Understanding The Typhoons
Understanding The Typhoons
Understanding The Typhoons
the Typhoons
Mary Queen of Apostle
What is a Typhoon
TYPHOON A tropical cyclone with Can generate winds of more than 75 miles per hour
maximum wind speed and cause major flooding through their intense rainfall
of 118 to 220 kph
and storm surges.
SUPER A tropical cyclone with Their effects range from structural damage to trees,
TYPHOON maximum wind speed watercraft, and buildings to both immediate and long-
exceeding 220 kph
term impacts on human life and livelihood. The Worst
DEATH
The term typhoon
is used only in the
northwestern part of
the Pacific Ocean.
In the northeastern
part of the Pacific
Ocean and in the
northern part of the
Atlantic ocean, the
equivalent term is
hurricane
The difference is the geographical
area where they occur.
Daily 2. What is PAG ASA? And how PAG
–ASA is being able to help us?
Checkup!
1. How many 3. What are the 5 categories of a tropical
typhoons enter the cyclone?
Philippines every
year? 4. What is the difference between
typhoons and hurricanes?
What is P.A.R.?
Where is P.A.R.
located?
Points Longitude, Latitude
A 115oE, 5oN
B 115oE, 15oN
C 120oE, 21oN
D 120oE, 25oN
E 135oE, 25oN
F 135oE, 5oN
Let’s Practice!
Points Latitude, Longitude
A 6oN, 126oE
B 16oN, 130oE
C 19oN, 127oE
D 22oN, 140oE
E 22oN, 116oE
Questions:
1.If a typhoon is located at 15oN,138oE, is it
within the PAR?
The thunderstorms
convert the moisture into
heat.
The heat causes more air
to flow to the centre of the
storm causing evaporation.
The formation of typhoon