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A typhoon is a tropical cyclone that develops between 180° and 100°E in the Northern Hemisphere and which produces sustained hurricane-force winds of at least 119 km/h (74 mph). [1] This region is referred to as the Northwestern Pacific Basin, [2] accounting for almost one third of the world's tropical cyclones.
4 days ago · Typhoon Gaemi has hit China's south-eastern coast, state media reports, after wreaking havoc in Taiwan and the Philippines. Three people died and hundreds more were injured when the storm passed ...
Oct 19, 2023 · Called hurricanes when they develop over the North Atlantic, central North Pacific, and eastern North Pacific, these rotating storms are known as cyclones when they form over the South Pacific and Indian Ocean, and typhoons when they develop in the Northwest Pacific.
2 days ago · A tropical cyclone is an intense circular storm that originates over warm tropical oceans. It is also called a hurricane or a typhoon. It is characterized by low atmospheric pressure and heavy rain, and its winds exceed 119 km (74 miles) per hour.
6 days ago · Gaemi was a typhoon in the Taiwan Strait Thursday morning Taiwan time, the Joint Typhoon Warning Center said in its latest advisory.
4 days ago · A powerful typhoon made landfall in northeastern Taiwan early on Thursday, killing at least two people and injuring hundreds of others as authorities closed financial markets, schools and offices.
5 days ago · Typhoon Gaemi made landfall in Taiwan at around midnight Wednesday, bringing fierce winds and heavy rain in what was forecast to be the most powerful storm to hit the island in eight years. The ...
3 days ago · Over 1.5 million people have been affected in the Philippines, where a state of calamity was declared this week in Metro Manila and nearby areas, as Super Typhoon Gaemi swept through the island nation, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OHCA) has reported. An oil tanker carrying 1.4 million litres of fuel also sank in ...
4 days ago · The typhoon also triggered flooding and landslides in Philippines, where the storm is called Carina, leaving some 600,000 displaced, local media reported. Manila declared a "state of calamity ...
May 26, 2023 · Tropical Cyclone Mawar intensified into a super typhoon on Friday, with winds peaking at 185 miles per hour, putting its strength at the same level as a Category 5 hurricane in the Atlantic. The...
