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In 2020, no storms struck the island, marking the first typhoon-free year in Taiwan in more than 50 years. [146] In summer and fall, tropical cyclones typically produce 43.5% of the island's rainfall. [147] In August 1959, Typhoon Joan struck southeastern Taiwan with winds of 295 km/h (183 mph), according to the JTWC. [148]
Eight out of fourteen highest peaks in the world lie in the Nepalese Himalaya including the highest peak of the World, Mt. Everest (8848 m). [285] During a tropical depression that affected the Indian Subcontinent in 2004, 51.3 millimetres (2.02 in) of rain fell at Kathmandu airport in the 24‑hour period ending at 1200 UTC on October 7. [76]
"World Bank's Hazard Risk Management". World Bank. Archived from the original on 2010-04-09 "Disaster News Network". Archived from the original on 2006-11-05 US news site focused on disaster-related news. "EM-DAT International Disaster Database". Archived from the original on 2008-08-11
The list of names consists of entries from 14 southeast and east Asian nations and regions and the United States who have territories directly affected by typhoons. The submitted names are arranged into a list, the names on the list will be used from up to down, from left to right.
The “destructive power” of tropical storms in the Pacific Ocean, known locally as typhoons, could double by the end of the century, according to a new study.
A tropical cyclone is the generic term for a warm-cored, non-frontal synoptic-scale low-pressure system over tropical or subtropical waters around the world. [4] [5] The systems generally have a well-defined center which is surrounded by deep atmospheric convection and a closed wind circulation at the surface. [4]
One of this year’s most powerful storms made landfall in northern Vietnam on Saturday, after killing at least four people and injuring at least 95 others in southern China, according to state media.
Learn about the formation and characteristics of hurricanes, typhoons and tornadoes.