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 Tropical cyclone - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sanvu was the first typhoon in 2005 to pass through the city.
In meteorology, a tropical cyclone (or tropical disturbance, tropical depression, tropical storm, typhoon, or hurricane, depending on strength and location) is a type of low pressure system which generally forms in the tropics.
The Typhoon Songda in September 2004 is internally called the typhoon number 18 and is recorded as the typhoon 0418 with 04 taken from the year.
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 Tropical cyclone article - Tropical cyclone weather Hurricane (disambiguation) Typhoon (disambiguation) - What-Means.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
In meteorology, a tropical cyclone (or typhoon or hurricane, depending on where it forms) is a type of low-pressure system which generally forms in the tropics.
While some, particularly those that make landfall in populated areas, are regarded as highly destructive, tropical cyclones are an important part of the atmospheric circulation system, which moves heat from the equatorial region toward the higher latitudes.
To help in their identification, in the early 1950's the practice of naming tropical storms and hurricanes was initiated by the United States National Hurricane Center and are now maintained by the WMO.
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 Tropical cyclone - the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
The most intense storm on record was Typhoon Tip in the northwesternPacific Ocean in 1979, which had a minimum pressure of only 870 mb and maximum sustained windspeeds of 190 mph (305 km/h).
Typhoon Nancy in 1961 had recorded windspeeds of 213 mph (343 km/h), but recent researchindicates that windspeeds from the 1940s to the 1960s were gauged too high, and this is no longer considered the fastest storm onrecord.
In the Western North Pacific, name lists are maintained by the WMO Typhoon Committee.Five lists of names are used, with each of the 14 nations on the Typhoon Committee submitting two names to each list.
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 Typhoon [Definition]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
The word typhoon comes from Chinese The Chinese language (汉语/漢語, 华语/華語, or 中文; Pinyin: Hànyǔ, Huáyǔ, or Zhōngwén) is a member of the Sino-Tibetan family of languages.
Tip does not, however, hold alone the record for fastest sustained winds in a cyclone; Typhoon Keith in the Pacific, and Hurricane CamilleHurricane Camille was a Category 5 hurricane that struck the Mississippi Gulf Coast region on the 17th and 18th of August 1969.
Typhoon Nancy in 19611961 (As MAD Magazine pointed out on its first cover for the year) was the first "upside-down" year - i.e., one that looked the same upside down - since 1881, and the last until 6009.
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Heavy storm brought by Typhoon Sanvu in Hong Kong.
The most costly storm was 1992's Hurricane Andrew, which caused an estimated $25 billion in damage in Florida and the U.S. Gulf Coast, and remains the most destructive natural disaster in United States history.
Hurricane Jeanne in 2004 was only a tropical storm when it made a glancing blow on Haiti, but the flooding and mudslides it caused killed over 3,000 people.
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 info: TYPHOON   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
Strong typhoon nears Okinawa - TOKYO - A powerful typhoon, the 15th of the season, is expected to come closest to the Sakishima Islands south of Okinawa late Saturday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said..
Typhoon death toll in China 129 - BEIJING - The death toll from Typhoon Talim in China climbed to 129, with 30 missing, Friday Civil Affairs Ministry said.
The word typhoon may come partly from the Portuguese tufão; Urdu, Persian and Arabic tufan (?????); Greek tuphon (??f??); and the Chinese (Mandarin) phrase tái feng (??), etymologically possibly derived from 'big wind' (??); and the Japanese word taifu (??).
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 Term paper on Tropical cyclone
NASA photo by Edward Fincke.]] In meteorology, a tropical cyclone (or tropical storm, typhoon or hurricane, depending on strength and location) is a type of low-pressure system which generally forms in the tropics.
Eye of [[Typhoon Odessa, Pacific Ocean, August 1985]] The term used to describe tropical cyclones with maximum sustained winds exceeding 33 meters per second (63 knots, 73 mph, or 117 km/h) varies depending on region of origin, as follows:
http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/hrd/tcfaq/E1.html Similarly, a gust caused by Typhoon Paka over Guam was recorded at 236 mph (380 km/h); however, this reading had to be discarded, since the anemometer was damaged by the storm.
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 info: HURRICANE   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
The word typhoon may come partly from the Portuguese tufão; Urdu, Persian and Arabic tufan; Greek tuphon; and the Chinese (Mandarin) phrase tái feng, literally 'big wind'; and the Japanese word taifu (??).
Tip does not hold alone the record for fastest sustained winds in a cyclone; Typhoon Keith in the Pacific, and Hurricane Camille and Hurricane Allen in the North Atlantic currently share this record as well [10], although recorded windspeeds that fast are suspect, since most monitoring equipment is likely to be destroyed by such conditions.
[11] Similarly, a gust caused by Super Typhoon Paka over Guam was recorded at 236 mph (380 km/h); however, this reading had to be discarded, since the anemometer was damaged by the storm.
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 TYPHOON   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
New typhoon heads toward Japan's Okinawa (Sify News) - A new typhoon was heading toward Japan's southern island of Okinawa, one day after a powerful typhoon dissipated after battering the country for a week and leaving 32 dead or missing..
Strong typhoon nears Okinawa (Japan Today) - TOKYO — A powerful typhoon, the 15th of the season, is expected to come closest to the Sakishima Islands south of Okinawa late Saturday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said..
Tip does not hold alone the record for fastest sustained winds in a cyclone; Typhoon Keith in the Pacific, and Hurricane Camille and Hurricane Allen in the North Atlantic currently share this record as well [14], although recorded windspeeds that fast are suspect, since most monitoring equipment is likely to be destroyed by such conditions.
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 Typhoon (disambiguation) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
German codename for the military offensive directed against Moscow, starting on 30 September 1941, see Battle of Moscow
This is a disambiguation page — a list of pages that otherwise might share the same title.
If an article link referred you here, you might want to go back and fix it to point directly to the intended page.
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 Travel Guide - Online Reservation - Warsaw Accommodation   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
The word typhoon may come partly from the Portuguese tufĂŁo; Urdu, Persian and Arabic ĹŁĹŤfān; Greek tuphōn; and the Chinese (Mandarin) phrase tĂĄi fÄ“ng, literally "big wind"; and the Japanese word Taifun
Tip does not hold alone the record for fastest sustained winds in a cyclone; Typhoon Keith in the Pacific, and Hurricane Camille and Hurricane Allen in the North Atlantic currently share this record as well 11, although recorded windspeeds that fast are suspect, since most monitoring equipment is likely to be destroyed by such conditions.
12 Similarly, a gust caused by Super Typhoon Paka over Guam was recorded at 236 mph (380 km/h); however, this reading had to be discarded, since the anemometer was damaged by the storm.
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 Typhoon - guideofcasinos.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
This map of the world shows where hurricanes, typhoons, and tropical cyclones occur.
A total of about 85 hurricanes, typhoons, and tropical cyclones occur throughout the world in an average year.
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 info: TROPICAL CYCLONE   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
Supertyphoon - Comprehensive, well organized satellite imagery, advisories, and links for hurricanes, typhoons, and tropical cyclones in the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans..
Their products include verifiable track and intensity forecasts as well as critical alerts..
West Pacific Typhoon Info and Advisories - Comprehensive satellite imagery and advisories for hurricanes, typhoons, and tropical cyclones in the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans..
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 Typhoon Disambiguation   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
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