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Western North Pacific | 2022 Tropical Cyclone Season - DG ECHO Daily Map | 13/01/2023

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  • The Western North Pacific basin is rich in Tropical Cyclone activity with a season lasting throughout the whole year averaging 27 Tropical Storms/Typhoons from 1959 to 2019.

  • The 2022 season was characterized by 23 meteorological systems (less than the 2021 season), of which 10 Tropical Storms and 12 Typhoons (compared to 10 Typhoons for the 2021 season).

  • The number of fatalities across the affected countries reached nearly 500.

Source: GDACS, JTWC, JRC