TYPHOON - Applied Economics and Social Studies：台风，应用经济学和社会学.pptVIP

* TYPHOON Causes and mechanisms, impacts and effects, and Mitigation What is Typhoon? ?Tropical Cyclones?that develops in the north-western part of the?Pacific Ocean ?between?180°?and?100°E. In the Philippines, tropical cyclones (typhoons) are called bagyo. The term bagyo, a Filipino word meaning typhoon arose after a 1911 storm in the city of Baguio had a record rainfall of 46 inches within a 24-hour period.. Typhoons are categorized into five: Category 1 - Tropical Depression -sustains winds between 119 and 153 km/hour (km/h). It is the first notable stage in the formation of a hurricane.(Morakot) Category 2 - Tropical Storm (TS) - has winds between 154 and 177 km/h. -a tropical storm is a system of intense thunderstorms that progressively intensifies. Category 3 - Strong Typhoon -A strong typhoon is a system of low pressure and intense winds (between 178 and 209 km/h).(Maemi-South Korea) Category 4 - Intense Typhoon (or Hurricane) -An intense typhoon sustains high winds of 210 to 249 km/h and is classified as a category-5 storm, which carries the highest element of risk. Category 5 - Violent Typhoon -A violent typhoon is characterized by winds exceeding 249 km/h. Variability in Activity On an annual time scale, activity reaches a minimum in February, before increasing steadily through June, and spiking from July through October, with September being the most active month for tropical cyclones in the Philippines. Activity falls off significantly in November. List of Philippine Typhoon(1970-2011) Name Period of occurrence Deaths Damage (in billion) Highest wind speed in kph Areas most affected Sening (Joan) October 11-15,1970 768 10.7 280 Bicol region,calabarzon Herming (betty) August o7-14, 1987 94 39.9 260 Samar, Bicol Region Ruping (Mike) November 10-14, 1990 748 18.2 285 Cebu C Harurot (Imbudo) July 13-24,2003 64 3.87 240 Cagayan Valley,CARIlocos region Unding (Muifa) November 14-26,2004 69 3.87 240 Bicol Region, MIMAROPA Mil