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Natural Hazards and Peoples in the Indian Ocean World pp 105–141Cite as

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Philippine Typhoons Since the Seventeenth Century

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This chapter elaborates on the typhoons that affect the Philippines, including historical difficulties with forecasting the approach or trajectory of any given typhoon, the problems associated with the seasonal patterns, increasing wind speeds and the successive nature of typhoons that are associated with the Philippines and the importance of the El Niño and La Niña phenomena. The chapter also discusses the impacts of typhoons on agriculture and considers whether the Philippine government needs to develop a culture of response and remedy on behalf of its vulnerable populace, or whether a culture of capacity building, particularly in the area of mitigation and preparedness, will best serve the inevitable humanitarian crises and the dire associated costs as such disasters, activated by climate change and recent extreme weather, loom ever larger on the horizon.

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Warren, J.F. (2016). Philippine Typhoons Since the Seventeenth Century. In: Bankoff, G., Christensen, J. (eds) Natural Hazards and Peoples in the Indian Ocean World. Palgrave Series in Indian Ocean World Studies. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-349-94857-4_5

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