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| - The 2013 (hypothetical) typhoon season was an event in which tropical cyclones formed in the western Pacific Ocean. It was an unusually early season, with the formation on Bopha on the first day of January and the dissipation of 36W over the Philippines at the end of the year. Typhoon Soulik had hit the Philippines, most especially over Luzon as a powerful typhoon cutting down power, damaging houses and had perished hundreds of lives. Super Typhoon Yagi caused unprecedentedly powerful winds and torrential rainfall over Taiwan, particularly Taipei, as it had made landfall at an unusually high intensity, producing exceptional damage. Tropical Storm Cimaron produced unusually heavy precipitation over Luzon, Philippines which flooded the national capital, and perishing 690 lives. Super Typhoon Yutu wreaked havoc over South Korea, as it had made landfall near Seoul with winds at 100 kts (115 mph; 185 km/h) and caused catastrophic effects over the country. Tropical Storm Man-yi caused floods over the Philippines, killing 1783 people and causing $1 billion in damages. Typhoon Fitow resulted in dam failures throughout south and eastern China perishing thousands of residents Super Typhoon Usagi made landfall over Guam with winds exceeding 170 mph, which caused massive destruction and even was the reason for widespread looting over Dededo. By November, Super Typhoon Haiyan had lashed the Philippines at a whopping 170 kts (195 mph; 315 km/h) causing a record-breaking number of deaths and damages; it also made landfall over Northern Vietnam as a category 4, causing even more destruction. The season was the most active since 1994, and is the most active ever recorded, based on Accumulated Cyclone Energy. The season was the first to have the naming system similar to the Atlantic and Eastern Pacific, and had similarities to the naming system in the Western Pacific used before the year 2000. The season had a record high 12 super typhoons, a record high amount of damages and one of the highest fatalities ever recorded in a typhoon season. In this season, there were 2 storms which had originated outside of the Western Pacific, and of which both retained their names.
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