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Typhoon Krathon, known in the Philippines as Super Typhoon Julian, was a powerful and erratic tropical cyclone which impacted Taiwan and the Philippines in late September and early October 2024. Krathon, which refers to the santol fruit, was the first storm to make landfall on Taiwan's densely populated western plains since Typhoon Wayne in 1986.
The 2024 Pacific typhoon season was the fifth-latest starting Pacific typhoon season on record, yet featured average activity, ending the streak of below average typhoon seasons that started in 2020. It was also the deadliest season since 2013 , and became the fourth-costliest Pacific typhoon season on record, mostly due to Typhoon Yagi .
At ―PAGASA upgrades Gaemi (Carina) to super-typhoon strength with 10-minute sustained winds of 185 kilometres per hour (100 kn; 115 mph 12:00 UTC At 23°42′N 121°42′E / 23.7°N 121.7°E / 23.7; 121.7 ( Gaemi weakens to a Category 3 typhoon ) ― Typhoon Gaemi (Carina) has weakened to a high-end Category 3 typhoon as it ...
At 18:00 PHT on September 13, Bebinca entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility and was named Ferdie by PAGASA. Bebinca later strengthened into a minimal typhoon on the next day. On September 16, Bebinca landed in Shanghai, China as a weakening Category-1 typhoon, and became the strongest typhoon to hit Shanghai since Typhoon Gloria of 1949.
Kaohsiung, home to some 2.7 million people, declared a holiday and told people to stay at home as Krathon - labelled a super typhoon by the U.S. Navy's Joint Typhoon Warning Center - approached.
PAGASA names to tropical cyclones which move into or form as a tropical depression in their area of responsibility located between 135°E and 115°E and between 5°N and 25°N even if the cyclone has had an international name assigned to it. [3] The names of significant tropical cyclones are retired, by both PAGASA and the Typhoon Committee. [4]
Typhoon Mawar, now known as Betty locally, is forecast to “steadily weaken over the next five days”, ... Typhoon Mawar now moving at 10kmh, PAGASA says in latest advisory. 11:30, ...
The Philippines is a Typhoon (Tropical Cyclone)-prone country, with approximately 20 Tropical Cyclones entering its area of responsibility per year. Locally known generally as bagyo (), [3] typhoons regularly form in the Philippine Sea and less regularly, in the South China Sea, with the months of June to September being the most active, August being the month with the most activity.