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Super Typhoon Bavi made landfall Monday on Rota, the southernmost island of the Northern Mariana Islands, with maximum sustained winds of 180 mph and gusts of 215 mph — equivalent to a Category 5 hurricane. Authorities reported major damage, with some cellphone service disrupted after a communications tower fell.

Super Typhoon Bavi made landfall Monday on Rota, the southernmost island of the Northern Mariana Islands, with maximum sustained winds of 180 mph and gusts of 215 mph — equivalent to a Category 5 hurricane. Authorities reported major damage, with some cellphone service disrupted after a communications tower fell.

The eye of Bavi passed directly over Rota, a US territory with a population of around 2,000, bringing winds exceeding 150 mph. The National Weather Service warned the storm could make much of the island "uninhabitable for weeks, perhaps longer."

The eye of Bavi passed directly over Rota, a US territory with a population of around 2,000, bringing winds exceeding 150 mph. The National Weather Service warned the storm could make much of the island "uninhabitable for weeks, perhaps longer."

Typhoon and flash flood warnings were in effect for Guam, Tinian and Saipan, with the storm forecast to bring at least 20 inches of rain to the region. Saipan's international airport recorded wind gusts exceeding 100 mph.

Typhoon and flash flood warnings were in effect for Guam, Tinian and Saipan, with the storm forecast to bring at least 20 inches of rain to the region. Saipan's international airport recorded wind gusts exceeding 100 mph.

The Northern Mariana Islands and Guam, home to a combined 210,000 people, were still recovering from Super Typhoon Sinlaku, which struck in April, killed 17 people and caused an estimated $1.5 billion in damage. Many residents of Saipan and Tinian had been without power since that storm.

The Northern Mariana Islands and Guam, home to a combined 210,000 people, were still recovering from Super Typhoon Sinlaku, which struck in April, killed 17 people and caused an estimated $1.5 billion in damage. Many residents of Saipan and Tinian had been without power since that storm.

Bavi rapidly intensified over ocean surface temperatures of 29–30 degrees Celsius, with low vertical wind shear and high ocean heat content enabling it to become the third Category 5 storm globally in 2026. The Joint Typhoon Warning Center tracked the storm moving west-northwest toward Taiwan and mainland China after passing the Marianas.

Bavi rapidly intensified over ocean surface temperatures of 29–30 degrees Celsius, with low vertical wind shear and high ocean heat content enabling it to become the third Category 5 storm globally in 2026. The Joint Typhoon Warning Center tracked the storm moving west-northwest toward Taiwan and mainland China after passing the Marianas.

Scientists and meteorological agencies have linked the intensification of storms like Bavi to El Niño, which warms surface temperatures in the central and eastern Pacific. The World Meteorological Organisation warned that El Niño had already begun in the tropical Pacific and was likely to be strong.

Scientists and meteorological agencies have linked the intensification of storms like Bavi to El Niño, which warms surface temperatures in the central and eastern Pacific. The World Meteorological Organisation warned that El Niño had already begun in the tropical Pacific and was likely to be strong.

Major damage' as Super Typhoon Bavi makes landfall on US Pacific islands

Major damage' as Super Typhoon Bavi makes landfall on US Pacific islands

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