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.

ECONOMIST: Changing science

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.

CNN: CNN Profiles - Tom Sater - Meteorologist and Weather Anchor, CNN International