Typhoon Haiyan

• Category 5, hit areas of Southeast Asia in November 2013
• Began as a tropical depression on November 2nd 100km east of the Philippines
• Made landfall November 7th 2013 in the Philippines
• 10 minute sustained winds of 145 mph
• Storm surges reached over 5 m above sea level
• coconut, rice and sugarcane production accounted for 12.7% of the Philippines' GDP before the typhoon