2020 tropical cyclones in the Philippines: A review
September 2021
The official website of the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said more tropical cyclones (TCs) enter the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) than...
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Assessment on Disaster Risk Reduction of Tropical Storm Washi
September 2013
In December, 2011, the world's second most deadly disaster of the year, Tropical Storm Washi (known as Sendong in the Philippines) landed along the east coast of Mindanao, Philippines, causing 1,292...
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A Global View of the Landfall Characteristics of Tropical Cyclones
September 2014
This report presents a climatology of the landfall characteristics of tropical cyclones (TCs) by country. Land-falling TCs can produce strong winds, storm surges and severe flooding that may result...
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An update on the influence of natural climate variability and anthropogenic climate change on tropical cyclones
September 2023
A substantial number of studies have been published since the Ninth International Workshop on Tropical Cyclones (IWTC-9) in 2018, improving our understanding of the effect of climate change on tropical...
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Flash flood modeling in the data-poor basin: A case study in Matina River Basin
June 2021
Forecasting flooding hazards is a very effective non-engineering measure for flood control. Presently, the commonly used forecasting method in simulating flash flood events is through a watershed hydrological...
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Remote sensing and analysis of tropical cyclones: Current and emerging satellite sensors
December 2023
This article describes recent advances in the capability of new satellite sensors for observing Tropical Cyclones (TC) fine structure, wind field, and temporal evolution. The article is based on a World...
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Research advances on internal processes affecting tropical cyclone intensity change from 2018–2022
March 2023
This contribution summarizes the significant progress in a variety of topic areas related to internal tropical cyclone (TC) intensity change processes over 2018–2022 from the WMO Tenth International...
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Review of big-data and AI application in typhoon-related disaster risk early warning in Typhoon Committee region
December 2023
ESCAP/WMO Typhoon Committee Members are directly or indirectly affected by typhoons every year. Members have accumulated rich experiences dealing with typhoons' negative impact and developed the technologies...
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Recent advancements in aircraft and in situ observations of tropical cyclones
June 2023
Observations of tropical cyclones (TC) from aircraft and in situ platforms provide critical and unique information for analyzing and forecasting TC intensity, structure, track, and their associated...
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Role of multi-purpose cyclone shelters in India: Last mile or neighbourhood evacuation
December 2020
India follows a strategy of having Multi-Purpose Cyclone Shelters along the coastline for tropical cyclone risk mitigation. These shelters are meant to provide refuge to vulnerable populations at the...
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A review of recent advances (2018–2021) on tropical cyclone intensity change from operational perspectives, part 1: Dynamical model guidance
March 2023
This review summarizes the rapporteur report on tropical cyclone (TC) intensity change from the operational perspective, as presented to the 10th International Workshop on TCs (IWTC-10) held in Bali,...
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Advances in tropical cyclone prediction on subseasonal time scales during 2019–2022
June 2023
This review describes advances in understanding and forecasting tropical cyclone (TC) subseasonal variability during the past four years. A large effort by the scientific community has been in understanding...
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Spatio-temporal behaviours of tropical cyclones over the bay of Bengal Basin in last five decades
March 2022
Present research is an endeavour to scrutinise the spatio-temporal climatic characteristics of tropical cyclones (TCs) bustle in the Bay of Bengal basin, found in RSMC-IMD data all through 1971–2020....
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Forecasting tropical cyclone rainfall and flooding hazards and impacts
June 2023
This review summarizes the rapporteur report on advances in monitoring and forecasting of rainfall associated with tropical cyclones (TCs) and its impact during 2014–18, as presented to the 10th International...
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Tropical cyclogenesis: Controlling factors and physical mechanisms
September 2023
In this review, advances in the understanding of the controlling factors and physical mechanisms of tropical cyclogenesis (TCG) are summarized from recent (2018–2022) research on TCG, as presented in...
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Phase transitions between tropical, subtropical, and extratropical cyclones: A review from IWTC-10
December 2023
This review, which was adapted from a Tenth International Workshop on Tropical Cyclones (IWTC-10) report, discusses research findings and operational practices relevant to cyclone types and phase transitions...
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Recommendations for improved tropical cyclone formation and position probabilistic Forecast products
December 2023
Prediction of the potentially devastating impact of landfalling tropical cyclones (TCs) relies substantially on numerical prediction systems. Due to the limited predictability of TCs and the need to...
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Study on Typhoon Disaster Loss and Risk Prediction and Benefit Assessment of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation
December 2018
Based on the meteorological monitoring data of Typhoon Nesat and Haitang in Fujian Province in 2017, the data of the typhoon disaster situation and third-party evaluation of typhoon disaster prevention...
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Mapping the multi-hazards risk index for coastal block of Sundarban, India using AHP and machine learning algorithms
December 2022
Global climate change, climate extremes, and overuse of natural resources are all major contributors to the risk brought on by cyclones. In I West Bengal state of India, the Pathar Pratima Block frequently...
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Assessment of the damages and direct economic loss in Hong Kong due to Super Typhoon Mangkhut in 2018
December 2020
Super Typhoon Mangkhut hit Hong Kong on September 16, 2018, necessitating the issuance of the highest tropical cyclone warning signal, No. 10 Hurricane Signal. Packing ferocious winds and record-breaking...
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Estimating tropical cyclone surface winds: Current status, emerging technologies, historical evolution, and a look to the future
September 2021
This article provides a review of tropical cyclone (TC) surface wind estimation from an operational forecasting perspective. First, we provide a summary of operational forecast center practices and...
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Recent advances in research on tropical cyclogenesis
June 2020
This review article summarizes recent (2014–2019) advances in our understanding of tropical cyclogenesis, stemming from activities at the ninth International Workshop on Tropical Cyclones. Tropical...
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Recent advances in operational tropical cyclone genesis forecast
December 2023
Tropical cyclone (TC) genesis prediction is a major scientific challenge to the TC operation and research community. This report surveys the current status of TC genesis forecasts by a number of major...
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Recent advances in seasonal and multi-annual tropical cyclone forecasting
September 2023
Seasonal tropical cyclone (TC) forecasting has evolved substantially since its commencement in the early 1980s. However, present operational seasonal TC forecasting services still do not meet the requirements...
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Impact-based forecasting for improving the capacity of typhoon-related disaster risk reduction in typhoon committee region
September 2022
The two most common types of disasters caused by natural hazards in the Asia-Pacific region are floods and storms, many of them associated with typhoon (tropical cyclone) related impacts. To improve...
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