{"id":3578,"date":"2011-09-04T20:26:40","date_gmt":"2011-09-04T20:26:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.agu.org\/landslideblog\/?p=3578"},"modified":"2011-09-04T20:26:40","modified_gmt":"2011-09-04T20:26:40","slug":"landslides-and-floods-from-typhoon-talas-in-japan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.agu.org\/landslideblog\/2011\/09\/04\/landslides-and-floods-from-typhoon-talas-in-japan\/","title":{"rendered":"Landslides and floods from Typhoon Talas in Japan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Late last week <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.agu.org\/landslideblog\/2011\/09\/01\/reflections-on-hurricane-irene-its-as-much-to-do-with-water-as-wind\/\">I noted that the rain-induced impact of tropical cyclones can be enhanced if they move slowly<\/a>.\u00a0 Right on cue, typhoon Talas has illustrated the point as it made landfall in southern Japan.\u00a0 The Google Earth map below shows the track data (from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nrlmry.navy.mil\/tcdat\/tc11\/WPAC\/15W.TALAS\/\">here<\/a>) for the typhoon as it made landfall in Japan:<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3579\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.agu.org\/landslideblog\/2011\/09\/04\/landslides-and-floods-from-typhoon-talas-in-japan\/11_09-talas-1\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3579\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.agu.org\/landslideblog\/files\/2011\/09\/11_09-Talas-1-1024x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"292\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.agu.org\/landslideblog\/files\/2011\/09\/11_09-Talas-1-1024x600.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.agu.org\/landslideblog\/files\/2011\/09\/11_09-Talas-1-300x175.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.agu.org\/landslideblog\/files\/2011\/09\/11_09-Talas-1.jpg 1128w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The dots show the location of the storm centre (the eye when fully formed) every six hours.\u00a0 Note how the dots bunch as the storm makes landfall &#8211; the slowing is a recipe for very large rainfall totals.\u00a0 Sure enough, the upshot has been very serious for this part of Japan, with 20 people <a href=\"http:\/\/www.monstersandcritics.com\/news\/asiapacific\/news\/article_1660850.php\/Typhoon-leaves-20-dead-50-missing-in-Japan\">reported to have been killed<\/a> and up to 50 more missing.\u00a0 The authorities have warned that this toll might well rise as more landslides and floods are a distinct possibility.\u00a0 The picture remains quite confused at the moment, but hopefully will become clearer in the next 12 hours.\u00a0 Reports do suggest that the rainfall totals have been exceptional, approaching 600 mm on Sunday alone and exceeding 1800 mm in a week in some areas.\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/trmm.gsfc.nasa.gov\/trmm_rain\/Events\/big_global_accumlation.gif\">TRMM satellite data<\/a> for the last week picks up the track of the storm through areas of intense rainfall in Japan quite well (warm colours = high rainfall totals;image from 12:00 UTC on 4th September):<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3580\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.agu.org\/landslideblog\/2011\/09\/04\/landslides-and-floods-from-typhoon-talas-in-japan\/11_09-talas-2\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3580\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.agu.org\/landslideblog\/files\/2011\/09\/11_09-Talas-2.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"318\" height=\"336\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It is clear that at least some of the losses are from landslides, but we need to wait for more information to see how great the impacts are in reality.<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Typhoon Talas has caused widespread damage and disruption in southern Japan over the last 24 hours.  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