KIDS TRIVIA

Detailed explanation-1: -In the Pacific Ocean, the tropical cyclones that form normally move slowly towards the west or west northwest, threatening the Philippines. They usually move at an average speed of 19 kilometers per hour, often guided by the main airstream above them.

Detailed explanation-2: -Typhoons occur very often in the Philippines. On average, they happen about 14 times a year. The hardest hit regions are Calabarzon, Bicol and Central Luzon. The typhoon season in the Pacific usually begins with less severe storms in April and does not end until November.

Detailed explanation-3: -Tropical cyclones are referred to by different names depending on where they originate in the world. Hurricanes occur in the Atlantic Ocean and the eastern north Pacific Ocean. Typhoons occur in the western Pacific Ocean. Tropical cyclones occur in the south Pacific Ocean and Indian Ocean.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Pacific Ocean generates the greatest number of tropical storms and cyclones. The most powerful storms, sometimes called super typhoons, occur in the western Pacific.