GG231 Lecture 8: GG231 - lesson 8 notes online course
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Le s s o n 8 hu rric a n e s. 8. 0 in tro d u c tio n. In la te 2013, a la rge typhoon, ha iya n, hit the p hilippine s a nd wa s re corde d a s one of the s tronge s t s torms to hit la nd. S us ta ine d winds re a ching 315 km/hr, pla ce s this s torm a t the high e nd of a ca te gory 5 cyclone (or hurrica ne in north ame rica ) La rge incre a s e in s e a le ve l. De a dlie s t s torm or the ce ntury. ***for more ba ckground on the s torm de ve lopme nt a nd its impa ct re a d through the ma te ria l a t the nas a we bs ite .
