Typhoon Mawar hit Guam on the 24th of May at 5 p.m, as a category four with strong winds estimated at 140 mph. With the dangerous winds and heavy rain, Guam faced four weeks of recovery.

The Cable News Network (CNN) said “10,000 out of its approximately 52,000” people had enough power to last a couple of days, including hospitals. United States mainland volunteers came to Guam to assist the citizens in repair of damages brought by the typhoon. American military troops provided water and food for the islanders to last for the month until repairs were fully done.

Money in Guam has been an issue because of inflation, food supplies in stores were increasingly high. Trying to find power supplies such as generators for houses were expensive and most generators did not last the whole week because of weak battery issues. Some citizens had a hard time finding water, having to save up the day before the typhoon hit the island. The people complained about their governments greed and the long lines just to get food and other supplies. Schools had to be shut down, families had a hard time contacting their loved ones from other countries because there was no wifi or internet.

With all the damage it took them 4-6 weeks to recover. Water and food supplies were scarce, especially with stores that were destroyed in the storm. Utility poles took days to fix because of trees tangled in the wire and with some being cut by the branches. Typhoons/hurricanes are much stronger now because of climate change. Typhoons in Guam especially seem to be getting much stronger due to climate change. With the Earth’s temperature rising, sea levels rise, causing it to be more dangerous and introducing the possibility of destroying a whole country/island. Thus the increase in natural disasters like Mawar.