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    QUARTER 2 LESSON 4 Understanding Typhoons

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    Tropical cyclones, known as typhoons in parts of Asia, form over warm ocean waters with sea surface temperatures greater than 26°C. They develop through the evaporation of ocean water and the convergence of air masses, resulting in the formation of intense low pressure systems with strong winds spiraling inward near the surface and outward at higher altitudes. The Philippines experiences around 19-20 typhoons per year due to its location near warm oceans that fuel typhoon formation and its landscape of islands and mountainous areas that can experience heavy rains and winds when typhoons make landfall.

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    Tropical cyclones, known as typhoons in parts of Asia, form over warm ocean waters with sea surface temperatures greater than 26°C. They develop through the evaporation of ocean water and the convergence of air masses, resulting in the formation of intense low pressure systems with strong winds spiraling inward near the surface and outward at higher altitudes. The Philippines experiences around 19-20 typhoons per year due to its location near warm oceans that fuel typhoon formation and its landscape of islands and mountainous areas that can experience heavy rains and winds when typhoons make landfall.

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    Tropical cyclones, known as typhoons in parts of Asia, form over warm ocean waters with sea surface temperatures greater than 26°C. They develop through the evaporation of ocean water and the convergence of air masses, resulting in the formation of intense low pressure systems with strong winds spiraling inward near the surface and outward at higher altitudes. The Philippines experiences around 19-20 typhoons per year due to its location near warm oceans that fuel typhoon formation and its landscape of islands and mountainous areas that can experience heavy rains and winds when typhoons make landfall.

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    QUARTER 2 LESSON 4 Understanding Typhoons

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    Tropical cyclones, known as typhoons in parts of Asia, form over warm ocean waters with sea surface temperatures greater than 26°C. They develop through the evaporation of ocean water and the convergence of air masses, resulting in the formation of intense low pressure systems with strong winds spiraling inward near the surface and outward at higher altitudes. The Philippines experiences around 19-20 typhoons per year due to its location near warm oceans that fuel typhoon formation and its landscape of islands and mountainous areas that can experience heavy rains and winds when typhoons make landfall.

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    What is a typhoon?

    Oceans and seas have great influences on the


    weather of continental masses. A large portion of
    the solar energy reaching the sea-surface is
    expended in the process of evaporation. This water
    evaporated from the sea/ocean is carried up into
    the atmosphere and condenses, forming clouds from
    which all forms of precipitation result. Sometimes,
    intense cyclonic circulations occur which are what we
    call tropical cyclones.
    Tropical cyclones are warm-core low pressure systems
    associated with a spiral inflow of mass at the bottom level
    and spiral outflow at the top level. They always form over
    oceans where sea surface temperature and air
    temperatures are greater than 26°C. The air accumulates
    large amounts of underlying heat as it spirals towards the
    center. It receives this heat from the sea and the exchange
    can occur rapidly, because of the large amount of spray
    thrown into the air by the wind. The energy of the tropical
    cyclone is thus derived from the massive liberation of the
    underlying heat of condensation.
    In other parts of the world, these are referred
    to as hurricanes, typhoons or simply tropical cyclones
    depending on the region. In the North Atlantic,
    Eastern North Pacific and South Pacific Ocean, they
    are called "hurricanes". In the Bay of Bengal,
    Arabian Sea and Western South Indian Ocean, the
    name is "cyclonic". In the eastern part of the
    Southern Indian Ocean, it is
    PARTS OF A TYPHOON
    • EYE -The center. The calm part of the storm.
    • EYE WALL – The Part around the eye. It has the
    strongest winds and rains. Winds may blow
    200 miles per hour.
    • RAIN BANDS – These are clouds that spin.
    Tropical depression, tropical storm, typhoon, and
    supertyphoon are categories of a tropical cyclone. A
    tropical cyclone is a system of thunderstorms which are
    moving around a center. As the winds intensify or weaken,
    the category is upgraded or downgraded accordingly.
    How Landforms and Bodies
    of Water Affect Typhoons
    Tropical cyclones can only form over oceans of
    the world except in the South Atlantic Ocean and the
    South Eastern Pacific where a tropical cyclone could
    never be formed due to the cooler sea surface
    temperature and higher vertical wind shears. They
    reach their greatest intensity while located over
    warm tropical water. As soon as they move inland,
    they begin to weaken, but often not before they
    have caused great destruction.
    The Philippines is prone to tropical cyclones due to
    its geographical location which generally produce heavy
    rains and flooding of large areas. It also susceptible to
    strong winds which result in heavy casualties to human life
    and destructions to crops and properties. Thus, it is of
    utmost importance to have sufficient knowledge on such
    maritime phenomena for beneficial purposes.
    Philippines experienced many typhoons with
    approximately 19-20 typhoons per year. And somewhat
    each one of us is always fascinated with “WHY”.
    Answer the following questions:
    (For bodies of water)

    1. What are the bodies of water that surround the


    Philippines?
    2. Explain why those bodies of water contributes to
    the formation of typhoon.
    3. Do you think it is safe to leave in an area near
    the sea? Explain your answer.
    (For Landmasses)

    1. Based on the given map, give some examples of


    landforms that form the Philippines?
    2. What do you think will happened to a typhoon if
    it hits the mountainous area of a particular place?
    The formation of a typhoon involves the following
    processes:
    1. Evaporation of water at ocean surface temperatures of
    26.5 degree Celsius
    2. Convergence of air masses of different characteristics
    3. High humidity
    4. Warm air rises toward the cooler parts of the
    atmosphere; it cools off and the water vapor begins to
    form clouds

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