On Thursday, China and Taiwan are reportedly bracing for the most destructive tropical storm in years as Typhoon Bavi swirls southeast of Taiwan with winds near 200 kph.

According to authorities in Taiwan, the weather forecast confirmed that up to one metre of rain will hit the island’s northern mountains around Taipei and some 29,000 soldiers have been placed on crucial positions, as it braces for the most powerful typhoon since Kong-rey in 2014 which killed three people.

The world’s second-largest economy along with adjacent Japan and Taiwan is facing escalating extreme weather events that scientists link to climate change. This time of year is so alarming because the anticipated........

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