More Storms Like This Coming
Typhoons like Nanmadol intensify over warming ocean waters, and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change last year found that heavy storms have become 30% more frequent globally with the more than 1 degree Celsius of warming we have already experienced. Warmer air can also hold more moisture, and the IPCC reported last year that these storms contain about 7% more water on average than they used to. As the seas rise higher, damage from big storms like Nanmadol is also likely to increase.
