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5 unusual facts about Typhoon


Don Fujii

When CIMA started the Typhoon stable, it caused the first split between CIMA and Fujii, as Fujii did not want to align himself with Susumu Yokosuka and BxB Hulk.

Mailüfterl

The name originates in a word-play by Zemanek: Even if it cannot match the rapid calculation speed of American models called "Whirlwind" or "Typhoon", it will be enough for a "Wiener Mailüfterl" (which means something like Viennese May breeze).The official name of the machine is Binär dezimaler Volltransistor-Rechenautomat (binary-decimal fully transistorized computing automaton).

No. 83 Group RAF

At the time of Operation Market Garden it consisted of the RCAF's 39 Reconnaissance Wing, 121, 122, 123 and 143 Wings flying Hawker Typhoon fighter-bombers, 125 Wing with Supermarine Spitfire fighters, and the RCAF 126 and 127 Wings also flying Spitfires.

Skeleton crew

Hurricanes and Typhoons: The least number of personnel to remain at a business location during a major storm to monitor conditions and to make emergency repairs if possible.

Wang Changyuan

Wang Changyuan is the composer of the famous guzheng solo piece, Zhan Tai Feng (Chinese: 战台风, "The Fight with the Typhoon"), a dramatic depiction of fight of the Shanghai harbour proletariat against the forces of nature, while protecting the property of the people and the Chinese communist government.


1908 Hong Kong Typhoon

The anemometer (used to measure wind speed) on Hong Kong Island was completely wrecked and that at the Observatory much damaged; as a result, it was not possible to have a precise comparison of the wind speed between the September 1906 Typhoon and July 1908 Typhoon.

Anderson Cooper 360°

Cooper often anchors the program from the site of a major news story, such as his extensive coverage from New Orleans and the Gulf Coast in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina and the BP Oil Spill, as well as Port-au-Prince after the 2010 Haiti earthquake, and also from the storm zone in Tacloban, Leyte during the aftermath of Super Typhoon Haiyan.

Causeway Bay Typhoon Shelter

In December 1903 a Legislative Council member, Gershom Stewart, suggested that the typhoon shelter be expanded.

Dvorak technique

The Dvorak technique (developed between 1969 and 1984 by Vernon Dvorak) is a widely used system to estimate tropical cyclone intensity (which includes tropical depression, tropical storm, and hurricane/typhoon/intense tropical cyclone intensities) based solely on visible and infrared satellite images.

DYTC-FM

Due to the aftermath of Typhoon Yolanda last November 8, 2013, the station simulcasted the radio programs of DZMM Radyo Patrol 630 from Manila to provide news updates and public service for the survivors of the calamity because many homes in Leyte has no electricity because of the typhoon.

Eurojet

Eurojet EJ200 a military turbofan, the powerplant of the Eurofighter Typhoon

GMC Typhoon

Both the GMC Syclone and Typhoon trucks featured a Mitsubishi TD06-17C/8 cm2 turbocharger and Garrett Water/Air intercooler attached to a 4.3 L LB4 V6 intake manifolds, fuel system, exhaust manifolds, and a 48mm twin-bore throttle body from the 5.7 L GM Small-Block engine.

Gordon Waterman Chaplin

His memoir, Dark Wind:: A Survivor’s Tale of Love and Loss (Atlantic Monthly Press, 1999) details the tragedy of their next voyage, which ended with Susan’s death in a typhoon in the Marshall Islands, halfway across the Pacific.

Jeong Da-bin

Her last project would be That Summer's Typhoon with Han Ye-seul, which didn't do well in the ratings in 2005.

Laurence Stark

In February 1944 he was posted to 263 Squadron to carry out ground-attack operations, still with the Typhoon.

Manila Observatory

The establishment of the observatory originated from the article published in Diario de Manila by Father Jaime Nonell, a Jesuit, which described observations of the typhoon of September 1865 done by Father Francisco Colina, another Jesuit.

Meteorological history of Typhoon Durian

The origin of Typhoon Durian can be traced to a tropical disturbance that developed near Chuuk State in the Federated States of Micronesia on November 23.

NCAA Season 85 basketball tournaments

With the resumption of games on October 2 a week after the tropical storm hit, games resumed but not after a moment of silence was observed commemorating all victims of the typhoon, including Philippine Basketball Association team Barako Bull Energy Boosters manager and former Letran Squires football player Tony Chua, who died in the height of the storm.

New Hazard

On April 17, 2007, a 7-on-7 elimination match was scheduled between the Typhoon and Muscle Outlawz factions; in the weeks leading up to this match, Cima and Naruki Doi (from Typhoon and MO'z respectively) proclaimed that someone on the opposing team would betray their partners.

No. 198 Squadron RAF

The RAF's top scoring Typhoon pilot was 198 Squadron's John Robert Baldwin, who claimed 15 aircraft shot down during 1942–44.

NuEdge Development

Founded in 1993 for the development and release of Typhoon, which is an alternative operating system for the Yamaha TX16W sampler.

Onibi

In the typhoon of Meiji 30, this kazedama appeared from the mountain and floated in the air several times.

Port of Dartmouth Royal Regatta

In addition, the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight, RAF Typhoon, Harrier and Jaguar aircraft have displayed, along with RN Sea King and Chinook helicopters.In recent years it has also had The Royal Artillery parachute display team landing in the river dart.

Television news screen layout

Commonly used layout components include news tickers that may run horizontally or vertically containing different information (per government regulations, vertical tickers may only display important warnings from the National Communications Commission, such as typhoon and earthquake information, and important civil announcements), a time clock, and a box containing meteorological data from the Central Weather Bureau.

Timeline of the 2007–08 Australian region cyclone season

:2100 UTC – The Joint Typhoon Warning Center designates the Tropical Low previously located to the northeast of Wyndham as Tropical Cyclone 10S and issues its first advisory.

Tropical cyclone scales

Any tropical cyclone that develops within the Northern Hemisphere between 180° and 100°E is monitored by the Japan Meteorological Agency's Regional Specialized Meteorological Center in Tokyo, Japan, on behalf of the WMO/ESCAP's Typhoon Committee.

Tropical Depression 01W

Typhoon Kujira (2009) (T0901, 01W, Dante) - first Category 4 typhoon of 2009.

Tropical Depression 25W

Typhoon Wipha (2013) (T1326, 25W, Tino) - strongest storm to hit Japan since 2004's Typhoon Tokage.

Tropical Depression 28W

Typhoon Lekima (2013) (T1328, 28W) - strongest typhoon during October 2013.

Typhoon Games

Typhoon Games has published several PC games including Yu-Gi-Oh! Online and Gurumin: A Monstrous Adventure, and has developed games such as The Impossible Team Online Game and Hello Kitty: Roller Rescue for the PlayStation 2.

Typhoon Karen

The highest known gust was measured at 240 km/h (145 mph) by a United States Navy anemometer on Nimitz Hill just before 1100 UTC on November 11, roughly two hours before the typhoon's eye passed the station.

Typhoon Saomai

Typhoon Saomai (international designation: 0608, JTWC designation: 08W, designated Typhoon Juan by PAGASA and sometimes called Super Typhoon Saomai) was a powerful typhoon that affected areas of Taiwan and the east coast of the People's Republic of China.

Typhoons in the Philippines

The term bagyo, a Filipino word meaning typhoon arose after a 1911 storm in the city of Baguio had a record rainfall of 46 inches within a 24-hour period.

Ural Typhoon

In the movie A Good Day to Die Hard, John McClane and his son Jack are chased through the streets of Moscow by a corrupt politician's henchmen operating a Ural Typhoon.

York Typhoon

Since the end of the dynasty in 2005, the Typhoon have struggled to maintain their winning tradition with many of their players moving to different teams including Interstate 81 rival Harrisburg Lunatics.


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