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The 2012 Luzon southwest monsoon floods (informally known in Tagalog as Hagupít ng Habagat, "wrath of the monsoon" and Bagsík ng Habagat, "fierceness of the monsoon", from habagat, the Filipino term for the southwest monsoon), was an eight-day period of torrential rain and thunderstorms in Luzon in the Philippines from August 1 to August 8, 2012.
June 6-10, 2023: Typhoon Guchol (Chedeng) enhances the southwest Monsoon in the Philippines. July 12-12, 2023: Tropical Storm Talim (Dodong) crosses over northern Luzon as a monsoonal depression, causing ₱299 million (US$5.75 million) in damages, and killing 3.
Pages in category "2012 disasters in the Philippines" ... 0–9. 2012 Luzon southwest monsoon floods; 2012 Samar earthquake; B. Typhoon Bopha; G. Typhoon Guchol (2012) H.
Pages in category "Floods in the Philippines" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. ... 2012 Luzon southwest monsoon floods;
The Philippines is a Typhoon (Tropical Cyclone)-prone country, with approximately 20 Tropical Cyclones entering its area of responsibility per year. Locally known generally as bagyo (), [3] typhoons regularly form in the Philippine Sea and less regularly, in the South China Sea, with the months of June to September being the most active, August being the month with the most activity.
Monsoons are large-scale sea breezes which occur when the temperature on land is significantly warmer or cooler than the temperature of the ocean. Most summer monsoons or southwest monsoons (Filipino: Habagat) have a dominant westerly component and a strong tendency to ascend and produce copious amounts of rain (because of the condensation of water vapor in the rising air).
This list may not reflect recent changes. 2012 Pacific typhoon season; 0–9. 2012 Luzon southwest monsoon floods; B. Typhoon Bolaven (2012) Typhoon Bopha; D.
The 2012 Pacific typhoon season was a slightly above average season that produced 25 named storms, fourteen typhoons, and four intense typhoons. It was a destructive and the second consecutive year to be the deadliest season, primarily due to Typhoon Bopha which killed 1,901 people in the Philippines.