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typhoon

noun as in weather event

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Solar geoengineering could substantially offset global temperature rise and potentially offset serious secondary impacts, such as reduction in crop yields and increased frequency and intensity of hurricanes and typhoons.

There are people just like you out there in other worlds who have won the lottery, or have been swept up into the clouds by a freak typhoon, or have spontaneously ignited, or have done all three simultaneously.

It makes sense for the island nation, which is particularly prone to some of the world’s worst climate disasters, from tsunamis to typhoons.

From Ozy

Since Hong Kong is in a typhoon zone, the bridge was built to withstand wind speeds up to 212 miles per hour.

In the Philippines case, claims payments to farmers and homeowners arrived electronically in advance of the typhoon, enabling them to flee to safety and protect their assets before the storm hit.

From Fortune

He was, in fact, the very first person to text me after he heard of the devastating typhoon that hit the Philippines.

Super typhoon Haiyan was a boon to global warming enthusiasts.

You can feel compassion for the victim of discrimination or the victim of Typhoon Haiyan or for a drug addict.

The night before super typhoon hit I myself was driving pregnant women and mothers with children to the shelters.

The men stayed behind in Candahug while the women escaped to higher ground when Typhoon Haiyan moved in.

Ang bagyu mauy nakapugdul (nakapapugdul) sa lubi, The typhoon ripped the tops off the coconut trees.

The rain was pouring down in sheets, the typhoon was raging furiously, and it seemed a most auspicious time for the attack.

The heavy typhoon soon begins to howl and to turn in a circle for two or three days.

Filippa inquired: “Why is such a circular storm of the Oriental tropics, called a typhoon?”

Blown off my course in a typhoon at night and went smash into this reef ye see here.

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On this page you'll find 21 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to typhoon, such as: hurricane, tropical cyclone, tropical storm, storm, tornado, and twister.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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