Abstract:
Using data released by the China Disaster Reduction Network and the National Bureau of Statistics from 1989 to 2021, as well as materials such as the
Northwest Pacific Tropical Cyclone Yearbook, China Climate Bulletin, and
China Civil Affairs Statistical Yearbook, statistical analysis was conducted on natural disasters, meteorological disasters, and typhoon disasters in China. It is found that meteorological disasters rank as the most harmful type of natural disaster to people, economy, and crops in China, with typhoon disasters accounting for a high proportion of meteorological disasters. During the 33 years, although the number of landing tropical cyclones in China has not shown a significant upward or downward trend, the number of disaster-induced tropical cyclones has slightly increased. Meanwhile, typhoon-triggered death or missing persons, collapsed houses, affected areas of crops, and the proportion of direct economic losses in GDP have shown a downward trend, which fully evidences the enhanced disaster prevention and mitigation capabilities in China. The affected areas of crops have remained stable, while a downward trend has been observed in all the other indicators from 2012 to 2021. Thus, strengthening modern agrometeorological services will be the focus of the enhanced typhoon disaster prevention system in the future.