Facts about Typhoons

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   Rainfall from typhoons exceeds 2,400 millimeters in some regions, with Typhoon Morakot in 2009 dumping 3,072 millimeters over Taiwan in a single week.

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   Typhoons can influence weather patterns across entire continents, with Typhoon Vamei in December 2001 becoming the only recorded tropical cyclone to form directly at the equator.

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   Typhoon Joan in 1959 crossed the International Date Line and reemerged in the Atlantic, becoming Hurricane Kate and marking the only recorded instance of a tropical cyclone transitioning between oceans.

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   During typhoon season, warm ocean waters above 26.5 degrees Celsius fuel these storms, which is why they rarely form over cooler tropical regions or in the Atlantic basin.

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   Atmospheric pressure at the center of Typhoon Tip in October 1979 dropped to 870 millibars, the lowest pressure ever recorded in any tropical cyclone worldwide.

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   Typhoon Noru in 2017 moved across the Western Pacific at an average speed of 65 kilometers per hour, making it one of the fastest-moving tropical cyclones on record.

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   The Northwest Pacific basin generates approximately 30 percent of Earth's tropical cyclones annually, with typhoons accounting for roughly one-third of the global total.

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   In November 2013, Typhoon Haiyan struck the Philippines with sustained winds of 195 kilometers per hour, causing over 6,300 deaths.

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