The Philippines is visited by an average of 19 typhoons

annually. With these typhoons come other disasters, one

of which is the storm surge. A storm surge is an
abnormal rise of water primarily caused by the strong
winds of a typhoon. It is produced when the wind
circulation near the eye of the typhoon blows on the
surface of the sea or ocean. This produces vertical
circulation in the ocean which is disrupted by the ocean
floor once it reaches the shallow coastal area. Since the
water cannot go down anymore, there is no other way
but to go inland. A storm surge is further aggravated
during high tides. For instance, a 20-feet storm surge on
top of a 3-feet high tide will produce a 23-feet storm
surge. The highest recorded storm surge in history is 43
feet at Bathurst Bay.