Fishermen return to the port to tie up their ships in Keelung, northern Taiwan, as Typhoon Krathon is expected to make landfall on Wednesday. Typhoons are common around the region at this time of year. However, a recent study showed that they are increasingly forming closer to coastlines, intensifying more rapidly and lasting longer over land due to climate change.
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00:00We've got five boats coming this way.
00:29The main thing is to prepare for the storm.
00:34We'll do a lot of reinforcements and balance the front and back.
00:39There will still be a headwind, so we can't tie it all the way.
00:44We'll send people up there to reinforce the headwind.
00:52Don't worry about it.
00:54As long as we're ready, we won't be afraid.
00:59We'll pull the rope tight.