2006 Pacific typhoon season
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The 2006 Pacific typhoon season was a destructive and deadly season, although it was below-average in terms of activity with a total of 23 named storms, 15 typhoons, and six super typhoons. Compared t
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Typhoon Shanshan (2006)
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Typhoon Shanshan, known in the Philippines as Typhoon Luis, was a strong typhoon that affected parts of East Asia in mid-September 2006. The 13th named storm of the 2006 Pacific typhoon season, Typhoo
2006 Pacific typhoon season
…while Durian became the deadliest typhoon of the season, causing at least 1,000 fatalities. Meanwhile, Japan also had its share of destructive typhoons; Typhoon Shanshan hit the country in mid-September, resulting in 11 deaths and damages amounting to $2.5 billion. This season also featured Typhoon Ioke, the strongest…
Typhoon Shanshan prior to peak intensity on September 15
Typhoon Shanshan approaching Kyushu and the Korean peninsula on September 17
USS Patriot (MCM-7) in a wet berth at Ship's Repair Facility in Sasebo, Japan, taking measures to avoid damage from the incoming Typhoon Shanshan
Typhoon Shanshan as seen from the TRMM satellite on September 17