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Typhoon-Prone Philippines

Intertropical Convergence Zone


INTERTROPICAL
CONVERGENCE ZONE
 It is an area where the Northern and Southern
Hemisphere winds converge and is usually located
between 10 degrees north and south of the equator.
 The Philippines is strategically located within the
typhoon belt of the Pacific and lies within the
proximity of the ITCZ.
PHILIPPINE ATMOSPHERIC, GEOPHYSICAL
AND ASTRONOMICAL SERVICES
ADMINISTRATION
PHILIPPINE ATMOSPHERIC, GEOPHYSICAL AND
ASTRONOMICAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
 It is the government agency responsible for
monitoring typhoons and weather disturbances,
weather forecasting, flood control, and astronomy
research.
 It falls under the scope of the DOST.
PHILIPPINE AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY
WEATHER WARNING SYSTEM
WEATHER WARNING SYSTEM

 Tropical Cyclone Warning Signal (TCWS) System is


formerly a four-warning level system used by PAGASA
to describe the intensity of an upcoming storm.
 The increasing intensity of recent storms brought about
by climate change compelled PAGASA to revise it into a
five-warning level system.
 Each level corresponds to a range of wind speed and the
approximate number of hours in which strong winds or
rain are expected from the time the warning is first
issued.
How Landforms and Bodies of
Water Affect Typhoons
Effect of Landforms

 The study of the formation and topography of mountains


and hills is known as orography.
 Orographic lifting occurs when air flows over mountains
and is forced to rise, causing rain or snow over the
mountains, which is called orographic precipitation.
 The air is warm and heavy with moisture because it
originates from above the ocean, then it cools as it rises
up the mountain and the moisture condenses as rain.
 A rain shadow is a dry area on the leeward side of a
mountainous area (away from the wind). The mountains block
the passage of rain-producing weather systems and cast a
"shadow" of dryness behind them
Effect of Bodies of Water

 Ocean factors that influence the intensity of a


typhoon are the surface temperature before the
storm and the temperature difference between
surface and subsurface water.
 As climate change causes the ocean surface to
become warmer than normal, increased
temperatures provide more energy for an intense
storm to develop.
Preparing for a Typhoon

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