Hurricanes and typhoons are different names for the same kinds of weather systems in different parts of the world.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2020/08/31/typhoon-maysak-japan-korea/
By Andrew Freedman
August 31, 2020 at 4:03 p.m. EDT
Typhoon Maysak sideswiped the Japanese island of Okinawa on Monday, with wind gusts as high as 101 mph, and is forecast to intensify into the equivalent of a Category 4 storm as it moves toward eventual landfall in South Korea. Maysak is currently the equivalent of a strong Category 3 hurricane, and is traversing warm ocean waters in an environment that is favorable for further intensification, according to the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC).
The storm is the second tropical system to head toward the Korean peninsula in a week, after Typhoon Bavi struck North Korea on Aug. 26. However, Maysak is expected to be more intense than Bavi was.
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According to Sayaka Mori, a meteorologist for NHK World, the Korean Peninsula typically sees one landfalling storm per year, based on data since 1951. However, Maysak would be the fourth storm to strike so far this year in an otherwise quiet Western Pacific typhoon season. “This would tie the record number of landfalls” for the Korean Peninsula, Mori tweeted.
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