A typhoon is a tropical cyclone.
Typhoon is a concept that is used in the field of meteorology to refer to the hurricane that forms in the ocean or, more precisely, in the China Sea . A hurricane, on the other hand, is a strong wind that produces whirlwinds .
Typhoons can be associated with tropical cyclones . In this case, a typhoon is a storm that causes rain and winds of considerable intensity, generating consequences such as flooding and very large waves at sea. For example: "Three dead after a typhoon hit the Chinese coast" , "Residents fear that a new typhoon will occur" .
Negative and positive effects of a typhoon
A typhoon, in this way, can be devastating for a coastal population. Vessels at sea can also experience major problems from these types of storms.
Despite the catastrophes that it can cause if it attacks a population or a ship, the typhoon also has benefits for nature , since it can reduce the effects of a drought or transport heat from tropical areas to more temperate ones, and This makes it an atmospheric circulation mechanism of great importance at a global level, capable of promoting balance in the troposphere and the stability of Earth's temperature.
A typhoon can cause flooding and other problems.
a tropical cyclone
It is important to note that the word typhoon represents a type of tropical cyclone , especially if it takes place in China or the Philippine Islands , and that hurricanes, tropical storms and tropical depressions also belong to this category.
The term cyclone refers to the cyclonic nature of this phenomenon , since it involves strong winds accompanied by a storm. Depending on the hemisphere in which it occurs, it has a different rotation: in the northern hemisphere, it rotates counterclockwise; in the southern hemisphere, clockwise.
Typhoon in Greek mythology
Typhon , on the other hand, is the name of a deity from Greek mythology. It is the son of Gaia and Tartarus : a gigantic monster with wings, snakes on its legs and dragon heads instead of fingers.
Mythology indicates that Typhon was capable of spitting lava and fire, of scorching his opponents with his gaze and of causing hurricanes from the movement of his wings. When Zeus defeated the Titans , Typhon confronted him. Although at first he had managed to dominate the king of the gods and had torn out his tendons, he was finally defeated by him, since Hermes helped him regain his physical integrity.
Zeus thus confined Typhon beneath Mount Etna after a fierce fight. His defeat does not mean that Typhon lacked strength ; On the contrary, historical documents usually describe him as a terrifying being, tall enough to touch the stars themselves.
Typhon had several children with a nymph called Echidna , which some recognize as the mother of Medusa and Callirroe , and among them are the Chimera , Cerberus , the Lernaean Hydra , the Sphinx , the Nemean Lion and the Eagle of Prometheus . On the other hand, warm winds are also considered their children, which is why it is believed that the origin of the term typhoon understood as a storm is found in their name, as explained in the previous paragraphs.
A fighter plane and a fighter
Typhoon (the English term equivalent to typhoon), finally, is the name of a combat aircraft ( Eurofighter Typhoon ), a British fighter-bomber used in World War II ( Hawker Typhoon , whose manufacture was carried out by Hawker Aircraft ) and the stage name of an American wrestler who retired in 2004 ( Fred Ottman ), who first appeared in the World Wrestling Federation in 1989 under the stage name Big Man Steel .