Shanghai may be hit by yet another typhoon.
The city's flood control authorities issued a blue typhoon alert last night as Typhoon Yagi approached China's eastern coast. Yellow alerts for lightning and rainfall were also issued earlier this morning.
Shine reports that the odds of Yagi hitting Shanghai directly are actually quite small, but Shanghai's meteorological bureau has warned that the risk of flooding is higher than previous typhoons. The bureau also noted that seawater levels surrounding the city are currently higher than normal, increasing the risk of surges.
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The storm is expected to bring more rainfall to surrounding areas, as heavy rainstorms are expected to follow once Yagi makes landfall. According to Shine, the rainfall is forecast to reach its climax in Shanghai on Monday. City flooding authorities said that an orange alert may be issued for flooding on Monday morning.
The storm is expected to make landfall in Zhejiang province this evening.
Image via WeChat
Unfortunately, it looks like Typhoon Yagi will make visibility low for tonight's meteor shower. As we reported last night, the yearly Perseid meteor shower – arguably the world’s best known and most reliable meteor shower – is expected to be on full display in China Sunday night/Monday morning (August 12-13).
While the meteor shower shows up each year in August, when earth grazes the debris trail of Comet Swift-Tuttle (a comet which orbits the sun every 133 years), this weekend is supposed to be different. According to experts at NASA, while earth normally just “grazes the edge” of the comet’s debris stream, this year our planet is expected to collide with three or more streams – which should result in a jaw-dropping celestial show.
We'll probably be missing this. Image via Tucker Hammerstrom/Flickr
For those of you based in areas far away from the Typhoon Yagi, the best time to see the Perseid meteor shower at its peak from China is between midnight and daybreak on the morning of August 13.
Meanwhile, the rainy weather is expected to continue into next week.
Image via Weather Channel
We’ll keep you posted on the status of Yagi as we learn more. In the meantime, you can track the typhoon's status by clicking here.
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