 Archipelagic nature of

the Philippine coastal

areas - increases
susceptibility to storm
surges, tsunamis and sea
level changes.
 Locatedin the Pacific
Ring of Fire –
earthquakes, tsunamis,
volcanic hazards.
 Liesalong the western part of the Pacific Ocean
– monsoons, thunderstorm, Inter Tropical
Convergence Zone (ITCZ), typhoons, El Niño, La
Niña

 Floods
are common due to rains brought by
typhoons and the monsoon.
 NORTHEAST
MONSOON
(AMIHAN)

TROPICAL
CYCLONE

L
L L
L
SOUTHWEST INTERTROPICAL
MONSOON CONVERGENCE
(HABAGAT) ZONE