Super typhoon Haiyan hits Category 5, an extremely serious threat to Philippines [1]

Washington Post by Jason Samenow - 7 November 2013

Super typhoon Haiyan at 17:30 UTC or 12:30 p.m. EST Wednesday (NOAA)

The western Pacific storm Haiyan has intensified without interruption since Sunday and is now a dangerous Category 5 super typhoon, with maximum sustained winds exceeding 160 mph.  It is on a path due west, and landfall Friday in the central Philippines is inevitable.

Haiyan – known as Yolanda in the Philippines – is likely the strongest storm to form on the planet this year.

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