Stronger typhoons, bigger waves loom

China is likely to be hit by more and stronger typhoons and disastrous waves this fall compared with previous years, according to experts at the National Marine Environmental Forecasting Center.

A La Nina phenomenon will occur in the Pacific Ocean as soon as this month, bringing a higher probability of typhoons, disastrous waves and sea ice, Jiang Hua, chief researcher at the center's marine weather forecast office, told a news conference on Tuesday.

A La Nina usually follows an El Nino, which refers to a periodic climate phenomenon of a warming of sea surface temperatures in the equatorial Pacific Ocean. An El Nino occurred from mid-2014 to April this year, according to the center.