What do Record-High Windspeeds Mean for Taiwan Typhoons?
Typhoon Koinu brought record-breaking high winds when it Taiwan’s outlying Orchid Island earlier this month. A worsening climate crisis could leave Taiwan facing more powerful typhoons.
Climate and Natural Disasters
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