Taiwan hit by three back-to-back typhoons Within a two-week period, Taiwan was pummeled by three typhoons. On September 14-15, super-typhoon Meranti, the biggest tropical cyclone of the year with gusts reportedly exceeding 370kph, skirted southern Taiwan. It caused widespread destruction, with at least two people killed and over a million without power. Meranti reached…
Leading climatologists have issued a dire warning: runaway global warming could occur if the world doesn’t rein in its carbon dioxide emissions. Yet there is reason for optimism – despite the tremendous difficulties entailed in reducing emissions – that humanity will come up with new technologies that will eventually save the day. “We are…
Even more than in many parts of the world, the climate in Taiwan is changing, bringing greater chances of extreme weather conditions. Will Taiwan be ready? Taiwan has been experiencing a steady trend of warmer winters, hotter summers, fewer but more torrential rains, and more frequent droughts, according to a 2011 government report. The Taiwan…
The strongest cold front in 44 years pushed temperatures in late January down as low as 4 degrees Celsius in Taipei – just above the record 3.2 degrees set in in 1972 – and even brought a dusting of snow to elevations in the city as low as 400 meters. Temperatures dropped to minus 3…
