'Typhoons - as with cyclones and any other such events are only...

'Typhoons - as with cyclones and any other such events are only temporary" NO! They are NOT Temporary! For people that lose family members, injured, lose their homes and incomes it can take years to recover. The effects of a Typhoon are only temporary from your lounge chair watching the 6 o 'clock news.

Your statement pretty much sums up how very little you know about Typhoons, the Philippines and especially the people and how they live.

Try and think beyond just annual production rates for a moment.