The concept of typhoon is used in the field of meteorology to refer to the hurricane that forms in the ocean or, more precisely, in the China Sea. A hurricane, on the other hand, is a strong wind that produces eddies.
Typhoons can be associated with tropical cyclones. In this case, a typhoon is a storm that causes rains and winds of considerable intensity, generating consequences such as floods and very large waves in the sea. For example: “Three dead after the passage of a typhoon along the Chinese coast”, “The villagers fear that a new typhoon will occur. “A typhoon, like this, can be devastating for a coastal population. Ships at sea can also face big problems with these types of storms.
It is important to note that the word typhoon represents a type of tropical cyclone, especially if it occurs in China or the Philippine Islands, and that hurricanes, tropical storms, and tropical depressions also fall into this category. The term cyclone refers to the cyclonic nature of this phenomenon, as it involves strong winds accompanied by thunderstorms. Depending on the hemisphere in which it occurs, it has a different rotation: in the northern hemisphere, it rotates counterclockwise; in the southern hemisphere, in a clockwise direction. Despite the catastrophe that it can cause if it attacks a population or a ship, the typhoon also brings benefits to nature, since it can reduce the effects of a drought or transport heat from the tropics to more temperate ones, which makes it in a circulation mechanism. atmosphere of great importance at a global level, capable of promoting the balance of the troposphere and the stability of the earth’s temperature. Typhoon, on the other hand, is the name of a deity from Greek mythology. He is the son of Gaia and Tartarus: a gigantic monster with wings, snakes on his legs, and dragon heads instead of fingers. Mythology indicates that Typhon was capable of spitting lava and fire, burning his opponents with his eyes and causing hurricanes to flap his wings. When Zeus defeated the Titans, Typhon confronted him. Although at first he managed to overpower the king of the gods and break his tendons, he was eventually defeated by him when Hermes helped him to regain physical integrity from him.
Zeus confined Typhon under Mount Etna after a fierce fight. His defeat does not mean that the Typhoon lacked strength; on the contrary, historical documents often describe him as a terrifying being, tall enough to touch the stars. Typhoon had several children with a nymph named Echidna, whom some recognize as the mother of Medusa and Callirroe, and among them are the Chimera, Cerberus, the Lernaean Hydra, the Sphinx, the Nemean Lion, and the Prometheus Eagle. On the other hand, the warm winds are also considered his children, so it is believed that his name is the origin of the term typhoon understood as a storm, as explained in the previous paragraphs. Typhoon (English term equivalent to typhoon), finally, is the name of a combat aircraft (Eurofighter Typhoon), of a British fighter-bomber used in World War II (Hawker Typhoon, whose manufacture was in charge of Hawker Aircraft) and of the stage name of an American wrestler who retired in 2004 (Fred Ottman), who first appeared in the World Wrestling Federation (World Wrestling Federation) in 1989 under the stage name Big Man Steel.
