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[00:00.61]Each year from July to November, up to a dozen typhoons,
[00:05.72]a corruption of the Chinese word for "great wind",
[00:09.01]head northwest towards China.
[00:12.50]Typhoons are becoming more frequent as sea temperatures rise, aided by a global increase in greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide.
[00:25.97]But satellite pictures have revealed a surprising twist.
[00:35.04]It seems that typhoons can pull deep, nutrient-rich seawater up to the surface
[00:42.15]causing plankton blooms, which in turn soak up large quantities of carbon dioxide.