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Rise in number of typhoons of 'serious concern' with more to come, warns climate expert

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The rise in the number of typhoons hitting the Philippines this year is of “serious concern”, said a climate expert in the region, who warned there may be more storms before the end of the year. &quot;Recent events across the region show that there is an uptick in these typhoons. So it&#x27;s something of serious concern as our oceans warm and climate change has more and more impacts on our communities”, said Professor Adam Switzer based in Singapore’s Asian School of the Environment at the Nanyang Technological University. Switzer spoke to Reuters on Monday (November 10) as one of the year&#x27;s most powerful storms in the Philippines, Super Typhoon Fung-wong has killed at least four people, authorities said. The storm is the 21st this year in the Philippines, coming after Typhoon Kalmaegi killed 224 last week, with five dead in Vietnam. “Is the number high in 21 this year? It&#x27;s on the upper bounds. And it&#x27;s certainly some concern. But, you know, the year&#x27;s not over yet. This might not be the final one for the year&quot;, said Switzer. Fung-wong is forecast to hit Taiwan&#x27;s densely populated west coast on Wednesday (November 12), though its heaviest rain is expected along the mountainous east coast, where 18 people died in September in flooding unleashed by an earlier typhoon. (Production: Keval Singh, Gabriel Goh)

The rise in the number of typhoons hitting the Philippines this year is of “serious concern”, said a climate expert in the region, who warned there may be more storms before the end of the year.

The rise in the number of typhoons hitting the Philippines this year is of “serious concern”, said a climate expert in the region, who warned there may be more storms before the end of the year.

Rise in number of typhoons of 'serious concern' with more to come, warns climate expert

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Rise in number of typhoons of 'serious concern' with more to come, warns climate expert

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Published Nov 11, 2025 10:20 AM PHT

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