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Why Typhoon Haiyan Caused So Much Damage

2013-11-11 23:22:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

National Public Radio: The deadly typhoon that swept through the Philippines was one of the strongest ever recorded. But storms nearly this powerful are actually common in the eastern Pacific. Typhoon Haiyan's devastation can be chalked up to a series of bad coincidences. Typhoons - known in our part of the world as hurricanes - gain their strength by drawing heat out of the ocean. Tropical oceans are especially warm, which is why the biggest storms, Category 4 and Category 5, emerge there. These storms also intensify...

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