The Typhoon

The Typhoon

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 sea ​​of ​​China . A hurricane, on the other hand, is a strong wind that produces whirlwinds.

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, in this way, can be devastating for a coastal population. The boats that are in the sea can also experience great problems for this kind of storms.

Es importante señalar que la palabra tifón representa un tipo de ciclón tropical, sobre todo si tiene lugar en China o las Islas Filipinas, y que a esta categoría también pertenecen los huracanes, la tormenta tropical y la depresión tropical. El término ciclón hace referencia a la naturaleza ciclónica de este fenómeno, ya que se trata de fuertes vientos acompañados de tormenta. Según el hemisferio en el que se produzca, presenta una rotación diferente: en el hemisferio norte, rota en sentido antihorario; en el hemisferio sur, en sentido horario.

Despite the catastrophe it can cause if it attacks a population or a boat, the typhoon also has benefits for nature , since it can reduce the effects of a drought or transport heat from the tropics to the more temperate, and this makes it an atmospheric circulation mechanism of great importance at the global level, capable of promoting the balance in the troposphere and the stability of the terrestrial temperature.

Typhoon , on the other hand, is the name of a divinity of Greek mythology. It is the son of Gea and Tartarus : a giant monster with wings, snakes on the legs and dragon heads instead of fingers.

The mythology indicates that Typhon was able to spit lava and fire, scorching his opponents with his eyes and causing hurricanes from the movement of their wings. When Zeus defeated the Titans , Typhonconfronted him. Although at first he had managed to dominate the king of the gods and had torn off his tendons, he was finally defeated by him, as Hermes helped him recover his physical integrity.

Zeus , in this way, confined Typhon under Mount Etna after a fierce struggle. His defeat does not mean that Typhon lacked strength ; On the contrary, historical documents often describe him as a terrifying being, high enough to touch the very stars.

Typhoon had several children with a nymph named Echidna, which some recognize as the mother of Medusa and Calirroe, and among them are the Chimera, Cerberus, the Hydra of Lerna, the Sphinx, the Lion of Nemea and the Eagle of Prometheus. On the other hand, warm winds are also considered his children , which is why it is believed that in his name is the origin of the term typhoon, understood as a storm, as explained in the previous paragraphs.

Typhoon (the English term equivalent to typhoon), finally, is the denomination of a combat aircraft ( Eurofighter Typhoon ), of a British fighter-bomber used in the Second World War ( Hawker Typhoon , whose manufacture was in charge of Hawker Aircraft) and the stage name of an American fighter who retired in 2004 ( Fred Ottman ), who first appeared in the World Wrestling Federation ( World Wrestling Federation ) in 1989 with the stage name Big Man Steel .