SUMMARY OF PREDICTIONS
• The briefing forecasts a total of 28 tropical cyclones for 2010 in the Western North Pacific, slightly below the average of 31.
• Tropical storm and typhoon activity is also expected to be modest, with most predictors indicating 24 to 26 events – again, below the average of 27.
• Though ENSO and non-ENSO predictors differ slightly for the number of anticipated typhoons, the average is 16, which is near the normal number.
A copy of the full briefing can be found on GCCapitalIdeas.com at:
http://www.gccapitalideas.com/2010/05/05/guy-carpenter-asia-pacific-clim...
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Professor Johnny Chan, Director, Guy Carpenter Asia-Pacific Climate Impact Centre, said “With the apparent weakening of the El Niño phenomenon and the ocean conditions in the equatorial Pacific tending towards normal, the coming tropical cyclone season in the western North Pacific should be one typical of a ‘post-El Nino’ situation, which generally has below-normal activity. We are therefore predicting a below-normal season of tropical cyclone activity in the Western NorthPacific.”
“Guy Carpenter and the GCACIC are committed to furthering the science involved in understanding tropical cyclone formation in the Western North Pacific. This report, as well as the GCACIC's forthcoming tropical cyclone landfall prediction report, will help the industry prepare for the upcoming typhoon season in Asia," said David Lightfoot, Managing Director, Guy Carpenter & Company.