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Tropical Storm Tembin
The name Tembin has been used for four tropical cyclones in the western Pacific Ocean. The name, contributed by Japan, is the Japanese name for the constellation Libra (constellation), Libra. * Tropical Storm Tembin (2000) (T0005, 09W) – not a threat to land while tropical. * Tropical Storm Tembin (2005) (T0522, 23W, Ondoy) – crossed the Philippines. * Typhoon Tembin (2012) (T1214, 15W, Igme) - made landfall in Taiwan twice. * Typhoon Tembin (2017) (T1727, 33W, Vinta) – devastated southern Philippines killing over 266 people. The name ''Tembin'' was retired by the WMO in 2018, and replaced with ''Koinu'' in 2019, which means puppy or the constellation Canis Minor in Japanese. * 2023 Pacific typhoon season#Typhoon Koinu (Jenny) , Typhoon Koinu (2023) (T2314, 14W, Jenny) - a very powerful Category 4 typhoon that lashed Taiwan, Southern Taiwan and Batanes in early October 2023. {{DEFAULTSORT:Tembin Pacific typhoon set index articles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tropical Cyclones
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 t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
