East Asia experienced a record-breaking heatwave in the summer of 2023. Researchers at the University of Tsukuba numerically simulated this event using an atmospheric model, revealing for the first time that this record-breaking heatwave was considerably amplified by an unprecedented marine heatwave in the surrounding seas.

In the summer of 2023, East Asia, including Japan, experienced record-breaking temperatures and humidity, accompanied by unprecedented marine heat waves in the surrounding seas. Although the simultaneous occurrence of atmospheric and marine heat waves has drawn global attention in recent years,

Typhoon Ragasa – known locally in the Philippines as Nando – ballooned into a Category 5 super typhoon over the Philippine Sea, with peak winds of more than 260 km/h, before curving across the Taiwan Strait and making landfall in Guangdong province on the afternoon of Wednesday, 24 September.

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The ninth Ieodo International Seminar will convene in Jeju City from Thursday to Saturday, drawing experts from around the world to address

The South China Sea, which Vietnam calls the East Sea, has churned with nine typhoons and four tropical depressions in just nine months of 2025, almost double the normal pace, and experts warn the stormy trend is not done yet.

When people think of South-east Asia, they often imagine a single geographic or cultural unit: ten, soon eleven, countries strung between the Indian and

Piracy and sea robberies are increasing in the strategic straits of Malacca and Singapore, which could have implications for Australian imports and exports.