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Banned deucer.
Japan is already struggling to respond to flooding throughout the central and western part of Honshu, the country’s main island. Any damage in far flung parts of of the Ryukyu Islands will only stretch resources further.
As of July 9th, 2018, Super Typhoon Maria was spinning as a strong Category 4 storm about 300 miles from Okinawa with sustained winds of nearly 143 mph, according to the Joint Typhoon Warning Center. Gusts are even more potent, reaching an estimated 174 mph. The current buzzsaw of a storm is a far cry from where it was on Thursday, when it was just a tropical storm with winds around 70 mph.
The storm has ping-ponged between being the equivalent of a Category 4 and Category 5 storm since late last week. Maria could clip Japan’s Ryukyu Islands and Taiwan before slamming into China’s central coast on Wednesday, dumping heavy rains along the way. That could be a huge issue in Japan, which is already reeling from historic flooding that’s left at least 109 dead and 2 million ready evacuate.
Imagine a world without Japan? No more anime and manga?
No more electronics by Sony and Nintendo?
No more auto manufacturing from Toyota, Lexus, Nissan, Infiniti, Honda, Acura, Mazda, Subaru, and Mitsubishi?
I don't want this storm to get any worse then I expect.
Regions effected: China, Taiwan, Japan, and South Korea.
As of July 9th, 2018, Super Typhoon Maria was spinning as a strong Category 4 storm about 300 miles from Okinawa with sustained winds of nearly 143 mph, according to the Joint Typhoon Warning Center. Gusts are even more potent, reaching an estimated 174 mph. The current buzzsaw of a storm is a far cry from where it was on Thursday, when it was just a tropical storm with winds around 70 mph.
The storm has ping-ponged between being the equivalent of a Category 4 and Category 5 storm since late last week. Maria could clip Japan’s Ryukyu Islands and Taiwan before slamming into China’s central coast on Wednesday, dumping heavy rains along the way. That could be a huge issue in Japan, which is already reeling from historic flooding that’s left at least 109 dead and 2 million ready evacuate.
Imagine a world without Japan? No more anime and manga?
No more electronics by Sony and Nintendo?
No more auto manufacturing from Toyota, Lexus, Nissan, Infiniti, Honda, Acura, Mazda, Subaru, and Mitsubishi?
I don't want this storm to get any worse then I expect.
Regions effected: China, Taiwan, Japan, and South Korea.