Typhoons striking China and Southeast Asia have become much stronger
Over the past 40 years, typhoons that strike East and Southeast Asia have become stronger — and presumably will only continue gathering strength, thanks to climate change. The likely cause is warming ocean waters near the coasts, according to new research. The study, published today in the journal *Nature Geoscience*, falls short of pointing to climate change as the main culprit, but it warns that typhoons hitting eastern China, Taiwan, Korea, and Japan will likely be even stronger — and deadlier — in the future. That’s because ocean surface water is projected to become warmer in... more »
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