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Context: Taiwan has seen flooding in low-lying areas, along with landslides and building damage after Typhoon Gaemi made landfall on the island.
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More about the News.
- Typhoon Gaemi, known in the Philippines as Super Typhoon Carina, is an active tropical cyclone that is currently threatening Taiwan.
- Swept through northern Taiwan, killing two people, triggering flooding.
- It is the strongest typhoon to hit the island in eight years.
- Origin: Gaemi started as a tropical disturbance near Palau on July 19.
| Palau is an island country in the Micronesia subregion of Oceania in the western Pacific. |
How Typhoons are different from Hurricanes and Cyclones.
- Hurricanes, Cyclones and Typhoons are the same weather phenomenon: tropical cyclones.
Characteristics classification
- The weakest tropical cyclones are called tropical depressions.
- If a depression intensifies such that its maximum sustained winds reach 39 miles per hour, the tropical cyclone becomes a tropical storm.
- Once a tropical cyclone reaches maximum sustained winds of 74 miles per hour or higher, it is then classified as a hurricane, typhoon, or tropical cyclone, depending upon where the storm originates in which region.
Differentiation by Name
- In the North Atlantic, central North Pacific, and eastern North Pacific, the term hurricane is used.
- The same type of disturbance in the Northwest Pacific is called a Typhoon.
- In the South Pacific and Indian Ocean, the generic term Tropical cyclone is used
Details about Tropical Cyclones: https://www.iasgyan.in/daily-current-affairs/tropical-cyclone 1st April, 2024
Sources:
The Hindu.
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PRACTICE QUESTION
Q. How many of the following are the some initial conditions for the emergence of a tropical cyclone:
1. Weak Coriolis force.
2. Absence of strong vertical wind wedge.
3. Large and continuous supply of warm and moist air.
Select the correct answer using the correct codes given below:
A.Only one
B.Only two
C.All three
D. None
Answer B
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