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Typhoon Champi, a powerful storm with maximum winds of 296 km/h, was active in the Northwest Pacific from October 14 to October 22, 2026, affecting the Philippines, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands and Japan. GDACS issued a red alert, its highest severity level, estimating that 180,000 people were exposed to category 1 hurricane-force winds or higher. The affected region was rated medium vulnerability by GDACS, indicating significant potential for damage and disruption across the Philippines and Japan in particular, where exposure and population density are higher.