http://newley.com/2005/08/31/new-taiwan-typhoon/ Dispatches from Bangkok Fri, 21 Nov 2008 18:05:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 http://newley.com/2005/08/31/new-taiwan-typhoon/#comment-541 Newley Thu, 01 Sep 2005 15:08:12 +0000 http://newley.com/2005/08/31/new-taiwan-typhoon/#comment-541 Thanks, Michael -- I never knew that. As for cyclones... Thanks, Michael — I never knew that. As for cyclones…

]]> http://newley.com/2005/08/31/new-taiwan-typhoon/#comment-540 Michael Turton Thu, 01 Sep 2005 12:47:36 +0000 http://newley.com/2005/08/31/new-taiwan-typhoon/#comment-540 Why are they 'typhoons?' "Typhoon" sounds like the Chinese word for cyclonic storm, <i>tai feng</i>. Now you need to explain why they are 'cyclones' in the Indian Ocean. Why are they ‘typhoons?’ “Typhoon” sounds like the Chinese word for cyclonic storm, tai feng. Now you need to explain why they are ‘cyclones’ in the Indian Ocean.

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