Typhoon

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A large-scale closed circulation atmospheric system that develops above the western Pacific Ocean with low barometric pressure and strong winds—64+ knots/hour—that rotate clockwise in the southern hemisphere and counter-clockwise in the northern hemisphere

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The National Meteorological Center earlier in the day also issued an orange alert before the typhoon made landfall.

13 dead, 16 missing as super Typhoon Lekima batters China

today, the CWB said that Typhoon Lekima is about 440 kilometers east-southeast of Taipei moving northwest at a speed of 19 kilometers per hour (kph).

Taiwan's CWB expands land warning for Typhoon Lekima

'The contingency plan will have the resources and the efforts of the RDRRMC members arranged and prepared in the event of a typhoon,' she said.

OCD-6 pushes for pro-active approach to typhoons

The Department of Agriculture (DA) will miss its growth target for this year following the series of typhoons that hit the country, the agriculture chief said.

Farm sector to post anemic growth this year

However, with the recent typhoon damages, production may settle around the 10-MMT output level.

Monsoon rains, typhoons to cut 2018 rice-paddy output by 3.5%

The Korea Meteorological Administration issued a typhoon watch for most southern regions info the country earlier in the day.

Flights resume as Typhoon Kong-rey left Korean Peninsula

Videos posted on social media show winds and rain from the typhoon sweeping through towns and uprooting trees. Tropical Storm Risk rated the typhoon category 1 as of Sunday. 

2 People Killed After Typhoon Trami Made Landfall In Japan

In the case of RAF Akrotiri, this falls to the Tornado and Typhoon fast-jet fighter aircraft which are forward deployed to the base.

RAF TYPHOON SYRIA & IRAQ: WHAT CANADA SHOULD KNOW ABOUT THIS AIRCRAFT'S PERFORMANCE AS IT SEEKS A NEW FIGHTER JET: CDR recently sent Aviation Editor, Joetey Attariwala, to visit Royal Air Force (RAF) Base Akrotiri in Cyprus, where he had the opportunity to observe the RAF's 903 Expeditionary Air Wing as they conducted combat operations against ISIS. Here is his report in words and pictures

Typhoon Trami, the third western Pacific storm this month achieved Category 5 status while still in the ocean.

Scare as Malkia Strikers caught up in Typhoon Trami in Japan

, Typhoon Tramiwas located 1,260 kilometers east of Central Luzon outside PAR.

PAGASA: Typhoon Trami to enter PAR today, to be named 'Paeng'

A massive evacuation had been underway earlier as the typhoon barrelled toward the area.

Typhoon Mangkhut makes landfall in Philippines

Summary: 4.3 million residents live in the provinces which are in the Typhoon Mangkhut's path; many residents moved to 1,742 evacuation centres