For people living across Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands, early July was another reminder of how quickly conditions can change in the western Pacific. Super Typhoon Bavi arrived as an unusually powerful storm that moved near the islands, bringing damaging winds, heavy rains and dangerous coastal flooding.. According to NASA, The cyclone reached its … Read more
Emergency evacuations are underway in Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands as a powerful supertyphoon approaches the U.S. Pacific territory, bringing damaging winds and heavy rainfall, according to local weather agencies.Howling winds and torrential rains had begun battering the islands late Sunday, hours before the expected arrival of what authorities say is a “super typhoon” … Read more
People in Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands moved to emergency evacuation centers on Sunday and made last-minute preparations hours before a “super typhoon” was expected to sweep through the U.S. Pacific territory. The Northern Mariana Islands in the western Pacific have a population of about 40,000, and nearby Guam (a separate territory of the … Read more