Typhoon Noul Threatens Southern China With 450mm Rainfall as It Strengthens Over Warm Seas

3 articles · Updated · Bloomberg · Jul 24

Up to 450mm of rain is forecast across southern China this weekend as Typhoon Noul approaches the coast east of Hong Kong.
Noul is now spinning in the Philippine Sea and is expected to intensify rapidly while crossing the very warm waters of the Luzon Strait and the South China Sea.
The storm is targeting a region that has already logged a wetter-than-normal month, raising the risk from another burst of heavy rainfall.

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With Southern China already saturated, could Typhoon Noul's 600mm of rain trigger a disaster worse than the recent deadly floods in Guangxi?

As rail and ferry services halt this weekend, how will Typhoon Noul's rapid intensification disrupt global supply chains operating through Guangdong?

What makes the unusually warm waters of the South China Sea a perfect incubator for back-to-back catastrophic storms this July?