It was the strongest cyclone to hit land in recorded
history. On November 8, 2013, Typhoon Haiyan slammed into
the Philippines, whipping the low-lying and
densely-populated islands with 200 mph winds and sending a
two-story-high storm surge flooding into homes, schools, and
hospitals. It wiped villages off the map and devastated
cities, including the hard-hit provincial capital Tacloban.
Estimates count more than 5,000 dead and millions homeless.
The Unidata Program Center's Jeff Weber is one of the scientists who
looks into what made Typhoon Haiyan so destructive in the NOVA documentary
Killer Typhoon,
which will air on PBS Wednesday, January 22, 2104 on PBS. Weber uses the
Unidata Integrated Data Viewer (IDV) to look at the storm.
Check your local PBS listings to see when Killer Typhoon is
showing in your area.