A lightning strike left 20 people trapped on Japan’s tallest Ferris wheel for up to nine hours after it came to an emergency stop. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/26/japan/ferris-wheel-lightning/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #osaka #storms

Winner – landscape: The Beast

‘I love the raw power and beauty of storms."
Kabi Kabi country, Kings Beach, Queensland.

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Photograph: Darren Wassell

Happy #JMusicFriday all, and welcome to nearly the weekend! I picked "wind/storms" six weeks ago, and this past week for me I've been experiencing a lot, so I'll try not to pick "earthquakes as a topic" (or tornados) and risk prophetic creation!

But #wind and #storms (or related) feels like it should provide plenty of options without risking anyone's homes. 😅

I hadn't even been thinking about what to start with, so in this case I'll just use what comes to mind first, and says "yes you can dip into hurricanes if you'd like" 😘

https://animethemes.moe/anime/bubblegum_crisis/OP1-NCBD1080

Also I didn't know Master Keaton had an eternal wind too! So here is that one.

But also "the proper one" from Gundam F91

Also some Shining in the Storm

Happy #JMusicFriday all, and welcome to nearly the weekend! I picked "wind/storms" six weeks ago, and this past week for me I've been experiencing a lot, so I'll try not to pick "earthquakes as a topic" (or tornados) and risk prophetic creation!

But #wind and #storms (or related) feels like it should provide plenty of options without risking anyone's homes. 😅

I hadn't even been thinking about what to start with, so in this case I'll just use what comes to mind first, and says "yes you can dip into hurricanes if you'd like" 😘

https://animethemes.moe/anime/bubblegum_crisis/OP1-NCBD1080

Also I didn't know Master Keaton had an eternal wind too! So here is that one.

But also "the proper one" from Gundam F91

Also some Shining in the Storm

Vietnam was assessing the damage from Typhoon Kalmaegi on Friday after it made landfall earlier this week, with one death reported by state media and thousands evacuated. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/07/asia-pacific/typhoon-vietnam-philippines/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #vietnam #philippines #typhoons #storms

Hurricane Melissa, which struck Jamaica as one of the most powerful storms ever recorded, was made four times more likely because of human-caused climate change, a rapid analysis said Wednesday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2025/10/31/climate-change/climate-change-hurricane-melissa-study/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #environment #climatechange #jamaica #storms #typhoons #climatechange

Hurricane Melissa dealt a direct hit to Jamaica's southwestern coastal communities that face a long haul picking up the pieces as a lack of power and communications across the Caribbean island hampers damage assessments. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/31/world/jamaica-hurricane-melissa/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #jamaica #storms #typhoons #hurricane

Parts of the island of Hachijojima in Tokyo’s Izu island chain are still without running water following damage from Typhoon Halong, with a second incoming typhoon expected to slow restoration efforts. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/13/japan/typhoon-halong-damage-hachijojjima/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #typhoons #meteorologicalagency #izuislands #storms

Typhoon Halong was east of the island of Hachijojima, part of the Izu island chain, and moving east-northeast as authorities warned residents to brace for destructive winds, landslides, high waves and flooding. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/09/japan/typhoon-halong-october/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #typhoons #meteorologicalagency #izuislands #storms

Tropical Storm Peipah made landfall in western Japan on Friday, prompting the Japan Meteorological Agency to warn people in many areas of landslides and other disasters from torrential rain. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/05/japan/science-health/tropical-storm-peipah-landing/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sciencehealth #typhoons #storms #meteorologicalagency

Tropical Storm Peipah, which formed off southeastern Japan, is expected to travel east off the Tokai area and the Kanto region before turning into an extratropical cyclone by Saturday morning. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/04/japan/science-health/tropical-storm-peipah/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sciencehealth #typhoons #storms #meteorologicalagency

Hurricane Erin rapidly strengthened offshore to a "catastrophic" Category 5 storm on Saturday, as rain lashed Caribbean islands and weather officials warned of possible flash floods and landslides. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/17/world/hurricane-erin-us-caribbean/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #hurricaneerin #hurricanes #us #caribbean #storms #rain

The death toll from catastrophic floods in Texas reached at least 78 on Sunday, including at least 28 children, as the search for girls missing from a summer camp entered a third day. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/07/world/texas-floods/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #rain #floods #texas #us #donaldtrump #storms