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See Super Typhoon Champi’s giant eye as it swirls across the Pacific
The Washington Post • • world
Key Points:
- Super Typhoon Champi is a Category 5-equivalent storm with sustained eyewall winds reaching 170 mph and gusts exceeding 200 mph as of Wednesday morning Eastern time.
- The typhoon is situated about 500 miles east of the northern Philippines.
- Champi is intensifying due to favorable conditions, including sea surface temperatures between 86 and 88 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Weak upper-level winds are allowing the storm to maintain its structure and continue strengthening.
