Super Typhoon Champi Heads Towards Taiwan
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Super Typhoon Champi is moving towards Taiwan, bringing strong winds and heavy rain.
New satellite images show the storm's structure clearly, including its calm central eye.
According to reports, winds from the storm have reached speeds of up to 215 kilometres per hour.
Other reports suggest gusts could reach as high as 296 kilometres per hour as the storm moves closer to land.
Champi is also expected to bring heavy rainfall to the region in the coming days.
A typhoon is a type of tropical cyclone that forms over warm ocean waters in the western Pacific.
When wind speeds become extremely high, typhoons are sometimes classified as 'super typhoons'.
Satellite technology allows meteorologists to track such storms in real time from space.
This information helps authorities issue warnings and prepare communities for possible damage.
People in Taiwan are closely monitoring the storm's progress as it approaches the island.
Strong winds and heavy rain from typhoons can cause flooding, landslides, and structural damage.
Officials typically advise residents in affected areas to stay indoors and avoid travel during such storms.
Vocabulary10 words
- super typhoon
- an extremely strong typhoon with very high winds
- satellite
- a device in space used to observe Earth
- eye
- the calm centre of a storm
- cyclone
- a large storm system with strong rotating winds
- gust
- a sudden strong burst of wind
- meteorologist
- a scientist who studies weather
- warning
- a message telling people about possible danger
- flooding
- when water covers land that is usually dry
- landslide
- when soil or rocks suddenly slide down a hill
- affected
- changed or harmed by something
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1. The storm's calm central eye 2. Tropical cyclone 3. True
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Super Typhoon Champi is moving towards Taiwan, bringing strong winds and heavy _____.
New satellite images show the storm's structure clearly, including its calm central _____.
According to reports, winds from the storm have reached speeds of up to 215 kilometres per _____.
Other reports suggest _____ could reach as high as 296 kilometres per hour as the storm moves closer to land.
A typhoon is a type of tropical _____ that forms over warm ocean waters in the western Pacific.
When wind speeds become extremely high, typhoons are sometimes classified as 'super _____'.
Satellite technology allows _____ to track such storms in real time from space.
This information helps authorities issue _____ and prepare communities for possible damage.
Strong winds and heavy rain from typhoons can cause flooding, _____, and structural damage.
Officials typically advise residents in affected areas to stay _____ during such storms.
Discussion questions
- What do you think it is like to experience a typhoon?
- Why is satellite technology important for tracking storms?
- How can communities prepare for severe weather events?
- What other natural disasters require similar early warning systems?
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