Typhoons
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typhoons
The starting of a typhoon
1. It begins when water evaporates over vast areas of the ocean in the hot/tropical sun, producing cumulonimbus clouds/bands of thunderstorms
2. A swirl of clouds will start to develop
3. The winds will become even stronger, and rotate around a single center
4. An eye will develop, just inside the ring of the most dangerous winds
typhoon season
Typhoons mostly develop between May and October
They can happen throughout the year
Typhoon Haiyan happened in 2013
A typhoon called Vincente happened in 2012
describing a typhoon
A cyclonic weather system with strong winds
It's winds are at least 118km/h
Develops an eye
Surrounding the eye is an eye-wall, which are the strongest winds
typhoon haiyan
Typhoon Haiyan is one of the worst recorded typhoons in history
It formed on November 2, 2013 in the western Pacific Ocean
Its winds reached 315 km/h
There were 6, 241 deaths, and 1, 785 missing
It caused damage in Micronesia, Philippines, Southern China, and Vietnam
Difference between a typhoon and a hurricane
The only difference between a typhoon and a hurricane is that typhoons happen in the Pacific Ocean and hurricanes happen in the Atlantic Ocean.
