1934 Muroto typhoon
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In September 1934, a violent typhoon caused tremendous devastation in Japan, leaving more than 3,000 people dead in its wake. Dubbed the Muroto typhoon, the system was first identified on September 13
The damaged Shitennō-ji temple in Osaka after the storm
The storm's aftermath in Nishijin, Kyoto
Typhoon Nancy (1961)
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Super Typhoon Nancy, also known as the 2nd Muroto Typhoon, was an extremely powerful tropical cyclone of the 1961 Pacific typhoon season, produced the highest accumulated cyclone energy—a metric used
1934 Muroto typhoon
…of breakwaters and embankments alleviated flood risks in coastal communities, reducing the risk of life from roughly 10−3 to 10−7 by the time of Typhoon Nancy in 1961. Before the onset of World War II, total anti-flood construction in Osaka spanned 36.68 km (22.79 mi); this included 16.52 km (10.27 mi) along…
A radar image of Nancy