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© Thomson Reuters 2017.Weakening typhoon makes landfall in Wakayama
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Christina Tsuchida
"Noru" is still a typhoon, but even today (the 8th, 5:20AM) Tokyo seems to be destined to suffer only the outer limbs of its storm-system. The typhoon (now at Toyama City) may give Tokyo wind, rain and lightening, but that will pass within 24 hours, the forecasters think. Some scattered showers should be the only bother on the 9th (but the temperature will be high: 35 degrees centigrade). (What I gather from the Ministry of Transportation and Weather as well as national radio [NHK].)
Wolfpack
Amazing photo of nature's power. Spectacular. After seeing that wave I would move my boat.
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@Daniel
I second Lucas's advice. Its a Taian day, all will be okay :)
Usagi Youjinbou
All I see is Gamera in that ginormous splash!
lucabrasi
@Daniel
The 9th is a Taian day, according to the local calendar. Which is the best day. So, be happy!
Haaa Nemui
Arriving on the 9th should be no problem.
Daniel Moser
Emm my flight to japan ( tokyo ) is on 8th arriving on 9th ... do i need to worry ?
B.l. Sharma
Spectacular picture of high waves at Aki port in Kochi ,rarely found elsewhere except in Japan.
Yubaru
http://www.smh.com.au/photogallery/world/world-of-photos-20170807-gxqvwj.html
Look at the third photo in the set....more impressive
GW
Awesome pic for sure, but that isn't the wave, that is AFTER the wave hit the break wall & shot upwards.
And yes Yubaru is right BIG difference between a wave & a tsunami, you cant compare them at all. Normal waves the water column moves up & down as energy passes through, with a tsunami a massive amount of water push outwards from the source with the actual water itself being physically moved, a HUGE & very important difference
JonathanJo
Hokusai would have admired this photo. Excellent.
ebisen
Indeed, awesome photo, congratulations to the person taking it :) .
gogogo
Awesome photo! Be safe people :)
inkochi
It is a very rare event, but this is why Japanese coastal roads have walls blocking the sea views.
In March 2011, a couple for the sea walls had gates that were not closed (one or two had people waiting for orders) or were stuck, rusted or something.
Now in Kochi, lots new sea wall construction and Tsunami 'shelters' (??? - if a platform at the top of stairs on a hill is a 'shelter'), for the big Nanka quake.
T
If that's weakening, I'd hate to see it at full force.
Disillusioned
Allow me to correct that statement for you: With the glaring exception of an 'unprecedented' tsunami. I guess you are referring to the failure of the sea walls during the 2011 tsunami. 99% of the sea walls worked and saved many areas from devastation. However, there was one 10m sea wall that failed because the ground sunk half a meter in the earthquake causing it to fail. Most of the areas that were inundated did not have sea walls.
Yubaru
With the glaring exception being for a tsunami.
Disillusioned
Looking at that magnificent image, I don't think there is any doubt about how well sea walls work.
DeDe Miura
Wow, now that is some wave!
Goodlucktoyou
photo of the month!