Harbinger of El Nino (and floodin’ down in Texas) or not, Ioke is a monster of a storm.
"In the western Pacific, Super Typhoon Ioke (155 mph) is forecast to track awfully close to or even over Wake Island overnight into early Thursday morning (U.S. time)," says the Weather Channel. "As of 8 pm EDT Wednesday Ioke was located about 150 miles east-southeast of Wake Island. About 200 people have been evacuated from the island. Unfortunately, if it holds its projected path, Ioke will likely submerge and devastate much of the island. Ioke has been a powerful system for the past 7 days and will make history for its intensity for such a long period of time."
Good thing it’s out in the middle of nowhere. Not good for Wake Island. Semi-impressive name (vaguely reminiscent of Greek mythology) actually is innocuous: Hawaiian for "Joyce."
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