1979 Pacific typhoon season
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The 1979 Pacific typhoon season was a slightly below-average season in terms of tropical cyclone activity, with only 24 named storms, 12 typhoons, and 4 super typhoons developing. However, it featured
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Tropical cyclone naming
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Tropical cyclones and subtropical cyclones are named by various warning centers to simplify communication between forecasters and the general public regarding forecasts, watches and warnings. The name
1979 Pacific typhoon season
…However, it featured the largest and most intense tropical cyclone recorded globally, Typhoon Tip. The season also used both male and female names as tropical cyclone names for the first time. The season had no official bounds; it ran year-round in 1979, but most tropical cyclones tend to form in the northwestern Pacific…
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