• Coastal flooding forecast at Hooper Bay as Bering Sea storms continue, Alaska

    ByRishav Kothari

    A Bering Sea storm associated with the remnants of Typhoon Champi is forecast to raise water levels at Hooper Bay, Alaska, by 0.6–1.2 m (2–4 feet) above normal high tide from October 29 into early October 31, 2026. A Coastal Flood Advisory is in effect, while state officials reported that power had been mostly restored in Kivalina after an earlier storm damaged a powerline and prompted residents to shelter at a school.

  • Typhoon Champi leaves one dead and hundreds injured as recovery continues in Taiwan

    ByRishav Kothari

    Recovery operations continued in Taiwan on October 25, 2026, after Typhoon Champi brought strong winds, heavy rain, and high waves from October 22 to 24. The Central Emergency Operations Center’s final October 24 briefing reported one death and 634 injuries, while agricultural losses rose to NT$193.32 million by the following afternoon.

  • Super Typhoon Champi becomes the strongest tropical cyclone of 2026, Signal No. 2 remains over Batanes, Philippines

    ByRishav Kothari

    Super Typhoon Champi, locally named Rosal, became the strongest tropical cyclone of 2026 by maximum sustained wind speed when it reached 296 km/h (185 mph) on October 20, according to NASA’s MODIS program. The cyclone weakened on October 21 while moving toward waters east of the northern Philippines, where PAGASA maintained Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 2 over Batanes and warned of heavy rain and waves reaching 10 m (33 feet).

  • Champi briefly reaches super typhoon strength after its closest approach to Guam causes widespread outages

    ByRishav Kothari

    Typhoon Champi passed about 16 km (10 miles) south of Merizo, Guam, at 04:26 ChST on October 18 (18:26 UTC on October 17) and was upgraded to a super typhoon about three hours later. The Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) post-analysis placed its 00:00 UTC intensity at 269 km/h (167 mph) before the cyclone weakened to 222 km/h (140 mph) by 12:00 UTC, while Guam authorities reported widespread power outages and disruptions to water services.