From vulnerability to resilience: Addressing the causes, impacts, and solutions for recurrent flash floods in the Philippines
September 2025
The Philippines is among the most disaster-prone nations. Its islands are frequently hit by floods, typhoons, landslides, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and droughts due to their location along major...
Summary of Retired Typhoons in the Western North Pacific Ocean
February 2012
Names have been given to tropical cyclones which raging through the western North Pacific Ocean since 1947. However, considering the disastrous impact or some extreme uniqueness quite a few typhoons...
Typhoon Odette (Rai): Rapid Intensification, Devastation, and Lessons for Resilient Recovery in the Philippines
Available online 8 November 2025
The study explored how Typhoon Odette developed, what made it so powerful, and how it deeply affected the lives of millions of Filipinos, disrupting homes, livelihoods, infrastructure, agriculture,...
How the National Forecasting Centre in Oman Dealt with Tropical Cyclone Gonu
February 2012
Tropical Cyclone Gonu affected the coastal areas of Oman during the period of 5th – 7th June 2007. The low pressure system which first developed on the 1st of June 2007 southwest of India intensified...
Recent increase in the number of Super Typhoons in the Philippines
Available online 11 September 2025
The negative impacts of tropical cyclones (TCs) on the Philippines’ socioeconomic development continue to rise, despite previous reports indicating a decline in the annual number of TCs within the Philippine...
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...
Simulation of North Indian Ocean Tropical Cyclones Using RAMS Numerical Weather Prediction Model
February 2014
Performance of non-hydrostatic Regional Atmospheric Modeling System (RAMS) in simulating the tropical cyclones of different intensities, formed during pre and post monsoon is evaluated. Study is carried...
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...
Characteristics and Near-Landfall Behavior of Tropical Cyclones Affecting the Philippines (1979–2024)
Available online 5 November 2025
The Philippines is one of the most frequently affected countries by tropical cyclones (TCs), yet key questions remain about how storm behavior evolves as they enter national warning domains. In this...
Typhoon Hato's precipitation characteristics based on PERSIANN
June 2021
Heavy precipitation induced by typhoons is the main driver of catastrophic flooding, and studying precipitation patterns is important for flood forecasting and early warning. Studying the space-time...
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...
Review of artificial intelligence application in typhoon forecasting
September 2025
As global climate warming intensifies, the frequency and intensity of typhoon (tropical cyclone) have become increasingly uncertain, posing significant challenges to human society. Traditional typhoon...
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...
The influence of El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) on the characteristics of tropical cyclones in Indonesia waters
September 2025
Indonesia, bordered by the Indian and Pacific Oceans, is influenced by tropical cyclone (TC) activity and phenomena such as the El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) and Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD). This...
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...
Assessing the impact of tropical cyclones on economic sectors in Costa Rica, Central America
September 2024
Tropical cyclones (TC) pose a persistent natural hazard to Costa Rica. Exposure to natural hazards, such as mass movements and floods, is compounded by a growing urban population and inadequate land...
Tropical Cyclone Activity Over the Western North Pacific in 2013
September 2014
This paper presents a review of tropical cyclone (TC) activity over the western North Pacific in 2013 and examines the main factors that influenced the pattern of activity. The 2013 season was characterized...
A Discussion of the Most Intense Tropical Cyclones in the Western North Pacific From 1978 to 2013
February 2015
This study examines a number of very intense tropical cyclones (TCs) in the western North Pacific (WNP) since 1978 as depicted by the best track data from the four main weather agencies in the WNP,...
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...
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...
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...
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....
Assessing the impact of climate change on land-falling tropical cyclones (LFTCs) over the North Indian Ocean (NIO) and their effects on coastal agriculture in Maharashtra: A case study
June 2025
The intensity of tropical cyclonic storms formed over the North Indian Ocean (NIO) has increased over the last two decades. The increasing severity of cyclonic storms has serious socioeconomic and agricultural...
Spatio-temporal variation of cyclone intensity over the coastal region of Bangladesh using 134 years track analysis
March 2022
The cyclone tracks from 1877 to 2020 were analyzed to detect the spatial and temporal intensity. The tracks were gathered from previously published works. The previous articles' tracks were digitized...
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...