# Typhoons batter East Asia as El Niño makes Pacific ‘burn with fever’

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/typhoons-batter-east-asia-as-el-nino-makes-pacific-burn-with-fever/
- Published: 2026-11-04T23:12:47+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-05T02:34:46+00:00
- Original publisher: BBC Science (publisher lean: Centre)
- Original article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cw33kgj7nkemo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
- Topics: Asia, Science, World

## Key points

- El Niño is fuelling a damaging run of East Asian storms.
- Pacific sea temperatures reached 4C above normal.
- Storm activity is forecast to exceed its 30-year average.

## Summary

A series of unusually intense and unpredictable typhoons has battered East Asia, causing deaths, mass evacuations, airport closures and damage to homes, crops and infrastructure. The article links the recent storms to a powerful El Niño, which is heating Pacific waters and changing wind patterns, allowing storms to form farther east and strengthen over warm seas.

Typhoon Champi brought winds of up to 295km/h but passed Taiwan without making landfall; its effects included cancelled flights and power cuts. Other storms have flooded villages in China and prompted evacuations in Japan, while the region’s Accumulated Cyclone Energy is forecast to be nearly double its 30-year average. Pacific sea temperatures reached 4C above normal, the highest recorded since 1949, and forecasts suggest the elevated risks may continue into early 2027.

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