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Pagasa: Cyclones are just like planes, trains...
The Philippine Star
|November 26, 2024
What do typhoons and planes have in common?
According to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, their speed.
An official of PAGASA has likened the five categories of tropical cyclones to modes of transportation, where a super typhoon can be compared to a moving airplane.
PAGASA weather specialist Benison Estareja added that a tropical depression can be compared to a moving bicycle; a tropical storm, to a moving motorcycle, and a severe tropical storm and typhoon to a moving train in other countries.
"We categorize a super typhoon if its wind strength reaches 221 kilometers per hour, but we downgraded (the category) to 185 kph as the wind is already very strong," he said.
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