Why is Typhoon dot known by another name in other parts of the world?
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Typhoon Dot (1985) Typhoon Dot, known in the Philippines as Typhoon Saling, was the strongest storm of the 1985 season. Dot originated from a small area of thunderstorm activity in early to mid October. The system was first classified on October 11, and steadily intensified over the next few days. Dot attained typhoon strength on October 15, and subsequently entered a period of explosive deepening, which was not anticipated by forecasters. The next day the intensification rate slowed, but that evening, Dot attained its maximum intensify. A steady weakening trend began on October 17, though the system maintained typhoon intensity through the passage of the Philippines. After entering the South China Sea late on October 18, Dot briefly re-intensified, only to weaken as it approached Vietnam. On October 21, Dot struck Vietnam while still a typhoon, but dissipated the next day over the high terrain of the nation.
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1985 Pacific typhoon season The 1985 Pacific typhoon season has no official bounds; it ran year-round in 1985, but most tropical cyclones tend to form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean between May and November. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean. Tropical Storms formed in the entire west pacific basin were assigned a name by the Joint Typhoon Warning Center. Tropical depressions that enter or form in the Philippine area of responsibility are assigned a name by the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration or PAGASA. This can often result in the same storm having two names.
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Typhoon Morakot (disambiguation) The name Morakot was used for two tropical cyclones in the western north Pacific Ocean. The name was contributed by Thailand and means "emerald".
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Typhoon Kalmaegi The name Kalmaegi has been used to name three tropical cyclones in the northwestern Pacific Ocean. It was submitted by North Korea and is a type of seagull.
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List of tropical storms named Ketsana The name Ketsana has been used for two tropical cyclones in the western north Pacific Ocean. The name was contributed by Laos and is a type of perfumed tree.
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Tropical Storm Kitty The name "'Kitty" has been used for a total of three tropical cyclones worldwide: one in the Western Pacific Ocean, one in the Southwest Indian Ocean and one in the Southwestern Pacific Ocean.
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Tropical Storm Hato The name Washi has been used to name two tropical cyclone in the northwestern Pacific Ocean. The name was submitted by Japan and defines the constellation of Aquila.
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Typhoon Maysak (2015) Typhoon Maysak, known in the Philippines as Typhoon Chedeng, was the most powerful pre-April tropical cyclone on record in the Northwestern Pacific Ocean. The fourth named storm of the 2015 Pacific typhoon season, Maysak originated as a tropical depression on March 26. The next day, the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) upgraded the depression to a tropical storm and assigned it the name "Maysak". According to the JMA, Maysak became the second typhoon of the year on March 28. The typhoon explosively intensified into a Category 5 super typhoon on March 31, passing near the islands of Chuuk and Yap in the Federated States of Micronesia. After maintaining that intensity for 18 hours, Maysak weakened, made landfall over the Philippine island of Luzon as a minimal tropical storm, and dissipated shortly afterwards.
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Typhoon Songda (2004) Typhoon Songda, known in the Philippines as Typhoon Nina, was the second-costliest typhoon on record. The 18th named storm of the 2004 Pacific typhoon season, Songda developed on August 26 near the Marshall Islands. Following a path that Typhoon Chaba took nine days prior, Songda moved west-northwestward and strengthened quickly amid favorable conditions.
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2000 Pacific typhoon season The 2000 Pacific typhoon season marked the first year using names contributed by the World Meteorological Organization. It was a rather below-average season, producing a total of 23 tropical storms, 13 typhoons and 4 intense typhoons. The season ran throughout 2000, though typically most tropical cyclones develop between May and October. The season's first named storm, Damrey, developed on May 7, while the season's last named storm, Soulik, dissipated on January 4 of the next year.
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Typhoon Goring The name Goring has been used in the Philippines by PAGASA in the Western Pacific.
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Typhoon Falcon The name Falcon has been used in the Philippines by PAGASA in the Western Pacific.
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Typhoon Xangsane (disambiguation) The name Xangsane has been used to name two tropical cyclones in the northwestern Pacific Ocean. The name was contributed by Laos and is a Laotian word for elephant.
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Typhoon Ading The name Ading has been used in the Philippines by PAGASA for four tropical cyclones in the Northwestern Pacific Ocean:
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Typhoon Durian Typhoon Durian, known in the Philippines as Typhoon Reming, was a violent tropical cyclone that wreaked havoc in the Philippines in late-November 2006, causing massive loss of life when mudflows from the Mayon Volcano buried many villages.
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Tropical Storm Domeng The name Domeng has been used in the Philippines by PAGASA in the Western Pacific.
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Tropical Storm Talas The name Talas has been used for three tropical cyclone names in the western north Pacific Ocean. The name was contributed by the Philippines and means sharpness or acuteness.
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Typhoon Etau The name Etau has been used to name three tropical cyclones in the northwestern Pacific Ocean. The name was contributed by the United States of America, and is a Palauan word for "storm cloud".
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Typhoon Bart The name Bart has been used for two tropical cyclones in the western North Pacific, and twice in the South Pacific.
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Little red dot "Little red dot" (or "The Red Dot", or "Little Red Dot") is a nickname often used in the media, and in casual conversation, as a reference to Singapore. It refers to how the nation is depicted on many maps of the world and of Asia as a red dot. The city-state comprising the main island and all its islets – a total land area of no more than 718.3 sqkm  – is much smaller than its Southeast Asian neighbours.
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Typhoon Zola The name Zola has been used to name two tropical cyclones in the northwestern Pacific.
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List of retired Pacific hurricane names Within the Pacific Ocean, the name of any significant tropical cyclone can be retired from the tropical cyclone naming lists by the World Meteorological Organization if it is felt that a storm is so deadly or damaging that the future use of its name would be inappropriate. Storm names can also be retired for other reasons, such as being very similar to another retired name or because it might suggest an undesirable meaning in another language. Within the Eastern and Central Pacific basins, a total of eighteen names have been removed from the official lists. The deadliest system to have its name retired was Hurricane Pauline, which caused over 230 fatalities when it struck Mexico during October 1997, while the costliest hurricane was Hurricane Manuel which caused an economic impact of over $ in damage in September 2013. Patricia was the most recent Pacific tropical cyclone to have its name retired, due to its exceptional intensity.