Monday, November 18, 2013

Five reasons why the Philippines is Super Disaster Prone

An aerial photo showing the devastation caused by typhoon Haiyan in central Philippines.

1. Warm Ocean Water

    Located just above the equator, the Philippines faces the western Pacific without much else in the way to take the force of storms before they make landfall. Those warm, equatorial waters power storms, about 20 typhoons a year.

2. Coastal Homes


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