A Typhoon is a mature tropical cyclone that develops in the western part of the North Pacific

Ocean between 180 and 100E. This region is referred to as the northwest Pacific basin.[1] For
organisational purposes, the northern Pacific Ocean is divided into three regions: the eastern
(North America to 140W), central (140W to 180), and western (180 to 100E). The Regional
Specialized Meteorological Center (RSMC) for tropical cyclone forecasts is in Japan, with other
tropical cyclone warning centers for the northwest Pacific in Honolulu (the Joint Typhoon
Warning Center), the Philippines and Hong Kong. While the RSMC names each system, the
main name list itself is coordinated amongst 18 countries that have territories threatened by
typhoons each year. The Philippines use their own naming list for systems which approach the
country.

Within the northwestern Pacific there are no official typhoon seasons as tropical cyclones form
throughout the year. Like any tropical cyclone, there are six main requirements for typhoon
formation and development: sufficiently warm sea surface temperatures, atmospheric instability,
high humidity in the lower to middle levels of the troposphere, enough Coriolis force to develop
a low pressure center, a pre-existing low level focus or disturbance, and low vertical wind shear.
The majority of storms form between June and November whilst tropical cyclone formation is at
a minimum between December and May. On average, the northwestern Pacific features the most
numerous and intense tropical cyclones globally. Like other basins, they are steered by the
subtropical ridge towards the west or northwest, with some systems recurving near and east of
Japan. The Philippines receive a brunt of the landfalls, with China and Japan being impacted
slightly less. Some of the deadliest typhoons in history have struck China. Southern China has
the longest record of typhoon impacts for the region, with a thousand year sample via documents
within their archives. Taiwan has received the wettest known typhoon on record for the
northwest Pacific tropical cyclone basin.

Why is the Philippines prone to typhoons?

The Philippines is a tropical country and the weather is fine usual half of the year is sunny and
almost half is rainy. Actually, it is one of the top countries where people choose to retire. No
snow, no long winter, no cold season. And oh convert your dollar, euro, pounds and yen into
pesos, youll be living like a queen.

The not so good thing about living here though is tropical depression. Typhoons are already
usual occurrence. According to Wikipedia, 15-20 typhoons hit the country every year. So floods
and disasters are common especially to crowded cities like those in Manila. I remember when I
was still a little school girl, classes would get suspended due to floods and typhoons. I thought
things would change but every year its the same scenario.

It is because the Philippines is geographically located along the Pacific region near the Equator
which is prone to tropical cyclones and storms. If you look at the globe or a map, youll see our
big neighbor which lies next to us the biggest ocean in the world, the Pacific Ocean.