Modern Social Science Research

Tropical cyclones (typhoons) are one of the most destructive meteorological disasters that pose a serious threat to coastal areas. Typhoons in the western North Pacific account for about one third of the world, and a large part of them affect Chinese Mainland. With global warming, typhoons landing in our country pose an increasing threat to people's lives and property safety. This article analyzes the data on the number, intensity, affected population, and economic losses caused by typhoons in China from 2004 to 2020. Research has found that typhoons have distinct seasonal distribution characteristics; The frequency of landing in our country varies from year to year; There is no significant trend in the number and intensity of typhoon landings during the statistical period; The proportion of direct economic losses caused by typhoon disasters to GDP showed a downward trend during the statistical period; The disaster stricken areas are mainly concentrated in the southeastern coastal areas, especially in Guangdong Province and Fujian Province. Research helps to understand the impact of typhoon disasters on China's socio-economic losses and assists in the development of targeted typhoon disaster risk assessment models.

Typhoon disaster; Economic loss; Risk assessment