Super Typhoon Sinlaku is bearing down on several remote U.S. islands in the Western Pacific, already lashing Guam with heavy rain and tropical-storm-force gusts as it approaches. Forecasters’ projection of a strengthening El Niño and a below-average Atlantic season reinforces that the Pacific may see more intense activity this year, consistent with Sinlaku’s rapid intensification. The discovery of an overturned U.S.-flagged cargo vessel near Saipan with six crew missing underscores severe maritime impacts and complicates response and recovery; residents should prepare for possible evacuations, power outages, and flooding.
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