Taiwan may face fewer typhoons – but harsher drought – as planet warms Toggle share menu Advertisement Taiwan may face fewer typhoons – but harsher drought – as planet warms Sunlight shines through clouds above the Taipei 101 in Taipei on May 16, 2020, as Typhoon Vonghong approaches eastern Taiwan. (File photo: AFP/Sam YEH) 22 Dec 2020 05:30PM (Updated: 22 Dec 2020 05:30PM) Share this content Bookmark TAIPEI: When Typhoon Morakot hit indigenous villages in Taiwan's mountains 11 years ago, former army officer Chen Cheng-nan was stunned at the devastation. "The mountain forest landscape changed overnight. In a blink of an eye, the forested river valleys went bare. It was a terrible sight. The dyke broke and Qishan town was completely swept away," he remembered.