Typhoon Gaemi's deadly rampage across Asia this year got a dangerous boost from climate change, according to a groundbreaking study by World Weather Attribution (WWA). The storm-packed winds were 7% stronger and rainfall 14% heavier in Taiwan due to human-caused global warming – numbers that hit different when you realize they represent real flooded homes and lost lives.
⚠️ Breaking It Down: Scientists analyzed three hard-hit areas – the northern Philippines, China's Taiwan region, and Hunan Province. While the Philippines' complex monsoon system made rainfall impacts harder to quantify, researchers confirmed the storm's 'fuel' (those warm ocean temps) would've been nearly impossible without today's 1.2°C of planetary heating.
🌡️ Why It Matters: The study warns we're already seeing 30% more mega-storms like Gaemi annually – up from ~5 to 6-7 per year. 'This isn't just weather doing weather things,' one researcher noted. 'It's climate change writing checks our infrastructure can't cash.'
From Manila apartments to Hunan rice fields, Gaemi left over 50 dead in its wake. As COP29 debates continue, this research drops like a mic: climate action isn't abstract – it's life or death during typhoon season.
