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    Shanghai

    People's Republic of China · Asia

    Shanghai is a municipality of People's Republic of China, in Asia. It spans the Yangtze and Eurasian plates. Records include 2 cyclones crossing it with hurricane-force winds.

    Tectonic Plates

    Hazard Levels

    Hazard level assessed by ThinkHazard! (World Bank, GFDRR), meaning the likelihood of a damaging event, from very low to high.

    • Coastal FloodHigh
    • TsunamiHigh
    • CycloneHigh
    • Extreme HeatHigh
    • WildfireHigh
    • Water ScarcityMedium
    • River FloodLow
    • Urban FloodLow
    • EarthquakeLow
    • LandslideVery Low

    Details and recommendations on ThinkHazard!

    Tropical Cyclones

    Sources: Natural Earth · Smithsonian GVP · NOAA NCEI · IBTrACS · GEM · Bird (2003), PB2002