The first Typhoon of the 2006 season is hooking its way into the South Chin Sea. Its a severe tropical storm at the moment, but when it gets out into open water its predicted to build into a Typhoon (hurricaine)

I can remember when Typhoon Imbudo passed in 2003 or 4. It had a double eye wall and passed pretty much overhead. It really is something. The wind falls off, then there's stillness for 10 minutes, then you're hit from the opposite direction increadible violent wind. Nothing like it in the UK, although I was in Brighton when it had its only tornado!!

Places like Japan and HK rarely suffer casualties.There's a warning system and buildings are well built (mostly)

The models predict landfall somewhere close to HK for this one, called Chanchu. I am starting to get excited already. Silly I know.