Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The compounding effects from floods, storm surge, and terrestrial flooding (rivers) are projected to increase due to global warming. [11] There is currently no consensus on how climate change will affect the overall frequency of tropical cyclones. [1] A majority of climate models show a decreased frequency in future projections. [12]
The storm also forced the diversion and cancellation of hundreds of flights. Super Typhoon Man-Yi, packing winds of 195kmph, was the strongest in the series and struck Luzon just days after ...
Typhoon Krathon, known in the Philippines as Super Typhoon Julian, was a powerful and erratic tropical cyclone which impacted Taiwan and the Philippines in late September and early October 2024. Krathon, which refers to the santol fruit, was the first storm to make landfall on Taiwan's densely populated western plains since Typhoon Thelma in 1977.
Chiang Rai International Airport was closed due to flooding of access roads. [171] Parts of Bueng Khan and Nong Khai provinces were inundated in up to 2 metres (6 ft 7 in) of water after the Mekong River burst its banks. [176] Damage was estimated to be 30 billion baht (US$904 million). [93]
Climate change is driving changes in rainfall patterns across the world, scientists said in a paper published on Friday, which could also be intensifying typhoons and other tropical storms. Taiwan ...
Hurricanes help to maintain the global heat balance by moving warm, moist tropical air to the mid-latitudes and polar regions [5] and also by influencing ocean heat transport. [6] Were it not for the movement of heat poleward (through other means as well as hurricanes), the tropical regions would be unbearably hot.
The climate crisis took a hefty economic toll in 2024, with just 10 disasters causing over $200bn in damage, according to a new report by Christian Aid.. The report, released on Monday, lists the ...
Typhoon Man-yi, known in the Philippines as Super Typhoon Pepito, was a powerful and long-tracked tropical cyclone that impacted the Philippines in early November 2024. . Closely following Tropical Storm Trami and Typhoons Kong-rey, Yinxing, Toraji and Usagi, Man-yi became the sixth consecutive tropical system to affect the country in less than a