The official naming of typhoons began in the early 20th century. 1 997 1 65438+1October 25th to 65438+February1The 30th meeting of the Typhoon Committee of the World Meteorological Organization decided that tropical cyclones in the northwest Pacific and the South China Sea should be named in Asian style, and it was decided that from June 2000 to June 2000, 65438+/
For sudden meteorological disasters, typhoons are numerous and come quickly. If we wait for the name, it will obviously be too late. Therefore, the World Meteorological Organization made a naming table in advance and used it repeatedly in order. There are 140 names in the naming table, and each of the Asia-Pacific region 14 countries and regions belonging to the World Meteorological Organization has provided 10 names, including Cambodia, China, North Korea, Hong Kong, China, Macau, China, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, Micronesia (Federated States of), Philippines, South Korea and Thailand.
Although there are 14 countries and regions that provide typhoon names, only the Japan Meteorological Agency has the right to name typhoons.
Pu Renjie explained that 1956, 1 In July, according to the Meteorological Operation Law, Japan established the Meteorological Agency to monitor meteorological observation, earthquakes, volcanoes and tsunami disasters in Japan. At that time, it was stipulated that the Japan Meteorological Agency was also responsible for numbering and naming tropical cyclones generated in the North Pacific. In Pu's view, perhaps it was because the observation level of Japan Meteorological Agency was leading in Asia at that time.
Use the name "tenderness" in the hope of less harm.
"Typhoons are named after tenderness, which usually means beauty and peace. I hope it will do less harm. " Pu Renjie said:
Specifically, each name does not exceed 9 letters; Easy to pronounce; There is no bad meaning in each member's language; Will not bring any difficulties to members; Not the name of a commercial organization; All members should endorse the selected name. If any member objects, this name cannot be used as a typhoon name.
Members of 14 usually like to use things with their own national characteristics to name them. For example, Thailand is used to naming typhoons with various fruits; Japan is used to using constellations; The United States usually uses names; China often uses beautiful legends or flowers, such as Jade Rabbit, Wukong and Du Fu.
Others use the names of animals, plants, food, etc. For example, "Korowang" is provided by Cambodia and is the name of a tree; "Morakot" is provided by Thailand, which means jade; "Ibudu" is a name provided by the Philippines, which means a chimney or water pipe that discharges rainwater from the roof into a ditch.
"Although the naming table is fixed, there are also unexpected situations," Pu told Changjiang Daily reporter. This is what meteorologists usually call a "wild child".
He explained that it is inevitable that tropical cyclones in other marine areas will enter the northwest Pacific Ocean, and the Japan Meteorological Agency will also "accept" them. For example, Typhoon 13 and Typhoon 14 on 20 13, whose names should have been Connie and Yutu, were actually Peva and Unara. The reason is that these two storms entered the western Pacific from the central Pacific, so the numbers were assigned to the northwest Pacific. Renjie said, therefore, although we can judge the name of the next typhoon, we are not completely sure. "There may be an external storm." The name of the foreign storm is not in the naming table, but can only be counted as "supernumerary personnel".
The typhoon name will also be "removed"
Under normal circumstances, the pre-made naming list will be recycled year after year in sequence, but under special circumstances, "typhoon names will also be' removed'"
The World Typhoon Committee has a regulation that once a typhoon causes heavy losses to life and property, the names will be deleted from the list, and the vacant names will be re-recommended by the original providing country or region.
"This is also to remind everyone of the major disasters and casualties at that time." Such as Pu, such as Typhoon Yunna. "Yunna" means "hello", but according to statistics, Typhoon "Yunna" caused 164 deaths and 24 people were missing in Zhejiang, and the direct economic loss reached 1.8 1.28 billion yuan. Permanently deleted from the international typhoon naming sequence.