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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.
It consists of 7,641 islands. The country is known to be "the most exposed country in the world to tropical storms", with about twenty tropical cyclones entering the Philippine area of responsibility each year. In the Philippine languages, tropical cyclones are generally called bagyo. [1]
Each year, an average of nine tropical cyclones strike the Philippines, with most landfalls in the northern island of Luzon. [ 142 ] In November 2013, Typhoon Haiyan made landfall in Eastern Samar and subsequently crossed the central Philippines; the storm, locally known as Yolanda , killed 6,300 people.
The Philippines is impacted by an average of 20 tropical storms per year. So far this year, nine storms have hit the country. Although the previous three typhoon seasons were below normal in the ...
About 20 tropical storms strike the Philippines each year on average, bringing heavy rain, strong winds and deadly landslides. In October, floods and landslides brought by Tropical Storm Trami and ...
About 20 tropical storms strike the Philippines each year on average, bringing heavy rain, strong winds and deadly landslides. ... In 2013, Typhoon Haiyan, one of the strongest recorded tropical ...
Of those that made landfall or crossed the Philippines, the average was nine per year. In 1993, a record nineteen typhoons made landfall in the country, making it the most in one year. The fewest per year were four during the years 1955, 1958, 1992, and 1997. [8] PAGASA categorizes typhoons into five types according to wind speed.
Over the past six years, the Philippines has witnessed 14 super typhoons. Climate impacts have caused estimated losses and damages of $10bn from 2010 to 2020, according to Philippine officials.