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Stories about: typhoon

How to Kill a Hurricane There's definitely no need for a reminder of the destructive force of hurricanes, typhoons, or other types of powerful storms. Sadly, especially in the light of the recent tragedies caused by Ike, even children know what such a phenomenon can do. For decades or more, scientists (and not only them) have been drea... 2 December 2008 14:01 GMT Large Storms Clean Up Our Mess Scientists in Taiwan discovered that the massive floods huge storms generate are nature's way of getting rid of free carbon in plants and soils throughout several regions of the globe. Rainfall also plays a part in the process, but typhoons and hurricanes carry over 5000 tones of carbon to the ocean floors every... 20 October 2008 04:46 GMT Typhoon Could Cancel Eee Box Launch People in Taiwan are currently threatened with the imminent impact of Typhoon Fung Wong, which is expected to make a landfall between Hualien and Taitung this morning. The typhoon's power has been rated at force-13, with winds blowing at 137km per hour. This has prompted the National Meteorological Administratio... 28 July 2008 03:51 GMT