Super Typhoon Nepartak has exploded in intensity in the **rthwest Pacific Ocean, becoming the strongest tropical cyclone worldwide so far this year.*
Nepartak is forecast to strengthen further, reaching Category 5 Super Typhoon status within the next 24 hours, before weakening slightly, back to a Category 4 storm, as it nears Taiwan on July 7. As of Tuesday after**on, the storm had peak sustained winds of 150 miles per hour, which puts it at the brink of Category 5 intensity. Read more...