Tropical Storm Talim Weakens, Moves Over Japan
Both Taiwan and Southern Japan have had extreme amounts of rainfall contributed by tropical cyclones during the past week. Tropical storm Talim weakened to a tropical depression on June 18, 2012 after passing over the northern tip of Taiwan. Flooding, landslides and at least one death in Taiwan were reportedly caused by Talim. The weakening tropical depression is now affecting Japan in areas that were just drenched by Typhoon Guchol's passage. This image shows rainfall from data collected with two TRMM satellite orbits as it passed over that area. TRMM passed over on June 20, 2012 at 2308 UTC