Tag: typhoon
Tropical Storm, Typhoon, and More—Your Guide to Hurricane Season Jargon
Hurricane Science Has a Lot of Jargon—Here’s What It All Means Everything you need to know about hurricanes explained By Meghan Bartels edited by Andrea Thompson Eye of Hurricane Ian as the storm headed towards South Carolina. When hurricane season is in full swing, the news can be difficult to parse. What’s the difference between…
Weather tracker: Typhoon Podul pounds southern Taiwan
One person dies after storm whips up waves, while temperatures approach 50C as heatwave grips Middle East Typhoon Podul crossed southern Taiwan on Wednesday with wind speeds of up to 110mph (177km/h), equivalent to a category 2 hurricane. Podul had developed a week earlier, near the Northern Mariana Islands, and tracked west across the Philippine…
Typhoon Wipha hits Hong Kong bringing on highest storm alert
Authorities axe flights and school classes as typhoon closes in, with China’s Hainan and Guangdong provinces also on high alert Hong Kong issued its highest tropical cyclone warning as Typhoon Wipha battered the city, with authorities cancelling school classes and grounding hundreds of flights. Wipha was located around 60km south-east of Hong Kong as of…