Staff members secure aircraft at Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to prepare for Typhoon Dolphin on August 9, 2026. Photo: VCG
Typhoon Dolphin made landfall in Taizhou, East China's Zhejiang Province, on Sunday afternoon, bringing strong winds up to 42 meters per second and heavy torrential rain to the coastal regions amid a red alert - the highest level in the country's typhoon warning system - issued for it earlier that day. 
Authorities in East China's Fujian have relocated nearly 100,000 residents, while coastal provinces are suspending railway services and canceled flights, making an all-out effort to mitigate possible risks.
The NMC maintained orange rainstorm and blue severe convective weather alerts at 6 am on Sunday, forecasting exceptionally heavy rainfall of 250 to 440 millimeters in some areas along the eastern coast of Zhejiang, with heavy to torrential rains expected across Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Shanghai, and Anhui between Sunday morning and Monday morning, China Central Television (CCTV) reported. 
In response to the typhoon, China's meteorological authority on Sunday upgraded its emergency response for severe meteorological disasters from Level III to Level II.
Fujian raised the emergency response level for typhoon prevention to Level II at 9 am on Sunday.
As Typhoon Dolphin gathers strength and approaches the coastal areas, Fujian's flood control authority, as of 6 pm on Saturday, deployed a total of 17,800 officials to and relocated 98,900 people from high-risk areas, Xinhua News Agency reported on Saturday.
Fujian has suspended all 115 marine engineering projects and moved 290 construction vessels to safe waters, while 55 passenger ferry routes in affected waters have been halted, chinanews.com reported. 
Meanwhile, railway services in the affected regions including Fujian, Zhejiang, Shanghai have also been suspended from Sunday to Monday, according to chinanews.com.
Fujian authorities have urged stronger safety measures for returning vessels, offshore platforms and coastal and island tourism, as well as reinforcement of aquaculture facilities. They also called for timely evacuations from flood- and landslide-prone areas to guard against secondary disasters from the typhoon and heavy rain, chinanews.com reported. 
In Zhejiang, Wenzhou city has closed all 85 A-level national tourist attractions, turned away more than 7,400 visitors and evacuated over 1,600, with the relocation effort ongoing, according to CCTV. Next, Wenzhou will next implement a "five suspensions" policy, halting outdoor group activities, classes, work, business operations and transportation.
All fishing vessels at Shitang Fishing Port in Wenling, Zhejiang, have returned to port, with all personnel evacuated ashore and maritime rescue teams on standby. Authorities urged vessels to stay off the sea during the typhoon. 
In Shanghai, Pudong and Hongqiao airports operated at reduced capacity on Sunday, with nearly 60 percent of flights canceled. A total of 1,384 flights are scheduled to be canceled including 871 at Pudong and 513 at Hongqiao. Passengers are advised to check with their airlines for the latest updates and adjust travel plans accordingly, according to CCTV.
According to Hu Xiao, meteorological analyst at the NMC, the typhoon has several notable features, including its strong intensity and expansive circulation. The typhoon also has several unusual features. Forming unusually far east, near 180°E, it has traveled more than 7,200 kilometers, making its potential landfall in China a rare event and possibly the easternmost such landfall since 1951. Its 12-day lifespan is also well above the typical seven-to-10-day average, CCTV reported. 
According to Ma Jun, director of the Institute of Public and Environmental Affairs, Typhoon Dolphin traveled a long distance and remained at typhoon or severe typhoon strength of its lifespan so far. Despite passing through some areas that were unfavorable to its development, its powerful inner core remained intact, while its extensive cloud system continued to absorb moisture and energy, fueling the potential for torrential rainfall.
The typhoon has remained at sea for more than 260 hours and experienced a rare "three rises and three falls" in intensity. Its unusually long lifespan has allowed it to absorb more moisture and energy, while repeated intensity fluctuations have complicated forecasts of its future track and intensity of wind and rainfall, according to CCTV. 
After landfall, Typhoon Dolphin may move slowly, prolonging heavy rainfall and raising the risk of extreme precipitation and related disasters. Its track later in the week remains uncertain as it could interact with the southwest monsoon and cold air from the northwest, potentially broadening and intensifying its impacts, Ma told the Global Times on Sunday.

澎湃新闻记者 胡杰2026年美加墨世界杯，是人类足球史上规模最大的一届赛事。从32支球队扩军至48支，比赛总数从64场增至104场，赛程延长至39天。与此同时，强制补水暂停、决赛中场秀等“美式”元素的植入，以及一场由特朗普亲自介入的红牌争议，一股裹挟着资本、权力与政治博弈的“美式旋风”，正沿着规则、仪式与裁决的每一条缝隙，重塑世界杯的骨骼与灵魂。美国究竟给世界杯带来了什么？这个问题，或许只有时间有权回答。48队亮相后，FIFA开启64队的野心这是世界杯历史上规模最大的一届赛事，却未必是世界杯今后的模样。世界杯尚在淘汰赛阶段，国际足联主席因凡蒂诺就在瑞士媒体的镜头面前，讨论起世界杯进一步扩军到64支的可行性，并称“绝对”应当考虑这一设想。因凡蒂诺随后确认，这一议题将在本届世界杯结束后由相关委员会正式研究和讨论。而在美加墨世界杯开赛前，包括BBC、ESPN、路透社在内的一众媒体，都还在反复讨论本届世界杯的比赛质量是否会因为首次采用48队赛制而受到影响。但开赛仅一周时间，各大媒体便改变了口风——路透社将标题改成了《弱旅掀起波澜，豪门开始摇晃》，《金融时报》则刊发了一篇题为《小球队抢走世界杯聚光灯》的文章。

三 | 原因很简单：本届世界杯小组赛热度最高的并非传统豪强，而是一支支新军讲述的故事——佛得角从拥有西班牙和乌拉圭的小组中突围，40岁的门将沃齐尼亚一战成名；作为世界杯有史以来最小的国家，库拉索也从厄瓜多尔身上拿到1分。因凡蒂诺因此颇为得意：“各大洲都有球队进球，且至少拿到了积分。10支非洲球队中有9支闯入淘汰赛”。相比之下，《金融时报》的表述则更为动人：“扩军最大的意义或许并不是让更多球队来到世界杯，而是让更多国家拥有属于自己的世界杯故事。

四 | ”动人故事的背后，是一系列的数据增长。从32支球队扩军至48支，比赛总数从64场增至104场，观赛人数自然水涨船高。

五 | 早在1/4决赛结束，本届世界杯入场总人数就已远超前两届总和。商业层面FIFA更是赚得盆满钵满——2022年卡塔尔世界杯周期，国际足联总收入为76亿美元；而扩军至48队后，本届美加墨世界杯的预估收入已飙升至130亿美元，增幅超过七成。正是在这样的背景下，因凡蒂诺早早便开始为64队制造声势。虽然这一讨论尚未被列入官方议程，但FIFA已经在为自己的野心未雨绸缪。

六 | 补水暂停和中场秀，创新背后全是生意如果说扩军是赛制层面的变革，那么本届世界杯最具颠覆性的改变发生在比赛进行的过程中。

七 | 本届世界杯最引人注目的规则变化之一，是国际足联推出的“强制补水暂停”新规：每场比赛的上下半场进行到第22分钟左右，主裁判必须吹停比赛3分钟，让球员到场边补水。关键之处在于，这一规定“无论天气冷热、球场是否配备空调顶棚”都必须执行。国际足联给出的理由是“保障球员健康”，但质疑声接踵而至——不少球迷调侃，补水暂停将90分钟的足球比赛切割成类似篮球比赛的四节制。从竞技层面看，传统连贯的上下半场被分割，比赛节奏被打断；从商业层面看，大量球迷与媒体质疑，一刀切的补水暂停本质上是为转播商创造固定广告窗口——单次补水时段可播出约2分10秒的广告，104场比赛累计超7.5个小时的广告时长。前阿森纳前锋伊恩·赖特直言：“这只是从美国视角把广告塞进比赛的另一种方式，他们打着为球员好的幌子，我可不信。”德国足球名宿克洛普更是痛斥：“足球曾经是主角，但现在它有可能沦为广告表演的背景音乐。”以美国福克斯体育为例，赛事内每30秒广告均价20万至30万美元，美国队出战场次、决赛的广告单价高达75万美元。据《华尔街日报》报道，仅美国本土补水时段广告收入就有望突破2.5亿美元。而福克斯为拿下本届世界杯在美转播权花了4.85亿美元——这意味着补水暂停期间的广告收入，足以覆盖一半以上的转播成本。更令人侧目的是执行中的“美式风格”。根据规则，转播方必须在补水结束前30秒切回现场画面。但在揭幕战中，福克斯为完整播放广告，延误了切回时间。如果说补水暂停还是打着“健康”的旗号，那么决赛中场秀的增设则是对百年足球传统的一次正面冲击。

八 | 国际足联宣布，2026年世界杯决赛将首次引入类似超级碗形式的“中场秀”，演出时长约11分钟。因凡蒂诺更是将这次中场秀称为“体育与娱乐融合的巅峰时刻”，希望借由音乐这一通用语言，把全世界数十亿观众连接在一起。根据《足球竞赛规则》，中场休息时间不得超过15分钟。但由于表演搭建与拆除舞台，中场表演能否按时完成，让不少人质疑。专栏作者马尔科蒂对此深表担忧：“中场休息不得超过15分钟，这是一条比赛规则。如果延长休息时间，就是干预足球的竞技本质。”而最终的结果是：受中场秀影响，世界杯决赛的中场休息时间达到27分24秒。担任BBC解说的鲁尼更是在直播中开炮：“中场秀我最喜欢的时刻是它结束的时候。我喜欢其中很多艺人，但我觉得整场表演烂透了。”此外，国际足联宣布将向冠军球员颁发“冠军戒指”，限量2026枚，30枚归属冠军队，其余面向全球球迷发售。国际足联在公告中明确表示，这是“将美国标志性的体育传统带入足球界”。再加上世界杯首次对官方球票采用动态定价，决赛场地的草皮被切块售卖。可以说，美式体育的商业包装逻辑，几乎把本届世界杯的盈利价值挖掘得淋漓尽致。

九 | 红牌争议下，傲慢与偏见也很美式如果说补水暂停和中场秀还是商业逻辑的扩张，那么巴拉贡事件则暴露了本届世界杯更深层的问题——政治对体育的侵蚀。美国对阵波黑的1/16决赛中，巴洛贡下半场第64分钟争抢球权时，踩到了波黑球员穆哈雷莫维奇的脚踝，随后被红牌罚下。

十 | 按照相关规定，巴洛贡应自动停赛一场。这本是一次普通的红牌判罚，然而，戏剧性的一幕发生了。国际足联7月5日宣布，依据《国际足联纪律准则》第27条，对巴洛贡的禁赛处罚“暂缓一年执行”。据统计，自1970年世界杯引入红黄牌规则以来，从未有球员在吃到红牌的情况下能继续出战球队的下一场世界杯正赛。巴洛贡或将成为世界杯首位“染红”后继续出战的球员。多家媒体随后披露了一个关键细节：美国总统特朗普曾亲自致电国际足联主席因凡蒂诺，要求复核巴洛贡的红牌。特朗普本人随后也证实了这一消息，称他“要求审查”并感谢国际足联“做出正确的事，扭转了巨大的不公正”。这一事件迅速引爆了国际舆论。CNN报道称，一通红牌电话引发了“围绕世界杯的政治风暴”；《华尔街日报》称该裁决是本届世界杯“最令人震惊的争议”；欧足联更是在声明中表示：“比赛的公正性正处于危险之中。”虽然因凡蒂诺强调相关决定是国际足联纪律委员会独立做出的，但据《纽约时报》报道，双方在过去一年里建立了密切的私人关系——2025年12月，因凡蒂诺在世界杯抽签仪式上将首届“国际足联和平奖”授予特朗普；2026年2月，他又出席特朗普主持的“和平理事会”。因凡蒂诺本人也透露，他与特朗普“几乎每天都沟通”。这些细节让巴洛贡事件疑点重重。本届世界杯，将政治与足球挂钩的事件层出不穷。从被称为“排外性最强”的入境政策开始，到伊朗队被要求仅能在赛前一天入境美国、比赛结束当晚离境，再到半决赛后阿根廷球员展示写有“马尔维纳斯群岛属于阿根廷”的横幅，世界杯一直在政治的灰色地带游走。

十一 | 值得一提的是，美加墨联合申办世界杯的2017年，申办方案以三个关键词为核心：团结、确定、机遇（Unity，Certainty，Opportunity）。在官方申办文件中，三国将世界杯称为“全球体育界最伟大的人类团结盛会”。但等到世界杯真正拉开帷幕，属于美式的傲慢与偏见，依旧在赛场的每一个角落投下长长的阴影。