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International

Typhoon Talas created lake begins overflowing its mud dam

When typhoon Talas blasted Japan, it left behind several lakes created by huge landslides.  Now, September 20 Japan time, one of those lakes is overflowing its mud dam, and could burst.

Japan’s Land Ministry says a lake created by a landslide rose to the top of its mud dam on Tuesday morning, and began overflowing 30 minutes later.

The town of Tanabe is in the path of the flood, as are several other towns further downstream.  Land Ministry officials say people living in the path of any massive flood, as a result of the dam possibly bursting, should evacuate now.

International

Tropical Storm Kulap could drench southern Japan in heavy rain, 4 landslide made dams about to burst

The area of Japan that was hardest hit by Typhoon Talas, could get drenched by tropical storm Kulap.

Kulap is expected to move around Japan and hit Korea, but heavy rain is still likely to hit Shikoku and southwestern Honshu.

So far 54 people have been killed by Talas, and four of 12 dams made by landslides are about to burst.  The landslide dams are blocking rivers in hard to reach areas. Officials hope to use specially designed buoys to monitor the water levels of the new lakes.

International

Typhoon Talas: Still dumping record rain as Tropical Storm Talas, 5.9 feet in one area, at least 54 land slides

Typhoon Talas, now Tropical Storm Talas, continues to slam Japan.  On the Kii Peninsula, in west central Japan, rainfall has topped a record-breaking 1,800 millimeters (5.9 feet) in one village.

Even though the storm is over the Sea of Japan it continues to pummel land with rain as it moves north. Talas is expected to dump up to 40 millimeters (1.5 inches) of rain per hour in the Kanto and Tohoku regions, in eastern to northeastern Honshu.

Hokkaido, the island north of Honshu, heavy rain of up to 60 millimeters (2.4 inches) per hour could fall through Tuesday.  To make matters worse, another storm is approaching Japan.

All the rain has caused at least 54 landslides. In Nara Prefecture, mid-western Japan, an overflowing river has reportedly been dammed up with mud and rocks at five locations in Tenkawa Village and Gojo City.  This could cause a massive flood once the nature made dams break lose.  Emergency officials are scrambling to figure out what to do.

 

International

Typhoon Talas: Japan still flooding, Death toll rises, Sacred Sites destroyed

Japanese media reporting that many areas of Japan, that were hit by typhoon Talas on Friday and Saturday, are still flooding.

The damage is the worst since typhoon Tokage hit in 2004.

At least 34 people were killed, and at least 55 are missing.   In Nachikatsuura, Wakayama Prefecture, rescuers found the body of Saki Teramoto, the daughter of Mayor Shinichi Teramoto. Saki was engaged to be married.  Mayor Teramoto’s wife, Masako, is still missing.

Bridges, roads and even World Heritage Scared Sites have been destroyed.

Talas is a word from the Philippines meaning “sharpness.”

International

Typhoon Talas: Conflicting reports of deaths in Japan, 5 feet of rain for Nara

NHK reported 9 people dead and more than 30 others missing. Russian media reporting more than 20 dead and 50 missing. Canadian media, citing Reuters, reporting at least 17 dead.

The south western portion of the big island of Honshu, and the island Shikoku, suffered major flooding and landslides.  Many homes were hit, or swept away by the landslides.

NHK reporting that Nara got 1,800mm (70 inches, that’s 5.8 feet!!!) of rain since late Thursday.

Talas is now tropical depression strength and is heading up the western side of Japan, in the Sea of Japan.

 

Fukushima

Typhoon Talas hitting Japan with heavy rain, warnings issued, school hit by landslide

Typhoon Talas is coming ashore between Shikoku and Hiroshima.  Heavy rain, flooding and landslides being reported from Tokyo area, and several hundreds of miles north east to the island of Hokkaido.

Rain warnings for the hardest hit areas: Tokai (Nagoya) and Kinki (Osaka, Kobe, & Kyoto), may get drenched with 800mm (31 inches) of rain in the next 24 hours!!!

Landislide warnings for the following prefectures:  Tokushima, Wakayama, Nara, Mie, Shizuoka, Yamanashi, Saitama, Gunma, Tochigi, Iwate and Hokkaido.

There are reports that a school in Nabari, Mie, has been hit by a landslide.

Wind damage to buildings in Kobe, Osaka and Wakayama.

Air travel canceled, some roads closed.

International, U.S.

What Global Warming? Typhoon Talas not Normal, showing signs of a cold weather storm!

Typhoon Talas is expected to hit Japan on August 2, but its path is hard to predict because it’s not your normal hurricane.

The U.S. Navy/Air Force Joint Typhoon Warning Center is saying that Talas is not a normal typhoon: “The upper-level analysis continues to reveal an unusual upper-level pattern with an upper low over the center and anticyclonic flow around the periphery.”

What’s not normal about that, is that anti-cyclonic storms normally form around high pressure systems.  Talas is showing low pressure.  Also, anti-cyclonic storms are associated with cold weather and often cause massive snowfall, it’s summer time in Japan.  (Can you say The Day After Tomorrow?)

Some predictions say the typhoon will drive up the middle of Honshu and Hokkaido, other predictions say it’ll keep driving north into the Sea of Japan.

International

Typhoon Talas to hit Japan on September 2

Hurricane forecasters say Typhoon Talas will hit Japan on Friday.  The storm continues to intensify.  Talas has sustained winds near 55 knots (63 mph/103 kmh).

Talas is about 465 miles (748 km) south of Kyoto, Japan.   It’s moving northward, slowly at 5 knots (6 mph).  Storm-force winds extending out 210 miles, making the typhoon at least 420 miles (675 km) in diameter.

Forecasters now think Talas will cross over Japan, into the Sea of Japan.  Earlier storm track predictions had the typhoon turning and cutting a path right up the center of Honshu and Hokkaido.

Latest on how Talas is not a “normal” hurricane.

 

International

Typhoon Talas on track to blast Japan

Talas has been a slow but steady tropical storm, building strength as it heads towards the center of Honshu.  It’s expected to become a full blown Typhoon on August 30.

The projected path of Talas brings it onshore, on September 1, in south central Honshu, west of Tokyo.  Then it almost splits the island as it heads north to the island of Hokkaido.   Japan is still recovering from the March 11 disasters.

Fukushima

Tropical Storm Talas heading for nuclear damaged Japan, will become a Typhoon before landfall

Tropical storm Talas, directly south of Japan, is heading right for the center of the nuclear damaged island nation.

It’s predicted that by 29 August 2011 Talas will be a category 1 typhoon.  Japan is still recovering from the 11 March 2011 quake and tsunami. Also, the damaged nuclear plant Fukushima Daiichi could get hit.