台风是形成在热带海洋上的强烈风暴。世界上受台风灾害最重的地区有3个:一是孟加拉湾沿岸;二是我国东南沿海、日本和东南亚;三是加勒比海地区和美国东海岸。众所周知,地球上的自然灾害破坏性最大者莫过于地震。然而,地震出现的次数毕竟有限,实际上,年年出现的台风才是最危险的自然灾害。1963年北美“弗洛拉”台风曾使古巴和海地7000多人死亡。像这样的例子还可以举出许多。 Typhoon is a severe storm that forms on the tropical ocean. There are three areas in the world that are hit hardest by the typhoon: the coast of the Bay of Bengal, the coast of southeast China, Japan and Southeast Asia, the third is the Caribbean and the east coast of the United States. As we all know, the most devastating natural disasters on Earth are earthquakes. However, the number of earthquakes is only limited after all. In fact, typhoons that occur year after year are the most dangerous natural disasters. 1963 North America “Flora ” Typhoon killed more than 7,000 people in Cuba and Haiti. There are many examples like this.