Storm surge awareness in the Philippines prior to Typhoon Haiyan: A comparative analysis with tsunami awareness in recent times

• Main Authors: Esteban, Miguel, Valenzuela, Ven Paolo, Matsumaru, Ryo, Mikami, Takahito, Shibayama, Tomoya, Takagi, Hiroshi, Thao, Nguyen Danh, De Leon, Mario
• Format: text
• Published: Animo Repository 2016
• Subjects: Typhoon Haiyan, 2013; Emergency management; Typhoons > Philippines; Storm surges; Tsunamis; Civil and Environmental Engineering
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/faculty_research/2083; https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/context/faculty_research/article/3082/type/native/viewcontent
• Institution: De La Salle University

Category 5 Typhoon Haiyan was one of the strongest typhoons to hit the Philippines in modern times, and introduced the term "storm surge" to the vocabulary of many local residents, who had not heard about such phenomena prior to this event. The storm surge manifested itself on the 8th Nove...