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Super Typhoon Hagibis may become strongest storm on Earth


Half a world away from the Caribbean, which is still reeling from the impact and devastation of Hurricane Dorian last month, forecasters are eyeing a storm in the northern Pacific they say has the potential to become the strongest on the planet for 2019.

Hagibis rapidly intensified to typhoon strength over the weekend, picking up Super Typhoon status on Monday, which is equivalent to a Category 4 hurricane with winds close to 250 km/h. The monster storm is forecast to strengthen even further, likely making it the strongest storm of the year and even rivaling one of the most extreme typhoons on record. According to NOAA's Hurricane Research Division, maximum sustained winds of the 1983 Super Typhoon Forrest, increased by 150+ km/h in just one day.

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