Tag: Hurricane Idalia (2023)

Today’s Top News: Biden’s Ambitions at the G20, and More

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Typhoon Saola Threatens China With Category 4 Winds

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Typhoon Saola, a powerful tropical cyclone packing the force of a Category 4 hurricane, was moving northwest through the South China Sea on Thursday toward Hong Kong and the Chinese mainland. Saola was about 229 miles east-southeast of Hong Kong on Thursday afternoon, the Chinese territory’s meteorological agency said in a warning, adding that it anticipated violent winds and heavy showers there starting on Friday. Hong Kong issued a wind signal on Thursday afternoon that indicated winds of 25 to 38 miles per hour were in the forecast. The Chinese…

Today’s Top News: Florida Braces for Hurricane Idalia, and More

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The New York Times Audio app is home to journalism and storytelling, and provides news, depth and serendipity. If you haven’t already, download it here — available to Times news subscribers on iOS — and sign up for our weekly newsletter. The Headlines brings you the biggest stories of the day from the Times journalists who are covering them, all in about 10 minutes. Hosted by Annie Correal, the new morning show features three top stories from reporters across the newsroom and around the world, so you always have a…

Typhoon Saola Nears Taiwan, China and Hong Kong

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Typhoon Saola, a powerful tropical cyclone with wind speeds approaching those of the strongest Atlantic hurricanes, was passing close to Taiwan on Wednesday. It was also edging northward toward Hong Kong and the Chinese mainland. Saola was about 111 miles southwest of Taiwan on Wednesday morning and producing some rain there, according to the island’s Central Weather Bureau. It was passing through a body of water, the Luzon Strait, that separates Taiwan from the Philippines. The storm has already prompted evacuations in the Philippines and some school closures and travel…