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What Is the Difference Between a Typhoon and a Super Typhoon?: Media

The term super typhoon is used when a typhoon’s sustained surface-wind strength reaches 240 km (150 miles) per hour.

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Super Typhoon Noru
Satellite image of Super Typhoon Noru over the Pacific Ocean, July 31, 2017.
Jeff Schmaltz—LANCE/EOSDIS Rapid Response/NASA