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Typhoon Gaemi, known in the Philippines as Super Typhoon Carina, was a powerful and destructive tropical cyclone which impacted East China, Taiwan, and the Philippines in late July 2024. Gaemi, which means ant in Korean, the third named storm and second typhoon of the annual typhoon season , formed as a tropical depression east of Palau on July 19.
The first one, west of Batangas, was named Butchoy while the second, east of Virac, was called Carina. Later that day, the JTWC followed suit, designating them both as depressions, with Butchoy being 04W and Carina as 05W. The next day, the easternmost disturbance, Carina was named Gaemi by the JMA.
Gaemi stalled and executed a counterclockwise loop near the coast and slightly weakened into a Category-3 typhoon. Overnight, Gaemi made landfall over Hualien, Taiwan at that intensity. The mountain ranges of the country made the structure of the storm torn apart, causing Gaemi to further weaken into a Category-2 typhoon.
A typhoon moving into China on Thursday unleashed severe flooding this week, killing more than a 20 people in the Philippines and Taiwan. According to Reuters, the typhoon, named Gaemi by Japan's ...
More extreme weather misery for China. Though weakened, Gaemi is expected to make landfall in China on Thursday as the equivalent to a strong Category 1 or low-end Category 2 hurricane with ...
Rescuers assist a child getting off a boat along a flooded road following heavy rains brought by Typhoon Gaemi, in Marikina City, Metro Manila, Philippines, on July 24, 2024.
At ― Typhoon Gaemi (Carina) further weakens to a Category 2 typhoon, located about 25 nautical miles (46 km; 29 mi) south-southwest of Taipei [ 30 ] [ 59 ] At 24°48′N 121°24′E / 24.8°N 121.4°E / 24.8; 121.4 ( Gaemi weakens to a severe tropical storm ) ― The JMA further downgrades Gaemi to a severe tropical
A devastating typhoon that tore through the Philippines, Taiwan and China last month, destroying infrastructure and leaving more than 100 people dead, was made significantly worse by human-induced ...