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The name Malou has been used to name four tropical cyclones in the northwestern Pacific Ocean. The name is an agate and was submitted by Macao. Tropical Storm Malou (2004) (T0411, 15W) – struck Japan. Tropical Storm Malou (2010) (T1009, 10W, Henry) – struck Japan and brought heavy rain.
A very strong typhoon has wind speeds between 85–104 kn (44–54 m/s; 98–120 mph; 157–193 km/h), while a violent typhoon has wind speeds of 105 kn (54 m/s; 121 mph; 194 km/h) or greater. [8] The HKO, SMG and the CMA also divide the typhoon category into three categories, with both assigning a maximum wind speed of 80 kn (41 m/s; 92 mph ...
Typhoon Songda was the costliest typhoon of the season to hit Japan, with damage estimated at $9.3 billion (US$2004) [nb 4] and 28 people killed. In October, Typhoon Tokage hit Japan as a tropical storm, causing a total of 95 deaths and damage estimated at $2.3 billion (2004 USD).
The 2016 Pacific typhoon season is considered to have been the fourth-latest start for a Pacific typhoon season since reliable records began. It was an average season, with a total of 26 named storms, 13 typhoons, and six super typhoons.
[48] [49] Four sets of tropical cyclone names are rotated annually with typhoon names stricken from the list should they do more than 1 billion pesos worth of damage to the Philippines and/or cause 300 or more deaths. [50] [51] Should the list of names for a given year prove insufficient, names are taken from an auxiliary list. [50]
The climate crisis took a hefty economic toll in 2024, with just 10 disasters causing over $200bn in damage, according to a new report by Christian Aid. The report, released on Monday, lists the ...
Early on October 27, the JTWC upgraded the typhoon into a Category 2 Typhoon. [88] The following day the JTWC upgraded the system into a Category 4 Typhoon, but soon after weakened back to a Category 3. [89] [90] Late on October 29, the JMA had downgraded the typhoon into a Severe Tropical Storm while the JTWC downgraded it into a Category 1 ...
Collectively, tropical cyclones caused more than US$1.2 trillion in damage, unadjusted for inflation, and have killed more than 2.6 million people. Most of these deaths were caused by a few deadly cyclones, including the 1737 Calcutta cyclone , the 1839 Coringa cyclone , the 1931 Shanghai typhoon , the 1970 Bhola cyclone , Typhoon Nina in 1975 ...