The biggest typhoon in more than seven decades has hit Shanghai, bringing gale-force winds and heavy rain to the eastern seaboard and disrupting holidaymakers at the start of a days-long national festival. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/09/16/asia-pacific/shanghai-biggest-typhoon-since-1949/ #asiapacific #typhoons #china #shanghai
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#Introduction post for my own Mastodon instance!
• I’m a 44-year-old jack-of-all-trades.
• I grew up in #HongKong, lived in the #US. My partner of 14 years and I moved to #Taiwan in 2020.
• We are “parents” to one remaining dog.
• I speak 6 #languages, and have dabbled in many others.
• Things I will nerd out about: #Unicode, #typography, #typhoons.
• I am a person of faith, but not a fan of organized religions.
• I type in #Dvorak.
• I curate pop music at @soniccruise.
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