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A typhoon is a tropical cyclone that develops between 180 ... (North America to 140°W), central (140°W to 180°), ... (meaning "winds which long last") ...
Typhoon Krathon, known in the Philippines as Super Typhoon Julian, was a powerful and erratic tropical cyclone which impacted Taiwan and the Philippines in late September and early October 2024. Krathon, which refers to the santol fruit, was the first storm to make landfall on Taiwan's densely populated western plains since Typhoon Thelma in 1977.
Typhoon Usagi, known in the Philippines as Super Typhoon Ofel, was a powerful tropical cyclone that impacted the Philippines before later affecting Taiwan in early November 2024. It was the fifth of six consecutive tropical cyclones that impacted the Philippines within a span of four weeks, following Tropical Storm Trami and Typhoons Kong-rey ...
Tropical Storm Man-yi now looks to track toward the west-northwest this weekend with landfall possible in Luzon on Sunday as a Category 3 hurricane equivalent (110-129 mph/178-207 km/h) on the ...
Typhoon Mawar strengthed to the equivelant of a category 5 hurricane while on path to Philippines Typhoon Mawar – live: Super storm equivalent to category 5 on path to Philippines after hitting Guam
The typhoon has strengthened into the equivalent of a Category 4 hurricane, packing powerful winds of more than 210 kph (125 mph) near its centre, according to Tropical Storm Risk.
A tropical cyclone is the generic term for a warm-cored, non-frontal synoptic-scale low-pressure system over tropical or subtropical waters around the world. [4] [5] The systems generally have a well-defined center which is surrounded by deep atmospheric convection and a closed wind circulation at the surface. [4]
Between 1979 and 2016, typhoons increased in duration by two to nine hours and penetrated 30 to 190 kilometers farther inland, the researchers found. The study was published in the journal ...