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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.
Jul 25, 2024 · 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...
Jul 25, 2024 · 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 · The names of the powerful storms that form in the waters of the Atlantic and Pacific—whether hurricane, cyclone, or typhoon—depends on where they form. Tropical Cyclone Amanda was a category 4 on the Saffir-Simpson scale imaged by NASA’s Aqua satellite.
Jul 23, 2024 · Gaemi was a typhoon in the Taiwan Strait Thursday morning Taiwan time, the Joint Typhoon Warning Center said in its latest advisory.
Jul 25, 2024 · Much of the Philippine capital remained underwater Thursday after deadly Typhoon Gaemi worsened torrential monsoon rains that lashed the country, trapping thousands of people in rising flood ...
5 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.
