Racing winds. Pounding rain. Surging water. Typhoons, or hurricanes, are the largest storms on Earth.


In late September, one of these storms wreaked havoc across Japan.


Typhoon Roke roared along the Pacifc Ocean with winds at 162 kilometers (100 miles) per hour. As it neared Japan, it flooded the land with disaster.


Rivers overflowed. Bridges, roads, and buildings washed away. People died. It will take years to recover and rebuild.


How do these severe storms form, and why do they cause so much damage?


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