{"id":22862,"date":"2020-06-29T16:31:00","date_gmt":"2020-06-29T09:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/asiantigersgroup.com\/?p=22862"},"modified":"2024-08-14T09:31:45","modified_gmt":"2024-08-14T02:31:45","slug":"typhoon-season-is-upon-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asiantigersgroup.com\/news\/industry-news\/typhoon-season-is-upon-us\/","title":{"rendered":"Typhoon Season is Upon Us&#8230;."},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"22862\" class=\"elementor elementor-22862\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4a0316d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default tm-col-stretched-none tm-bg-color-over-image\" data-id=\"4a0316d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cccaafb tm-bg-color-over-image\" data-id=\"cccaafb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc66ae5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bc66ae5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.13.3 - 22-05-2023 *\/\r\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<h3><b>Typhoon Season is Upon Us&#8230;.\u00a0<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">29 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Jun <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">2020<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><ol><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53dd1db elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"53dd1db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>brief primer for those newly arrived to southeast Asia.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd41686 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dd41686\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1. Difference <\/span><\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">between <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Typhoon <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a Hurricane<\/span><\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">? <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They are the same atmospheric phenomena. Both describe intense\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">storm activity originating over the ocean and eventually making landfall where they rapidly dissipate in intensity. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When do they happen<\/span><\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">? <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Typhoon season is May <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">to <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">early November. 50% of typhoons occur from July <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">to <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">September. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What countries <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">are most <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">affected <\/span><\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">by typhoons? <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Typhoons develop in the lower pacific ocean area and move as they strengthen toward the <a href=\"https:\/\/asiantigersgroup.com\/resources\/destination-guide\/philippines\/\">Philippines<\/a> and then follow a range that extends from <a href=\"https:\/\/asiantigersgroup.com\/resources\/destination-guide\/vietnam\/\">Vietnam<\/a> in the south to as high as <a href=\"https:\/\/asiantigersgroup.com\/resources\/destination-guide\/japan\/\">Japan<\/a> in the north<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/asiantigersgroup.com\/resources\/destination-guide\/taiwan\/\">Taiwan<\/a> and the Philippines seem to have more than their share <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">of <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">typhoons.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4. How intense are <\/span><\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">typhoons<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">? <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Beginning <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2009<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, typhoons are categorized as <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">typhoons<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">severe <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">typhoons<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">or super typhoons<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. At the extreme, super typhoons have sustained wind speeds of at least 120 mph. These high winds are accompanied by rain bands\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">5. How long do they last<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">? <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Typhoons move fairly quickly, so from the beginning to the <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">end may <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">last up <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">to <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">48 hours before\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">they move on.<\/span><\/p><p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/asiantigersgroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/storm_hk-825x510-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"825\" height=\"510\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-22863 size-full\" \/><\/p><p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">AFP PHOTO \/ Philippe Lopez\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p><p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">6. Are <\/span><\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">there <\/span><\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">any <\/span><\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">kinds warnings<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">? <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How much advanced notice can I expect? With the advent of advanced weather satellites, and the analysis of big data<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">there <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">usually several days notice from the very beginnings (tropical depressions) to the full-fledged typhoon.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">7. What <\/span><\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">steps <\/span><\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">can <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">take <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">to <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">protect <\/span><\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">myself <\/span><\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">my <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">property<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">? <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stock <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">up <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">on basic supplies such as water, batteries,\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">flashlights, and enough food for three or four days, just in case.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tape windows that face the oncoming storm. That way, if the window should break, there will be less chance of flying glass shards<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Use heavy-duty masking or duct tape and make large X shapes from corner to corner.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><\/span><\/li><\/ul><ul><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Secure anything outside (on a patio, balcony, etc.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">) <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Typhoons can lift up even heavy, metal furniture, and if that happens, it will be very dangerous. Consider moving these items inside while the storm passes.<\/span><\/li><li>Stay away from windows while the storm is at its most intense. Instead, move towards the inside of your building.<\/li><li>Prepare for possible water damage. Consider what you would do and how you would do it if there is any major water incursion into your home.<\/li><li>Closely monitor the typhoon&#8217;s progress on your local TV or radio weather channel.\u00a0<\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Experiencing a typhoon can <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">be <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">unnerving. The wind, the <\/span><b>rain<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and the sheer force of nature at it&#8217;s most furious is something to behold. We hope <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">you <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">don&#8217;t experience typhoons<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">but if you do, we hope you stay safe. Be careful; you cannot overestimate the power of mother nature.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Typhoon Season is Upon Us&#8230;.\u00a0 29 Jun 2020 \u00a0 brief primer for those newly arrived to southeast Asia. 1. 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