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Understanding Typhoon
What Is A Typhoon ?
A Typhoon is a mature tropical cyclone that develops in the western part of the North Pacific Ocean between 180° and 100°E. This region is referred to as the northwest Pacific basin. The term typhoon is used only in the North Pacific Ocean and in the Northern part of the Atlantic Ocean, the equivalent is hurricane.
Categories of Typhoon
CATEGORY MAXIMUM WIND SPEED (kph)
Tropical Depression 64Tropical Storm 118
Typhoon 200Super Typhoon Greater than 200
Where Can We Find A Typhoon?
Tracks of all tropical cyclones in the northernwestern Pacific Ocean between 1980 and 2005. The vertical line to the right is the International Date Line.
Most tropical cyclones form on the side of the subtropical ridge closer to the equator, then move pole ward past the ridge axis before recurving north and northeast into the main belt of the Westerlies.
TRACKING A TYPHOON
DEVASTATING TYPHOONS
TYPHOON GLENDA
TYPHOON ONDOY
TYPHOON YOLANDA
DAMAGES OF TYPHOONS
NAME OF TYPHOON
DATE WIND STRENGT
(kph)
DAMAGES(Peso)
DEATHS
Glenda July 15 2014-July 18 2014
165-250 10,801,484,571.62
98
Ondoy Sept 23 2009-
Sept 30 2009
130-165 11,157,508,720.60
464
Yolanda Nov 3 2013 –
Nov 11 2013
230-315 89,598,068,634.88
6,300