June 11, 2018 NO CLASS Hurricane Ivan - Part 1

クラスは休みです。

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Today a typhoon is coming.  What's the difference between a typhoon and a hurricane? Nothing, really.  The name changes according to the region of the world.  In the North Atlantic and Northeast Pacific Ocean, it is called a hurricane.  In the Northwest Pacific, it is called a typhoon, and in the South Pacific and Indian Ocean, it is called a cyclone.

Many people have heard of Hurricane Katrina, but few people know about another terrible hurricane, Hurricane Ivan. Ivan devastated my hometown in 2004.

To be continued.....