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And although a typhoon is on the way, the sky was clearer than ever in many parts of Taiwan, especially on the east coast. Visibility was so good that you could spot Green Island and Orchid Island from the coast of Taitung with the naked eye. That’s nothing surprising for older Taitung residents, who know how to read the sky to predict the weather. Local lore say clear skies mean a typhoon is on the way, and the clearer they are, the bigger the storm. Let’s hear more.
Local
Taitung
Elders say that if you can see Orchid Island during the day, it means a storm is coming.
Local
Taitung
People say that. I was in the mountains in Kasavakan the past two days. It’s rare to see the islands so clearly.
Chen Pai-yu
Meteorologist
The North Pacific High creates descending air currents that contain less moisture, and since there is a typhoon approaching its own outer bands also create descending air currents that further reduce the moisture in the air, improving visibility.
And the spectacle isn’t just limited to the coast of Taitung. People in Lanyu could see into a different country, with the northernmost islands of the Philippines peeking over the horizon. Y’Ami Island was visible despite being 114km away, and so was North Island, at 110km away. It turns out that the traditional lore in Taitung actually has basis in science. So you know now that if the marine landscape looks especially pristine, that might just be the calm before the storm.
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