Typhoon Meranti, known in the Philippines as Typhoon Ferdie, was one of the most intense tropical cyclones on record. Meranti, which later impacted Batanes, Taiwan, and Fujian in mid September 2016, f
Meranti near peak intensity on September 13
Typhoon Meranti due south of Taiwan on September 14
Tree damage in Birth Day Park, Kaohsiung
Trees and billboards were destroyed after Typhoon Meranti, Xiamen.
During 2016, tropical cyclones formed within seven different tropical cyclone basins, located within various parts of the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. During the year, 135 tropical cyclones fo
Typhoon Meranti
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Taken by various of satellites throughout 2016, these are the 24 tropical cyclones that reached at least Category 3 on the Saffir-Simpson scale during that year, from Winston in February to Nock-ten in December. Among them, Winston (first image in the first row) is the strongest with a minimal barometric pressure of 884 hPa.
Subtropical Storm Eçaí, the strongest subtropical or tropical cyclone of 2016.