And turning now to Japan.
A massive typhoon is fast approaching the country’s southern coast with weather experts describing it as a “once in a decade” storm.
Paul, what kind of conditions are looking at?
The Japan Meteorological Agency says Typhoon Neoguri will make landfall on southern Okinawa island chain early Tuesday morning with heavy rain and powerful winds before hitting the mainland.
The so-called super typhoon is the strongest in the Western Pacific so far this year, with sustained wind speeds of up to 2-hundred-fifty-kilometers per hour, and meteorologists say it still could pick up even more power as it moves north.
The national weather agency has called on residents to take precautions and even evacuate from high risk areas.
Three nuclear power plants are in the typhoon’s path, but they already been shut down, according to routine safety measures.
Officials warn that parts of western Japan are likely to be hit by torrential rains, but Tokyo is forecast to be left mostly untouched.
Around two to four typhoons make landfall in Japan each year, usually during the summer monsoon season.
