typhoon
Example Sentences
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“We did two months of typhoon disaster relief for five provinces here,” he said.
From Salon
Sitting in the arc of intense seismic activity called the "Pacific Ring of Fire", the Philippines endures daily earthquakes and is hit by an average of 20 typhoons each year.
From Barron's
Ocean regions that fuel the planet's most powerful hurricanes and typhoons are heating up in the North Atlantic and Western Pacific.
From Science Daily
Shell denies that their production of oil and gas contributed to this individual typhoon, and they also deny any unique knowledge of climate change that they kept to themselves.
From BBC
Depending on the month, amphibious vehicles attempting to land on Taiwan would encounter some mix of typhoons, unpredictable currents, strong winds, rain and fog.
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