The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) called the simultaneous formation of four tropical storms in the Western Pacific Ocean an “unusual sight,” the first time since records began in 1951 that such a phenomenon has been documented in November.
The Japan Meteorological Agency confirmed the storms Marce (Yinxing), Nika (Toraji), Ofel (Usagi), and Pepito (Man-Yi) were actively impacting the region.
On November 11, NASA’s Earth Polychromatic Imaging Camera captured images of these storms as they approached or passed over the Philippines.
Typhoon Nika made landfall on Luzon, causing significant flooding and power outages in Aurora Province. The storm’s peak intensity reached sustained winds of 130 kilometers per hour.
Meanwhile, Typhoon Marce had previously struck northern Luzon on November 7 as a super typhoon with winds of 240 kilometers per hour.
Super Typhoon Ofel became the fifteenth tropical cyclone affecting the Philippines this year, and to the east, Man-Yi is also anticipated to strengthen and make landfall on November 17.
The ongoing typhoon season has severely impacted the Philippines, which typically experiences around 20 storms annually.
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