NASA AIRS infrared data showed cloud top temperatures as cold as 210
degrees kelvin/-81.67F/-63.15C/ in the thick band of thunderstorms
around the center. Those cold temperatures indicate very high, powerful
thunderstorms with very heavy rain potential.
(Credit: NASA/JPL, Ed
Olsen)
8 comments:
It is interesting to compare, especially in this month of giving thanks, our lives to other people's lives. If you read this article and look at pictures, there are so many differences between their life and ours. The way that hurricane has been affecting their lives is tremendous. Robbing them of the little amount of shelter they had, they never knew whether to expect to see their family upon reaching their shelter. The hurricane is devastating and many people have already died. The pictures look even worse than Sandy, where firefighters had to use inflatable boats to reach houses. I really feel extremely bad for the people in the Philippines and I am grateful for the life that I have.
When I first heard about this Super-Typhoon on the news, I immediately could imagine what all of the people in the Philippines felt like. With some relatives dying It must feel awful. Most of them probably were not prepared for the extreme weather conditions, with their poor shelter. This typhoon probably taught them to be more prepared for this kind of disaster and always be grateful for what you have, it doesn't necessarily last forever. I definitely agree with Arthur, I am grateful for the wonderful life I have.
This is a very sad article when you think about it. We right have food and water to eat and drink. A lot of people in the Philippines areprobaly outside waiting for food and water. I also agree with Kristin and Arthur. I would rate this article a 7.
When I read this article, I can see how devastating it would be to the inhabitants. I have a hard time imagining how it would be to have an unexpected typhoon hit your town. I shiver at the thought of having my house fall down around me and everything I have ever done and worked for collapse. I heard a radio broadcast on this topic and it focused on a man that had his whole town destroyed. He couldn't even contact everyone in his family! It is really something to consider, and I think that we should reach out to them. Also, I don't think the Typhoon Warning Center alerted the inhabitants of the area fast enough. If they had been alerted, there may have been more of a chance for them. Instead, they were hit with the full blow of the typhoon. It seems that on the Saffir-Simpson scale they referred to, this hurricane was rated the highest on the chart. This must have been a very difficult hurricane to live through, and in conclusion, I think that the scientists should quicken the rate of their warnings to the public.
I first heard about Super-Typhoon Haiyan on the news. It has been one of the strongest typhoons in 2013! It was hitting the Philipines at about 230 mph! I cannot imagine how the people there felt. I would not like to be in the position of those unfortunate Philipino people. This connects to our topic in advisory, gratitude. This article helped me realize how fortunate we here in America are. Recently, in California, we haven't really had any cyclones or very large large earthquakes. I feel that we are really lucky to be in a great place and feel bad for the people that have relatives in the Philipines here and in other places in the world too. It is probably almost as bad for them as the people actually living there. I agree with Kristin and Arthur that I am grateful for this wonderful life that I have.
Part of my family lives in the Philippines, and when I heard about Haiyan from my mother, I was terrified. A lot of the Filipino people don't have proper homes, and they make their houses out of pieces of trash. Now, this typhoon has ripped even more houses out of the ground, and made even more people lose their houses. Seeing how much destruction was caused really scares me. During the typhoon, I was terrified because not knowing being able to know whether my family was okay was horrifying. In the aftermath of the hurricane, I am still very sad about it because the people of the Philippines are in pain. There is a tradition in the Philippines that anyone that you are friends with become your family, and that makes it even more hard for me to hear about. I am relieved that my family is ok, and that they were out of the range of the hurricane. I know how lucky I am that I don't live in a typhoon prone country.
I think that this was a very tragic moment, when I first heard this, I was absolutely stunned. (well in a bad way) I do agree with Arthur, this is probably worse than Hurricane Sandy. I can completely imagine how devastating for all of those people in starvation, and a lack of shelter. It taught me to be grateful for what I have, and how safe the region I live in is. After reading this article, I was more grateful for my life.
I thought that this article was interesting. I already knew about the typhoon. Now it provided me with the weather and the satellite pictures. Overall the article was informative of what happened and it gave me a sense of how lucky I am to live in Los Angeles, where there is no hurricanes and typhoons.
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