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1906 Hong Kong typhoon; 1912 China typhoon; 1922 Shantou typhoon; A. Typhoon Alex (1987) Typhoon Abe (1990) Typhoon Aere (2004) Typhoon Agnes (1981) Tropical Storm Ampil;
China is a mountainous country, which leads to rapid dissipation of cyclones that move inland as well as significant amounts of rain from those dissipating cyclones. Typhoon Nina in 1975 caused the collapse of two huge reservoirs and ten smaller dams when 1062 mm (41.81 inches) of rain fell in Henan Province during a 24‑hour period.
That super typhoon — defined as having wind speed of above 240 kilometers per hour or 150 miles per hour — killed at least 62 people across Hainan, Guangdong, Guangxi and Yunnan provinces ...
Super Typhoon Yagi, one of this year’s most powerful storms, is set to slam into the Chinese holiday island of Hainan later on Friday, after its outer bands lashed Hong Kong and parts of ...
The 2024 Pacific typhoon season was the fifth-latest starting Pacific typhoon season on record, yet featured average activity, ending the streak of below average typhoon seasons that started in 2020. It was also the deadliest season since 2013 , and became the fourth-costliest Pacific typhoon season on record, mostly due to Typhoon Yagi .
Typhoon Yagi made landfall near Wenchang, Hainan, China, at 4:20 p.m. Friday, local time, as a Category 4 hurricane equivalent on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale (130-156 mph) and is ...
Typhoon Bebinca, known in the Philippines as Tropical Storm Ferdie, was a strong tropical cyclone that affected East China, Guam, Philippines and the Ryukyu Islands in early September 2024. Bebinca made landfall in Shanghai, China, becoming the strongest typhoon to hit the city since Typhoon Gloria in 1949.
HONG KONG (Reuters) -Asia's strongest storm this year, Super Typhoon Yagi, made landfall along the coast of China's Hainan province on Friday, bringing gales and heavy rain which shut schools for ...