Why do you give a typhoon such a nice name?

In the 70s of the 20th century, a nomenclature system was used for all tropical cyclone-prone areas. Since the end of the 70s, the naming of tropical cyclones has become internationalized under the coordination of the regional tropical cyclone commissions of the World Meteorological Organization. In most regions, tropical cyclone nomenclature (usually alternating male and female names) has been developed by the Tropical Cyclone Commission (RCC), which is more tasked with promoting and coordinating tropical cyclone mitigation actions in the region.

Practices vary from region to region. Tropical cyclones are usually named alphabetically by designated meteorological centres. Some regions recycle the naming tables, some regions often develop new naming tables, and some regions use the naming tables from scratch when they run out.

If a tropical cyclone is notorious, such as causing serious ** or substantial property damage, the name of the tropical cyclone is removed from the nomenclature and replaced with another name of the same sex, with the same first letter. Some areas use 4 digits to name tropical cyclones, the first 2 digits are the year, the last 2 digits are the sequence number of the tropical cyclone year, and some also add a geographical indicator code, for example, the first tropical storm in the Bay of Bengal in 199l was named bob9109 (bob is the abbreviation of Bay of Bengal in English). The 25th typhoon in 1990 was named 9025.

Some countries have developed nomenclature lists for national use, such as the Northwest Pacific and Central North Pacific nomenclature in the United States, and the Northwest Pacific typhoon nomenclature in the Philippines. **The Northwest Pacific typhoon nomenclature used by the Joint Typhoon Warning Center is also commonly used by other countries in the region.

Most of the members of the Typhoon Committee come from typhoon-affected countries and regions. For many years, the Typhoon Committee has had a system for numbering typhoons, whereby a typhoon center of the Tokyo Regional Specialized Meteorological Center is responsible for numbering tropical cyclones that reach tropical storm intensity. In accordance with the resolution of the 31st session of the Typhoon Committee, a new tropical cyclone nomenclature system was implemented with effect from January 1, 2000.

The methodology will be used in the communiqué issued by the members of the Typhoon Committee to the international community. It is also used by members when issuing tropical cyclone warnings in their local languages. The Typhoon Committee will continue to number tropical cyclones.

Nomenclature of tropical cyclones in the Northwest Pacific and South China Sea of the Typhoon Committee.

In order to distinguish different typhoons (tropical cyclones), it is necessary to give them separate names. The earliest distinction was based on the location of the typhoon (mainly the latitude and longitude in which it is located), which was quite cumbersome and often unsatisfactory. Until the beginning of the 19th century, some Spanish-speaking Caribbeans named hurricanes after the time of the holy calendar when the hurricane made landfall.

At the end of the 19th century, Australian forecaster Krimmen Langer named typhoons after politicians he hated.

During World War II, Americans named typhoons after women. At the end of the 70s of the 20th century, at the request of the American feminist movement, the nomenclature was expanded to alternate male and female names. This practice was soon widely adopted in the Western Hemisphere.

Later, under the coordination of the regional typhoon committees of the World Meteorological Organization, the naming of typhoons became international. In most regions, typhoon nomenclature (usually alternating male and female names) is developed by the region's typhoon committee.

Typhoon Naming: The Northwest Pacific and South China Sea tropical cyclone naming tables approved by the 31st Typhoon Committee have a total of 140 names, provided by 14 members in the Asia-Pacific region, including Cambodia, China, North Korea, Hong Kong, Macau, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Philippines, South Korea, Thailand, the United States, and Vietnam (each member provides 10 names).

The 140 names are divided into 10 groups; There are 14 names in each group (1 name for each member), in alphabetical order for each member. Named tables are sequentially and recycled.

According to the regulations, a tropical cyclone will always maintain its name regardless of whether it strengthens or weakens throughout its life. Most of these names come from the well-known legends of the host country and region. The name provided by China is:

Dragon King", "Jade Rabbit", "Wind God", "Cuckoo", "Seahorse", "Wukong", "Petrel", "Poseidon", "Electric Mother" and "Begonia".

Typhoons endanger and protect people at the same time. Typhoons have brought fresh water resources to mankind and greatly alleviated the global water shortage. A typhoon with a small diameter can bring 3 billion tons of precipitation when it makes landfall.

In addition, typhoons have kept the heat and cold relatively balanced around the world. The equatorial region has a hot climate, and if it weren't for typhoons to dissipate the heat, the tropics would be hotter, the cold zones would be colder, and the temperate zones would disappear from the earth.

The name of typhoon is based on the tropical cyclone nomenclature, which is the internationally accepted nomenclature. According to the tropical cyclone's impact on the surrounding countries and regions, then a nomenclature was developed, which was recycled year after year in order, and now there are more than 140 names on the nomenclature list, which are provided by 14 member countries and regions in the Asia-Pacific region, such as Cambodia, Chinese mainland, North Korea, Japan, Laos, etc.

Typhoons often use the name "gentle" in the hope that the damage caused by the typhoon will be less. However, the Typhoon Committee has a rule that if a typhoon causes particularly large damage to life and property, the name will be removed from the naming list, and the vacant name will be recommended again by the original providing member.

The naming method adopted by the Typhoon Committee adopted by China is a nomenclature jointly formulated in advance by the countries and regions surrounding the typhoon, and it is recycled year after year in order. There are 140 names in the list, provided by the 14 member countries and regions of the Typhoon Committee of the World Meteorological Organization and ESCAP.

These 14 regions are perennially hit by typhoons in the northwest Pacific Ocean, including Cambodia, Chinese mainland, North Korea, Hong Kong, Japan, Laos, Macau, Malaysia, Micronesia, the Philippines, South Korea, Thailand, the United States and Vietnam. Although Taiwan has historically been a victim of typhoons, it does not have the right to nominate typhoons because it is not a member of the World Meteorological Organization.