Typhoon Rai

29 Dec 2021 Typhoon Rai

Typhoon Rai- Today Current Affairs

• The official death toll from Typhoon Rai (locally named Odette) in parts of the Philippines in mid-December has risen to 388.
• Rai is the strongest storm to hit the disaster-prone islands this year (2021).

Key points: The Hindu Analysis

• Typhoon is a type of cyclone. Depending on its place of origin, it can be called a hurricane, storm or cyclone.
• Typhoons: In the China Sea and Pacific Ocean.
• Hurricane: In the Caribbean Sea and West Indian islands in the Atlantic Ocean.
• Tornado: In the Guinea lands of West Africa and the southern United States.
• Willie-Willies: in north-western Australia.
• Tropical cyclone: ​​in the Indian Ocean region.
• The scientific name of all these types of storms is tropical cyclone.
• Tropical cyclones are intense storms, originating in warm tropical oceans with speeds exceeding 119 kilometers per hour and heavy rain.
• Tropical cyclones rotate counter-clockwise in the northern hemisphere. The Hindu Analysis.
  
• Regional Specialized Meteorological Center (RSMC) Tokyo – this is the name of the typhoon. The name ‘Rai’ is given by Micronesia.

Here we mention all information about Typhoon Rai  Today Current Affairs. The Hindu Analysis.

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