Super-Typhoon Ragasa likely strengthened by human-driven climate change

Cyclones similar to Super Typhoon Ragasa are locally up to 10 mm/day (about 10%) wetter, around 1°C warmer, and roughly 4% windier today than in the past.

Super Typhoon Ragasa's exceptional intensity and track make it a rare weather event with limited past analogues, and observed changes remain scattered.

We mostly ascribe the heavier precipitation in Super Typhoon Ragasa to human driven climate change and natural climate variability likely played a modest role.