Typhoons forecast during games

Up to three typhoons may strike during the Olympic Games competition in the Chinese coastal city of Qingdao, if Beijing weather experts are right.

The Beijing Meteorological Bureau today said five or six typhoons were forecast to form off the east coast of China during August, with two to three expected to make landfall.

"According to our forecasts, in August we may have two to three typhoons landing on our coastal areas and that might affect Shanghai, Qingdao and Hong Kong," said the deputy chief engineer of Beijing Meteorological Bureau, Wang Yubin.


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I expect plenty more disasters in China as the games get closer.

Also, the earthquake map has been too quiet lately. I linked a lot of quakes earlier, but most of them were simply unusual for the area they were in, or a bit stronger than you might expect. I expect another 6+ in a populated area fairly soon.