The fifth is the observation in reality ofa predictedlink betweenincreasedsea-surfacetemperaturesand the frequencyof the most intense categories of hurricane, typhoonandtropicalstorm.
The fifth is the observation in reality of a predicted link between increased sea-surface temperatures and the frequency of the most intense categories of hurricane, typhoon and tropical storm.
While covering the landfall impact in the Philippines, he was one of the first international broadcasters to report that the storm's intense winds made it the strongest typhoon to make landfall on any landmass in recorded history.