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There has not been a single storm within the Western Pacific this yr.
Specialists have centered on the affect it is going to have on our nation, warning it may very well be a harbinger of a water bomb this summer time.
That is reporter Hyeon In-ah.
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That is the variety of typhoons that occurred from January to mid-Could over the previous 5 years.
For those who take a look at the photograph, there have been two final yr and three in 2021.
It’s regular for two or 3 typhoons to happen in mid-Could, however this yr the primary storm has not but occurred.
Within the 74 years since 1951, there have been 7, together with this yr. It is uncommon sufficient to depend on one hand.
Six of the seven occurred in the course of the waning part of El Niño, when El Niño develops after which weakens.
It is like this once more this yr.
This can be a video monitoring the placement of final month’s rain clouds.
Blue signifies improve and pink signifies lower.
Now that El Nino is declining, there are such a lot of rain clouds within the Indian Ocean.
Due to this, as you’ll be able to see, rain clouds decreased within the western Pacific Ocean, the supply of typhoons, and no typhoons fashioned.
Specialists imagine that this phenomenon will proceed till the summer time.
If that occurs, there is a excessive likelihood that North Pacific excessive strain will broaden extra strongly westward than typical, inflicting a surge of water vapor to stream towards Korea.
It was predicted that the energy of monsoons and heavy rain clouds would turn into stronger and the variety of apparitions would improve.
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“You may think about that it might rain quite a bit not solely in the course of the wet season but additionally till the top of July or August.”
One other threat issue is the chilly air coming down from the north.
It is because the northern chilly is being pushed southward extra usually than earlier than resulting from a blocking phenomenon wherein airflow stagnates resulting from local weather change.
Water temperatures across the Korean Peninsula are anticipated to be excessive this summer time.
That is the water temperature for this summer time predicted by the Nationwide Institute of Fisheries Science.
The East Sea, West Sea and South Sea are coloured pink and are anticipated to be 1 to 1.5 levels larger than typical.
Extra water vapor from the ocean is anticipated to push inland.
This summer time is anticipated to be a sweltering heatwave, with hotter and humid temperatures than typical.
Typhoons are almost certainly to happen in August and September, when the western Pacific Ocean warms, so preparation is required.
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