Woher stammt das Wort Taifun?
[1] Meteorologie: tropischer Wirbelsturm im nordwestlichen Teil des Pazifischen Ozeans. Herkunft: chinesisch 台风 / 颱風 (táifēng, kantonesisch: toi4 fung1), japanisch 台風 / 颱風 (taifū), indonesisch taufan = „großer Wind“ (siehe Wikipedia) [1] Der Taifun Nabi verwüstete am 6.
Wie stark ist ein Taifun?
Auf der Beaufort-Skala, dem weltweit am weitesten verbreiteten System zur Beschreibung von Windgeschwindigkeiten, wird ein Sturm als Hurrikan, Taifun oder Zyklon bezeichnet, wenn seine Windstärke mehr als 11 beträgt. Auf der Saffir-Simpson-Hurrikan-Skala variiert die Hurrikanstärke zwischen der Kategorie 1 und 5.
What was the most powerful typhoon to hit the Philippines?
Philippines Typhoon History As Jeff Masters blogged today Super Typhoon Haiyan (or Yolanda as it was named in the Philippines) was the most powerful typhoon on record to strike the nation and one of the, if not the, strongest land-falling tropical storm in modern world history.
When did the Philippine Weather Bureau start naming typhoons?
The Philippine Weather Bureau started naming storms within their area of responsibility in 1963, using female Filipino names ending in the former native alphabetical order. The Bureau continued to monitor typhoons until the agency’s abolition in 1972, after which its duties were transferred to the newly established PAGASA.
Which is the second deadliest tropical storm in the Philippines?
Bopha is generally considered to have been the 2nd deadliest tropical storm event in Philippine history (despite the Wikipedia list reproduced above) and also the most damaging such event. The incredible destruction Super Typhoon Bopha wrought on the town of Cateel on Mindanao Island December 6, 2012.
How are tropical cyclones named in the Philippines?
Tropical cyclones entering the Philippine Area of Responsibility are given a local name by the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), which also raises public storm signal warnings as deemed necessary.