WEEK 6-7 TYPHOON

UNDERSTANDING TYPHOONS

Typhoons in the Philippines

Most active: the months of June to September
Least Active: month of May

All provinces have been visited by a typhoon specially part of:

1. Eastern Visayas
2. Bicol region
3. Northern Luzon

PAGASA
- Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration
- an average of 20 tropical cyclones enters the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) every year.

TROPICAL CYCLONE

- also called typhoon or “bagyo” in our country.

- an intense circular storm that originates over warm tropical oceans.
- is characterized by low atmospheric pressure, high winds, and heavy rain.

Typhoon / Hurricane
Typhoon- is used only in the northwestern part of the Pacific Ocean.
Hurricane – is used in the northeastern part of the Pacific Ocean and in the northern part of the Atlantic
Ocean.

Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal

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How Typhoons develop?

1. When winds blow into areas of the ocean where the water is warm which is found near the
equator.
2. These winds collect moisture and rise, while colder air moves in below.
3. It creates pressure, which causes the winds to move very quickly.
4. In landmasses the typhoons weaken because it’s losing energy in cold, causing them to vanish
if the land mass is large.

The Philippines is prone to tropical cyclones due to its geographical location which generally
produce heavy rains and flooding of large areas and also strong winds which result in heavy casualties to
human life and destructions to crops and properties.