Precautionary and Safety Measures for Hydro-Meteorological Hazards
Precautionary and Safety Measures for Hydro-Meteorological Hazards 1. Tropical cyclones are hydrometeorological hazards characterized by strong winds and heavy rain. Every year, an average of 19 tropical cyclones enter the Philippine Area of Responsibility and approximately 9-10 make landfall in the Philippines. This is because the Philippines is located on the western rim of the Pacific Ocean, where most tropical cyclones pass. Tropical cyclones can have a forecast lead time of 5 days. 2. Thunderstorms are generally local storms produced by cumulonimbus clouds and are always accompanied by lightning and thunder, usually with strong wind gusts, heavy rain and sometimes with hail and/or tornado. Thunderstorms are typical in warm environments like the tropics and may persist for 1 to 2 hours. 3. Flood is the overflowing of the normal confines of a stream or bodies of water, or the accumulation of water over areas that are not normally submerged. While flooding may last days or even we
