The number of typhoons formed this year in the Pacific Northwest and in the South China Sea reached 32, the highest record so far in this century, China’s Meteorological Administration reported.
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10/11/2026
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O number of typhoons formed this year in the Pacific Northwest and in the South China Sea reached 32, the highest record so far in this century, China’s Weather Administration reported.
According to Chinese state news agency Xinhua, after the emergence of the Cempaka cyclone, the 32nd of the season, according to the Chinese nomenclature, surpassed the previous record of 31 cyclones, recorded in 2013.
The annual average in these waters is 24.3 typhoons, and in most years of the present century, they were recorded between 20 and 30, according to official data.
To date, only 2004 (with 30) and 2013 (with 31) had reached this level. In 2010, 14, and in 2023, 17.
The experts of the National Climate Centre attributed, in part, the intense activity of this season to the development of an extreme episode of the phenomenon. El Niño, which helped move the subtropical anticyclone from the Pacific to the north.
Between August and October, this system was positioned, on average, two degrees of latitude northerly than usual, a favorable configuration for the formation of cyclones.
From July to October, 23 typhoons were formed, presenting a number of episodes of arrival on the continent and a general intensity above average, according to the organism.
Between September 1st and November 9th, nine systems emerged, six of them classified as super-tumors, although none reached the Chinese continent during this period, the entity reported.
The information is released after a summer when the typhoons and the associated rains made victims, caused floods and led to the preventive relocation of hundreds of thousands of people in different Chinese provinces.
In September, the weather agency in the Chinese region of Macao had warned that the El Niño phenomenon increased the risk of southern China being hit this year by more intense typhoons.
Typhoons are frequent in this region during summer and autumn, when warm Pacific waters favor the formation of tropical cyclones that can cause significant damage and disturb transport and economic activity.
According to a study published in 2024, typhoons in the region are forming closer to the coast than in the past, intensifying faster and staying longer on land as a result of climate change.
According to scientists, climate change is causing extreme weather phenomena that are more frequent and intense worldwide.