Northern Philippines braces for Typhoon Goni

Typhoon Goni is rapidly strengthening as it heads for the northern Philippines, where it is expected to make landfall as a category 4 storm with windspeeds of up to 156mph on Sunday 1st November, according to Tropical Storm Risk.

Goni will take a similar path as of Tropical Storm Quinta (international name: Molave), which will increase the vulnerability of the people affected.

In addition to the tropical storms, La Niña is present, and most models suggest moderate to strong La Niña is likely to persist until April 2021. La Nina is usually associated with above normal rainfall conditions.