An average of 20 typhoons hit the Philippines every year. In 2011, typhoon Washi killed 1,200 people, displaced 300,000 and destroyed more than 10,000 homes.

Super Typhoon Haiyan, reportedly one of the strongest storms ever recorded, is obviously a distraction, however. As a congressman, the 34-year-old Pacquiao is a public servant in the Philippines ...

Classified as a super typhoon, the Pacific storm Haiyan has made landfall in the Philippines, bringing top sustained winds that were measured at more than 195 miles per hour before landfall. The ...

In 2013, Typhoon Haiyan, one of the strongest recorded tropical cyclones, left more than 7,300 people dead or missing, flattened entire villages and caused ships to run aground and smash into ...

Survivors of Super Typhoon Haiyan that devastated the central Philippines last November marked the 100th day after the tragedy with protests over the government's alleged inaction on behalf of ...

A typhoon survivor carries a pail of water towards a temporary shelter nearly 100 days after super Typhoon Haiyan devastated Tacloban city in central Philippines February 14, 2014.

Wind gusts over 240 kph (150 mph) are expected near landfall in eastern Visayas. Landfall is expected within 100 miles of where Super Typhoon Haiyan made landfall last year.

Officials warned that Super Typhoon Mangkhut carried the intensity of Super Typhoon Haiyan in 2013, which killed more than 6,000 people. But as of Thursday, Mangkhut was on track to hit less ...

Supertyphoon Haiyan , the strongest storm to form on the planet this year, pounded into central Philippines at 4.40 am on Friday, threatening more than 12 million people along its path.

As Mark reported, Typhoon Haiyan roared over the Philippines with top sustained winds at nearly 200 mph. One of the hardest hit areas appears to be Tacloban City, which faced a 40-foot storm surge.

The sheer power of Haiyan, as well as the still uncounted human devastation it has wrought, all but assures that the supertyphoon will become a symbol of climate change for years to come, just as ...