Asia battered by three typhoons in a week

Typhoon Dolphin as seen from space The Pacific typhoon season is in full swing. In this part of the world, storms form over the Western Pacific then move west towards the Philippines, Japan, Hong Kong, China and Vietnam. Typhoon Dolphin followed that track over the past few days, sweeping through Japan's southern islands, just north of the Philippines, before slamming into the eastern coast of mainland China on Sunday. Also on Sunday, Typhoon Peilou formed in the northwestern Pacific Ocean - tho