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Title: Hurricane?


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  • Typhoon?
  • Hurricane?

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  • Typhoon
  • Hurricane
  • Tropical cyclones in the Northwest Pacific Ocean
    west of the International Date Line
  • Tropical cyclones in the North Atlantic Ocean
  • the Northeast Pacific Ocean east of the
    International Date Line
  • the South Pacific Ocean east of 160E

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TYPHOON
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WHAT IS TYPHOON
  • Is a mature tropical cyclone that develops in the
    northwestern part of the Pacific Ocean between
    180and 100E
  • Does not have typhoon season
  • Can happen all seasons

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WHICH COUNTRY?
  • China
  • Philippines
  • Japan
  • South Korean
  • Vietnam
  • Thailand
  • India
  • Northern Australia
  • South America
  • And so on

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Tropical Cyclone Intensity Scale
Category Sustained winds
Typhoon 64 kt 118 km/h
Severe Tropical Storm 4863 kt 89117 km/h
Tropical Storm 3447 kt 6288 km/h
Tropical Depression 33 kt 61 km/h
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Super Typhoon Angela
  • Formed October 25, 1995
  • continued to the west-northwest
  • Highest winds10-minute sustained for 215 km/h
    (130 mph) 1-minute sustained for 285 km/h (180
    mph)
  • Lowest pressure910 mbar (hPa) 26.87 in Hg

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Super Typhoon Angela
  • Areas affectedMicronesia, Philippines,
    China, Vietnam
  • Fatalities936 people
  • Damaged 315 million (1995 USD)

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  • Thank you for you listening!
  • JASON GENE
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