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Unit 7 Understanding Typhoons
Unit 7 Understanding Typhoons
Janice T. Francisco
Layers of atmosphere are not visible to
the naked eye. The atmosphere is the
protective layer of gases that acts like an
umbrella that shields every creature on
Earth from harmful effects of too much
rays of sunlight.
The region above about 500 km
is called the exosphere. It
contains mainly oxygen and
hydrogen atoms.
The thermosphere lies
between the exosphere and
the mesosphere. The
thermosphere is home to the
International Space Station as
it orbits Earth.
The region above the
stratosphere.
Mindanao is traditionally
"outside the typhoon" belt
The Philippines is a tropical country
and the weather is fine – usual half of
the year is sunny and almost half is
rainy. Actually, it is one of the top
countries where people choose to retire.
No snow, no long winter, no cold season.
The not so good thing about living here
though is tropical depression. Typhoons are
already usual occurrence. According to
Wikipedia, 15-20 typhoons hit the country
every year. So floods and disasters are
common especially to crowded cities like
those in Manila.
It is because the
Philippines is
geographically
located
which is prone to
tropical cyclones
and storms.
It is an archipelago consisting of
7,641 islands surrounded by
warm waters from the Pacific
Ocean, which is suitable for the
development of LP system that
leads to typhoons.
It is also the best site for the Coriolis
Effect, the apparent force that spins
the cyclone