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Update 4: Typhoon Bopha Takes Detour — Palau Is Spared

Update to this story: Dec 3, 2012 While much of Palau faired well from Typhoon Bopha, a few of the villages on the eastern side of the archipelago were hit extremely hard. On Palau’s largest island of Babeldoab, the tidal … Continue reading

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Update 3: Palau: Typhoon Bopha Navy Satellite Imagery and Current Forecasts

Jim Caldwell Redondo Beach Typhoon in Palau, South Pacific, Oceania, Australia, Guam, Philippines Present Navy Forecast: WDPN31 PGTW 022100 MSGID/GENADMIN/JOINT TYPHOON WRNCEN PEARL HARBOR HI// SUBJ/PROGNOSTIC REASONING FOR TYPHOON 26W (BOPHA) WARNING NR 29// RMKS/ 1. FOR METEOROLOGISTS. 2. 6 … Continue reading

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Update 2: Typhoon Bopha Is Now Knocking At the Door in Palau

December 2, 2012 Oceania TV News It is just after 7 pm in Palau.   We no longer have power at our home and are connected to the world by a portable generator.  We have already lost our signal to the … Continue reading

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Update: Palau is Set to Get Lashed By A “One in A Million” Typhoon

December 2, 2012 Oceania TV News The air that now blankets Palau is warm, dry, still, and disturbingly ominous.  Palau’s sky has reason to brood for in less than 24 hours Typhoon Bopha is predicted to make landfall on the … Continue reading

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Palau residents encouraged to prepare for Typhoon Bopha

Oceania TV News November 29, 2012 Rolynda Jonathan Koror, Palau – The National Emergency Management Office (NEMO) has issued a public announcement requesting the public to prepare for Typhoon Bopha. As of today, Tropical Storm Bopha was located southwest of … Continue reading

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