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    A typhoon is a violent tropical cyclone that occurs in tropical oceans, with winds circulating counterclockwise in the northern hemisphere. Before a typhoon, people should store food and water, secure their homes, harvest crops, and secure animals. During a typhoon, stay indoors and updated on weather, boil water if needed, avoid floods and evacuate calmly if necessary. After a typhoon, check for safety and stability before entering homes, watch for dangerous animals and wires, and report damages while preventing mosquito breeding. Education on coping with these hazards is important for Filipinos.

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    A typhoon is a violent tropical cyclone that occurs in tropical oceans, with winds circulating counterclockwise in the northern hemisphere. Before a typhoon, people should store food and water, secure their homes, harvest crops, and secure animals. During a typhoon, stay indoors and updated on weather, boil water if needed, avoid floods and evacuate calmly if necessary. After a typhoon, check for safety and stability before entering homes, watch for dangerous animals and wires, and report damages while preventing mosquito breeding. Education on coping with these hazards is important for Filipinos.

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    Coping With Hydrometeological Hazard Typhoon

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    A typhoon is a violent tropical cyclone that occurs in tropical oceans, with winds circulating counterclockwise in the northern hemisphere. Before a typhoon, people should store food and water, secure their homes, harvest crops, and secure animals. During a typhoon, stay indoors and updated on weather, boil water if needed, avoid floods and evacuate calmly if necessary. After a typhoon, check for safety and stability before entering homes, watch for dangerous animals and wires, and report damages while preventing mosquito breeding. Education on coping with these hazards is important for Filipinos.

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    Coping with HydroMeteological Hazard

    TYPHOON

    WHAT IS TYPHOON?

    A typhoon is a violent tropical cyclone, in meteorological term, which is a low pressure system occurring in
    tropical oceans. The winds above the ground circulate around the center counterclockwise for a typhoon
    occurring in the northern hemisphere and clockwise for that occurring in the southern hemisphere. As for the
    origin of the name, "typhoon" is generally believed to be a phonetic derivation from the Cantonese
    pronunciation for "windy"

    WHAT TO DO BEFORE TYPHOON?

     Store an adequate supply of food and clean water

     Keep flashlights, candles and battery-powered radios within easy reach.

     Examine your house and repair its unstable parts.

     Always keep yourself updated with the latest weather report.

     Harvest crops that can be yielded already.

     Secure domesticated animals in a safe place.

     For fisher folks, place boats in a safe area.

    WHAT TO DO DURING TYPHOON?

     Stay inside the house. Always keep yourself updated with the latest weather
    report.

     If safe drinking water is not available, boil water for at least 20 minutes.
    Place it in a container with cover. Keep an eye on lighted candles or gas
    lamps.

     Do not wade through floodwaters to avoid being electrocuted and contracting


    diseases.

     If there is a need to move to an evacuation center, follow these reminders


    .Evacuate calmly.

     Close the windows and turn off the main power switch.

     Put important appliances and belongings in a high ground.

     Avoid the way leading to the river.

    WHAT TO DO AFTER TYPHOON

    o If your house was destroyed, make sure that it is already safe and stable when you enter.
    o Beware of dangerous animals such as snakes that may have entered your house
    o Watch out for live wires or outlet immersed in water.
    o Report damaged electrical cables and fallen electric posts to the authorities.
    o Do not let water accumulate in tires, cans or pots to avoid creating a favorable condition for mosquito
    breeding.

    Every Filipinos must have information on


    what to do and how to cope the
    hydrometeological hazards that happening in
    our country. Still, information dissemination
    is important to be done.

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