Typhoons
Typhoons, what are they and how hazardous are they? When I started searching for my article, I came across the word typhoons; it sparked an interest in wanting to know what it was and how hazardous it could be. Typhoons are tropical cyclones that occur in the western Pacific or Indian oceans. They are basically what we call Hurricanes in the North Atlantic Ocean, the Northeast Pacific Ocean east of the dateline, or the South Pacific Ocean east of 160E. In China one of the natural hazards include frequent typhoons, about 5 per year along the southern and east
I found an article about Rananim on CNN. html) The storm hit land on Thursday night in the city of Wenling. The typhoon was named Rananim, which means "hello" in the Chuukesse language. In conclusion, typhoons are tropical cyclones that affect many people, but also have a positive aspect in some places. The winds were more than 160kph which is about 100mph, it weakened into a tropical storm as it moved west on Friday. The only positive that came from Rananim is that it is expected to help relieve drought and heat waves that are effecting much of Eastern China. This assignment has ultimately provided me with a sense of place in that I am now more knowledgeable about the different things that happen around me in our world. This year one of the most powerful storms of the season and one of the most powerful typhoons since 1997 hit in August. A little over 410,000 people were evacuated from its path but still this storm injured over 1,800, killed 115, and 16 people were missing. The rain destroyed cropland and killed thousands of livestock.
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