Super Typhoon Haiyan Barrels Toward the Philippines

One of the most powerful cyclones ever observed is on track to cross over the Philippines on Friday morning Eastern time

With wind gusts up to 235 miles per hour, Super Typhoon Haiyan, locally known as “Yolanda,” is equivalent to the strength of a Category 5 hurricane in the Atlantic.

While the strongest part of the storm will bypass Manila, the Philippine Office of Civil Defense told CNN that authorities have already moved more than 3,800 people to evacuation centers. This is the fourth typhoon-strength storm to cross over the country just this year, and some areas are still recovering from a 7.1-magnitude earthquake that hit in October Read more…

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