The unique combination of Taiwan’s location, terrain, and geological conditions make it a popular spot frequented by natural disasters such as typhoons, floods, landslides, mudslides, and earthquakes. Such disasters inflict severe damage on the lives and properties of Taiwanese people. The 2005 World Bank report, Natural Disaster Hotspots – A Global Risk Analysis, pointed out that Taiwan, with about 73% of its land and population exposed to three or more natural disasters each yea ...more