Thursday, July 14, 2011

Typhoon No.6 Is Set to Become "Very Intense" on July 17, May Hit Kyushu, Shikoku

with the central pressure at 910 hectopascal (=millibar). It looks set to hit the southwestern Japan, but it is possible that it veers north once it hits Kyushu or Shikoku.

I sure hope it won't go anywhere near Fukushima. While TEPCO and NISA may think Reactor 3 is totally safe for an earthquake, it may not be for a typhoon wind and rain.

For Japan Metrological Agency's forecast, go here.

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

I thought that typhoon season was finally over. I guess not. At least the typhoon is not coming from the direction of Fukushima and downward. That said it is coming inland from the eastern side of Japan where the ocean now contains a lot of radioactive contamination. Will it be taken from the ocean and brought to the land in Kyushu and Shikoku? Certainly hope not!

Gaspard de Coligny said...

I thought the 'rain season' was over... and the typhoon season was in september...

Well...

back to meteo books...

Anonymous said...

Robbie001 sez:

The fun has just begun, Typhoon season runs from spring well into to fall. I wonder if there has been any news on operation "pup tent"? I seem to remember July as being the month they said they would start that fiasco. I wonder if the water treatment fiasco is interfering with their next planned fiasco? Murphy isn't going anywhere as long as the same boobs that caused the problem in the first place are left in charge.

"Typhoon season for the Pacific begins in May and ends in November".

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_Pacific_typhoon_season

"Most typhoons hit Japan between May and October with August and September being the peak season".

http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2117.html

the voice in your head said...

I wonder if there has been any news on operation "pup tent"?

That was renamed operation "straight jacket" and since TEPCO is down to spending its last dime on water filtration, the government might have to foot the bill for subsequent operations, which probably means it won't ever materialize. But if it does, they should use something equivalent to woven lead a.k.a Demron. Hmm...It's gonna be rather heavy.

However, I have a nagging suspicion someone in government is going to want to take advantage of this opportunity and patronize the few silk farmers left in Japan.

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