Taiwan has now gone 3 years without a typhoon. Meanwhile, Australia, despite the floods, didn't have any cyclones in the last year (can't remember any the year before either), and it also seems very quiet in the Americas so far as hurricanes go.

This is getting a little odd, especially seeing how there have been extreme weather events galore across the globe from floods to droughts/heatwaves. China & US appear to have both going on in different parts of the country - China is currently facing severe drought and a record run of 40+ C days in the west/mid provinces and recent floods in the south east.

Wonder if there's something going on that's preventing the formation of typhoons etc - or are we simply building up for 'the big one'?