Ocean Response to Super-Typhoon Haiyan

Responding to Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines.

WPSAR Vol 6, Suppl 1, 2015 | doi: 10.5365/wpsar.2015.6.4.HYN_026 www.wpro.who.int/wpsar 1 a Western Pacifi c Surveillance and Response Journal, Division of Health Security and Emergencies, World Health Organization Regional Offi ce for the Western Pacifi c, Manila, Philippines. b Offi ce of the WHO Representative in the Philipines, Sta Cruz, Manila, Philippines. Published: 6 November 2015 doi: ...

Operation PATWIN: HMS DARING's experience of providing humanitarian disaster relief following super-Typhoon Haiyan.

Super-Typhoon Haiyan struck the Philippines on 7 November 2013. The initial reports estimated 10 000 fatalities and four million displaced persons. As the United Kingdom's initial response to this disaster, HMS DARING was diverted from her deployment to take part in humanitarian aid, named Operation PATWIN. This article will outline the medical aspects of the relief effort undertaken and aim to...

Local amplification of storm surge by Super Typhoon Haiyan in Leyte Gulf

Typhoon Haiyan, which struck the Philippines in November 2013, was an extremely intense tropical cyclone that had a catastrophic impact. The minimum central pressure of Typhoon Haiyan was 895 hPa, making it the strongest typhoon to make landfall on a major island in the western North Pacific Ocean. The characteristics of Typhoon Haiyan and its related storm surge are estimated by numerical expe...

Typhoon-Ocean Interaction: The Ocean Response to Typhoons, and Its Feedback to Typhoon Intensity – Synergy of Observations and Model Simulations

Medical emergency rescue in disaster: the international emergency response to the Haiyan typhoon in Philippines.

Following Typhoon Haiyan, the World Health Organization (WHO) has been supporting the Government of the Philippines in coordinating the incoming relief supplies from more than 30 international humanitarian health organizations. During the 10 days in Abuyong, Philippines, the Chinese medical rescue team consisting of 50 experts specialized in clinical medicine and disease prevention and control ...