Category 4 Typhoon Koinu—Post Landfall

After wreaking havoc through southern Taiwan as a very powerful Category 4, Typhoon Koinu unexpectedly re-intensifies in the South China Sea. While nearly all tropical cyclones weaken and expand after land interaction, Koinu has SHRUNK precipitously in an exceptionally rare phenomenon, and this is seen in the satellite loop above, provided by tropicaltidbits.com. Follow @BackpirchCrew for updates on tropical cyclones worldwide, from the Gulf of Mexico to the South Pacific.