Logically, the frequency of occurrences of tropical cyclones (typhoons) or unexpected weather during the last quarter of each year would have accelerated some resolution of issues in the climate cauldron, especially loss and damage during UN-sponsored climate talks. Tropical cyclone Koppu (Lando) slammed the island nation Philippines just a day before the Bonn Climate Change Conference (October 19-23). Strom Patricia, the strongest hurricane ever recorded at sea, though it receded on landfall, could have brought huge losses in Mexico a day after the Conference.