The Unique Features of Typhoon Rai (2021): An Observational Study

• Main Authors: Petilla, Clint Eldrick R, Olaguera, Lyndon Mark P, Cruz, Faye Abigail T., Villarin, Jose Ramon T, Fudeyasu, Hironori, Yoshida, Ryuji, Matsumoto, Jun
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2025
• Subjects: Environmental factor; Landfalling tropical cyclone; Odette; Philippines; Tropical cyclone; Atmospheric Sciences; Climate; Meteorology; Oceanography and Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology; Physical Sciences and Mathematics
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/physics-faculty-pubs/185; https://archium.ateneo.edu/context/physics-faculty-pubs/article/1185/viewcontent/s11069_025_07138_x.pdf

Tropical Cyclone (TC) RAI (2021) made a devastating landfall in the Siargao-Dinagat Islands of the southeastern Philippines on December 16, 2021, causing about USD 942 M in damage, 405 reported deaths and 52 missing. Yet, observational studies on the environmental conditions during TC RAI remain lim...