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At Least 22 Dead, Over a Million Reported Displaced as Typhoon Lekima Makes Landfall in Eastern China

At least 22 deaths have been reported, and more than a million have been forced to leave their homes after Typhoon Lekima smashed into China near Wenling in southeastern Zhejiang province, between Taiwan and Shanghai, the BBC reported on Saturday. According to the BBC, a barrier lake (a natural dam) formed during the heavy rains…

Earth Science Tom McKay Aug 10

North Korea Asks for Help in the Wake of Its Devastating Flood

In a rare admission that life isn’t paradise within its borders, North Korea is asking for international aid in wake of devastating floods that state media claims to have impacted tens of thousands. Information released Sunday by the United Nations’ Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs confirms that North Korea is dealing with a…

Tech News Maddie Stone Sep 13

The Sheer Force of the Super Typhoon in Taiwan Is Really Scary to See

Typhoon Nepartak hit Taiwan Friday morning and reached winds of over 150 mph. According to the Weather Channel, three people have died and over 100 were injured due to the super typhoon. Seeing the incredible strength of the storm is truly terrifying—you can see the powerful winds tossing cars, shaking buildings, and ripping the ground.…

Sploid Casey Chan Jul 8

A Monster Typhoon Is About to Slam Into Taiwan

Taiwan is bracing as a category 5 super typhoon bears down on its coastline. Typhoon Nepartak is expected to bring torrential rainfall and enormous waves in its wake, meaning Taiwan, and subsequently mainland China, could be in for some serious flooding. This comes just days after central China experienced one of the deadliest flood-related disasters…

Tech News Maddie Stone Jul 7

Video: Being Inside a Category 5 Typhoon Is Truly Frightening

Typhoon Haiyan was one of the most devastating tropical cyclones in history. The Category 5 typhoon killed thousands and ravaged the Philippines with billions in damages that it’s still recovering from. Here’s a brief glimpse of what it was like to be inside the typhoon. It’s absolutely frightening. Jim Edds captured the footage in the…

Sploid Casey Chan Jan 28

A Rare Glimpse Into the Eye of Typhoon Dolphin

To remote sensing scientists, peering directly into the eye of a tropical storm is like hitting a hole in one. That’s exactly what NASA’s CloudSat satellite did on May 16th, completing a stunning overpass of Typhoon Dolphin as the category 4 storm churned across the west Pacific. Image: NASA Earth Observatory CloudSat, which comprises part…

Space & Spaceflight Maddie Stone May 24

Super Typhoon Maysak Looks Terrifying From Space

European Space Agency astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti has just posted these five shots of typhoon Maysak, taken from aboard the International Space Station. Maysak is a very strong category 4 super typhoon, which has weakened only 1 category since Monday. Maysak’s unusually powerful winds of 160 mph have already caused significant damage in Yap and Chuuk…

Space & Spaceflight Attila Nagy Apr 1

Fighter jet pilot takes badass selfie worthy of a sci-fi nightmare

Cool selfie of an Eurofighter Typhoon jet fighter pilot looking all badass and futuristic, like snapshot from some future Halo game cutscene. I wish I had the high resolution to print this out on a large fine metal paper. SPLOID is a new blog about awesome stuff. Join us on Facebook

Sploid Jesus Diaz Jul 29

Japan’s Super Typhoon Neoguri Looks Terrifying From Space

This is the super typhoon, dubbed Neoguri, that’s currently threatening Japan. It looks intimidating, even from the comfort of the International Space Station. The Japanese meteorological agency reckons it’s the strongest typhoon of the year, so far, and that it could generate winds of up to 170 mph and waves 45 feet in height. Authorities…

Space & Spaceflight Jamie Condliffe Jul 8

Photos of NATO fighters intercepting fully armed Russian jets

Fully armed NATO and Russian aircraft keep having encounters as the tension between both powers increase. These photos were taken yesterday by RAF Eurofighters over Baltic airspace. They intercepted four SU-27 Flanker fighters and a Tupolev Tu22 Backfire bombers, among others. The Typhoon aircraft, from 3 (Fighter) Squadron, were launched after four separate groups of…

Sploid Jesus Diaz Jun 18

This Disaster Housing Is Made From Cardboard and Coke Crates

You’d think that after winning the Pritzker Prize, one of the highest awards in design, most architects would sit back and coast on their accolades. What did Japanese architect Shigeru Ban do? He built these beautiful cardboard houses for typhoon refugees. The shelters are found in the city of Daanbantayan, in the Philippines, which was…

Tech News Alissa Walker Apr 24

Flying inside the cockpit of a fighter jet is the best roller coaster

Strap yourself in your chair. Put down the coffee mug. And make sure you have an empty stomach because you’re about to take a ride in a flying roller coaster. Or well, the closest thing there is to a flying roller coaster. The video below gives you the backseat cockpit view of an ultra low…

Sploid Casey Chan Jan 20

Awesome guy blows movie marketing budget to help typhoon survivors

So 20th Century Fox contacted professional video maker and friend of Gizmodo Casey Neistat to make a video for them about Ben Stiller’s upcoming movie The Secret Life of Walter Mitty. Cool, that kind of stuff happens all the time to him. But instead of using the money to make a movie about the movie,…

Sploid Casey Chan Dec 16

Before and after pictures of the Philippines typhoon are heartbreaking

This is so sad. Satellite imagery has captured what the Philippines looked like before and after Typhoon Haiyan and it’s absolutely tragic. Towns, homes, people’s lives have just been completely decimated. There’s nothing left. To see the total destruction from above like this is heartbreaking. One day everything is normal, the next everything is gone.…

Sploid Casey Chan Nov 12

Typhoon Haiyan Even Looks Terrifying From 22,000 Miles Away

Haiyan was probably the strongest recorded typhoon to ever make landfall when it crashed through the Philippines on November 8th—and it looks just as intimidating from 22,000 miles away. https://gizmodo.com/super-typhon-haiyan-just-broke-all-scientific-intensity-1460295415 This image, captured by the Japan Meteorological Agency and EUMETSAT, shows the storm as it raged. You can see the lights of the Philippines peep…

Space & Spaceflight Jamie Condliffe Nov 9

This Helmet Gives Eurofighters X-Ray Vision

In conventional combat aircraft, the target generally needs to be in both the pilot’s field of vision and within the sights of the plane itself. That is, the plane needed to be pointed in the general direction of whatever you’re shooting at. But in the case of the new Eurofighter Typhoon, pilots can squeeze off…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola Aug 2

Hijacking Panic Sends Terrifying Sonic Booms Over England

A series of unfortunate events: a confused helicopter pilot accidentally gives a signal that he’s been hijacked. British RAF fighters are scrambled so quickly to shoot the thing down, they go supersonic. Brits down below fear explosions and earthquakes. Boom. The Aviationist recounts the air force farce, which went down yesterday over English skies: At…

Tech News Sam Biddle Apr 13

RAF Typhoons to Aggressively Defend London During Olympics

The Brits are not taking the defense of this year’s Olympics lightly. The RAF is in full alert, ready to intercept anything that flies off their planned path or into prohibited air space. The Battle of Britain 2! The United Kingdom’s Ministry of Defense has issued a list of directions for pilots flying anywhere through…

Tech News Jesus Diaz Apr 5

The World’s Biggest Nuclear Submarine Is Also One of the Sneakiest

While the Red October may not have been an actual submarine, the Russian Typhoon class that it’s based on certainly is. Turns out, Hollywood didn’t have to embellish many details for the film—Typhoons really can sneak up on you. The Typhoon is a class of nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines developed by the USSR and deployed…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola Mar 22

Major earthquakes might be triggered by hurricanes

While predicting the next big earthquake is probably impossibility, there’s still a lot we can learn about what causes severe earthquakes. We’ve now identified the trigger for some of the most destructive recent earthquakes, including the 2007 quake in Haiti. Some earthquakes, it seems, are at least partially caused by tropical cyclones, known as hurricanes…

io9 Alasdair Wilkins Dec 8

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At Least 22 Dead, Over a Million Reported Displaced as Typhoon Lekima Makes Landfall in Eastern China

North Korea Asks for Help in the Wake of Its Devastating Flood

The Sheer Force of the Super Typhoon in Taiwan Is Really Scary to See

A Monster Typhoon Is About to Slam Into Taiwan

Video: Being Inside a Category 5 Typhoon Is Truly Frightening

A Rare Glimpse Into the Eye of Typhoon Dolphin

Super Typhoon Maysak Looks Terrifying From Space

Fighter jet pilot takes badass selfie worthy of a sci-fi nightmare

Japan’s Super Typhoon Neoguri Looks Terrifying From Space

Photos of NATO fighters intercepting fully armed Russian jets

This Disaster Housing Is Made From Cardboard and Coke Crates

Flying inside the cockpit of a fighter jet is the best roller coaster

Awesome guy blows movie marketing budget to help typhoon survivors

Before and after pictures of the Philippines typhoon are heartbreaking

Typhoon Haiyan Even Looks Terrifying From 22,000 Miles Away

This Helmet Gives Eurofighters X-Ray Vision

Hijacking Panic Sends Terrifying Sonic Booms Over England

RAF Typhoons to Aggressively Defend London During Olympics

The World’s Biggest Nuclear Submarine Is Also One of the Sneakiest

Major earthquakes might be triggered by hurricanes

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