Super Typhoon Yagi is currently approaching the southern coast of China, poised to make landfall in the vicinity of Hainan Island and Guangdong province shortly. This strong tropical cyclone has already inflicted significant damage prior to its arrival, having lashed the region with intense rain and hazardous winds reaching speeds of 245 kilometers per hour. As a precautionary measure, authorities have preemptively closed schools, airports, and marketplaces across Hong Kong, Macau, and southern China. Flights have been canceled in Hainan, Guangdong, Hong Kong, and Macau, further disrupting transportation across the area.

Residents are preparing for the impending storm, with emergency measures including sandbagging and reinforcing windows to mitigate flooding damage. The meteorological department is tracking the storm’s path with predictions indicating a direct hit on Hainan, particularly between Wenchang and Xuwen.

Yagi’s inclement weather is a troubling reminder of climate change’s impact on severe weather patterns; it has intensified after encountering warmer ocean waters and resulted in at least 14 fatalities in the Philippines before moving towards China. The Hong Kong Stock Exchange has ceased trading in response to a No. 8 typhoon signal being raised—the third-highest alert on the local scale.

Historically rare as a severe storm, Super Typhoon Yagi follows a path similar to that of Rammasun, which caused extensive destruction in 2014. Experts note that only a small fraction of typhoons that have struck Hainan since 1949 have been classified as super typhoons, underscoring the unusual severity of this current storm. Authorities are enacting measures to address potential flooding and geological risks in anticipation of Yagi’s landfall. The storm will likely weaken after interacting with land but is still expected to deliver considerable wind and rain in the affected regions and into northern Vietnam and Laos thereafter.

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