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highCycloneCalamity Score: 55

Orange notification for tropical cyclone NOUL-26. Population affected by Category 1 (120 km/h) wind speeds or higher is 11.891 million .

1h agoDanshuiChinaSource: gdacs

From 23/07/2026 to 26/07/2026, a Hurricane/Typhoon > 74 mph (maximum wind speed of 157 km/h) NOUL-26 was active in NWPacific. The cyclone affects these countries: China, Philippines (vulnerability Medium). Estimated population affected by category 1 (120 km/h) wind speeds or higher is 11.891 million . · Severity: Hurricane/Typhoon > 74 mph (maximum wind speed of 139 km/h) · Pop. affected: Population affected by Category 1 (120 km/h) wind speeds or higher is 11.891 million

Geographic Context

This cyclone event occurred near Danshui (approximately 12 km away) in China, an area that experiences a range of natural hazards. An estimated 17.6M people live within 100 km of the event location, placing this in the "severe" population impact tier.

Event Assessment

This event is a tropical cyclone system being tracked by meteorological agencies. Calamity.live has classified it as "high" severity with a severity value of 60. The computed Calamity Score is 55 out of 100, reflecting a moderate-impact event. The primary scoring components are: population (100), intensity (55), historical (28). Data for this event was sourced from gdacs, one of the 250 scientific monitoring sources aggregated by Calamity.live.

Regional Monitoring Context

China has a documented history of cyclone events. Tropical cyclone monitoring for this region relies on data from meteorological agencies including NHC, JTWC, and regional RSMCs. Cyclone intensity forecasting considers sea surface temperature, wind shear, moisture availability, and atmospheric instability patterns.

Cascade Risk Analysis

This event may trigger secondary hazards through cascade effects. Cascade detection is an automated process that evaluates how primary disasters can trigger secondary events — for example, earthquakes triggering landslides, or volcanic eruptions causing lahars and pyroclastic flows. These secondary hazards can sometimes pose a greater threat than the initial event, particularly in mountainous terrain or densely populated areas.

Event Data

TypeCyclone
Severityhigh
Severity Value60
Calamity Score55 / 100
Confidence80%
Coordinates22.9000, 114.5000
Nearest CityDanshui (12 km)
Population Exposed17.6M within 100 km
Impact Tiersevere
Timestamp2026-07-29T03:01:35.876Z
Sourcehttps://www.gdacs.org/report.aspx?eventtype=TC&eventid=1001294

Score Breakdown

55
intensity
100
population
0
cascading
28
historical

Technical Details

EventTypeTC
AlertLevelOrange
CountryChina, Philippines
PopulationPopulation affected by Category 1 (120 km/h) wind speeds or higher is 11.891 million
FromRSStrue

Cascade Risks

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Safety Information

During a tropical cyclone: shelter in a sturdy interior room away from windows. Stock emergency supplies including water, food, medications, and flashlights. Do not venture outdoors during the eye of the storm. After passage, beware of downed power lines, flooding, and structural damage. Follow official guidance for evacuation and shelter.

This data is aggregated algorithmically from scientific sources. Not a replacement for official emergency warnings.

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Calamity.live data shows a cyclone event with CalamityScore 55/100, near Danshui (China), based on data from gdacs. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 197 scientific monitoring sources.