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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
Dominant Modes of Tropical Cyclone Activity in the Philippines
June 2026
Tropical cyclone (TC) activity over the Philippines is influenced by large-scale variability across the western North Pacific (WNP), yet basin-wide analyses may obscure subregional patterns relevant...
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...
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,...
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...
Observational and Forecasting Aspects of Super Typhoon Ragasa in Hong Kong
June 2026
Super Typhoon Ragasa in September 2025 ranked the second-strongest tropical cyclone (TC) in the South China Sea since records began in 1950. Its closest approach to Hong Kong was only about 120 km yet...
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...
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 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...
Disaster Risk Reduction and Preparedness for the Increasing Tropical Cyclone Risk – Hong Kong Perspective
June 2026
Tropical cyclones (TCs) are one of the most destructive weather systems. Various hazards associated with TCs, such as extreme winds, heavy rain, storm surge and flooding, can incur multiple casualties...
Performance of Tropical Cyclone Forecasts in the Western North Pacific in 2025. Part Ⅰ: Track and Intensity
June 2026
This study evaluates the performance of operational tropical cyclone (TC) track and intensity forecasts over the western North Pacific (WNP) during the 2025 season. The 2025 WNP TC season was very active,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Role of Oceanic Mixed Layer Processes over Meso-Scale Eddies in Impacting the Tropical Cyclones in the Bay of Bengal
June 2026
Tropical cyclones dynamically interact with mesoscale oceanic features, like warm-core and cold-core eddies, which play a key role in their track and intensification. Warm (cold) core eddies, which...
AI-Enhanced Detection and Comparative Analysis of Tropical Cyclones Across Global Ocean Basins
June 2026
This study develops a deep-learning framework for detecting tropical cyclone (TC) life-cycle stages from infrared satellite imagery across six global ocean basins. You Only Look Once (YOLO) v8 models...
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...
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...
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...