#Typhoon Goni

[rjzimmerman]

Excerpt from this story from the LA Times:

In 1973, the National Hurricane Center introduced the Saffir-Simpson scale, a five-category rating system that classified hurricanes by wind intensity.

At the bottom of the scale was Category 1, for storms with sustained winds of 74 to 95 mph. At the top was Category 5, for disasters with winds of 157 mph or more.

In the half-century since the scale’s debut, land and ocean temperatures have steadily risen as a result of greenhouse gas emissions. Hurricanes have become more intense, with stronger winds and heavier rainfall. This week a research team at the University of Pennsylvania led by climate scientist Michael Mann predicted that the North Atlantic will see an unprecedented 33 named tropical cyclones from June 1 to Nov. 30.

With catastrophic storms regularly blowing past the 157-mph threshold, some scientists argue, the Saffir-Simpson scale no longer adequately conveys the threat the biggest hurricanes present.

Earlier this year, two climate scientists published a paper that compared historical storm activity to a hypothetical version of the Saffir-Simpson scale that included a Category 6, for storms with sustained winds of 192 mph or more.

Of the 197 hurricanes classified as Category 5 from 1980 to 2021, five fit the description of a hypothetical Category 6 hurricane: Typhoon Haiyan in 2013, Hurricane Patricia in 2015, Typhoon Meranti in 2016, Typhoon Goni in 2020 and Typhoon Surigae in 2021.

Patricia, which made landfall near Jalisco, Mexico, in October 2015, is the most powerful tropical cyclone ever recorded in terms of maximum sustained winds. (While the paper looked at global storms, only storms in the Atlantic Ocean and the northern Pacific Ocean east of the International Date Line are officially ranked on the Saffir-Simpson scale. Other parts of the world use different classification systems.)

Though the storm had weakened to a Category 4 by the time it made landfall, its sustained winds over the Pacific Ocean hit 215 mph.

“That’s kind of incomprehensible,” said Michael F. Wehner, a senior scientist at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and co-author of the Category 6 paper. “That’s faster than a racing car in a straightaway. It’s a new and dangerous world.”

In their paper, which was published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Wehner and co-author James P. Kossin of the University of Wisconsin–Madison did not explicitly call for the adoption of a Category 6, primarily because the scale is quickly being supplanted by other measurement tools that more accurately gauge the hazard of a specific storm.

[dan6085]

Here's the list of the top 20 typhoons in history based on the provided sources:

1. **Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda)** - November 8, 2013, Philippines - 315 km/h - 6,300 deaths - ₱95.5 billion

2. **Typhoon Odette (Rai)** - December 2021, Philippines - 280 km/h - 409 deaths - ₱51.8 billion

3. **Typhoon Pablo (Bopha)** - December 2012, Philippines - 280 km/h - 1,901 deaths - ₱43.2 billion

4. **Typhoon Glenda (Rammasun)** - July 2014, Philippines - 260 km/h - 225 deaths - ₱38.6 billion

5. **Typhoon Ompong (Mangkhut)** - September 2018, Philippines - 250 km/h - 64 deaths - ₱1.65 billion

6. **Typhoon Ondoy (Ketsana)** - September 2009, Philippines - 240 km/h - 464 deaths - ₱23 billion

7. **Typhoon Pedring (Nesat)** - September 2011, Philippines - 213 km/h - 66 deaths - ₱3.45 billion

8. **Typhoon Lando (Santi)** - October 2015, Philippines - 210 km/h - 48 deaths - ₱5.9 billion

9. **Typhoon Rolly (Goni)** - October 2020, Philippines - 225 km/h - 25 deaths - ₱11 billion

10. **Typhoon Ulysses (Vamco)** - October 2020, Philippines - 220 km/h - 20 deaths - ₱10 billion

11. **Typhoon Vongfong** - April 2020, Japan - 250 km/h - 0 deaths - ₱1 billion

12. **Typhoon Hagibis** - October 2019, Japan - 240 km/h - 90 deaths - ₱1.5 trillion

13. **Typhoon Jebi** - September 2018, Japan - 240 km/h - 11 deaths - ₱1.2 trillion

14. **Typhoon Lan** - September 2017, Japan - 240 km/h - 0 deaths - ₱1 trillion

15. **Typhoon Merbok** - May 2011, Japan - 240 km/h - 0 deaths - ₱500 billion

16. **Typhoon Songda** - July 2008, Japan - 240 km/h - 0 deaths - ₱400 billion

17. **Typhoon Krosa** - July 2007, Japan - 240 km/h - 0 deaths - ₱300 billion

18. **Typhoon Bilis** - July 2006, Japan - 240 km/h - 0 deaths - ₱200 billion

19. **Typhoon Nida** - July 2005, Japan - 240 km/h - 0 deaths - ₱150 billion

20. **Typhoon Ma-on** - July 2004, Japan - 240 km/h - 0 deaths - ₱100 billion

Sources

[1] List of super typhoons - Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_super_typhoons

[2] Top 10 Strongest Typhoons in the Philippines: Updated List 2023 https://www.moneymax.ph/lifestyle/articles/infographic-the-10-deadliest-typhoons-in-the-philippines

[3] The 36 Deadliest Tropical Cyclones in World History https://www.wunderground.com/hurricane/articles/deadliest-tropical-cyclones

[4] 10 Worst Typhoons that Went Down in Philippine History https://m2comms.com/2023/03/28/10-worst-typhoons-that-went-down-in-philippine-history/

[thedalatribune]

© Paolo Dala

On Assignment: Catanduanes

I did a quick water resources work assignment in my favorite Bicol Province... The last time I was in Catanduanes was back in February 2021. It looked a lot different back then. The province was still recovering from getting hit by two (2) Typhoons, Rolly (Goni) and Ulysses (Vamco); and also COVID-19 Lockdowns were happening that time. Nevertheless, even if ninety nine percent (99%) of the trees in the were knocked down and landslides were all over the place and I couldn’t explore because of quarantines, I still felt like it was the most beautiful of the Bicol Province for me...

Of course now that I’ve been there when everything was back to normally and I’ve been able to explore it a little, I am now more convinced that it is most beautiful of the Bicol Provinces. 

[sevenate]

hello if you are planning to donate bc of typhoon goni, please don't give our national government money. send them through NGOs. or through the vice president's office.

[banished-ghost]

Hello! If you've been following international news religiously, you likely know by now that the Philippines was devastated by tropical cyclone after cyclone. If I remember correctly we had 5 tropical cyclones in the span of three weeks, and 3 of those 5 were typhoons: one was typhoon Molave (Quinta) who went through southern Luzon and the Visayas islands, the second one was super typhoon Goni (Rolly) who brought 2013's Haiyan (Yolanda) level winds and rain in southern Luzon and much more severely impacted the islands still recovering from Quinta 2 days before, and the most recent one is typhoon Vamco (Ulysses) who brought intense rain and floods reaching two stories high within 6 hours today in central Luzon including the nation's capital and reminded people of 2009's typhoon Ketsana (Ondoy).

I'm not telling y'all to donate, but if you can and want to, please please please donate to NGOs or the partners of the office of the vice president instead of directly to the government. Even the most disaster-prepared local government unit is asking for help from the private sector instead of the national government. I'm not going to rant about the government here, but there are questions about transparency, the handling of funds (especially COVID-19 funds), and more.

If you want to donate, please do so here:

https://redcross.org.ph/ways-to-donate/

https://www.kayanatin.ph/donate/

[jungkookiebus]

you guys don't forget about our friends and ARMY friends in the Philippines. They have a category five typhoon with 155 mph winds hitting them tomorrow.

[keiyoomi]

Just a quick update with regards to Typhoon Rolly (Goni).

it made its first landfall in catanduanes, second landfall in albay, third landfall in quezon, and fourth is in batangas.

it’s already in the west philippine sea.

under the cut because it’s gonna be lengthy.

news reports

*still gathering information/developing story (news)

communication lines are still down in catanduanes (the first island to experience the wrath of the typhoon). available news/updates about the island: (1) (2) (3) (4)

there are 10 fatalities (so far) in the bicol region from flooding and lahar flow. (1) (2) (3)

families in a subdivision (tierra verde subdivision in batangas) were trapped inside their houses. (1) (2) (3)

relief operations (1)

donation links

this are the links to huge/known networks in the philippines. i’ll only cite legit/known organizations.

philippine red cross

sagip kapamilya

kapuso foundation

[rjzimmerman]

[nerditoutwithbooks]

MISHA TWEETS IN TAGALOG TO SUPPORT RELIEF EFFORTS from the most powerful storm of 2020

[helloiamausacresfan]

Reddit comments on CNN article: "Philippines evacuates nearly 1 million as world's strongest typhoon of 2020 approaches"

[sansimeonsims]

We’re experiencing two exceptionally destructive typhoons in the middle of a pandemic. If you are within the Philippines have the  resources to share, here are a few organizations aiding the affected people who might need your assistance.

[pataytayo]

Hello folks! The Philippines (particularly the island of Luzon) has been hit by Typhoon Ulysses (Vamco) just days after Super Typhoon Rolly (Goni)--the strongest typhoon on earth this year. And before those, we also had Typhoon Quinta weeks before. All these happening during a pandemic.

Our local government units are already overwhelmed and is seeking help from other individuals and organizations. The performance of the national government is also lacking--some government officials even have the audacity to shift the blame on the people. We are still expecting more typhoons for the rest of the year and we need all the help we can get. 

Here’s a list of some donation drives compiled by CNN Philippines

I’m also posting some with Paypal accounts below:

From the Youth Advocates for Climate Action Philippines:

From People for Accountable Governance and Sustainable Action (Pagasa)

[rosliwtor]

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[ingmars-strawberries]

Philippines’ Typhoon Goni

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-54759868

“Typhoon Goni: Philippines survivor tells of children swept away”; https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-54836809

“Another Severe Storm Threatens Philippines Just Days After Super Typhoon Goni”; https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/international/2020/11/05/589691.htm

[walangmaboto]

Pitong Taon, Supertyphoon din, Dalawang Presidente, Walang pagbabago

Ano ba yung inaalala natin kay PNoy nung Yolanda?

Madalas nga yung nasa taas pero kadalasan ang naiisip natin kay PNoy ang ang katagang ‘buhay ka pa naman’. Durug na ang Tacloban at di niya alam kung ano gagawin niya, sasabihin mo yun?

PNOY: Buhay ka pa naman, di ba? SAF 44: Mr. President, uhmm...

— ThinkingPinoy (@iMthinkingPinoy)

January 25, 2018

Paboritong quote ni Thinking Pinoy isang DDS. Sa tweet sa itaas inulit niya sa issue ng SAF 44, taon na makalipas ang Yolanda.

Ngayon Typhoon Rolly.

“You know kung wala kayong mga patay, ok lang.”

Wala akong pakialam kung sinabi niya dahil atat ang taong bayan mag trabaho siya o atat ang nasalanta dahil wala siya para mapanatag sila. Katulad kay PNoy malaking kabastusan yan sa damdamin ng nahihirapan.

Hindi pa nga tapos ang Marawi. Sisigaw ba tayo ng nasaan ang Rolly Funds balang araw?

[melodrama2016]

Typhoon Goni is barrelling across the Philippines, bringing with it "cat...