Chinese Typhoon Words

Modeling Typhoon Risk in China




Nowhere else in the world are typhoons more frequent than off China’s coast, in the Northwest Pacific basin.

The word typhoon stems from the Chinese JuFeng which originated in 5th century Chinese literature to mean “scary wind.” While typhoons in China certainly cause significant wind damage, the torrential rainfalls that accompany many typhoons also cause considerable damage from flooding. At work these days, I'm writing articles that provide an overview of China’s typhoon hazard, as well as the vulnerability of the Chinese building stock to typhoon-induced wind and flood.


.MGW.