Rapid Fire
Typhoon Shanshan
- 09 Sep 2024
- 2 min read
Recently, Typhoon (Cyclone) Shanshan has hit Japan bringing heavy rains and strong winds, prompting airlines and railways to cancel multiple services.
- Typhoons:
- Typhoons are a type of tropical cyclone, which may also be referred to as hurricanes or cyclones depending on their location.
- Cyclones are rapid inward air circulation around a low-pressure area.
- The air circulates in an anticlockwise direction in the Northern hemisphere and clockwise in the Southern hemisphere.
- They are usually accompanied by violent storms and bad weather.
- Naming of Cyclones:
- The World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) has developed procedures to determine tropical cyclone names, which vary by region.
- Names are selected alphabetically, alternating between men's and women's names or following the alphabetical order of countries.
- The naming process is conducted by regional tropical cyclone bodies, which establish pre-designated lists of names proposed by WMO Members' National Meteorological and Hydrological Services.
| Cyclones Type | Location |
| Typhoon | China Sea and Pacific Ocean |
| Hurricane | West Indian islands, Caribbean Sea, Atlantic Ocean |
| Tornado | Guinea lands of West Africa, southern USA |
| Willy-willies | North-western Australia |
| Tropical Cyclone | Indian Ocean Region |
Read more: Cyclone, New List of Names of Tropical Cyclones
