Fishing boats head out to sea in China's Jiangsu province after Super Typhoon Dolphin in August 2026Image source, Getty Images
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Fishermen return to sea under a crimson sky in August after China's Jiangsu province is hit by Super Typhoon Dolphin

ByJoel Guinto, BBC News, Reporting fromSingapore, Kurumi Mori, Tokyo correspondent and Darren Bett, Lead weather presenter
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Wild weather is a way of life for people living along the coast in the Philippines, Taiwan, China and Japan. But the last few months have been extraordinary.

A wave of intense and, at times, unpredictable storms exacerbated by the El Niño weather pattern has killed dozens, shuttered major airports and wiped out crops and infrastructure across a swathe of East Asia.