{"id":20166,"date":"2024-10-31T13:56:49","date_gmt":"2024-10-31T13:56:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/popularnews.pw\/?p=20166"},"modified":"2024-10-31T13:56:49","modified_gmt":"2024-10-31T13:56:49","slug":"typhoon-kong-rey-has-one-of-largest-eyes-ever-seen-absolutely-massive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/popularnews.pw\/?p=20166","title":{"rendered":"Typhoon Kong-rey Has One of Largest Eyes Ever Seen: \u2018Absolutely Massive\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ameteorologist has pointed out the sheer size of Typhoon Kong-rey\u2019s eye as the massive storm approached Taiwan\u00a0on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<div class=\"google-auto-placed ap_container\"><ins class=\"adsbygoogle adsbygoogle-noablate\" data-ad-format=\"auto\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4622523401617842\" data-adsbygoogle-status=\"done\" data-ad-status=\"unfilled\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"aswift_2_host\"><\/div>\n<p><\/ins><\/div>\n<p>As of Wednesday afternoon, Typhoon Kong-rey had maximum sustained winds of 130 mph, according to the website\u00a0Zoom\u00a0Earth. The storm has weakened slightly since Tuesday night, when it was categorized as a super typhoon with maximum sustained winds of 150 mph, equivalent to a Category 4 hurricane. Forecasts anticipate that Typhoon Kong-rey will weaken further by the time it makes landfall in Kaohsiung in the early morning hours on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday night, meteorologist Noah Bergren of TV station WOFL in Orlando, Florida, commented on the size of the storm\u2019s eye.<\/p>\n<div class=\"google-auto-placed ap_container\"><ins class=\"adsbygoogle adsbygoogle-noablate\" data-ad-format=\"auto\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4622523401617842\" data-adsbygoogle-status=\"done\" data-ad-status=\"unfilled\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"aswift_3_host\"><\/div>\n<p><\/ins><\/div>\n<p>\u201cSuper Typhoon Kong-rey is easily one of the largest eye\u2019s in a major tropical system you will ever see on Earth,\u201d Bergren\u00a0posted\u00a0on X (formerly\u00a0Twitter). \u201cThing is absolutely massive.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i2508446\" class=\"mapping-embed imgPhoto\" src=\"https:\/\/d.newsweek.com\/en\/full\/2508446\/typhoon-kong-rey-eye-size-massive.jpg?w=1200&amp;f=f27c2b35552ca3c6736bf0229ef30c45\" alt=\"Typhoon Kong-rey eye size massive\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" \/>\u00a0<span id=\"short-cap-description\" class=\"cap\">A wave crashes outside of Fugang Harbor in Taitung, Taiwan, ahead of Typhoon Kong-rey on Wednesday. The storm is expected to make landfall in Taiwan early Thursday morning.\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"credit ar23-credit\">Annabelle Chih\/Getty<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"google-auto-placed ap_container\"><ins class=\"adsbygoogle adsbygoogle-noablate\" data-ad-format=\"auto\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4622523401617842\" data-adsbygoogle-status=\"done\" data-ad-status=\"unfilled\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"aswift_4_host\"><\/div>\n<p><\/ins><\/div>\n<p>AccuWeather senior meteorologist Alan Reppert told\u00a0Newsweek\u00a0that having a large eye doesn\u2019t necessarily imply anything about the storm\u2019s strength.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt just means the winds with it are farther away from the center than if it was a smaller eye,\u201d he said. \u201cIt doesn\u2019t necessarily have any major defining characteristic of the storm.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Reppert added that a stronger storm that\u2019s been around longer usually has a wider eye than a newer storm.<\/p>\n<div class=\"google-auto-placed ap_container\"><ins class=\"adsbygoogle adsbygoogle-noablate\" data-ad-format=\"auto\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4622523401617842\" data-adsbygoogle-status=\"done\" data-ad-status=\"unfilled\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"aswift_5_host\"><\/div>\n<p><\/ins><\/div>\n<p>Most spaghetti\u00a0models\u2014or computer models illustrating potential storm paths\u2014show Kong-rey making landfall on Taiwan\u2019s southeast coast and cutting across the island before emerging with maximum sustained winds of around 75 mph. Models indicate that the typhoon will exhibit a northeastern turn away from China, which will take it out to the East China Sea.<\/p>\n<p>Kong-rey\u2019s strength is uncharacteristic for this time of year,\u00a0The\u00a0New York Times\u00a0reported, adding that the typhoon is expected to make landfall equivalent to a Category 4 hurricane.<\/p>\n<div class=\"google-auto-placed ap_container\"><ins class=\"adsbygoogle adsbygoogle-noablate\" data-ad-format=\"auto\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4622523401617842\" data-adsbygoogle-status=\"done\" data-ad-status=\"unfilled\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"aswift_6_host\"><\/div>\n<p><\/ins><\/div>\n<p>Reppert warned that strong winds up to 140 mph with higher gusts could hit southern Taiwan, though the storm is expected to weaken as it moves over the island. An AccuWeather report warned of \u201csignificant structural damage, mudslides and landslides\u201d from the storm, as up to 3 feet of rain is expected to lash Taiwan. The storm could either maintain its intensity or strengthen before it makes landfall early Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>Eastern China and\u00a0Japan also are expecting heavy rain\u00a0as the storm progresses.<\/p>\n<div class=\"google-auto-placed ap_container\"><ins class=\"adsbygoogle adsbygoogle-noablate\" data-ad-format=\"auto\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4622523401617842\" data-adsbygoogle-status=\"done\" data-ad-status=\"unfilled\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"aswift_7_host\"><\/div>\n<p><\/ins><\/div>\n<p>A typhoon is classified as a severe tropical cyclone occurring in the Northwest Pacific. A hurricane is the term for the same type of storm\u00a0in the Northeast Pacific\u00a0and Northern Atlantic. Outside of these regions, the storms are called tropical cyclones.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ameteorologist has pointed out the sheer size of Typhoon Kong-rey\u2019s eye as the massive storm approached Taiwan\u00a0on Wednesday. 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