This paper builds on the existing literature assessing retrospectively the quantitative effects of natural disasters on different dimensions of household welfare, to make progress toward the ex ante identification of households that are vulnerable to poverty due to natural disasters, especially typhoons. A wind field model for the Philippines is …
BEIJING, July 31 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese government has allocated 400 million yuan (65 million U.S. dollars) to a county in Xinjiang that was struck by an earthquake and 100 million yuan to areas in Zhejiang ravished by a recent typhoon, according to the website of the Ministry of Civil …
Asia’s largest Catholic country has mobilised after the pope’s warning to tackle climate change, promising to gather 10m signatures for a petition that will be handed to world leaders at a Paris climate summit in November. The Catholic climate petition aims to pressure countries to drastically cut carbon emissions to …
TOKYO, July 17 (Xinhua) -- The 11th typhoon Nangka made landfalls late Thursday and early Friday on the western Japan island of Shikoku and Okayama Prefecture separately, leaving at least two dead while causing major disruptions to transport systems, local media reported. Over 4,000 residents in Kochi Prefecture on the …
It hasn't washed away the fears of deficit rainfall, but the monsoon's satisfactory performance so far has sharply reduced the possibility of a second consecutive drought in the country this year. In a drought year, average nationwide rainfall is at least 10 per cent below normal. As of now, almost …
FUZHOU -- The eastern province of Fujian has evacuated nearly 10,000 people as it braces for the landfall of two typhoons, Linfa and Chan-Hom. The province has recalled 1,859 fishing boats to port, relocated 7,400 people onboard the vessels and 1,600 aquaculture farmers as of 6 p.m., according to the …
There is a tremendous desire to attribute causes to weather and climate events that is often challenging from a physical standpoint. Headlines attributing an event solely to either human-induced climate change or natural variability can be misleading when both are invariably in play. The conventional attribution framework struggles with dynamically …
There is a tremendous desire to attribute causes to weather and climate events that is often challenging from a physical standpoint. Headlines attributing an event solely to either human-induced climate change or natural variability can be misleading when both are invariably in play. The conventional attribution framework struggles with dynamically …
The first typhoon of the year to hit China is expected to make landfall on or near the southern island of Hainan on Monday, which should help ease a severe drought on the tourist center and rubber producer, state news agency Xinhua said. Typhoon Kujira will sweep over the Paracel …
Effects of climate change on the worst case scenario of a storm surge induced by a super typhoon in the present climate are investigated through the case study of Typhoon Haiyan. We present the results of our investigation on super-typhoon Haiyan by using a super high resolution (1 km grid) …
Tornadoes struck two counties in Colorado on Thursday, damaging at least eight homes outside Denver and near Fort Collins in the northern part of the state, although no injuries were reported, emergency officials said on Twitter. A storm with large hail and heavy rain produced a tornado in Elbert County …
Dominant climatic factors controlling the lifetime peak intensity of typhoons are determined from six decades of Pacific typhoon data. We find that upper ocean temperatures in the low-latitude northwestern Pacific (LLNWP) and sea surface temperatures in the central equatorial Pacific control the seasonal average lifetime peak intensity by setting the …
A warming planet is already stoking the intensity of tropical cylones in the north-west Pacific and their ferocity will continue to increase even with moderate climate change over this century, an international research team has found. A study covering 850 typhoons in the region found the intensity of the damaging …
Typhoons (tropical cyclones) severely impact the half-billion population of the Asian Pacific. Intriguingly, during the recent decade, typhoon destructive potential (Power Dissipation Index, PDI) has decreased considerably (by B35%). This decrease, paradoxically, has occurred despite the increase in typhoon intensity and ocean warming. Using the method proposed by Emanuel (in …
BEIJING -- China established a national early warning information center on Monday to better inform the public of natural disasters and other emergencies. The center is intended to issue advance warnings of natural disasters and other public health and security emergencies, said Zheng Guoguang, head of the China Meteorological Administration. …
Monsoon has arrived over the Andaman and Nicobar Islands Onset of southwest monsoon over the south Andaman Sea on Saturday night was masterminded by raging super typhoon Dolphin in the northwest Pacific. The super typhoon is now the predominant weather system under the command area of the larger Asian monsoon …
The monsoon is likely to hit India two days ahead of its normal onset date, the India Meteorological Department announced on Thursday even as the possibility of below-par rainfall grew, with both IMD and US forecasters predicting a greatly increased chance of El Nino conditions persisting through the summer. "The …
After killing two people in the Philippines, powerful Typhoon Noul crashed into Okinawa Prefecture on Tuesday, bringing with it surging waves and howling winds as it headed toward Japan’s main islands. Heavy rain and gale-force gusts lashed a wide swath of islands in the prefecture, television footage showed, as pedestrians …
In Taiwan, which is also in the storm's predicted path, authorities evacuated almost 1000 tourists from an island off the southeast coast. "This is a very dangerous storm," Rene Paciente, head of the Philippines' marine weather division, said. "It is the strongest so far this year." More than 1680 people …
The Philippines is bracing for a typhoon heading for the northeast of the main island of Luzon and expected to make landfall on Sunday, bringing heavy to intense rainfall, the weather bureau said. Packing center winds of 140 kph (87 mph) with gusts of up to 170 kph, Typhoon Noul …
Densely populated Southeast Asian island states such as Taiwan, Hong Kong, Japan and the Philippines are likely to face more intense climate events in future, analysts said on Thursday. These islands are especially vulnerable because of their large populations and because much of their land is exposed to storm surges …
