The Northwest Pacific region is the region with the most frequent typhoon (tropical storm) activities in the world, and there are six or seven typhoons landing in China every year. Over the years, the tropical storms that haunt here have been called differently by relevant countries and regions, and the same typhoon often has several names. In order to avoid name confusion, relevant countries and regions held a special meeting to decide that tropical cyclones in the northwest Pacific Ocean and the South China Sea should be named with Asian style names, and decided to use a new naming method from January 1, 2000.

The new naming method is to develop a naming table in advance, and then reuse it year after year in sequence. There are 140 names in the naming table, which are respectively provided by the 14 member countries and regions in the Asia Pacific region where WMO belongs. So as to facilitate the people of all countries to prevent Taiwan and resist disasters and strengthen international and regional cooperation. At the same time, the Typhoon Committee also stipulated that when a typhoon committed a heinous crime, the relevant members could apply for a change of name, thus nailing the devil to the shame frame of disaster history forever.

The typhoons that have been removed in history so far are:

Typhoon removed in 2006:

1. In 2006, the No. 1 strong typhoon "Chanchu" caused 104 deaths and US $1.2 billion losses in the Philippines, Southeast China and Taiwan.

2. In 2006, the No. 4 strong tropical storm "Bilis" caused a total of 672 deaths and 4.4 billion dollars of losses in the Philippines, Taiwan and southeast China.

3. The No. 8 super typhoon "Saomai" in 2006 caused a total of 458 deaths and 2.5 billion dollars of economic losses in the Mariana Islands, the Philippines, the southeast coast of China and Taiwan Province.  

4. In 2006, the No. 16 super typhoon "Xangsane" caused 279 deaths and 747 million dollars of economic losses in the Philippines, Hainan, Vietnam, Cambodia and Thailand.

5. In 2006, the No. 22 super typhoon "Durian" caused 819 deaths in the Philippines, Vietnam and Thailand, and economic losses could not be estimated.  

Typhoon removed in 2005:

The No. 9 strong typhoon Metsa in 2005 caused heavy losses in East China. 400000 people were evacuated and the subway in Shanghai was shut down. The direct economic losses in Zhejiang alone amounted to 6.5 billion yuan (including 2.7 billion yuan in Ningbo). Severe storms occurred in Jiangsu and caused economic losses of 1.2 billion yuan.  

In 2005, the No. 14 super typhoon "Nabi" killed 21 people in Japan.  

In 2005, the No. 19 super typhoon "Longwang" caused heavy winds and rain in Taiwan, Fujian, Guangdong, Jiangxi and other places in China, and caused some casualties.  

Typhoon removed in 2004:

The No. 1 typhoon "Sout" in 2004 brought certain natural disasters and economic losses to the Federated States of Micronesia, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, Palau, Taiwan, Japan and other places. (named after South Korea)

In 2004, the No. 8 typhoon "Tingting" caused 4 deaths and many injuries in Nanniaoshima, Japan, and caused some natural disasters.  

In 2004, the No. 14 strong typhoon Rainne landed on the southeast coast of China. 164 people died, 24 people were missing, and the direct economic loss reached 18.128 billion yuan.

Typhoon removed in 2003:

The No. 1 typhoon "Xinxin" in 2003 caused certain disasters to the Federated States of Micronesia. (Named after Hong Kong, China)

The No. 7 super typhoon "Imouto" in 2003 caused heavy casualties in the Philippines and South China. In Guangxi, China alone, 12 people died and more than 500 million yuan was lost.  

In 2003, the No. 14 super typhoon "Mamei" killed more than 150 people in South Korea. Loss cannot be calculated.

Typhoon removed in 2002:

In 2002, the No. 6 strong typhoon "Chataan" landed on the Kanto Plain of Japan, causing many deaths and serious property losses.  

In 2002, Typhoon No. 15 "Lusha" hit western South Korea. (named after Malaysia)

In 2002, Typhoon No. 26, "Pongsona", caused a large number of casualties and property losses on Guam.  

Typhoon removed in 2001:

Although the No. 26 tropical storm "Vamei" in 2001 was not very strong, it was the closest typhoon ever to the equator, so it was removed from the list.