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typhoon

[tahy-foon] / taɪˈfun /


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"Miyako is taking worst of typhoon Bavi," professional storm-chaser James Reynolds posted on X from Ishigaki on Saturday.

From Barron's Jul. 11, 2026

Though it has weakened to a Category 1 typhoon, it still presents a risk because of the huge volume of moisture within its rain bands.

From BBC Jul. 11, 2026

Hundreds of thousands of people have been evacuated from areas of eastern China as a powerful typhoon - the country's second in a week - barrels towards the coast.

From BBC Jul. 11, 2026

Supermarket shelves have been wiped clean as residents stock up on supplies ahead of the typhoon.

From BBC Jul. 10, 2026

But before it got there, a great typhoon roared out of the Pacific and sank every ship.

From "Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two" by Joseph Bruchac

Its effects can include drought across parts of the Amazon, Indonesia and Australia, disrupted monsoons in India, and more tropical storms and typhoons in the Pacific.

From Barron's Jul. 7, 2026

These layers offer abundant information about environmental changes, allowing researchers to reconstruct extreme weather events such as typhoons and conduct research into ancient climate patterns.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 22, 2026

In other parts of the world these storms are given different names - for instance, typhoons in the north-west Pacific, near Japan and China, or cyclones in the Indian Ocean and around Australia.

From BBC May 21, 2026

Shooting on location meant dealing with typhoons, scorpions and snakes, and working with kids meant shorter work days.

From Los Angeles Times May 4, 2026

If the land floods during typhoons, villagers help their neighbors by hoisting the house onto their shoulders with wooden poles and walking it to its next spot.

From "The House That Lou Built" by Mae Respicio




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