1,230 times the size of Hong Kong: China deploys drones, AI as Typhoon Dolphin nears coast
China is preparing for the landfall of Typhoon Dolphin by suspending ferry routes, halting construction, and deploying AI-based forecasting systems. The storm is expected to impact multiple coastal provinces with heavy winds and rain.
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Ferry routes have been suspended, construction halted, fishermen evacuated and drones deployed to patrol over the sea as China’s coastal provinces prepare for the landfall of Typhoon Dolphin, the fourth typhoon to hit the country this summer.
As of Friday morning, Dolphin was about 820km (510 miles) from China’s east coast, the National Meteorological Centre said. It is forecast to make landfall between Zhejiang and Fujian provinces sometime from Sunday afternoon to Monday morning.
The centre maintained Thursday’s yellow alert, the third-highest level on a four-tier scale, warning of strong winds and rain across Zhejiang and Fujian provinces as well as Taiwan.
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