Tropical storms

• Low pressure- air sinks

  high pressure- air rises
• Where does it happen?

  between Tropic of Cancer and capricorn
• What are they sometimes know as?

  typhoons,hurricanes,cyclones
• 1. Ocean has to reach 27 degrees Celsius or higher and 60m deep
  2. Ocean warms the air above it which rises quickly
  3. Latent (left over) heat is released during condensation fuelling the storm further
  4. A wall of cumulonimbus cloud form and its rains heavily
  5. The cold air sinks creating a calm eye.
  6. Low pressure is created above the ocean and wind at the earth equator causes more warm air to be sucked up causing the storm to spin
  7. when the wind reaches up to 75mph it is called a tropical storm
• Where was typhoon Haiyaan?

  Philippines, Taalaban
• When did Typhoon Haiyaan happen?

  2013 November
• What were the wind speeds of Typhoon Haiyaan?

  170mph
• What was the wave height of Typhoon Haiyaan?

  15m (45ft)
• How many people died in Typhoon Hiayan?

  6,300
• What percentage of Tacloban was destroyed?

  90%
• How many people became homeless in Typhoon haiyan?

  600,000
• What did the flooding from Typhoon haiyan?

  caused landslide and blocked roads