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On November 6, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) assigned the storm the local name Yolanda as it approached the Philippine Area of Responsibility. [12] Geographical images of Typhoon Haiyan (superimposed) and Hurricane Katrina in the Gulf of Mexico for size and cloud top temperature comparison
The Yolanda Shipwreck Memorial Park [1] or the Anibong Memorial Park, [2] colloquially known as the Yolanda Shrine, [3] is a memorial created from portions of MV Eva Jocelyn, a cargo ship which got beached at Barangay Anibong, Tacloban, Leyte in Eastern Visayas.
Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda) on November 7, 2013, one of the strongest Pacific typhoons ever recorded.. Since 1947, the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) has classified all typhoons in the Northwestern Pacific Ocean with wind speeds of at least 130 knots (67 m/s; 150 mph; 240 km/h)—the equivalent of a strong Category 4 on the Saffir–Simpson scale, as super typhoons. [1]
JMA General Information of Typhoon Haiyan (1330) from Digital Typhoon; JMA Best Track Data of Typhoon Haiyan (1330) (in Japanese) JTWC Best Track Data Archived 2020-07-17 at the Wayback Machine of Super Typhoon 31W (Haiyan) 31W.HAIYAN from the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory; Super Typhoon Haiyan from the CIMSS Satellite Blog
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.
The deadliest to strike the Philippines in recent years was typhoon Yolanda, which left over 6,300 people dead in November 2013. With winds of 315kmh, it was also the world’s strongest tropical ...
From typhoon Odette, which was previously named typhoon Rai, to the Philippines' deadliest typhoon in modern history, typhoon Yolanda, which was previously called typhoon Haiyan, all these storms ...
Tropical Storm Yolanda (1992) – remained in the open ocean. In the Western Pacific: Typhoon Haiyan (2013) (T1330, 31W, Yolanda) – Category 5 super typhoon, caused massive destruction in the Philippines and in Southern China. The name Yolanda was retired by PAGASA after the 2013 typhoon season, and replaced with Yasmin.