TYPHOON CHABA
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Context
- Typhoon Chaba earlier formed in the central part of the South China Sea and on Saturday afternoon made landfall in Guangdong province in southern China.
Details
- Typhoon Chaba was formed over the central and eastern areas of the South China Sea.
- Meteorological authorities forecast strong winds and heavy downpours to lash the western part of the Pearl River Delta.
Tropical Storms
- Hurricanes, cyclones and typhoons are all types of tropical storms. But are given different names depending on where they appear.
- Hurricanes are tropical storms that form over the North Atlantic Ocean and Northeast Pacific.
- Cyclones are formed over the South Pacific and Indian Ocean.
- Typhoons are formed over the Northwest Pacific Ocean.
Favorable Conditions for Tropical Cyclone Formation
- Large sea surface with temperature higher than 27° C,
- Presence of the Coriolis force enough to create a cyclonic vortex,
- Small variations in the vertical wind speed,
- A pre-existing weak low-pressure area or low-level-cyclonic circulation,
- Upper divergence above the sea level system,
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