Super Typhoon Ragasa — How Does It Compare? Ragasa (Nando) has officially joined the ranks of the planet’s most powerful tropical cyclones this year, peaking with winds near 270 km/h and a central pressure of around 905 hPa. That makes it a Category 5-equivalent storm — and one of the strongest of 2025. For context: • Typhoon Tip (1979) still holds the all-time record at 870 hPa. • Haiyan (2013) and Mangkhut (2018) devastated the Philippines and south China with similar peak winds to Ragasa. • Z

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