Hurricane forecasting has vastly improved throughout the decades, and today, we have a lot of information to help make forecasting more accurate.

Typhoon Mawar is directly hitting Guam in the Western Pacific, lashing the island with devastating winds, heavy rain and flooding.

(CNN) - Super Typhoon Hagibis rapidly intensified from a tropical storm to a super typhoon Monday. "The wind speed increased by 100 mph in only 24 hours," said CNN meteorologist Brandon Miller. The super typhoon is near the Northern Mariana Islands with sustained winds of 160 mph -- the equivalent of a Category 5 hurricane. It will track between the islands of Anatahan and Sarigan, according to the latest forecast from the Joint Typhoon Warning Center. The Joint Typhoon Warning Center has low confidence in its forecast on Friday and Saturday, so this powerful and dangerous super typhoon needs to be watched closely in the coming days.