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Typhoon Haiyan, known in the Philippines as Super Typhoon Yolanda, was one of the most powerful tropical cyclones ever recorded. Upon making landfall, Haiyan devastated portions of Southeast Asia, particularly the Philippines . [ 1 ]
Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda) on November 7, 2013, one of the strongest Pacific typhoons ever recorded.. Since 1947, the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) has classified all typhoons in the Northwestern Pacific Ocean with wind speeds of at least 130 knots (67 m/s; 150 mph; 240 km/h)—the equivalent of a strong Category 4 on the Saffir–Simpson scale, as super typhoons. [1]
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Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda) at its peak strength in November 2013. June 19, 2013: Tropical Depression Fabian briefly affects the western coast of the country with moderate rainfall. June 28–29, 2013: Tropical Storm Rumbia (Gorio) impacts Southern Luzon and Eastern Visayas. July 17, 2013: Tropical Storm Cimaron (Isang) brushes the northeastern ...
The name was contributed by China and means petrel. Typhoon Haiyan (2001) (T0121, 25W, Maring) – a Category 2 typhoon that affected Taiwan and Ryukyu Islands. Tropical Storm Haiyan (2007) (T0716, 27W) – a short-lived tropical storm which initially showed subtropical characteristics.
This made Haiyan the strongest storm globally to make landfall, in terms of 1-minute sustained wind speeds, until the record was broken by Super Typhoon Rolly (Goni) 7 years later. Upon impact, the storm produced a large storm surge , which was a primary cause for the abnormally high death toll of nearly 7,000 people Haiyan caused in the ...
Super Typhoon Man-yi is the fourth typhoon to hit the Philippines in less than two weeks, resulting in at least eight deaths as landslides and storm surges were triggered by intense winds and ...
The 2013 Pacific typhoon season was a devastating and catastrophic season that was the most active since 2004, and the deadliest since 1975.It featured Typhoon Haiyan, one of the most powerful storms in history, as well as one of the strongest to make landfall on record.