Typhoon Goni: Asia’s Most Powerful Tropical Storm in 2020
Typhoon Goni, known as Rolly in the Phillipines, made landfall in the eastern Philippines recently almost a week after the Typhoon Molave which barrelled through the same region.
- Typhoon Goni was the strongest storm to have occurred anywhere in the world so far this year with wind speeds of up to 215 kph sustained winds and gusts of up to 265 kph (164 mph).
- A tropical cyclone is a rapidly rotating storm system characterized by a low-pressure center, a closed low-level atmospheric circulation, strong winds, and a spiral arrangement of thunderstorms that produce heavy rain or squalls.
- There are five ....
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