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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.
Owing to its warm sea surface temperature and low vertical wind shear, on July 24, Gaemi rapidly intensified into a Category-4 typhoon, with 10-minute sustained winds of 155 km/h (100 mph), equivalent to a very strong typhoon category by the JMA. Gaemi stalled and executed a counterclockwise loop near the coast and slightly weakened into a ...
Typhoon Morakot [a] is the deadliest typhoon to affect Taiwan, with a category 1 categorization. The typhoon caused an estimated amount of 650 fatalities, [contradictory] with 6.2 billion dollars in damage. [b] [1] Another strong typhoon which affected Taiwan is Typhoon Gaemi in 2024, which was the strongest typhoon to hit the island in eight ...
Gaemi was packing winds of up to 100.8 kph (62.6 mph) near its centre, easing slightly from 118.8 kph logged on Thursday night when it landed in the Fujian city of Putian.
Boats return to port to shelter from Typhoon Gaemi on July 23, 2024 in Taizhou, China. - VCG/Getty Images For many in China, the prospect of another major storm bringing more water is a big concern.
According to the Central Weather Bureau, Typhoon Gaemi was heading westward toward the island with sustained winds of 144 kilometers per hour (about 90 miles per hour) and gusts of up to 180 kph ...
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
July 19-22, 2024: Typhoon Gaemi (Carina) contributes to the monsoon rainfall over Luzon, killing 48 and causing ₱12.38 billion (US$210 million) in damages across the archipelago. July 19-21, 2024: Tropical Storm Prapiroon (Butchoy) , along with the aformentioned Gaemi, causes significant rainfall over the Philippines, causing 8 deaths (and 1 ...