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Typhoon destruction - Gigantic waves caused by Typhoon Meranti destroyed the famous lighthouse at Fugang Port in Taitung County.
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Taiwan Life in Brief – October 2016

Taiwan Business TOPICS/2016-10-042016-10-18

  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…

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Butyfix, developed by ITRI, is the world's first carbon-negative biofuel. (Photo: ITRI)
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Technologies to Save the World

Timothy Ferry/2016-04-072016-04-25

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…

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Is Taiwan Ready to Confront Climate Change?

Timothy Ferry/2016-04-072016-04-25

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…

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The view from TAipei 101 on January 24, the result of record low temperatures that left Taiwanese shivering for a few days.
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Surprise Snowfall in Taiwan as Mercury Plunges

Taiwan Business TOPICS/2016-02-172016-02-17

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…

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