Taiwan typhoon 2016 News

Typhoon Megi Hits Taiwan, Bringing 20 Foot Waves, Power Cuts; RMS Comments

Typhoon Megi lashed Taiwan with wind and rain on Tuesday, bringing 20-foot-high waves and knocking pedestrians off their feet in Taipei. More than 280,000 households lost electricity, state-owned utility Taiwan Power said on its website. About 5,000 people were evacuated, …

Super Typhoon Meranti Batters Taiwan: Risk Modelers AIR, RMS Assess Impact

Super Typhoon Meranti delivered very strong wind, high storm surge, and flooding precipitation to southern Taiwan as it passed through Luzon Strait near noon local time Wednesday. According to catastrophe modeling firm AIR Worldwide, the strongest storm in the world …