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2. What is a typhoon?Typhoon A typhoon or tropical cyclonesalso known as Bagyo in thePhilippines is the global genericterm for an intense circulatingweather system over tropical seasand oceans. It is accompanied byvery strong winds, heavy rainsand large ocean waves. 3. PICTURES OF ATYPHOON 4. CYCLONEAn area of lowatmosphericpressuresurrounded by awind systemblowing, in thenorthernhemisphere, in acounter clockwisedirection. 5. PAGASA Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical andAstronomical Services Administration. - it is anational institution tasked by the government tomonitor and provide typhoon warnings, publicweather forecast and advisories, meteorological,astronomical and climatological. 6. TYPHOONS ARECATEGORIZED INTO FIVE:vCategory 1 - Tropical Depression-sustains winds between 119 and 153 km/hour (km/h). It isthe first notable stage in the formation of a hurricane.vCategory 2 - Tropical Storm (TS)- has winds between 154 and 177 km/h.-a tropical storm is a system of intense thunderstorms thatprogressively intensifies. 7. vvCategory 3 - Strong Typhoon-A strong typhoon is a system of low pressureand intense winds (between 178 and 209 km/h).vCategory 4 - Intense Typhoon (or Hurricane)-An intense typhoon sustains high winds of210 to 249 km/h and is classified as a category-5storm, which carries the highest element of risk.vCategory 5 - Violent Typhoon-A violent typhoon is characterized by windsexceeding 249 km/h. 8. PICTURES DURING ATYPHOON 9. 1. What people should do during a typhoon?Lock the windows 10. 2. What people should do during a typhoon?Clear the drains 11. 3. What people should do during a typhoon?Listen to the weather forecast 12. 4. What people should do during atyphoon?Put the tapes across the window 13. 5. What people should do during a typhoon?Put the flower pots indoor