Philippines and Taiwan — A satellite image of Super Typhoon Usagi as hits the Philippines and Taiwan in 2013, taken by the Japan Meteorological Agency's MTSAT-2 satellite. Handout/Getty Images AsiaPac/Getty Images China — Typhoon Chan-hom in 2015, as seen from space on its approach towards China. NASA Zhejiang, China — Typhoon Chan-hom in 2015 causes huge waves in Wenling after crossing Japan's Okinawa island chain. STR/AFP/AFP/Getty Images Hong Kong — Typhoon Nesat prompts a Signal 8 typhoon warning in Hong Kong in 2011. ED JONES/AFP/AFP/Getty Images Philippines — Typhoon Hagupit arrives at the shore of Legazpi City in 2014. TED ALJIBE/AFP/AFP/Getty Images Taiwan — Taiwan sees stormy seas as Typhoon Goni approaches the eastern coast in 2015. SAM YEH/AFP/AFP/Getty Images Hangzhou, China — People in Hangzhou, China hold umbrellas sideways as they fight strong winds and heavy rain from Typhoon Soudelor in 2015. VCG/Getty Images Wenling, China — Residents of Wenling, China gather to see huge waves stirred up by strong wind as Typhoon Soudelor draws near in 2015. STR/AFP/Getty Images Philippines — Typhoon Hagupit's violent wind and rain pound the seawall, before passing through the city of Legazpi in 2014. TED ALJIBE/AFP/AFP/Getty Images Prev Next