Typhoon Bebinca

Current Context : Typhoon Bebinca, strongest typhoon to hit Shanghai in China.

• Typhoon Bebinca, which disrupted flights and destroyed infrastructure was recorded to have attained speeds as high as 150 kilometres per hour.
• Typhoon Bebinca, known in the Philippines as Tropical Storm Ferdie, was a strong tropical cyclone that affected East China, Guam, Philippines and the Ryukyu Islands in early September 2024.

About Cyclone

• Cyclones are powerful storms characterized by rotating winds and low atmospheric pressure, typically forming over warm ocean waters.

Types of Cyclones:

Tropical Cyclones:

• Form in warm tropical regions.
• Classified into categories based on wind speed (e.g., tropical depression, tropical storm, hurricane/typhoon).

Extra-Tropical Cyclones:

• Form in temperate regions.

Often associated with fronts and can occur year-round.