Blake Smith
Typhoon Haiyan
One of the largest storms in history leaves path of destruction
Every year, hurricanes in the Atlantic Ocean make landfall in the United States, some of the more notable ones being Hurricane Katrina and lately Hurricane Sandy. However, on Nov. 8, Typhoon Haiyan crashed through the Philippines and became one of the most powerful tropical storms in history. Although residents of the areas affected were notified of the coming typhoon, many did not expect such a powerful storm. Now an estimated 10,000 people are left dead, around 660,000 people missing, and countless homes are destroyed.
Some of the countries aiding the Philippines in rescuing and helping victims of the storm as of now include: the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, China, Indonesia, Japan, New Zealand, Taiwan, and Vietnam. This aid stems from air rescues, to food aid, to hard cash. The United Nations are also helping establish more clear statistics on the death toll, estimated cost of damages, rescue, and food.
Typhoon Haiyan came in from the East, first making landfall at Ormoc and Tacloban at 4:30 a.m. (local time), which both bore the worst of the storm surges. Then, around 9:40 a.m., the storm hit Cebu Island and Milagros. At 3:00 p.m., the storm hit Panay Island, mostly affecting the area surrounding Roxas. After that the storm made a brief stop near Coron and Vietnam, and then dissipated.
Throughout the storm, the typhoon had sustained winds up to 140 mile per hour winds and gusts over 195 miles per hour at the storm’s peak. Just to put that into comparison, the some of the biggest wind gust during Hurricane Katrina were about 175 miles per hour.
The price for this storm is massive, and the death toll even worse. Not only did this storm rank among the strongest storms ever, Typhoon Haiyan will undoubtedly become a measure of other storms just like the United States’ Hurricane Katrina across the world.
Typhoon Haiyan
One of the largest storms in history leaves path of destruction
Every year, hurricanes in the Atlantic Ocean make landfall in the United States, some of the more notable ones being Hurricane Katrina and lately Hurricane Sandy. However, on Nov. 8, Typhoon Haiyan crashed through the Philippines and became one of the most powerful tropical storms in history. Although residents of the areas affected were notified of the coming typhoon, many did not expect such a powerful storm. Now an estimated 10,000 people are left dead, around 660,000 people missing, and countless homes are destroyed.
Some of the countries aiding the Philippines in rescuing and helping victims of the storm as of now include: the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, China, Indonesia, Japan, New Zealand, Taiwan, and Vietnam. This aid stems from air rescues, to food aid, to hard cash. The United Nations are also helping establish more clear statistics on the death toll, estimated cost of damages, rescue, and food.
Typhoon Haiyan came in from the East, first making landfall at Ormoc and Tacloban at 4:30 a.m. (local time), which both bore the worst of the storm surges. Then, around 9:40 a.m., the storm hit Cebu Island and Milagros. At 3:00 p.m., the storm hit Panay Island, mostly affecting the area surrounding Roxas. After that the storm made a brief stop near Coron and Vietnam, and then dissipated.
Throughout the storm, the typhoon had sustained winds up to 140 mile per hour winds and gusts over 195 miles per hour at the storm’s peak. Just to put that into comparison, the some of the biggest wind gust during Hurricane Katrina were about 175 miles per hour.
The price for this storm is massive, and the death toll even worse. Not only did this storm rank among the strongest storms ever, Typhoon Haiyan will undoubtedly become a measure of other storms just like the United States’ Hurricane Katrina across the world.