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Typhoon hazards in the Shanghai area.

Y Zong1, X Chen

  • 1Department of Geography, University of Durham, USA. y.q.zong@durham.ac.uk

Disasters
|April 16, 1999
PubMed
Summary

Shanghai faces major typhoon risks including damaging winds, widespread flooding from storm surges and heavy rainfall, and waterlogging exacerbated by subsidence. Mitigation efforts include construction guidelines, flood defenses, and planned engineering projects, education, and insurance policies.

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Area of Science:

  • Environmental Science
  • Urban Planning
  • Disaster Management

Background:

  • Shanghai is vulnerable to significant typhoon hazards.
  • These hazards include galeforce winds, extensive flooding, and severe waterlogging.
  • Factors like land subsidence and inadequate pumping systems worsen waterlogging.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To identify and analyze the primary typhoon-related hazards affecting Shanghai.
  • To understand the contributing factors to these hazards, particularly flooding and waterlogging.
  • To outline current and future disaster prevention and mitigation strategies.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of typhoon hazard characteristics in the Shanghai region.
  • Identification of contributing factors to flooding (storm surges, tides, river discharge) and waterlogging (torrential rain, land subsidence, pumping systems).
  • Review of existing and proposed government mitigation measures.

Main Results:

  • Typhoon winds pose a direct threat to infrastructure when striking Shanghai directly.
  • Flooding results from a combination of storm surges, high tides, and river discharge.
  • Waterlogging is intensified by heavy rainfall, land subsidence, and poor pumping system management.

Conclusions:

  • Shanghai experiences multifaceted typhoon hazards requiring comprehensive management.
  • Current government interventions include construction guidelines and flood defenses.
  • Future strategies involve engineering projects, public education, and insurance policies to enhance resilience.

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