typhoon_haiyan_(yolanda)_in_the_philippines_summary_for_scientists.pdf
) was the most severe tropical cyclone to ever make landfall in the Philippines (right - NASA satellite image on November 7 th 2013). Maximum wind speeds peaked at 88m/s (197mph) and a storm surge produced wave heights reaching 5-6m above normal in some regions of Leyte. Yolanda caused widespread