Typhoons

Do you sometimes wonder how

typhoons are formed?

Why it comes often to the
Philippines?

Typhoons
Typhoons come most

of the year except for

the dry months.
It cause the

destruction of our
natural surrounding,
infrastructures,
livelihoods, food
sources and even loss
of lives.

Cyclones and How they are

Classified
Cyclones
Winds that are spiraling inwardly in a

counterclockwise direction in the Northern

Hemisphere and a clockwise direction in the
Southern Hemisphere.

 Cyclones form in low

pressure areas.
Large low pressure

areas found in the

tropics.
The tropics is a region

of the earth surrounding

the equator.
It is found between the

tropic of cancer at
23.50 degree North
and the tropic of
Capricorn at 23.50
degree South.

Types of Cyclone
(Tropical Cyclone)

1. Typhoons are strong tropical cyclones

that develop in the western North Pacific
(includes the Philippines and Neighboring
Asian countries)

2. Hurricanes it Occur in the North

Atlantic, Central, or Eastern North Pacific,
Caribbean Sea and Mexico.

3. Severe cyclonic storms it occurs

in the Bay of Bengal and in the Arabian sea.

Note:
In the western South Pacific and southeast
Indian Ocean, they are called Severe
tropical cyclones.
While on the Southwest Indian Ocean , they
are called tropical cyclones.

Kinds of Cyclones
(according to PAGASA)
Classification

Maximum winds
Speed

Tropical Disturbance

No maximum wind speed

Tropical Depression

Up to 63 kph/25 mph*

Tropical storm

64 to 118 Kph/25 to 75 mph

Typhoon

118 kph and above

Pilot balloon
Asmallballoonuse

dtodeterminewind
velocity.
Records the speed
of wind.

Why super typhoon turn to

tropical depression.
When a super typhoon hit the mountains ,

buildings etc. will become weak.

when there is a collision between the
Habagat and the super typhoon, there is
tendency that the super typhoon melts and
become weak as well.
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Precautionary DURING typhoon

Stay calm and be alert.
Stay indoors. Postpone any plans of travels or

errands.
Monitor the weather reports. Check what is
happening around you.
When local authorities advise you to evacuate, do
so. Move family pets and valuable to a safe place;
turn off gas valves, electricity and water, when
safe to do so.
Be ready to evacuate if necessary. Leave your
house as soon as you realize you are not safe.
Boil drinking water or have some bottled water
ready.

 Be ready to evacuate if necessary. Leave

your house as soon as you realize you are

not safe.
Boil drinking water or have some bottled
water ready.
If you happen to be in a car or any land
vehicle when the typhoon comes, you are
usually safe, but not when there is a flood.
Monitor flood reports and predictions.