If Supertyphoon Ioke keeps its present course, Wake Island will look very different after the 50 foot waves (and higher) have passed....
P.S.: Larger image available here. See also NASA's terrifying size comparison between the gigantic Supertyphoon and the tiny island.
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Man. Japan is getting it bad lately. Just weeks after Supertyphoon Man Yi, another powerful storm is barreling in.
Typhoon/Supertyphoon Durian was apparently the deadliest tropical cyclone event in the world this year, due to heavy rains that created mudslides from the slopes of the Mayon Volcano, in turn burying a large number of villages.
well, the NOAA buoy's down.
We'll always have Battlefield 1942...
Check out this Google Earth file for constantly updated paths and cloud maps:
http://bbs.keyhole.com/ubb/download.php?Number=110283
With a maximum elevation of about 21 feet, 50 foot waves should have little problem completely submerging the island. I presume it has been evacuated of people, but I wonder what will happen to the birds. Have they already flown?
Wake Island is famous for its hermit crabs. I don't know how they survive this either.
I am every interesting wake island.
I just wish i could visit it some day.
Dear Chris, How did you get interested in Wake? Wake Is. is my "home town" sort of, I grew up there. I have been trying to figure out a way to return for a visit with my family so that they can see why it means so much to me. If you can help, I'd appriciate it. Sincerely, Tami