This is the last image from the PGUA radar in the U.S. Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. It shows Rota, home to 1,893 people, enveloped in the eye of Category 5 Supertyphoon Bavi.
A buzzsaw eye like this is rare; this will be one of only six Category 5 tropical cyclones on record to make landfall on U.S. soil.
Winds likely gusted to 150-160 mph on Rota, which was also hard hit in April by Category 4 Sinlaku.
Inside the 22 mile-wide eye, a dearth of eerie calm. All the air that spirals into the cyclone ascends in the eyewall, colliding with the ceiling of the lower atmosphere. Some sinks back down in the eye, punching a clear, dry void. It’s an oasis of calm surrounded by a ring of hell.
It’s unclear when the radar will be restored, or if it has been damaged.
The ~2,000 people living on Rota just experienced a catastrophic whiteout of 180 MPH sustained winds as Super Typhoon Bavi’s western eyewall hit the island.
Then, for an hour, everything suddenly went quiet. The winds dropped to zero and the sky turned bright from misty sunshine, as the island found itself near the center of Bavi’s 901 MBAR Stadium Effect.
Now, Rota is reliving the ferocious eyewall all over again, this time in the eastern quadrant. Mass wind-induced deforestation is likely taking place.
Vão para os copos juntos? Não são amigos. Fazem jantares? Não são amigos. Falam sobre a vida pessoal? Cuidado, pois não são amigos. Eu, pessoalmente, só começo a aprofundar amizades de trabalho quando saio da empresa. Já me lixei imenso no passado por causa disto mesmo
Malta, por favor, no trabalho não confiem em ninguém. São colegas, não amigos. Um cliente agora queria despedir um trabalhador que fez comentários negativos sobre a empresa numa conversa *privada* com outro trabalhador. Este enviou os prints para o empregador. São N casos assim
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It’s over between the Dutch manager and Liverpool after end of the season review. 👋🏼
Andoni Iraola, clear favorite to take over as next #LFC head coach.