Japan Braces for Typhoon Shanshan: Evacuations Ordered Amidst Record-Breaking Storm
Japan is on alert as Typhoon Shanshan—classified as the strongest typhoon of the year—is poised to strike. As the storm expected to bring until unheard-of meteorological conditions across the southern areas of the country, authorities have issued the rare highest-level warnings for wind, storm surges, and heavy rainfall. Kyushu, the main southern island, is especially under risk; why, then, is …