A typhoon develops from warm ocean waters, gaining energy until it interacts with land or cold water, which causes it to weaken. Typhoons form first through warm ocean temperatures fueling their development, then through interactions with landforms and bodies of water that can either strengthen or weaken the storm by affecting the release of its energy. The Philippine Area of Responsibility monitors typhoons forming in that region.

1. TYPHOON

2. WHAT IS A TYPHOON?

3. HOW DO TYPHOONS DEVELOP?
First, there should be…

4. Second…

5. Then Voila!
A TYPHOON IS BORN!

6. How landforms and bodies of water affect
typhoons?
They affect typhoon based on what or how strong the energy
is released by the landforms and bodies of water.
Typhoons gain energy from warm ocean water and lose
energy over cold water. Interaction with land will weaken a
typhoon.

8. Philippine Area of Responsibility
(PAR)