Why ‘storm chasers’ are needed on the ground during typhoons

AS the Department of Science and Technology-Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (DOST-Pagasa) officially declares the onset of the rainy season, many Filipinos rely on weather forecasts from either directly to the country’s weather agency or through newscasts on television, radio, and even online. Data and information like the location and current track of typhoon, landfall area, hoisted tropical cyclone wind signals or TCWS, maximum sustained winds