The name Gaemi (Korean: ê°Â미, ]) 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.
- Tropical Storm Kaemi (2000) (T0011, 19W) â killed 22 people in Indochina.
- Typhoon Kaemi (2006) (T0605, 06W, Glenda) â struck Taiwan and China.
- Severe Tropical Storm Gaemi (2012) (T1220, 21W, Marce) â an erratic tropical storm that affected Vietnam and the Philippines.
- Tropical Storm Gaemi (2018) (T1806, 08W, Ester) â affected Taiwan and the Ryukyu Islands.
- Typhoon Gaemi (2024) (T2403, 05W, Carina) â a powerful typhoon that impacted Taiwan and East China, and also drenched western Luzon, the Philippines by enhancing the monsoonal flow.
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