Based on typhoon data in Hainan Island from 1957 to 2006,the basic changing characteristics of typhoons' landing on the east of Hainan Island were analyzed.Based on 48 typhoons cases and their disaster conditions,objective quantitative grades of typhoon disaster were separated with disaster indicator of typhoon(G) and disaster losses ratio(S).Besides,the disaster assessment was statistically analyzed.The results showed that in the past 50 years,the frequency of typhoons' landing on Hainan Island presented significant annual and monthly changes.The landing locations of typhoons were distributed unevenly.It showed fluctuant changes in disaster indexes of disastrous typhoons,and disaster indexes had increased in the recent 50 years.Typhoon disasters in Hainan Island were catastrophic and a vast majority of those typhoons were of disastrous scales.
