Typhoon Soulik alert for Korean Peninsula

Sun, 19 Aug 2018 16:57:00 +0200northkoreatimes (en)

Typhoon Soulik is expected to pass through the Korea n Peninsula as early as Wednesday, bringing with it a chilling respite to the draught-stricken land but also the potential for storm damage. If Soulik lands in Korea as forecast, it will be the first typhoon to directly hit the Peninsula since Typhoon Sanba did six years ago in 2012.

Relief as storm Bebinca weakens, Vietnam remains on alert

Fri, 17 Aug 2018 07:39:00 +0200vnexpress (en)

Fishermen in Sam Son, Thanh Hoa Province, push fishing boats offshore to avoid damage from storm Bebinca. Photo by VnExpress/Le Hoang Typhoon Bebinca weakened into a tropical depression en route to Vietnam’s central region on Friday morning. Vietnam breathed a sigh of relief as Bebinca weakened....

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Fri, 17 Aug 2018 05:12:00 +0200EC (en)

Tropical Cyclone LEEPI, continued moving north-west toward Kyushu island (Japan) as a Tropical depression and strengthening. On 14 August at 0.00 UTC its centre was located over the sea approximately 530 km south-east of Miyazaki city (Kyushu island, Miyazaki Prefecture) with maximum sustained winds of 111 km/h (Tropical Storm).

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Wed, 15 Aug 2018 05:02:00 +0200EC (en)

Tropical Cyclone LEEPI, continued moving north-west toward Kyushu island (Japan) as a Tropical depression and strengthening. On 14 August at 0.00 UTC its centre was located over the sea approximately 530 km south-east of Miyazaki city (Kyushu island, Miyazaki Prefecture) with maximum sustained winds of 111 km/h (Tropical Storm).

NASA-NOAA's Suomi NPP satellite find Tropical Storm Leepi nearing southern Japan

Tue, 14 Aug 2018 20:24:00 +0200eurekalert (en)

IMAGE: On August 14 at 12:42 a.m. EDT (0442 UTC) the VIIRS instrument aboard NASA-NOAA's Suomi NPP satellite captured a visible image of Tropical Storm Leepi . Credit: Credits: NOAA/NASA/NRL. Tropical Storm Leepi continued its northwestern track through the northwestern Pacific Ocean as NASA-NOAA's....

Viet Nam: Japan, China, Vietnam - Tropical Cyclones LEEPI, YAGI, BEBINCA (GDACS, JTWC, JMA, CMA, NCHMF, media) (ECHO Daily Flash of 14 August 2018)

Tue, 14 Aug 2018 14:27:00 +0200reliefWeb (en)

Tropical Cyclone LEEPI, continued moving north-west toward Kyushu island (Japan) as a Tropical depression and strengthening. On 14 August at 0.00 UTC its centre was located over the sea approximately 530 km south-east of Miyazaki city (Kyushu island, Miyazaki Prefecture) with maximum sustained winds of 111 km/h (Tropical Storm).

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Tue, 14 Aug 2018 04:18:00 +0200EC (en)

Tropical Cyclone LEEPI, formed over the North West Pacific Ocean on 11 August and starting moving north-west toward Kyushu island (Japan) as a Tropical depression and strengthening. On 13 August its centre was located over the sea approximately 1 000 km south-east of Tanega island (Osumi islands,....

Typhoon Bebinca not expected to affect Taiwan

Mon, 13 Aug 2018 13:26:00 +0200focustaiwan (en)

Taipei, Aug. 13 (CNA) The 18th tropical storm of the year took shape near Guangdong Province, China, Monday morning, but the Central Weather Bureau (CWB) does not expect it to affect Taiwan. Tropical Storm Bebinca is almost stationary near Guangdong and packing maximum sustained winds of 64.8 kph and gusts of 90kph, according to CWB data.

China: Japan, China - Tropical Cyclones YAGI, LEEPI, BEBINCA (ECHO Daily Flash of 13 August 2018)

Mon, 13 Aug 2018 12:56:00 +0200reliefWeb (en)

Tropical Cyclone LEEPI, formed over the North West Pacific Ocean on 11 August and starting moving north-west toward Kyushu island (Japan) as a Tropical depression and strengthening. On 13 August its centre was located over the sea approximately 1 000 km south-east of Tanega island (Osumi islands,....

Typhoon Leepi unlikely to affect Korean Peninsula, heat wave expected to continue

Sun, 12 Aug 2018 16:27:00 +0200northkoreatimes (en)

Typhoon Leepi , the 15th one of the year and formed 810 kilometers north of Guam around 3 a.m. on Sunday, is expected to keep moving northwest and is unlikely to affect the Korea n Peninsula, the national weather agency said Sunday. With a pressure of 998 hectopascals, it is a small typhoon and....

PAGASA warns heavy rain to hit Luzon again on August 13

Sun, 12 Aug 2018 12:58:00 +0200rappler (en)

Welcome to Rappler, a social news network where stories inspire community engagement and digitally fuelled actions for social change. Rappler comes from the root words "rap" (to discuss) + "ripple" (to make waves). PAGASA warns heavy rain to hit Luzon again on August 13.

Fall already?

Sun, 12 Aug 2018 10:21:00 +0200koreatimes (en)

A child in a summer dress stares at mannequins dressed in fall attire at a shop in Myeong-dong, Seoul, Sunday, when temperatures peaked at 36 degrees Celsius in the capital. The heat wave is forecast to continue, with Typhoon Yagi and Typhoon Leepi unlikely to affect or cool the Korea n Peninsula.