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In the Philippine languages, tropical cyclones are generally called bagyo. [1] Climatologically, in the Northwest Pacific basin, most tropical cyclones develop between May and October. However, the Philippines can experience a tropical cyclone anytime in the year, with the most storms during the months of June to September.
The Philippines is a typhoon-prone country, with approximately twenty tropical cyclones entering its area of responsibility per year. Locally known generally as bagyo (), [3] typhoons regularly form in the Philippine Sea and less often, in the South China Sea, with the months of June to September being the most active, August being the month with the most activity.
Since 1963, the naming lists have been revised in 1979, 1985, 2001 (after a contest called the "Name a Bagyo Contest", conducted by the PAGASA in 1998, where 140 entries were submitted in 1998 to revise the naming system for typhoons within their area of responsibility starting that season), 2005 (for various reasons, including to help minimize ...
Should the list of names for the Philippine region be exhausted then names will be taken from an auxiliary list of which the first ten are published each season. Unused names are marked in gray. The names of significant tropical cyclones will be retired by both PAGASA and the Typhoon Committee in the spring of 2025. [4]
"For girls, 'Baby Names, Literally,' are one of the fastest-growing trends," says Sophie Kihm, editor-in-chief of the baby-naming site Nameberry, which recently released its own round-up of 2025 ...
Finally, the name Nyx (meaning “night”), sits 41 percent higher than it did last year and will undoubtedly continue to skyrocket in 2025." Look up to these names for more celestial inspiration ...
On March 21, 2022, the PAGASA chose the name Opong as its replacement for the 2025 season. [188] [189] In early 2023, the Typhoon Committee announced that the name Rai, along with two others will be removed from the naming lists. [190] In the spring of 2024, the name was replaced with Sarbul which refers to "monsoon" in the Yapese language. [191]
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