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Escalating typhoon risks in Shanghai amid shifting tracks driven by urbanization and sea surface temperature warming
Department of Hydraulic Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai, China
Institute of Earth Surface Dynamics, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
Expertise Center for Climate Extremes, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
Institute of Earth Surface Dynamics, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
Shuguang Liu
Department of Hydraulic Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai, China
Zhengzheng Zhou
Department of Hydraulic Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai, China
Nadav Peleg
Institute of Earth Surface Dynamics, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
Expertise Center for Climate Extremes, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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Short summary
Understanding how projected urbanization and climate change affect typhoons, which may cause the most destructive natural catastrophes, is crucial. Based on numerical simulations of five landfalling typhoons in Shanghai, China, our results highlight that warming sea surface temperatures significantly shift typhoon tracks with intensified structures (increased size, intensity, and affected time) on the big scale. Meanwhile, urbanization further amplifies local rainfall intensity.
Understanding how projected urbanization and climate change affect typhoons, which may cause the...
