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International Marine Exhibition Opens Sunday in Riyadh

Experts from 35 countries will participate in the exhibition, represented by more than 120 international and local companies and 3,000 businessmen. (SPA)
Experts from 35 countries will participate in the exhibition, represented by more than 120 international and local companies and 3,000 businessmen. (SPA)
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International Marine Exhibition Opens Sunday in Riyadh

Experts from 35 countries will participate in the exhibition, represented by more than 120 international and local companies and 3,000 businessmen. (SPA)
Experts from 35 countries will participate in the exhibition, represented by more than 120 international and local companies and 3,000 businessmen. (SPA)

The third edition of the Saudi International Marine Exhibition (SIMEC) will kick off on Sunday at the Riyadh International Convention and Exhibition Center, SPA said on Sunday.
Thirty-five countries, more than 120 companies and around 3000 businessmen from the Kingdom and outside are participating in the three-day event, which is organized by the National Livestock and Fisheries Development Program.
SIMEC aims to provide an annual platform that highlights international expertise and the latest technologies in aquaculture, fisheries, and seafood industries. The expo also serves as a showcase for available investment opportunities in the sector and offers a valuable opportunity for business professionals to engage with decision-makers in the Kingdom regarding the fishery industry.
During SIMEC, more than 20 technical workshops will be organized, featuring the participation of international speakers, companies, and universities.
The event will also witness the signing of memoranda of understanding between the National Livestock and Fisheries Development Program and local as well as international parties.
In a first-time initiative, the "Chef of the Seas" competition will be organized during the exhibition, supervised by renowned international chefs and judges. Additionally, the "Master Class – Culinary Experience with the Chef" event will involve the participation of over 120 cooking enthusiasts, showcasing seafood dishes using traditional and specific cooking methods. The program also includes a business networking segment.
An exhibition featuring farmed fish products will be organized as part of the SIMEC event.

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Climate Change Causing More Change in Rainfall, Fiercer Typhoons, Scientists Say 

People and vehicles wade through the water along a street that was flooded by Typhoon Gaemi in Kaohsiung on July 25, 2024. (AFP)
People and vehicles wade through the water along a street that was flooded by Typhoon Gaemi in Kaohsiung on July 25, 2024. (AFP)
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Climate Change Causing More Change in Rainfall, Fiercer Typhoons, Scientists Say 

People and vehicles wade through the water along a street that was flooded by Typhoon Gaemi in Kaohsiung on July 25, 2024. (AFP)
People and vehicles wade through the water along a street that was flooded by Typhoon Gaemi in Kaohsiung on July 25, 2024. (AFP)

Climate change is driving changes in rainfall patterns across the world, scientists said in a paper published on Friday, which could also be intensifying typhoons and other tropical storms.

Taiwan, the Philippines and then China were lashed by the year's most powerful typhoon this week, with schools, businesses and financial markets shut as wind speeds surged up to 227 kph (141 mph). On China's eastern coast, hundreds of thousands of people were evacuated ahead of landfall on Thursday.

Stronger tropical storms are part of a wider phenomenon of weather extremes driven by higher temperatures, scientists say.

Researchers led by Zhang Wenxia at the China Academy of Sciences studied historical meteorological data and found about 75% of the world's land area had seen a rise in "precipitation variability" or wider swings between wet and dry weather.

Warming temperatures have enhanced the ability of the atmosphere to hold moisture, which is causing wider fluctuations in rainfall, the researchers said in a paper published by the Science journal.

"(Variability) has increased in most places, including Australia, which means rainier rain periods and drier dry periods," said Steven Sherwood, a scientist at the Climate Change Research Center at the University of New South Wales, who was not involved in the study.

"This is going to increase as global warming continues, enhancing the chances of droughts and/or floods."

FEWER, BUT MORE INTENSE, STORMS

Scientists believe that climate change is also reshaping the behavior of tropical storms, including typhoons, making them less frequent but more powerful.

"I believe higher water vapor in the atmosphere is the ultimate cause of all of these tendencies toward more extreme hydrologic phenomena," Sherwood told Reuters.

Typhoon Gaemi, which first made landfall in Taiwan on Wednesday, was the strongest to hit the island in eight years.

While it is difficult to attribute individual weather events to climate change, models predict that global warming makes typhoons stronger, said Sachie Kanada, a researcher at Japan's Nagoya University.

"In general, warmer sea surface temperature is a favorable condition for tropical cyclone development," she said.

In its "blue paper" on climate change published this month, China said the number of typhoons in the Northwest Pacific and South China Sea had declined significantly since the 1990s, but they were getting stronger.

Taiwan also said in its climate change report published in May that climate change was likely to reduce the overall number of typhoons in the region while making each one more intense.

The decrease in the number of typhoons is due to the uneven pattern of ocean warming, with temperatures rising faster in the western Pacific than the east, said Feng Xiangbo, a tropical cyclone research scientist at the University of Reading.

Water vapor capacity in the lower atmosphere is expected to rise by 7% for each 1 degree Celsius increase in temperatures, with tropical cyclone rainfall in the United States surging by as much as 40% for each single degree rise, he said.