From vulnerability to resilience: Addressing the causes, impacts, and solutions for recurrent flash floods in the Philippines
September 2025
The Philippines is among the most disaster-prone nations. Its islands are frequently hit by floods, typhoons, landslides, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and droughts due to their location along major...
Recent increase in the number of Super Typhoons in the Philippines
December 2025
The negative impacts of tropical cyclones (TCs) on the Philippines' socioeconomic development continue to rise, despite previous reports indicating a decline in the annual number of TCs within the Philippine...
Typhoon Odette (Rai): Rapid intensification, devastation, and lessons for resilient recovery in the Philippines
December 2025
The study explored how Typhoon Odette developed, what made it so powerful, and how it deeply affected the lives of millions of Filipinos, disrupting homes, livelihoods, infrastructure, agriculture,...
2020 tropical cyclones in the Philippines: A review
September 2021
The official website of the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said more tropical cyclones (TCs) enter the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) than...
Integrated Simulation and Risk Mapping of Cyclone ‘Remal’ (2024) over the Bangladesh Coast using WRF and AHP-GIS Framework
March 2026
Tropical cyclones are among the most devastating natural hazards for the coastal communities of the Bay of Bengal, especially in the low-lying and densely populated regions of Bangladesh. This study...
Importance of short interval (six hour) intensity changes in understanding the rapid intensification/weakening trends of tropical cyclones
December 2025
The intensity of tropical cyclones (TCs) varies at different rates throughout their life cycle. Among them, rapid intensification (RI, intensity change ≥30 knots/24 h) and rapid weakening (RW, intensity...
An update on the influence of natural climate variability and anthropogenic climate change on tropical cyclones
September 2023
A substantial number of studies have been published since the Ninth International Workshop on Tropical Cyclones (IWTC-9) in 2018, improving our understanding of the effect of climate change on tropical...
Tropical cyclone Seroja’s aftermath: Flash flood inundation modeling and recovery efforts in rural coastal Lembata, East Nusa Tenggara Province, Indonesia
December 2025
As the risk of adverse impacts from tropical cyclones increases globally, more people and assets are being exposed to the potential damage they may cause. However, not much is known about the processes...
Review of artificial intelligence application in typhoon forecasting
September 2025
As global climate warming intensifies, the frequency and intensity of typhoon (tropical cyclone) have become increasingly uncertain, posing significant challenges to human society. Traditional typhoon...
Assessment of the damages and direct economic loss in Hong Kong due to Super Typhoon Mangkhut in 2018
December 2020
Super Typhoon Mangkhut hit Hong Kong on September 16, 2018, necessitating the issuance of the highest tropical cyclone warning signal, No. 10 Hurricane Signal. Packing ferocious winds and record-breaking...
The influence of El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) on the characteristics of tropical cyclones in Indonesia waters
September 2025
Indonesia, bordered by the Indian and Pacific Oceans, is influenced by tropical cyclone (TC) activity and phenomena such as the El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) and Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD). This...
Advances in Tropical Cyclone Monitoring and Forecasting in Hong Kong using Ensemble Predictions and Artificial Intelligence
March 2026
The Hong Kong Observatory (HKO) is the meteorological authority in Hong Kong, responsible for weather monitoring, forecasting, and issuing warnings on weather-related hazards. Over the years, the HKO...
Analysing the atmospheric-oceanic conditions driving the sustained long track and intensity of Tropical Cyclone Freddy
December 2024
During February–March 2023, the record-breaking tropical cyclone (TC) Freddy caused widespread flooding and damages across southeastern Africa. While <5 % of TCs make landfall into southern Africa,...
A Global View of the Landfall Characteristics of Tropical Cyclones
September 2014
This report presents a climatology of the landfall characteristics of tropical cyclones (TCs) by country. Land-falling TCs can produce strong winds, storm surges and severe flooding that may result...
Verification of Artificial Intelligence models on tropical cyclone forecasting over the western North Pacific and the South China Sea in 2024
December 2025
This study verifies the performance of Artificial Intelligence Weather Prediction (AIWP) models in forecasting the track and intensity of tropical cyclones (TCs) over the western North Pacific and the...
Tropical Cyclone Activities in the Western North Pacific in 2024
March 2026
Using the best-track dataset from the Shanghai Typhoon Institute/China Meteorological Administration, this paper reports on the tropical cyclone (TC) activities in the Western North Pacific (WNP) and...
Tropical cyclogenesis: Controlling factors and physical mechanisms
September 2023
In this review, advances in the understanding of the controlling factors and physical mechanisms of tropical cyclogenesis (TCG) are summarized from recent (2018–2022) research on TCG, as presented in...
Remote sensing and analysis of tropical cyclones: Current and emerging satellite sensors
December 2023
This article describes recent advances in the capability of new satellite sensors for observing Tropical Cyclones (TC) fine structure, wind field, and temporal evolution. The article is based on a World...
Assessment of the impacts of Super Typhoon Saola and the record-breaking rainstorm due to the remnant of Severe Typhoon Haikui on Hong Kong in September 2023
June 2025
In early September 2023, Hong Kong was severely impacted by the ferocious strike of Super Typhoon Saola on 1–2 September and the phenomenal rainstorm on 7–8 September triggered by the remnant of TC...
Characteristics and near-landfall behavior of tropical cyclones affecting the Philippines (1979–2024)
December 2025
The Philippines is one of the most frequently affected countries by tropical cyclones (TCs), yet key questions remain about how storm behavior evolves as they enter national warning domains. In this...
Assessment on Disaster Risk Reduction of Tropical Storm Washi
September 2013
In December, 2011, the world's second most deadly disaster of the year, Tropical Storm Washi (known as Sendong in the Philippines) landed along the east coast of Mindanao, Philippines, causing 1,292...
Unveiling the Link: Fog Evolution in the Indo-Gangetic Plain in Presence of the Tropical Cyclone
March 2026
The Indo-Gangetic Plain (IGP) experiences severe fog episodes predominantly during the peak winter months (December–February). However, the onset and dynamical drivers of fog during the pre-winter period...
Review of big-data and AI application in typhoon-related disaster risk early warning in Typhoon Committee region
December 2023
ESCAP/WMO Typhoon Committee Members are directly or indirectly affected by typhoons every year. Members have accumulated rich experiences dealing with typhoons' negative impact and developed the technologies...
A review of recent research progress on the effect of external influences on tropical cyclone intensity change
September 2023
Over the past four years, significant research has advanced our understanding of how external factors influence tropical cyclone (TC) intensity changes. Research on air-sea interactions shows that increasing...
Typhoon science meets artificial intelligence: A roundtable on bridging physics-based and data-driven paradigms
September 2025
This paper summarizes the ‘Artificial Intelligence (AI) + Typhoon’ session and a subordinated roundtable forum at the 21st China National Workshop on Tropical Cyclones (NWTC-XXI, 16–18 April. 2025,...