An example of a tropical storm - Cyclone Megi - Reported 22/4/2022

 Taken from an article in The Guardian Weekly 

"Storm Megi kills 148 with many missing feared dead. 

The death toll from landslides and floods in the Philippines rose to the 148 last week with scores missing and feared dead, official said, as rescuers dug up more bodies with bare hands and backhoes in crushed villages. 

Most of the deaths from tropical storm Megi - the strongest to hit the archipelago this year - were in the central province of Leyte, where a series of landslides devastated communities. 

Megi, which made landfall on 11th April with sustained winds of up to 65 kph and gusts of upto 80 kph, has since dissipated. 

The disaster-prone region is regularly ravaged by storms with scientists warning they are becoming more powerful as the world gets warmer because of human-driven climate change."

Video of Tropical Storm Megi - cyclone Megi

Questions to be asked:

Would the landslides have been less worse if there had been less deforestation (removal of trees)?

Will tropical storms get worse with increased sea temperatures?

Will the islanders of the Philippines sue the High Income Countries (HICs) for the loss of life, their homes and livelihoods as climate change is the result of industrialisation?