Super Typhoon Vongfong Threatens Japan

The most powerful storm on the planet so far this year, Super Typhoon Vongfong, is churning in the Pacific and is forecast to strike mainland Japan before Monday. Weather forecasters are keeping a close watch on the storm since Super Typhoon Haiyan devastated the Philippines last year, killing 6,000 people. Satellite images of Vongfong have revealed a perfectly formed eye, 40 kilometers in size, surrounded by a giant swirling disc of cloud, northeast of the Philippines. US Air Force...

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