Nov 202013
SUPER TYPHOON Yolanda (international name: Haiyan) is definitely one for the books — significantly surpassing all records and recalibrating atmospheric standards. It is by far the strongest typhoon in Philippine history and in the world this year. By a wide-range of comparison, its sustained winds of 315 kilometers per hour were far stronger than hurricane Katrina’s (2005) winds of 201 km/h and superstorm Sandy’s winds of 129 km/h. Emphasizing the typhoon’s impact on the global environment, TIME, in its Nov. 25 issue, bleakly remarked: “Haiyan wasn’t the result of climate change, but the typhoon’s strength could well be a sign of catastrophes to come”.