List of storms named Gaemi
The name Gaemi (Korean: 개미, [ˈkɛ(ː)mi]) has been used for five tropical cyclones in the western North Pacific Ocean. The variant Kaemi was used in 2000 and 2006 before the spelling was corrected by the ESCAP/WMO Typhoon Committee. The name was contributed by South Korea and means ant in Korean.[1]
- Tropical Storm Kaemi (2000) (T0011, 19W) – killed 22 people in Indochina.
- Typhoon Kaemi (2006) (T0605, 06W, Glenda) – struck Taiwan and China.
- Severe Tropical Storm Gaemi (2012) (T1220, 21W, Marce) – an erratic tropical storm that affected Vietnam and the Philippines.
- Tropical Storm Gaemi (2018) (T1806, 08W, Ester) – affected Taiwan and the Ryukyu Islands.
- Typhoon Gaemi (2024) (T2403, 05W, Carina) – a powerful typhoon that impacted Taiwan and East China, and also drenched western Luzon, the Philippines by enhancing the monsoonal flow.
References
- ^ "List of names for tropical cyclones adopted by the Typhoon Committee for the western North Pacific and the South China Sea". Japan Meteorological Agency. Archived from the original on August 5, 2005. Retrieved March 16, 2026.