Evacuations in Guam as super typhoon Bavi approaches

The update

The storm is forecast to bring winds in excess of 160mph and waves nearly 11m high when it makes landfall on Monday

Why it matters

The force of this story is not in the headline but in the decisions it will force across the evacuations, guam, super, typhoon, bavi landscape.

What sits behind it

Understanding evacuations in guam as super typhoon bavi approaches requires seeing it as part of a broader pattern in evacuations, guam, super, typhoon, bavi.

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Our take

Signal Ledger reads this through the lens of evacuations, guam, super, typhoon, bavi: The storm is forecast to bring winds in excess of 160mph and waves nearly 11m high when it makes landfall on Monday.