2 w. ago Climate change behind 36% of damage inflicted by Typhoon Ragasa in China

Climate change behind 36% of damage inflicted by Typhoon Ragasa in China  Yale Climate Connections

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2 w. ago Unrelated clips falsely misrepresented as Super Typhoon Ragasa's impact in China

Unrelated clips falsely misrepresented as Super Typhoon Ragasa's impact in China  Yahoo

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2 w. ago Climate change made damage from Super Typhoon Ragasa significantly worse: study

Climate change may have been responsible for more than a third of the direct damage to homes and property caused by the super typhoon that struck southern China last month, a study has concluded. A warming Earth also made Ragasa – the strongest storm recorded this year – more powerful when it made landfall in Guangdong province, according to researchers from Imperial College London. They added that as the planet continued to warm, tropical cyclones were expected to become increasingly...

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2 w. ago How China was ready for Super Typhoon Ragasa – and what still needs to be done

Super Typhoon Ragasa may have been the biggest storm of its kind in the world this year, but when it made landfall in mainland China last month, it left no fatalities in its wake. Rewind to 2018 when Mangkhut, the last super typhoon to hit Guangdong province, struck and at least four people were killed in southern China. Typhoon Hato also left nine dead in Guangdong in 2017, and Typhoon Fanapi caused 34 deaths in the coastal province in 2010. The contrast is even sharper when compared with the...

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3 w. ago Asia must enlist nature’s defences against fury of extreme weather

Bali turned into torrents of mud and debris recently as floods killed at least 18 and displaced hundreds. Cars and motorbikes were swept away and tourists evacuated from hotels. The disaster was fuelled by days of heavy rainfall that overwhelmed rivers already narrowed by upstream deforestation and rapid development. The resort island was, for several days, gripped by chaos. Almost simultaneously, typhoon Ragasa tore across the Philippines before curving towards China’s coast. Winds flattened...

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3 w. ago Why Hong Kong idol Nicholas Tse photos used as ‘typhoon amulets’ during Ragasa

Hong Kong entertainment idol Nicholas Tse Ting-fung has notched up a new claim to fame as a lucky charm in the face of extreme weather. When Super Typhoon Ragasa approached Hong Kong and southern China, residents found a new way to protect themselves, attaching a picture of the star to their exposed windows. The reason? In Cantonese and Mandarin, Tse’s name sounds like a phrase meaning “thanks for stopping the wind”, Jimu News reported. As a result, as well as using adhesive tape to criss-cross...

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3 w. ago Super Typhoon Ragasa: workers move to restore communications in southern China

Workers in Guangdong province in southern China are still trying to restore communication networks and transport to several islands on Friday after the area was battered by Super Typhoon Ragasa. Ragasa made landfall in Yangjiang, western Guangdong, around 5pm on Wednesday, bringing torrential rain and strong winds that caused flooding and transport disruptions across cities in the province. The storm’s record strength delivered sustained wind speeds of up to 265km/h (165 mph) on Monday, making...

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3 w. ago Super Typhoon Ragasa rampages through Taiwan, Hong Kong and southern China

Super Typhoon Ragasa rampages through Taiwan, Hong Kong and southern China  The Guardian

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3 w. ago China sanctions 6 US firms, Guangdong’s Ragasa recovery: SCMP daily highlights

Catch up on some of SCMP’s biggest China stories of the day. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. Southern China cleans up after lashing from Super Typhoon Ragasa Ragasa made landfall at Yangjiang, in western Guangdong, at around 5pm on Wednesday, bringing heavy rain and strong winds that caused flooding and disrupted transport in cities across the province. On Thursday, provincial officials said damage assessments were continuing and the priority was...

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3 w. ago Super Typhoon Ragasa leaves devastation across China, Taiwan, Philippines

Super Typhoon Ragasa leaves devastation across China, Taiwan, Philippines  Al Jazeera

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3 w. ago Southern China cleans up after lashing from Super Typhoon Ragasa

The southern Chinese province of Guangdong was mopping up on Thursday after a battering from Ragasa, a super typhoon that has since weakened into a tropical storm. Ragasa made landfall at Yangjiang, in western Guangdong, at around 5pm on Wednesday, bringing heavy rain and strong winds that caused flooding and disrupted transport in cities across the province. Despite the storm’s record strength – it became the world’s strongest typhoon so far this year with sustained wind speeds of up to 265km/h...

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3 w. ago Typhoon Ragasa batters Hong Kong and southern China after deadly path across Asia

Typhoon Ragasa batters Hong Kong and southern China after deadly path across Asia  41NBC News

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3 w. ago Weakened Super Typhoon Ragasa heads towards Vietnam after battering China and Hong Kong

Weakened Super Typhoon Ragasa heads towards Vietnam after battering China and Hong Kong  The Guardian

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3 w. ago Taiwan lowers Typhoon Ragasa death toll to 14; China starts cleanup

Taiwan lowers Typhoon Ragasa death toll to 14; China starts cleanup  Al Jazeera

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4 w. ago Typhoon Ragasa Shuts South China Ports, Airports; Cargo Faces Multi

Typhoon Ragasa Shuts South China Ports, Airports; Cargo Faces Multi-Day Delays  Yahoo

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4 w. ago Typhoon Ragasa floods streets in Macao as it lashes southern China

Typhoon Ragasa floods streets in Macao as it lashes southern China  Daily Gate City

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4 w. ago Typhoon Ragasa makes landfall in China after killing at least 17 in Taiwan

Typhoon Ragasa makes landfall in China after killing at least 17 in Taiwan  CBC

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4 w. ago Typhoon Ragasa Hits Southern China After Deadly Path in Taiwan

Typhoon Ragasa Hits Southern China After Deadly Path in Taiwan  today.com

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4 w. ago Typhoon Ragasa Nears China Coast After Lashing Hong Kong, Killing 15 in Taiwan

Typhoon Ragasa Nears China Coast After Lashing Hong Kong, Killing 15 in Taiwan  Claims Journal

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4 w. ago China’s Guangdong province appears to escape worst from Super Typhoon Ragasa

Major cities in the southern Chinese province of Guangdong appeared to have escaped largely intact from Super Typhoon Ragasa with no casualties reported as of Wednesday afternoon. The city of Shenzhen reported wind speeds of around 200km/h (120mph) – higher than 2018’s Super Typhoon Mangkhut – but as the storm moved west across the province later in the day, these slackened to around 145km/h as it made landfall near the city of Yangjiang, where some residents reported that power and water...

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