Japan Watches for Possible Triple Tropical Storm Formation
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Japan's weather agency is watching the sky. It sees signs of new storms.
The agency thinks three tropical depressions may form soon. People call these storms "typhoon eggs." This means they can grow into typhoons later.
One storm near Tokyo's Ogasawara Islands looks interesting. Experts are watching a "strange swirl" of clouds there.
Also, Typhoon 17, named Nankar, has become weaker. It is now only a tropical depression.
The Japan Meteorological Agency made a forecast map. This map shows where storms might move.
Weather groups from the US and Europe also study these storms. They give their own ideas about the storms' paths.
There is also a rain and wind simulation. It shows weather until Friday the 28th.
People across Japan should watch typhoon news closely. More storms could come soon.
Vocabulary6 words
- tropical depression
- a weak, early kind of storm; can become a typhoon
- swirl
- a circle shape that turns around
- forecast map
- a picture that shows future weather
- rain and wind simulation
- a computer picture showing future rain and wind
- Ogasawara Islands
- small islands near Tokyo, Japan
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Answer key
1. Three 2. It weakened into a tropical depression 3. True
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Japan's weather agency is watching the sky. It sees signs of new _____.
The agency thinks three _____ may form soon. People call these storms "typhoon eggs."
One storm near Tokyo's _____ looks interesting.
Experts are watching a "strange _____" of clouds there.
Also, Typhoon 17, named Nankar, has become _____.
The Japan Meteorological Agency made a _____.
There is also a rain and wind _____.
It shows weather until _____ the 28th.
People across Japan should watch typhoon news _____.
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