Typhoon Destroys Adventist School and Church

[CGMedley]

Adventist church members on the Micronesian island of Yap are trying to recover from a devastating typhoon. Get the latest report on the Adventist Review. http://www.adventistreview.org/2004-1518/news.html

[Gus Foster]

I was wondering-can someone tell us what is the difference between a typhoon, a cyclone and a hurricane? Are they the same thing in different regions of the world, or do they differ in intensity or in any other way?

I noticed the damage to the Adventist buildings in yap was estimated at about 1/2 million dollars--a devasting amount for any area, but catastrophic in a Micronesia island. I also noticed that several young people in our school system had been dispatched to Yap just prior to this disastor. What a greating they must have received! I also wonder if the storm had caused any damage to the rest of the close neighbor micronesian islands of Truk (Chuuk), Pohnpei, and Palau? The main island of Guam seems too far away, altho I know they occasionally receive large storms.

[Joe_in_RP]

I think the only difference is in terminology. The Asians have there own way of describing the storms.

[Jerry Rogers]

Definition of hurricane, cyclone and typhoon

See this site for a definition of the three terms. I found it interesting.

The terms "hurricane" and "typhoon" are regionally specific names for a strong "tropical cyclone". A tropical cyclone is the generic term for a non-frontal synoptic scale low-pressure system over tropical or sub-tropical waters with organized convection (i.e. thunderstorm activity) and definite cyclonic surface wind circulation (Holland 1993).

Tropical cyclones with maximum sustained surface winds of less than 17 m/s (34 kt, 39 mph) are called "tropical depressions". (This is not to be confused with the condition mid-latitude people get during a long, cold and grey winter wishing they could be closer to the equator ;-)) Once the tropical cyclone reaches winds of at least 17 m/s they are typically called a "tropical storm" and assigned a name. If winds reach 33 m/s (64 kt, 74 mph)), then they are called: a "hurricane" (the North Atlantic Ocean, the Northeast Pacific Ocean east of the dateline, or the South Pacific Ocean east of 160E); a "typhoon" (the Northwest Pacific Ocean west of the dateline); a "severe tropical cyclone" (the Southwest Pacific Ocean west of 160E or Southeast Indian Ocean east of 90E); a "severe cyclonic storm" (the North Indian Ocean); and a "tropical cyclone" (the Southwest Indian Ocean) (Neumann 1993).

Now, if THAT don't "cornfuse" you, nothing will. LOL

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[Joe_in_RP]

In Philippines there is Low Pressure, Typhoon, and Super Typhoon.

[Joe_in_RP]

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Rodman says property loss could be more than $500,000

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Baloney

I have seen the pictures. These roofs can be replaced for 5.000 . Simple wood trusts and corigated metal roofs.

[Guest]

yeah..it could have tangented to ..trains and boats and planes and then ABC, NBC and CBS...then to 3ABN