Typhoon Haiyan

A BRIEF ACCOUNT ON ТYРНОON HAIYAN A.K.A YOLANDA WHAT'S A TYPHOON ? CAZ TYPHOON VS HURRICANE VS CYCLONE TYPHOON IS A TROPICAL STORM IN THE REGION OF THE INDIAN OR WESTERN PACIFIC 0CEANS. IT'S HURRICANE IF IT IS FROM ATLANTIC, CARIBBEAN SEA, CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST PACIFIC AND CYCLONE IF ORIGINATED IN BAY OF BENGAL AND THE ARABIA SEA TYPICALLY ALL ARE TROPICAL STORMS TYPHOON CATECORIES CAZ CATECORY I WIND SPEED 119-153 KM/H CATECORY 2 WIND SPEED 154-177 KM/H CATECORY 3 WIND SPEED 178-208 KM/H CATECORY4 WIND SPEED 209-251 KM/H CATECORY5 WIND SPEED 252 KM/H * HAIYAN ISACATECORY 5 TYPHOON WHERE DIDIT BECIN? IT ALL BEGAN IN AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE SEVERAL HUNDRED KILOMETERS EAST-SOUTHEAST OF POHNPEI IN THE FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA TOWARDS VIETNAM CROSSED PHILIPPINES BATTERED PHILIPPINES ORIGINATED/IN THE PACIFIC CAZ STRENCTH AND SPEED STARTED WITHA SPEED OF 11 OKM/H INTENSIFIED SOON то 155 KM/H ATTAINED 235 KM/H FOR 1O MINS DEVASTATED WITH 315 KM/H FOR I MIN CAZ AFTERMATH THOUSANDS OF CHILDREN LOST THEIR PARENTS AROUND I 0000 PEOPLE DIED SURVIVORS STRUCCLING FOR FOOD AND WATER THOUSANDS OF HOUSES DESTROYED CAZ RELIEF SEVERAL COUNTRIES INCLUDING AUSTRALIA, CHINA, VIETNAM, CANADA,TAIWAN, U.K AND U.S CAME FORWARD WITH FINANCIAL AID 24 U.S SENT 90 MARINES AND SAILORS UNITED NATIONS WILL INCREASE CRITICAL RELIEF OPERATIONS IN THE COUNTRY OTHER TYPHOONS SEPT 1937 HONG KONG TYPHOON - 11,000 DEAD SEPT 1959 TYPHOON VERA - DEADLIEST TO HIT JAPAN, KILLING 5,238 PEOPLE AUG 1975 TYPHOON NINA - ABOUT 229,000 DIE IN CHINA AFTER COLLAPSE OF BANQIAO DAM CAZ NOV 1991 TYPHOON THELMA - DEADLIEST IN THE PHILIPPINES TO DATE, KILLING 5-8,000 SOURCES WIKIPEDIA.ORC, BBC.Co.UK VISIT FOR LATEST WORLD CURRENTAFFAIRS Www.CURRENTAFFAIRSZONE.COM