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Typhoon Chan-hom Makes First Ibaraki Landfall Since 1951 China Detains Two Over AI Dolphin Hoax, Evacuates 1 Million

8/12/2026

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Chan-hom Strikes

Typhoon Chan-hom struck Ibaraki Prefecture at 8 p.m. on Aug 11, the first landfall there since 1951.
The agency logged 994 hPa pressure, 90 kph gusts, 7.6-m waves and rain up to 180 mm in Kanto-Koshin, 150 mm in Tohoku and 80 mm in Kinki, prompting landslide and transport-delay warnings.
The storm should weaken to a tropical depression by Aug 12 afternoon and dissipate within three days.

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China Detains AI

Chinese authorities detained a 60-year-old man and a 32-year-old man for creating AI-generated videos that misrepresented Typhoon Dolphin damage in Shanghai.
Hong Kong Observatory recorded a 36.9 °C high on August 9, the highest since 1884, as warm air from Dolphin surged over the city.
More than one million residents were evacuated across eastern China, including 900,000 in Wenzhou and 30,300 in Shanghai, after Level III emergency responses were activated.

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Chan-hom Strikes

Typhoon Chan-hom struck Ibaraki Prefecture at 8 p.m. on Aug 11, the first landfall there since 1951.
The agency logged 994 hPa pressure, 90 kph gusts, 7.6-m waves and rain up to 180 mm in Kanto-Koshin, 150 mm in Tohoku and 80 mm in Kinki, prompting landslide and transport-delay warnings.
The storm should weaken to a tropical depression by Aug 12 afternoon and dissipate within three days.

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