The government faced criticism for not having arranged an evacuation as soon as it heard the typhoon was coming.
The JTWC estimated landfall winds of 185 km/h (115 mph), making it the strongest typhoon to strike the Pearl River Delta since Typhoon Hope in 1979.
The minimum central pressure of Typhoon Haiyan was 895 hPa, making it the strongest typhoon to make landfall on a major island in the western North Pacific Ocean.
By winds, Saomai tied Typhoon Marge in 1973 for the strongest typhoon to strike mainland China; because Saomai had a lower landfall pressure than Marge, the CMA considered it the strongest typhoon on record to strike the nation, as well as a 1 in 100 year typhoon.
Unusually warm subsurface Pacific waters appear to have endowed Haiyan with the energy that made it the strongest typhoon ever known to make landfall.
The cyclone brought winds up to 210 km/h (130 mph), making it the strongest typhoon in 20 years to hit the island.
In South Korea, Rusa killed at least 233 people, making it the deadliest typhoon there in over 43 years, and caused $4.2 billion in damage.
In South Korea, Rusa killed at least 233 people, making it the deadliest typhoon in over 43 years, and caused $4.2 billion in damage.
I started writing it just after the typhoon.
BAE also claimed that it could threaten the Typhoon order, which has bolstered the company's share price.
