Shanghai Endures Second Major Typhoon in a Week

Typhoon Pulasan hits just days after Typhoon Bebinca, causing significant flooding and disruptions in the Chinese megacity.

Typhoon Pulasan made its second landfall in Shanghai on Thursday evening, following an earlier landfall in Zhejiang Province.
Pulasan brought record-breaking rainfall, with some areas receiving over 300 millimeters in six hours.
More than 112,000 residents were evacuated, and multiple ferry and train services were suspended due to the storm.
Earlier in the week, Typhoon Bebinca, the strongest storm to hit Shanghai in 75 years, felled over 1,800 trees and left 30,000 homes without power.
Scientists attribute the increasing frequency and intensity of such storms to climate change driven by greenhouse gas emissions.