The weather in Hong Kong is getting warmer recently, and the Observatory predicted earlier that the typhoon season may come earlier.
The Observatory said today (28th) that five new names will be added to the latest naming list of tropical cyclones in the Northwest Pacific and South China Sea this year, including two proposed by Macau, "Xiwangyang" and "Spoonbill", representing local attractions respectively. and common migratory birds, the other three new names are "Red Sandalwood", "Jane Lavi" and "Banlang", all representing related plants.
The five new names will replace old names that have caused serious casualties, including "Wasp", "Lotus", "Morafi", "Swan" and "Huan Gao".
"Xiwangyang" proposed by Macau has become the new tropical cyclone name this year.
(Screenshot of Macao Cultural Heritage)
The Observatory pointed out that at the 54th session of the Typhoon Committee, five new names for tropical cyclones were adopted. Among them, "Xiwangyang" and "Spoonbill" were both proposed by Macau. Xiwangyang Mountain is an architectural relic, and the latter is a common migratory bird in Macau.
The other three new names are "red sandalwood" proposed by the Philippines, which is an arbor plant; Jane Lavie proposed by South Korea represents a spring-blooming shrub with yellow flowers "forsythia"; As for Banlang, proposed by Vietnam, Represents the flowering tree "Lagerstroemia".
The paths of "Wasp", "Lotus", "Morafi", "Swan" and "Huan Gao" the previous year.
(screenshot of the observatory)
According to established practice, the Typhoon Committee will consider delisting tropical cyclones that cause heavy casualties and economic losses, and replace them with new names, including "Wasp", "Lotus", "Molafi", "Swan" and "Huan Gao".
Strong typhoon "Wasp" hit the Philippines in May last year, injuring at least 160 people and destroying more than 10,000 houses. Tropical storm "Lotus" brought heavy rain to Vietnam in October last year, killing 148 people or missing ; Strong typhoon "Morafi" hit the Philippines and Vietnam successively in the same month, causing at least 50 deaths, 40 injuries and 78 missing.
▼The weather on April 26 was generally sunny and continued to be hot▼
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Super Typhoon "Swan" is the strongest tropical cyclone in the region after "Haiyan"
The super typhoon "Swan" hit the Philippines at the beginning of November last year. It was the strongest tropical cyclone in the Northwest Pacific and the South China Sea since the super typhoon "Haiyan" in 2013. "Swan" killed at least 25 people in the Philippines. More than 170,000 houses were damaged. The last strong typhoon "Huan Gao" brought severe storms to the Philippines and Vietnam in mid-November last year, killing at least 102 people, injuring 90 and missing 10.
▼April 17th, bathers in Changsha under Lantau Island enjoy a holiday▼
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The Observatory is expected to be extremely hot on Friday, or Sheung Shui may reach 37 degrees, monsoon and low pressure area. Fast weekend tropical cyclone may generate strong winds early next week