Typhoon Haitang, known in the Philippines as Typhoon Feria, was the first super typhoon of the 2005 season in the northwestern Pacific. It had winds up to 260 km/h (160 mph) at peak intensity, and caused over 18 serious injuries and 13 confirmed deaths in
Taiwan
Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the nort ...
and
People's Republic of China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...
. Damage totaled about $1.17 billion (2005 USD), most of which occurred in mainland China.
Meteorological history
Impact
Taiwan
Mainland China
An estimated 15 million people were affected by the typhoon. A total of 2,151 homes were destroyed, of roads were washed out and several thousand power lines were downed by the storm
Damage to infrastructure amounted to
¥8 billion (US$1.17 billion).
See also
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Timeline of the 2005 Pacific typhoon season
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Typhoon Soulik, known in the Philippines as Typhoon Huaning, was a powerful tropical cyclone that caused widespread damage in Taiwan and East China in July 2013. The storm originated from an upper-level cold-core low well to the northeast of Guam ...
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Tropical Storm Trami (2013)
Severe Tropical Storm Trami, known in the Philippines as Tropical Storm Maring, was a tropical cyclone that brought heavy rains to Taiwan and East China during mid-August 2013. Trami also made a fujiwhara interaction with Tropical Depression 13W n ...
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Typhoon Nepartak (2016)
Typhoon Nepartak, known in the Philippines as Super Typhoon Butchoy, was the third most intense tropical cyclone worldwide in 2016. Nepartak severely impacted Taiwan and East China, with 86 confirmed fatalities. It caused 3 deaths and New Taiwan d ...
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Typhoon Herb
Typhoon Herb, known in the Philippines as Typhoon Huaning, was the strongest and the largest storm of 1996. Herb struck the Ryūkyū Islands, Taiwan and the People's Republic of China, causing major damage. The name Herb was used in the Western P ...
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Typhoon Soudelor (2015)
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References
External links
JMA General Informationof Typhoon Haitang (0505) from Digital Typhoon
JMA Best Track Dataof Typhoon Haitang (0505)
JMA Best Track Data (Graphics)of Typhoon Haitang (0505)
JTWC Best Track Data
of Super Typhoon 05W (Haitang)
05W.HAITANG
from the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory
BBC news article (Taiwan)
BBC news article (China)
Reuters article
CBC article
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2005 Pacific typhoon season
Typhoons in Japan
Typhoons in Taiwan
Typhoons in China
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Typhoon Haitang The name Haitang has been used to name four tropical cyclones in the northwestern Pacific Ocean. The name was contributed by China and literally means "Chinese flowering crabapple".
* Typhoon Haitang (2005)
Typhoon Haitang, known in the Philipp ...
Typhoon Haitang The name Haitang has been used to name four tropical cyclones in the northwestern Pacific Ocean. The name was contributed by China and literally means "Chinese flowering crabapple".
* Typhoon Haitang (2005)
Typhoon Haitang, known in the Philipp ...
Typhoon Haitang The name Haitang has been used to name four tropical cyclones in the northwestern Pacific Ocean. The name was contributed by China and literally means "Chinese flowering crabapple".
* Typhoon Haitang (2005)
Typhoon Haitang, known in the Philipp ...
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