Environmental Insights and Reflections

PUBLIC STORM SIGNALS

I learned that there are four PUBLIC STORM SIGNALS here in the Philippines. Such as PSS # 1,2,3,3 and that they have a big difference when they are given to your place or province. Public Storm Signal No. 1 may have winds of 30-60 kph may be expected in at least 36 hours or intermittent rains may be expected within 36 hours. Public Signal No. 2 may have winds of greater than 60 kph and up to 100 kph may be expected in at least 24 hours. Public Signal No. 3 may have winds of greater than 100 kph up to 185 kph may be expected in at least 18 hours. And Public Signal No. 4 may have very strong winds of more than 185 kph may be expected in at least 12 hours.

I want to know more on how does these public storm signals can help us during calamity. And how and why was it given by the authority in our province.

I would like to research on how a strong tropical cyclone can harbor an area of sinking air at the center of circulation And how it could be measured by the public storm signal. If this area is strong enough, it can develop into a large "eye" and what is the public storm signal in the eye of a tropical cyclone.

I appreciate the fact that PUBLIC STORM SIGNALS help us a lot during typhoon calamities. It save a lot of people in our community and even our properties.

All of these information gathered can be the learning and insights that I can share with my family and friends. Also the things that we should do and expect when we are given this storm signal.

Saturday, October 20, 2012