1. Typhoon News Weblog 2007

"Typhoon News Weblog" is a specialized blog that aims to summarize various typhoon-related information such as narattives, meteorological references such as satellite images, links to other web sites, and the meaning of typhoon names. At the same time, automatic summarization of mass media news are also provided at Typhoon News Topics. And meteorological satellite images introduced in the weblog are listed in Typhoon Wallpaper Images.

Summary of Typhoons in 2007 2007-12-30
The 2007 typhoon season had 24 typhoons, which is a little smaller than average, and this season was a relatively inactive season. This season can be characterized by many typhoons that approached Ok...[More..]
Typhoon 200724 (HAGIBIS) 2007-11-25
Typhoon HAGIBIS made a sharp turn just before Vietnam, exactly as predicted by Japan Meteorological Agency, and is going back to its birthplace (?), Philippines. The typhoon has weakened during its s...[More..]
Typhoon 200723 (MITAG) 2007-11-27
Typhoon MITAG crossed the northern part of Luzon Island, and is wandering around in south of Okinawa going north and south, showing a complex track to the end of the life. The death toll of this typh...[More..]
Typhoon 200722 (TAPAH) 2007-11-12
Typhoon TAPAH was formed in south of Iwo To. This typhoon, however, is already in the process of changing to an extratropical cyclone, and the forecast expects a short-lived typhoon that becomes an e...[More..]
Typhoon 200721 (PEIPAH) 2007-11-03
Typhoon PEIPAH was formed in east of Philippines. It is forecast to make landfall at Luzon Island. This typhoon is small in size, but may intensify easier under favorable conditions. From now on Phli...[More..]
Typhoon 200720 (FAXAI) 2007-10-27
Typhoon FAXAI is increasing its speed to 95km/h, passing Izu Islands, and it will move away to the east from Kanto Region as early as this evening. It is going to be an extratropical cyclone, but is ...[More..]
Typhoon 200719 (KAJIKI) 2007-10-20
Typhoon KAJIKI has increased its intensity with well-developed clouds at the core. It may intensify further when approaching Ogasawara Islands. [More..]
Typhoon 200718 (LINGLING) 2007-10-12
Typhoon LINGLING was formed near Wake Island. This typhoon is forecast to move in the middle of Pacific Ocean with little intensification. [More..]
Typhoon 200717 (PODUL) 2007-10-06
Typhoon PODUL was formed in far east of Japan. A cyclone that became this typhoon has been there for a while, but it suddenly upgraded to a typhoon today. It could be argued that now is the most appr...[More..]
Typhoon 200716 (HAIYAN) 2007-10-06
Typhoon HAIYAN was formed near Midway Islands. This typhoon was born in higher latitude, so it will not intensify so much and be short-lived. Compareing the images of Typhoon 200715 and Typoon 200716...[More..]
Typhoon 200715 (KROSA) 2007-10-06
Typhoon KROSA recorded the maximum gust of 63.2m/s at Yonaguni Island, and suddenly turned westward to make landfall at Taiwan. However, the typhoon might be blocked by the central mountain range of ...[More..]
Typhoon 200714 (LEKIMA) 2007-10-08
Typhoon LEKIMA killed 61 people and other 15 people are still missing in Vietnam. Some said that the flood caused by this typhoon was worst in these 45 years in Vietnam's mountainous north, and traff...[More..]
Typhoon 200713 (FRANCISCO) 2007-09-23
Typhoon FRANCISCO was formed in north of South China Sea. It is forecast to move over Hainan Islands, then heading towards the northern part of Vietnam. [More..]
Typhoon 200712 (WIPHA) 2007-09-18
Typhoon WIPHA has passed over Iriomote Island. The maximum gust of 65.9m/s (the second on record) was recorded at Iriomote, and 59.5m/s was recorded at Ishigaki. According to the record of Iriomote s...[More..]
Typhoon 200711 (NARI) 2007-09-18
Typhoon NARI made landfall at South Korea, and died afterwards, but damage from heavy rains and strong winds was especially severe at Jeju Island, with people being killed or are missing are about 20...[More..]
Typhoon 200710 (DANAS) 2007-09-10
Typhoon DANAS is still in a intensification process in spite of its location of 36 to 37 degree north, which is a little northern location for a typhoon. Near Japan, Daily Sea Surface Temperature sho...[More..]
Typhoon 200709 (FITOW) 2007-09-07
Typhoon FITOW is increasing its speed, moving from Kanto to Tohoku. It is clear from AMeDAS Event Detection that the rainfall from this typhoon was record-breaking at some places, especially from Izu...[More..]
Typhoon 200708 (SEPAT) 2007-08-18
Typhoon SEPAT made landfall near Hualien, Taiwan, around 05:40 AM local time, and passed across mountains in the middle of the island and entered into Taiwan Strait in the morning. The typhoon moved ...[More..]
Typhoon 200707 (WUTIP) 2007-08-08
Typhoon WUTIP is expanding its cloud regions. Checking on Google Earth, distance to Typhoon PABUK is as close as about 700km, and the typhoon is expending its cloud regions to the west, so on infrare...[More..]
Typhoon 200706 (PABUK) 2007-08-14
Typhoon PABUK passed the southern tip of Taiwan, and crossed South China Sea to Guangdong Province and Hong Kong. And it further moved westward near Hainan Island, weakened to a tropical depression, ...[More..]
Typhoon 200705 (USAGI) 2007-08-02
Typhoon USAGI made landfall at Hyuga city in Miyazaki Prefecture before 18 JST. The clouds around the center seems to be extremely active, and the amount of precipitation at Oita and Miyazaki Prefect...[More..]
Typhoon 200704 (MAN-YI) 2007-07-14
Typhoon MAN-YI seemed to be weakened after passing Okinawa, but it recovered again, and is approaching Kyushu keeping its intensity. It made landfall at Osumi Peninsula around 14 JST. The rainfall by...[More..]
Typhoon 200703 (TORAJI) 2007-07-05
Typhoon TORAJI was formed in the Gulf of Tonkin. This area is narrowly enclosed by Hainan Island, China Mainland, and Vietnam, so the typhoon is expected to make landfall and disappear just after for...[More..]
Typhoon 200702 (YUTU) 2007-05-21
Typhoon YUTU is moving toward Ogasawara Islands. Iwo-Jima has already entered within the 50-kt winds area, and Chichi-Jima will also enter into the 30-kt winds area tonight. This typhoon still keeps ...[More..]
Typhoon 200701 (KONG-REY) 2007-04-03
Typhoon KONG-REY has passed in north of Saipan, and now passing over the northern part of North Mariana Islands. The size of clouds has decreased from the beginning while it is slightly getting stron...[More..]