How Typhoons Affect Us

It happens in a short span of time because of the sudden heavy rain.

• flood

• spillway

• landslide

• gale

• Flash floods

It is the movement of a large mass of soil downward on a slope because of gravity.

• flood

• spillway

• landslide

• gale

• Flash floods

It is the overflow of water over normally dry land that could not be absorbed anymore.

• flood

• spillway

• landslide

• gale

• Flash floods

It is a structure that directs the overflowing water from a dam or under a bridge safely away from other structures.

• flood

• spillway

• landslide

• gale

• Flash floods

It is a strong wind on the surface of the ocean, which is usually measured in knots, a nautical unit of speed, where 1 knot is equal to 1.852 km/h.

• flood

• spillway

• landslide

• gale

• Flash floods

It is the name given to these storms in the Atlantic Ocean and Eastern Pacific.

• Surge

• Hurricane

• Typhoon

• Cyclone

It is a type of large storm system having a circular or spiral system of violent winds, typically hundreds of kilometers or miles in diameter.

• Typhoon

• Storm Surge

• Flood

• Tsunami

PSWS means _______.

• Public Surge Warning Signals

• Public Storm Warning Signals

• Public Signal Warned Storms

• Public System Warning Signals

WINDS OF 30-60 KPH

• SIGNAL #1

• SIGNAL #2

• SIGNAL #3

• SIGNAL #4

WINDS OF GREATER THAN 60 KPH AND UP TO 100 KPH

• SIGNAL #1

• SIGNAL #2

• SIGNAL #3

• SIGNAL #4