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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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...
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Characteristic features of Super Cyclone ‘AMPHAN’- observed through satellite images
March 2021
Characteristic features of Super Cyclonic Storm (SuCS), AMPHAN which crossed West Bengal-Bangladesh Coast on May 20, 2020 have been analyzed based on INSAT-3D & passive microwave (PMW) images with special...
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Recent Advances in Research and Forecasting of Tropical Cyclone Track, Intensity, and Structure at Landfall
May 2018
This review prepared for the fourth International Workshop on Tropical Cyclone Landfall Processes (IWTCLP-4) summarizes the most recent (2015-2017) theoretical and practical knowledge in the field of...
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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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Tropical cyclones and climate change
December 2019
Since the Eighth International Workshop on Tropical Cyclones (IWTC-8), held in December 2014, progress has been made in our understanding of the relationship between tropical cyclone (TC) characteristics,...
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Analysing the atmospheric-oceanic conditions driving the sustained long track and intensity of Tropical Cyclone Freddy
December 2024
During February–March 2023, the record-breaking tropical cyclone (TC) Freddy caused widespread flooding and damages across southeastern Africa. While <5 % of TCs make landfall into southern Africa,...
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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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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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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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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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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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A review of recent research progress on the effect of external influences on tropical cyclone intensity change
September 2023
Over the past four years, significant research has advanced our understanding of how external factors influence tropical cyclone (TC) intensity changes. Research on air-sea interactions shows that increasing...
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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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Development of strong asymmetric convection leading to rapid intensification of tropical cyclones
December 2024
Recent intensifying tropical cyclones around the globe are analysed to examine the observed winds structure in their inner core. The winds in sectors with strong bands of thunderstorms were observed...
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