Overall Red Tropical Cyclone alert for TEMBIN-12 in China from 19 Aug 2012 00:00 UTC to 30 Aug 2012 00:00 UTC

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Overall Red alert Tropical Cyclone for TEMBIN-12

in China

Event summary

Tropical Cyclone TEMBIN-12 can have a high humanitarian impact based on the maximum sustained wind speed, exposed population and vulnerability.

GDACS ID	TC 31997
Name	TEMBIN-12
From - To	19 Aug - 30 Aug
Exposed countries	China
Exposed population	3.8 million in Category 1 or higher
Maximum wind speed	241 km/h Category 4
Maximum storm surge	0.9 m (25 Aug 01:00 UTC)
Vulnerability	Medium (China)

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	Wind	Storm surge	Rainfall	GDACS score
JRC	n.a	0.9 m	n.a.	2.5
Single TC: maximum expected impact (wind, storm surge, rainfall)
HWRF	n.a	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.
GFS	n.a	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.
ECMWF	n.a	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.

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Typhoon Bolaven caused the tidal wave of molluscs and crustaceans to be flung on to a beach in Vladivostok, which saw locals rushing to gather up armfuls of shellfish.

No need to shell out for dinner! Russians flock to Siberian beach afte.. 9/1/2012 12:33:00 PM.

Typhoon Bolaven caused the tidal wave of molluscs and crustaceans to be flung on to a beach in Vladivostok, which saw locals rushing to gather up armfuls of shellfish.

Freighters arrive at Lanyu with recovery material 8/31/2012 9:34:00 PM.

(ChinaPost.com.tw) - To help restore Lanyu (??) from the destruction brought by Typhoon Tembin (??), two freighters arrived at Lanyu's Kai-yuan Harbor (???) at 5 a.m. yesterday, bringing with them rescue materials including steel, gasoline,

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Up to 2 more storms may hit Taiwan this year: CWB 8/31/2012 9:34:00 PM.

(ChinaPost.com.tw) - As many as two more tropical storms or typhoons may hit Taiwan this autumn as the typhoon season this year has so far been particularly active, the Central Weather Bureau said yesterday.

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