Historical record Record 2013-007

2013 World Events · Financial crisis, uprisings, and the cyber-kinetic threshold

Typhoon Haiyan

One of the strongest tropical cyclones on record devastated the central Philippines.

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What this is

A specific-event record selected from the protected World Events source ledger for cross-year research. It is not an exhaustive account of 2013.

Why it matters

It influenced disaster-risk reduction and climate-loss diplomacy.

What is established here

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What remains uncertain

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Record narrative

Source-bounded summary

One of the strongest tropical cyclones on record devastated the central Philippines.

Why the ledger includes it

It influenced disaster-risk reduction and climate-loss diplomacy.

Structured fields

Record at a glance

Stable record ID: 2013-007
Date or period: 2013-11-08
Type: Natural disaster
Focus: Disaster / resilience
Impact scope: Global
Priority: 4 of 5
Location label: Tacloban, Philippines
Coordinate precision: City-level coordinate
Actors named by the source record: Philippine authorities; local communities; international responders
Verification state: source-start-point; sensitive details require independent verification

Geographic context

A coordinate locator, not a surveyed event footprint

The submitted record supplies 11.2543, 125.0030 with the precision label “City-level coordinate.” Multi-location events, disputed borders, campaigns, and broad regions cannot be reduced to one point.

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Suggested citation

2IA — International Intelligence Archive. “Typhoon Haiyan.” World Events record 2013-007. Reviewed July 27, 2026. https://2ix.org/world-events/2013/2013-007/

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