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THE 2012 WESTERN PACIFIC TYPHOON SEASON As of September 20, 2012

THE 2012 WESTERN PACIFIC TYPHOON SEASON As of September 20, 2012. Walter Hays, Global Alliance for Disaster Reduction, University of North Carolina, USA. THE FORECAST FOR THE 2012 PACIFIC TYPHOON SEASON.

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THE 2012 WESTERN PACIFIC TYPHOON SEASON As of September 20, 2012

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  1. THE 2012 WESTERN PACIFIC TYPHOON SEASONAs of September 20, 2012 Walter Hays, Global Alliance for Disaster Reduction, University of North Carolina, USA

  2. THE FORECAST FOR THE 2012 PACIFIC TYPHOON SEASON • An above average season was forecast in expectation of El Nino’s impacts in the Pacific. • Significant impacts were expected, as usual, in the Philippines, China, and Japan.

  3. STORM TRACKS AS OF SEPTEMBER 20, 2012

  4. PRE-SELECTED NAMES FOR 2012 • PAKHAR – March 27 • MARWAR – May 31-June 6 • TALIM – June 8 • DOKSURI – June 25-30 • VICENTE – July 24-25 • SAOLA – July 28 • DAMREY – August 1

  5. PRE-SELECTED NAMES FOR 2012 • HAIKUI – August 6 • KIROGI – August 9 • TAI-TAK – August 16 • TEMBIN – August 18 • BOLAVEN – September 4 • SAMBA – September 12 • JELAWAT – September 20

  6. CONSECUTIVE INPACTS IN CHINA: JULY-SEPTEMBER • Consecutive tropical storms/typhoons (Vicente, Talim, Saola, Damrey, Haikui, Kai-Tak, Talem, and Bolaven ) left at least 51 died, displaced over 4.1 million people, and caused direct economic losses exceeding 65.57 billion yuan (10.36 billion USD).

  7. STORM TRACKS OF NOTABLE STORMS OF THE 2012 SEASON

  8. TROPICAL STORM PAKHAR: VIETNAM; MARCH 24 – APRIL 2

  9. TROPICAL STORM MAWAR: PHILIPPINES.; MAY 31-JUNE 6

  10. GUCHOL: 1ST TYPHOON OF SEASON: JUNE 19, 2012

  11. As of August 22, 15 typhoons had formed in the northwest Pacific Ocean and south China Sea, six of which made landfall in China, more than twice as many as in 2011.

  12. GUCHOL: A CAT I STORM • Guchol caused heightened concerns for safety at the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant, damaged earlier in the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami.

  13. GUCHOL: A RAINMAKER • High waves, heavy rain (9 cm/hr) and strong winds impacted the south coast of Honshu as far east as Nagoya and the Izu peninsula, southwest of Tokyo. • Evacuation advisory issued for 10,000 residents.

  14. TROPICAL STORM TALIM: CHINA; JULY 8, 2012

  15. TROPICAL STORM DOKSURI: JUNE 25-30

  16. DOKSURI IMPACTED THE PHILIPPINES, TAIWAN, AND CHINA • Over $54 million in wind and water damage.

  17. VICENTE: A CAT 4 STORM • After landfall in Guangdong, China on July 24th, Vincente became a rainmaker across China

  18. TYPHOON VINCENTE CAUSES RECORD FLOODING IN BEIJING, CHINA AREAJULY 24-25, 2012

  19. VICENTE’S PATH ENROUTE TO GUONGDONG, CHINA

  20. VICENTE

  21. VICENTE: A CAT 4 STORM WITH A REGIONAL IMPACT • After landfall on July 24th in Guangdong, China, Vicente became a big rainmaker, causing regional flooding in diverse places like Beijing (the capitol) and Hong Kong.

  22. VINCENTE CAUSES FLOODING IN BEIJING

  23. BEIJING-HONG KONG-MACAO EXPRSSWAY; JULY 24, 2012

  24. BEIJING-HONG KONG-MACAO EXPRSSWAY; CLEANING UP

  25. BEIJING-HONG KONG-MACAO EXPRSSWAY: CLEANING UP

  26. SOLDIERS WITH SANDBAGS: FANGSHAN DISTRICT

  27. Vicente’s flooding was devastating in spite of flood control measures added since the 1940’s: dams,280 000 km of embankments, 86 000 reservoirs, and 97 flood retention areas

  28. SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACTS • Worst deluge in 61 years • One day of rainfall in the Beijing area (18 inches) was equal to 6 months of normal rainfall • 100 dead; 38 in Beijing area

  29. SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACTS • $1.6 billion in urban damage • 57,000 forced from homes • Over 12,000 hectares of agricultural food crops impacted,

  30. TYPHOON SAOLA: JULY 28

  31. TYPHOON DAMREY: AUGUST 1

  32. TYPHOON HAIKUI: AUGUST 6

  33. SEVERE TROPICAL STORM KIROGI: AUGUST 9

  34. TYPHOON TAI-TAK (HELEN): AUGUST 15

  35. Typhoon Kai-Tak left three people dead, one person missing and forced over 111,500 people to evacuate their homes in southwest China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region.

  36. TYPHOON TEMBIN: AUGUST 18

  37. Tembin’s path was unusual as the result of Bolaven’s concurrent presence, but its heavy rains and high winds caused considerable damage in Taiwan.

  38. TYPHOON BOLAVEN: SEPTEMBER 4

  39. TYPHOON BOLAVEN: SOUTH KOREA • The most violent storm to hit South Korea in a decade hit on Monday and by late Tuesday had left at least 10 people dead and knocked out power to about 1.2 million households

  40. TYPHOON BOLAVEN: NORTH KOREA • Typhoon Bolaven killed at least 48 people in North Korea, destroyed 6,700 homes, damaged 124,000 acres of crops, knocked down 16,730 trees, and damaged 880 industrial and public buildings.

  41. TYPHOON BOLAVEN: CHINA • Typhoon Bolaven triggered heavy flooding in China's northeastern region, driving thousands from their homes.

  42. TYPHOON SANBA: GUAM; SEPTEMBER 12

  43. SANBA: A SUPER TYPHOON, ENTOUTE TO LANDFALL ON KOREAN PINUNSULA

  44. JAPAN: IMPACTS OF SANBA • Heavy rain and high velocity winds impacted southwestern Japan. • The rain caused flooding and landslides. • 67,000 homes in Japan lost power.

  45. SANBA: LANDFALL IN S. KOREA AS A CAT 3 TYPHOON; SEPT. 16

  46. SANBA: LANDFALL IN S. KOREA; SEPT. 16

  47. SANBA’S WAVES

  48. SANBA’S WAVES

  49. SANBA’S WAVES SOUTH OF SEOUL

  50. SANBA MAKES LANDFALL IN SOUTH KOREA: SEPT 16 • Sanba made landfall in the southern port of Yeosu shortly before midday (0300 GMT), Sunday, packing winds of around 137 kilometres (85 miles) per hour.

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