential landfall on Saturday morning October 12. Fortunately, the forecast calls for Hagabis to weaken to a category 3 typhoon by landfall. If the forecast for Hagabis verifies, it would be the sixth typhoon of the 2019 season to directly impact Japan and one ... Continue Reading »
CAT-i Bulletin: Typhoon Faxai
In the Northwest Pacific Basin, Typhoon Faxai made landfall on September 9 around 5 AM local time near the city of Chiba in the Greater Tokyo Area, after crossing the Tokyo Bay as a category-2. Among the strongest typhoons to hit the Greater Tokyo Area in recorded history, Faxai was accompanied by record wind gusts from multiple weather stations in the affected region. Damaging ... Continue Reading »
Weather Sentinel: Historic Typhoon Faxai strikes Tokyo
Early Monday morning, September 9 (3AM local time), Typhoon Faxai made landfall with maximum sustained 1-minute winds of 105 mph, a minimum central pressure of 955 mb in Chiba prefecture of the Kanto region of Japan, just east of Tokyo. An equivalent category 2 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson scale, Chiba is one of the stronger typhoons to hit Tokyo in recorded history. ... Continue Reading »
Weather Sentinel: Typhoon Lekima, Recent Typhoon Activity
In the Northwest Pacific Basin, Typhoon Lekima is moving ashore on the coast of Mainland China. Just prior to landfall, one-minute sustained winds were around 175 km/hr (110 mph), equivalent to a Category-2 on the Saffir-Simpson Scale, according to the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) at 15 UTC August 9. The storm is weakening due to dry air intrusion and increasing land ... Continue Reading »
Taiwan: Catastrophe Insurance and Gap in Coverage
Taiwan has experienced a series of extreme weather events in recent years, which are expected to continue into the future, says the report 14 Shades of Risk In Asia-Pacific: Evolving Risk Concerns in Asia-Pacific by Marsh & McLennan Companies’ Asia-Pacific Risk Center. ... Continue Reading »
