Typhoons, which are usually formed in summer and autumn, are typical natural
disasters that strike Taiwan about 5 times in average every year. Unlike
tornados or hurricanes which cause disasters mainly by their strong wind,
typhoons usually carry a huge amount of water onto the land, sometimes
coupled with strong wind as well. Hence, typhoons usually cause serious
floods. Furthermore, the vegetation in Taiwan is not protected well and
landslides are very likely to occur whenever typhoons bring much
water. Nevertheless, typhoons can also fill up the dams so that there will
be enough water storage for future usage. Despite of these serious issues,
some students or office workers like strong typhoons since it is likely that
strong wind enforce the government to announce suspension of schools and
offices.
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