We have had a lot of typhoons this year. Right now, Typhoon #30 is hitting western Japan. When I first came to Japan, I didn’t know what a typhoon was. Then, one hit Nagoya. I realized that a typhoon is just like a hurricane. Both are very large powerful storms. The only difference is the name. If they hit the U.S., they are called hurricanes. If they are in the western Pacific Ocean and they hit Asian countries, they are called typhoons. In Japan, they are given numbers, but in other countries they are given names. For example, Typhoon #30 is called Typhoon Champi. Champi is the name of a flower. They give hurricanes people’s names in the U.S., for example, Hurricane Douglas, but I don’t think that’s such a good idea. I don’t like it when they use my name!    (141 words)

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