Tropical Storm Jangmi, which flooded roads and rivers, injured 28 people and damaged dozens of structures across parts of Japan by Wednesday, could be just a harbinger of an intense typhoon season to threaten the country this year.
Experts say that a mix of climate conditions, including the widely anticipated emergence of the El Nino phenomenon and the effects of global warming, is likely to make typhoons approaching Japan more powerful in the months ahead, and are urging people to remain vigilant.
Jangmi, the sixth named storm of the season, made landfall in southern Wakayama Prefecture early Wednesday morning and passed along Japan¡¯s Pacific coast before veering back into the Pacific Ocean later that night.
With your current subscription plan you can comment on stories. However, before writing your first comment, please create a display name in the Profile section of your subscriber account page.