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    The document summarizes key information about typhoons and the Philippines' weather agency PAGASA. It describes that the Philippines experiences 15-20 typhoons annually due to its location in the western Pacific typhoon belt. It established PAGASA in 1972 to monitor typhoons and issue public storm warning signals when winds reach thresholds. PAGASA's role is to conduct research, issue advisories and bulletins, and release warning signals to inform the public of typhoon risks.

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    Unit 7 Understanding Typhoons

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    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.

    Here the temperature again decreases


    with height, reaching a minimum of
    about -90°C at the "mesopause".
    This is the lowest part of the
    atmosphere - the part we live in. It
    contains most of our weather - clouds,
    rain, snow.
    Powerful storms
    A low-pressure storm with
    winds swirling around the
    center
    Commonly occur in
    Southeast Asia
    The term “tropical” refers to its
    geographical starting point,
    which is usually hot and humid
    “Cyclone” is a meteorological
    term which refers to its cyclonic
    circulation where the strong
    winds in the northern
    Hemisphere circulate counter-
    clockwise and clockwise in
    Southern Hemisphere.
    Wind System
    Wind is formed by the flow of air
    in horizontal directions. In
    meteorological definitions the
    coming direction of the wind is
    called wind direction.
    As to the origin of the term
    "typhoon" was originated
    from the Cantonese term
    “Tai Fung” which means
    "big wind“ and Taiwanese
    term "wind sifter"
    MOST RECENT AND DEADLIEST
    TYPHOON THAT HIT THE PHILIPPINES
    Typhoon free
    Mindanao?

     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

     Yearly, the country experiences at least 20 typhoons.


    It is evident that the Philippines is the most exposed
    country to tropical cyclones.
    The government agency was created on
    December 8, 1972 by virtue of Presidential
    Decree No. 78 reorganizing the Philippine
    Weather Bureau into PAGASA.
    maintain a nationwide monitoring and
    forecasting network concentrating on the
    weather and other climatological conditions
    which may affect the safety, welfare and
    economy of the country.
    Conduct research on the formation, development
    and movement of typhoons .
    Issue bulletins whenever there is a tropical
    cyclone spotted within the PAR.
    to release the tropical cyclone warning in the form
    of Public Storm Warning Signal (PSWS)
    According to the law, the agency must give
    advisories to the public 6 hours for all
    tropical cyclones which have made landfall
    or anticipated to be with the area, while the
    weather bulletins are issued every 12 hrs
    whenever the typhoon is not expected to hit
    the land.
    PUBLIC STORM WARNING SIGNALS
     PSWS #1 - Tropical cyclone winds of 30 km/h
    (19 mph) to 60 km/h (37 mph)
     PSWS #2 - Tropical cyclone winds of 60 km/h
    (37 mph) to 100 km/h (62 mph)
     PSWS #3 - Tropical cyclone winds of 100 km/h
    (62 mph) to 185 km/h (115 mph
     PSWS #4 - Tropical cyclone winds of greater than
    185 km/h (115 mph)

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