2006 Pacific Typhoon Season: China in Chaos, Philippines Pounded.

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The 2006 Pacific Typhoon Season was a below average season that proved to be destructive and deadly, ranking as the 2nd costliest season on record at the time, behind 1991. Consisting of 23 named storms (22 forming in the Basin, 1 entering from the Central Pacific), 13 typhoons, 10 major typhoons, 6 Super Typhoons, and 4 Category 5 storms, despite the low number of named storms, the ratio of Typhoons to Major Typhoons was 73%, the highest since 1970. The season started late in May, with Typhoon Chanchu, which struck South China as a Category 1 storm after peaking as a Category 4, and according to the HKO (Hong Kong Observatory), it was the most intense storm in the South China Sea during the Month of May. June got off to a quick start, with Tropical Storm Jelawat striking South China as well. The Season's first Super Typhoon, Ewiniar, formed in July, while scraping up the east coast of China, and soon striking the Korean Peninsula. Ewiniar killed 209,q although North Korean sources say that up to 10,000 people might have died due to Ewiniar. Next came Kaemi, which was another Chinese landfall in July, before the weak, yet large Tropical Storm Bilis rolled ashore. Bilis was responsible for 859 deaths and $4.4 billion in damages, the most expensive storm on record in the basin without ever becoming a typhoon. After Maria scraped by Japan came a small, yet powerful Super Typhoon Saomai, which swept through the Ryukyu Island chain, and striking Eastern China in Early August. The storm was responsible for 456 deaths and $2½ billion in damages. August also had Bopha, Wukong, Sonamu and Shanshan, with Shanshan being the most intense of the year by air pressure. Shanshan would soon strike Kyushu as a Category 1 typhoon, exacerbating effects from Wukong. As August wrapped up, the powerful Hurricane Ioke entered into the West Pacific at Category 5 strength. September didn't let up with more powerful storms, like Yagi, the strongest of the year by wind, Xangsane, which struck the Philippines, killing 312, Bebinca, Rumbia and Soulik. October had no notable storms, except for Typhoon Chebi, a Category 4 which explosively intensified before landfall, and Cimaron, the most intense Luzon landfall in 8 years since Zeb. November and December came by with 2 intense typhoons: Durian, which slammed into the Philippines as a High End Category 4 storm, killing at least 1500 people, the deadliest storm of the year, and Utor, a forgotten Category 3 which struck the Philippines halfway through December. The season ended after the Dissipation of Tropical Storm Trami on December 20th.

This naming list, or this part of it, was first used in 2000 and 2001, with this being the first full cycle of the WMO names since 2000. Thus, all the names used in 2000 were used again in 2006. In the Spring of 2007, the names Chanchu, Bilis, Saomai, Xangsane and Durian were all retired because of their impacts, with Xangsane gaining notoriety as the 1st name worldwide to be retired to start with the letter X. In 2008, the names were replaced with Sanba, Maliksi, Son-Tinh, Leepi and Mangkhut. Sanba, Maliksi and Son-Tinh were first used in 2012, while Leepi and Mangkhut were first used in 2013. With 5 names retired, it set the record for the most retired names in a single season, breaking the old record for retired names set in 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005 with 3 (Chataan, Rusa, Pongsona in 2002, Yanyan, Imbudo and Maemi in 2003, Sudal, Tingting and Rananim in 2004, and Matsa, Nabi and Longwang from 2005.)

PAGASA, the Philippine Astronomical, Geophysical and Atmospheric Services Administration, has used their own naming list for typhoons since 1963, and the list used in 2006 was previously used in 2002, with the exceptions of Domeng, Ester, Glenda, Henry, Katring, Luis, Paeng, Queenie, Reming, Seniang, Tomas, Waldo, Chito, Felino, Harriet, and Indang, replacing Dagul, Espada, Gloria, Hambalos, Kaka, Lagalag, Paloma, Quadro, Rapido, Sibasib, Tagbanwa, Wisik, Ciriaco, Forte, Hunyango, and Itoy, respectively after a naming overhaul after 2004. Domeng, Ester, Glenda, Henry, Luis, Ompong, Paeng, Queenie and Tomas were used for the first time, while Katring, Neneng, Reming and Seniang were carried over from the Pre-2001 lists, while Glenda replaced Gloria (Chataan) after the name was replaced due to it bearing the name of the incumbent Philippine president at the time. After the season, Milenyo (Xangsane) and Reming (Durian) were retired from the list, and would be replaced with Mario and Ruby for 2010. Coincidentally, both names were retired in 2014, and were replaced with Maymay and Rosita for 2018.