Why the world should pay attention to Taiwan's drought


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Taiwan is supposed to be one of the rainiest places in the world - its climate is subtropical in the northern and central regions, and tropical in the south. Typhoons are common in summer and autumn, and it also gets monsoons. It rains so often here that umbrellas are placed at subway stations and businesses for anyone to borrow. But something unusual happened last year - no typhoon hit the island. And there has been little rain in the past year. That has plunged Taiwan into its worst drought in 56 years. Many of its reservoirs are at less than 20% capacity, with water levels at some falling below 10%. At the Baoshan No. 2 Reservoir in Hsinchu County, one of the primary water sources for Taiwan's $100bn semiconductor industry, the water level is at the lowest it's ever been - only 7% full.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-56798308

You do know one year is weather? At least 30 years for climate?

And no typhoon hit? Normally that would be good news. ;)

It seems that rhere have been two years since 1911 when Taiwan had no typhoons. But study averages they give the result people want to see.

"In addition, since the records began, there have been two separate years that Taiwan has not been affected by any typhoon whatsoever: in 1941, when there were 20 typhoons recorded, and 1964, which saw a record number of 37 typhoons. In each of those two years, no typhoons made landfall in Taiwan – in fact it seems that no typhoons even came close to the island."

https://international.thenewslens.com/article/105272

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https://edition.cnn.com/2020/12/03/asia/china-weather-modification-cloud-seeding-intl-hnk/index.html