After typhoon Rammasun, Philippines seems to be gearing up another storm brewing up in the western Pacific Ocean. The system is located in the “Intense Invest Area”, around 10.1⁰N Latitude and 135.5⁰E Longitude, and heading towards the Philippines archipelago. This area is conducive for development of tropical storms this season.
Latest update on Typhoon Rammasun
Typhoon Rammasun, locally known as Glenda, could be attributed as the first major storm of the rainy season to affect Philippines. It made landfall near Legazpi City on the country's east coast on Tuesday evening.
The typhoon led to evacuation of thousands of people across the country. The typhoon also killed at least 10 people as it churned across the archipelago uprooting trees and power lines leading to electrocutions and blackouts.
It has now entered South China Sea and is presently positioned at 16.1⁰N Latitude and 150.6⁰E Longitude. The storm is moving at a speed of 25 kmph, sustaining winds of 150 kmph and gusting to about 180 kmph.
After making landfall, the typhoon weakened but started gaining strength once again as it entered the open sea. The typhoon is equivalent of a Category 1 hurricane at present but will intensify further to Category 2 and then 3 in a span of 2 days and threaten the coast of Vietnam and South East China.
Contribution to Monsoon in India
History of such storms suggest that after reaching the coastal areas of south China, they weaken but remnants of such systems come very close to northeastern parts of India and play an important role in building up of weather systems in the Bay of Bengal.
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