TROPICAL

STORM

By : Group 7
Alex Pelegrino
Aubrey Braga
Mariano Marbella

WHAT CAUSED THE DISASTER?

According to the National Oceanographic and
Atmospheric Administration, tropical storms form
when warm, calm ocean waters create a
convection current in the air above the surface. As
the warm, moist air rises, it creates rotating
clouds, forming the central structure of a tropical
storm

When warm air rises, it creates a zone of

low pressure near the surface, drawing in
winds from outside the storms center. As the
air reaches cooler parts of the atmosphere,
the water condenses out into clouds, and the
air begins to sink again at the center of
depression. This creates the circular currents
that give the storm its rotation. As long as the
system remains over warm, calm waters, it
will continue to grow in strength.

WHERE DO TROPICAL STORMS

ORIGINATE?
Tropical storms usually form between
approximately 5and 30 latitude and move
westward due to easterly winds.

HOW EXTENSIVE WAS THE AREA

AFFECTED?
The area affected is relative to how big the
storm is and how fast it is travelling. Other
factors also affect the storm like how fast it
dissipates or where it will go depending on the
wind current.

WAS THE CAUSE OF THE DISASTER

FORECASTED OR PREDICTED? WERE
THERE WARNINGS
By looking at annual variations in various
climate parameters, forecasters can make
predictions about the overall number and
intensity of tropical cyclones that will occur in
a given season. For example, when constructing
its seasonal outlooks, the Climate Prediction
Center in the United States considers the
effects of the El Nino-Southern Oscillation, 25
40 year tropical cyclone, wind shear over the
oceans, and ocean surface temperature.

HOW MANY LIVES WERE LOST? HOW MANY WERE

INJURED AND MISSING? CAN THE LOSS OF LIVES BE
QUANTIFIED IN TERMS OF PESO OR DOLLARS?

The lives lost depends on how strong the

storm is. During 2013, the Super Typhoon
Yolanda took the lives of 6,300 people
while 22,000 people were estimated to still
be missing. In terms of peso or dollars, the
damages caused by Yolanda amounted to
2.02 Billion dollars.

WHAT COULD HAVE PREVENTED

THE LOSS OF MANY LIVES?
The loss of many lives in the Philippines
could have been prevented by building
evacuation centers or places where the
water could not reach the people. If only the
centers were built then that would have
changed the outcome of so many Filipino
lives.

WHAT WAS THE RESULTING DAMAGE AS A

PERCENT OF GNP FOR THE YEAR THE
DISASTER HAPPENED?
Using Super Typhoon Yolanda as an example,
the GNP of the Philippines during the year 2013
was in an upswing for the past five years and
expanded 7.6 percent in the first half. When
Typhoon Yolanda barreled through the country,
it went through some of the poorest regions of
the country, sparing any significant damage.
The affected areas account only to one
percent. So the GNP of the Philippines might
have roughly been lessened by one percent
turning the 7.6 percent to a 6.6 percent

DID THE DISASTER AFFECT THE COUNTRYS

ECONOMY YEARS AFTER IT HAPPENED?
HOW?
Yes. As of now, June 2016, there are still
people trying to rebuild their lives and what
they have lost during the 2013 event. People
are still finding jobs, trying to earn a living in
a country where most of the politicians
before were corrupt. The economy of the
Philippines took some rough paths but is now
only slowly going through good turns thanks
to the support of many countries.

HOW MUCH DID THE COUNTRY SPEND FOR

RESCUE, RELIEF, AND REHABILITATION
WORKS?
The country spent about 529.283 Million
pesos in order to rescue those trapped, give
relief to those grieving for missing loved
ones, and build better facilities in order to
give aid to those in medical and spiritual
need.

WHAT PARTICULAR LOSS OR DAMAGE

CANNOT BE RECOVERED OR
REPAIRED?
The particular loss or damage was something
that monetary value could not replace. The lives
lost during the 2013 event in the Philippines will
forever haunt everyone affected. Lives cannot
be bought because they are something that
makes us truly enjoy being human. Those lives
that perished will be remembered not as victims
but as people who loved their families and
fought to survive. They will be the ones who will
make everyone of us strive to stop these events
from happening to anyone else.

HOW JUSTIFIED ARE PRE-DISASTER

MEASURES AND EXPENDITURES?
The Philippines pre-disaster measures
include warning all civilians to evacuate to
nearby centers or stay at home to avoid the
incoming onslaught of events. They will also
prepare emergency medical aid, emergency
life boats to rescue anyone drowning, and
helicopters to save those trapped on their
roofs.