An updated report by AccuWeather suggests that drought and typhoons will impact over one billion people in Southeastern Asia by the end of the year. It predicts the El Nino to remain strong, causing around nine super typhoons this year, which is the third most active season on record. The greatest threat is expected to be to Taiwan, China, the Korean Peninsula and Japan from September to October. The threat will then shift into the Philippines in November. In a separate report, Climate Central says there are signs that global warming may have contributed to the severity of Typhoon Haiyan (pictured above).
An updated report by AccuWeather suggests that drought and typhoons will impact over one billion people in Southeastern Asia by the end of the year. It predicts the El Nino to remain strong, causing around nine super typhoons this year, which is the third most active season on record. The greatest threat is expected to be to Taiwan, China, the Korean Peninsula and Japan from September to October. The threat will then shift into the Philippines in November. There has also been low rainfall figures for large parts of southeastern Asia, again due to the strong El Nino, with "drought building in parts of Indo China, Malaysia and Indonesia" and getting worse from September to November.