in 2022, super typhoon was one of the fastest strengthening storms ever recorded in the pacific as it approached the philippines in september. good afternoon. hurricane ian is about to make landfall. - in the us, few hurricanes are as costly as ian which hit in september causing so much damage that losses are expected to exceed $50 billion. these scenes from fort myers shows the scale of destruction from a storm tied as the fifth strongest hurricane ever to make landfall in the us. ian �*s most devastating impact came from the storm surge, and susan powell explains what this is and why they can be so damaging. when powerful hurricanes and typhoons hit the headlines, there is much focus on the wind speed and categorisation. but for coastal areas, the biggest concern by far is storm surge. this is known to be the biggest