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BAGYO [1 record]

Record 1 2005-10-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Atmospheric, Climatic and Meteorological Phenomena
DEF

In the Philippine Islands, the name given to any severe tropical cyclone.

OBS

bagio ... derived from the city of Baguio, where a record 24-h rainfall of 46 inches occurred during the passage of a tropical cyclone in July 1911.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Phénomènes météorologiques, climatiques et atmosphériques
DEF

Nom d’un violent cyclone tropical aux îles Philippines.

OBS

Les sources consultées, ne nous ont pas permis de déterminer le genre de «bagio» et de «bagyo».

Spanish

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