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Strongest Typhoons in History “Top Five”

The Western Pacific has some of the Most Destructive Storms in the World, this video breaks down the Top five most intense typhoons according to pressure in recent history. For a more in-depth look there is a great Wiki Page on this subject. What comes away interesting from this list though is that even

How to become a TV Meteorologist / Sunday Blog

Recently I became aware of one of my colleagues on the local NHK TV wrote a book in regards to becoming a weather caster. As I found this a really great accomplishment for someone in the meteorology field to launch a book in regards to their profession, but it even stirred some thoughts of my

South West / North East Monsoon

Eastern Asia is defined by a shift in winds from the winter months to the summer months. During the winter the Asiatic high dominates the weather pattern while in the summer month a reversal of winds and the pressure gradient sets up as heat lows develop across Eastern Asia. The image below is the general

Snow over Tokyo seen from space

The image above is from the MTSAT taken at 0300Z or 1200JST on Tuesday January 15th, a day after one of the worst storms to hit Tokyo in 15 years. In the zoomed in area in the top left of the page you can see the Tokyo circled. Typically this is a grayish color