FBI says it’s shut down China Volt Typhoon infrastructure hacks

FBI Director Christopher A. Wray said Wednesday that the bureau had disrupted a major Chinese government-backed effort to hack into U.S. water, communications, transportation and energy facilities that could enable it to shut down essential services and foment chaos in the event of a conflict. Wray testified in a House committee hearing that the FBI … Read more

Taiwan braces for strong wind and rain as Typhoon Koinu approaches the island

Taiwan has issued a weather alert as Typhoon Koinu is approaching and may make landfall later this week, bringing gales and downpours to the southeastern parts of the island This satellite image taken by Himawari-8, a Japanese weather satellite, and provided by National Institute of Information and Communications Technology, shows Typhoon Koinu, center, approaching Taiwan … Read more

Storm Saola makes landfall in southern China however seems to trigger solely gentle injury

BEIJING — BEIJING (AP) — Storm Saola made landfall in southern China earlier than daybreak Saturday after practically 900,000 folks had been moved to security and most of Hong Kong and components of the coastal mainland suspended enterprise, transport and lessons. Injury gave the impression to be minimal, nevertheless, and a few companies had been … Read more

Highly effective Hurricane Khanun lashes southwest Japanese islands, grounding flights and shutting companies

A strong hurricane Khanun is approaching Japan’s southwestern island of Okinawa, lashing the area with robust winds and excessive waves, and forcing transportation to halt and shops to shut ByMARI YAMAGUCHI Related Press This satellite tv for pc picture offered by courtesy of the Nationwide Institute of Info and Communications Know-how (NICT) exhibits Hurricane Khanun … Read more

Heavy rain in Beijing from Hurricane Doksuri leaves 38 lifeless or lacking

Touch upon this storyComment Torrential rains in Beijing and close by areas killed 11 folks and left 27 lacking within the capital as Hurricane Doksuri lashed northern China for a fourth day. Among the many 11 who died have been two folks concerned in rescue efforts, China’s state broadcaster CCTV reported on Tuesday. Twenty seven … Read more

Day after Hurricane Mawar hit Guam, ‘what was once a jungle appears to be like like toothpicks’

HAGATNA, Guam (AP) — Guam residents and officers emerged from properties and shelters Thursday to survey the harm completed to the U.S. Pacific territory after an extended night time of hunkering down as Hurricane Mawar’s howling winds shredded bushes, flipped automobiles and knocked out utilities. The central and northern elements of the island acquired greater … Read more

Hurricane Mawar heads to Guam, inflicting extreme climate, energy outages

Touch upon this storyComment correction A earlier model of this text incorrectly referred to Gov. Lou Leon Guerrero as Guerrero on subsequent references. His final identify is Leon Guerrero. The article has been corrected. Punishing winds battered Guam from Wednesday into Thursday as one of many worst storms to face the Pacific U.S. territory in … Read more