Typhoon Podul

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Typhoon Podul (pronounced [pɔ.dul]), known in the Philippines as Typhoon Gorio, was a relatively small but moderately strong tropical cyclone that impacted Taiwan and South China in mid-August 2025. The eleventh named storm and fourth typhoon of the annual typhoon season, Podul originated from an area of convection approximately 230 nautical miles (430 km) northeast of Saipan in the Northern Mariana Islands. Guided west-northwestwards by a subtropical ridge, the system gradually organised in an environment of warm sea surface temperatures, high ocean heat content, and low to moderate wind shear. On 8 August, it intensified into a tropical storm and was given the name Podul from the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA). Although strong northeasterly vertical wind shear and entrainment of dry air initially disrupted its core, Podul steadily consolidated, with deep convection and tighter convective banding around its low-level circulation centre (LLCC). The JMA upgraded the system to a typhoon on 9 August, followed by the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) on 12 August. Podul reached its peak intensity on 13 August as a Category 2-equivalent typhoon before making landfall in Taimali, Taitung County, Taiwan. After weakening over the Central Mountain Range, it crossed the Taiwan Strait as a severe tropical storm and made a second landfall in Zhangpu, Fujian Province, China.

In Taiwan, where the storm made its first landfall, over 8,000 people were evacuated. Heavy rainfall triggered flooding in several areas, while strong winds left more than 292,000 households without power. One death, 112 injuries, and a missing person were reported. Transport was heavily affected, with dozens of flights cancelled or diverted at Taipei Taoyuan International Airport, where a UPS Airlines Boeing 747 sustained engine damage during landing in strong winds. In China's Guangdong province, authorities relocated around 75,000 residents from flood-prone areas as the storm brought heavy rainfall in Guangzhou.

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