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of the fastest strengthening storms ever recorded in the pacific as it approached the philippines in september. good afternoon. hurricane ian is about to make landfall. - in the us, few hurricanes are as costly as ian richard florida in september causing so much damage that losses are expected to exceed $50 billion. these scenes from fort myers show the scale of destruction from a storm tide as the fifth strongest hurricane ever to make landfall in the us. ian s was devastating impact came from the storm surge, and susan powell explains what this is and why they can be so damaging. when powerful hurricanes and typhoons hit the headlines, there is much focus on the wind speed and categorisation. but for coastal areas, the biggest concern by far is storm surge. this is known to be the biggest threat to life and livelihoods. storm surge is a rise in water level above normal tides
generated by the storm. heights of over 8.5 metres, or 28 feet, have been recorded. how do storms produce this? a small part, around 5%, comes from an atmospheric pressure fall before the storm and relatively less pressure pushing down lets water upwell. the major driver by far is wind. the stronger the wind, the more force that can be applied to the water surface and literally push up an increasingly large body of water. as storms approach land, where wind direction is onshore, the mass of water literally pushes inland. the opposite however can apply, where it storm winds or offshore a negative storm surge can suck water away from the coast. predicting surges is complex. storm intensity, forward speed, size and angle of approach all play
a negative storm surge can suck water away from the coast. predicting surges is complex. storm intensity, forward speed, size and angle of approach all play a part as does the shape of the coast. 2022 saw another united nations cop climate conference. this one in egpyt needed an extra second day to finally reach agreement on loss and damage, a pooled fund for countries most affected by climate change. i hear no objections, it is so decided. but that deal comes in a year in the world meteorological organisation says atmospheric concentrations of key greenhouse gases reach record levels. we are in the fight of our lives and we are losing. greenhouse gas emissions keep growing. global temperatures keep rising. and our planet is fast approaching tipping point that will make
when it comes to tropical cyclones in 2022, super typhoon was one of the fastest strengthening storms ever recorded in the pacific as it approached the philippines in september. good afternoon. hurricane ian is about to make landfall. - in the us, few hurricanes are as costly as ian richard florida in september causing so much damage that losses are expected to exceed $50 billion. these scenes from fort myers shows the scale of destruction from a storm tide as the fifth strongest hurricane ever to make landfall in the us. ian s was devastating impact came from the storm surge, and susan powell explains what this is and why they can be so damaging. when powerful hurricanes and typhoons hit the headlines, there is much focus on the wind speed and categorisation.