Sinlaku: How a Super Typhoon Rewrote Regional Weather History
By Alex Mercer | Published March 15, 2024 Origins and Formation: A Perfect Storm Brews In late August 2023, a tropical depression formed southeast of Guam. Within 48 hours, it intensified into Tropical Storm Sinlaku, named after a Chamorro goddess of war. The storm’s rapid development caught meteorologists off guard, defying initial projections that anticipated…