Taiwan saw the landfall of it’s second super typhoon in as many months this week. Typhoon Dujuan made landfall between 5 and 6 pm local time, in Yilan County (north-eastern Taiwan). Making landfall as the equivalent of a category 4 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson scale, typhoon Dujuan quickly weakened as it’s structure collapsed over the mountains of north-central Tawian.

While most of the damage in Taiwan occurred along the island nations east coast, Taipei saw fairly minor damage from Dujuan. Some felled trees and missing bark, the occasional grounded sign and banner, and some minor property damage were the extent of the damage inside the city.

The remarkable typhoon season in the western Pacific is most likely being bolstered by the potentially record breaking El Niño event at the other end of the basin. While El Niño events typically result in quiet hurricane seasons in the Atlantic (from an increase in wind sheer), they also tend to contribute to more active typhoon seasons in the Pacific.

It looks like the super typhoons Soudelor and Dujuan were a reminder that El Niño doesn’t just impact the Americas, but places all over the globe feel it’s influence.