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Typhoon Shanshan strengthens en route to Japan
Typhoon Shanshan is intensifying over unusually warm waters of 30-31 degrees Celsius (86-88°F) southeast of Japan. At 11 a.m. EDT Monday, Shanshan was a Category 2 storm with 105 mph winds with a central pressure of 958 mb and was located 267 miles east- …