The latest typhoon bulletin on the afternoon of July 25th from the National Meteorological Center of China said that Typhoon Noul is expected to make landfall in the coastal area stretching from Hong Kong (China) to Guangdong province around midnight on July 25th and morning on July 26th.
On July 25, the center maintained an orange storm warning, the 2nd highest level in the 4-level system, in which it noted that some areas of Guangdong province and nearby Fujian province will record gusts of wind and heavy rain.
More than 20,000 people have been evacuated in Guangdong, AFP quoted China's state television CCTV as saying in a news report on the evening of July 24. Fishing boats operating at sea in the province have returned to port to avoid the storm.
Guangdong will temporarily suspend some train services on the morning of July 25 and all train services in the province will be temporarily suspended on July 26.
According to local media, schools in Chaozhou city, Guangdong province were ordered to temporarily suspend activities within the school grounds.
Extreme weather caused heavy damage in southern and central China in July, with 39 people killed when Typhoon Maysak caused floods in Guangxi province.
Typhoon Maysak also caused thunderstorms and strong gusts of wind, killing 11 people and injuring 331 people in Hubei province, central China.
Scientists warn that the intensity and frequency of global extreme weather phenomena will increase as the Earth continues to heat up due to emissions from fossil fuels.
China is the world's largest greenhouse gas emitter, but also a global renewable energy powerhouse, aiming to bring a carbon neutral economy by 2060.
