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