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Typhoon Asiang
The name Asiang has been used to name 10 tropical cyclones in the Philippine Area of Responsibility by PAGASA in the Western Pacific Ocean. *Typhoon Tess (1964) (T6401, 01W, Asiang), Category 2 typhoon; did not make landfall *1968 Pacific typhoon season#Tropical Depression 01W (Asiang), Tropical Storm Asiang (1968) *Typhoon Kit (1972) (T7201, 01W, Asiang), strong storm that killed 204 people in the Philippines and caused US$23 million in damages *Typhoon Kathy (1976) (T7601, 01W, Asiang) *1980 Pacific typhoon season#Tropical Depression Asiang, Tropical Depression Asiang (1980) *Tropical Storm Wynne (1984) (T8402, 02W, Asiang), passed by the southern coast of Taiwan; led to flooding in Luzon; made landfall in China near the Luichow Peninsula *Typhoon Roy (1988) (T8801, 01W, Asiang), caused widespread damage on Guam and on Rota in the Mariana Islands; at its peak, sustained winds reached *Typhoon Bobbie (1992) (T9203, 02W, Asiang), struck southeast Japan, damage reached 371.8 million ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tropical Cyclone
A tropical cyclone is a rapidly rotating storm system characterized by a low-pressure center, a closed low-level atmospheric circulation, strong winds, and a spiral arrangement of thunderstorms that produce heavy rain and squalls. Depending on its location and strength, a tropical cyclone is referred to by different names, including hurricane (), typhoon (), tropical storm, cyclonic storm, tropical depression, or simply cyclone. A hurricane is a strong tropical cyclone that occurs in the Atlantic Ocean or northeastern Pacific Ocean, and a typhoon occurs in the northwestern Pacific Ocean. In the Indian Ocean, South Pacific, or (rarely) South Atlantic, comparable storms are referred to simply as "tropical cyclones", and such storms in the Indian Ocean can also be called "severe cyclonic storms". "Tropical" refers to the geographical origin of these systems, which form almost exclusively over tropical seas. "Cyclone" refers to their winds moving in a circle, whirling round ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
