Typhoon Molave Approaching Shenzhen
Right now Typhoon Molave (category 1) is making its merry way towards where I’m sitting in Shenzhen and by the looks of this satellite graphic we could be in for quite a show. It’s expected to make landfall tonight (in the next few hours) and should bring with it wind speeds in excess of 100 km per hour (force 9). Right now we’re experiencing the calm before the storm and the streets are eerily quiet – time to batten down the hatches.
Something tells me I’ll be spending tomorrow at home watching safely from my balcony window!
Thanks to Asian Ramblings for first spotting this.
Retrospective
This time last year I was finding my feet during my first week living in Beijing. I can hardly believe it’s been a year since that fateful adventure and at the same time I’m pining to get back out there. There is something very alluring about the adventure of living somewhere which is so foreign (for want of a better word) and developing at such a fast rate.
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That said, I don’t particular envy my friends in China right now suffering severe snow blizzards and ice storms. What makes it all the more worse is that the bad weather has come just as the time people are heading off for the annual spring festival. For many migrant workers this the only time of year that they have the chance to head home and see their families which for some is now an impossibility. Many have been stuck at rail stations for days.
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If you are unlucky enough to have got caught up in the chaos you may want to check out this innovative mashup map service Google has created to show the current weather and transport across the country. [via]
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