Contemporary · Southeast Asia · Disaster
2013
Typhoon Haiyan flattens Tacloban
November 8, 2013
One of the most powerful storms ever recorded made landfall in the central Philippines with sustained winds over 195 mph and gusts approaching 235. A storm surge swept through the coastal city of Tacloban like a tsunami. More than 6,300 people died. Climate scientists, careful with attribution, allowed themselves to say what everyone already suspected.
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Contemporary (2001–2026), one of 196 events from that era on Saeculum.
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