Extreme Weather in 2024 Forced Biggest Displacement of People in 16 Years March 19, 2025 By Aaron Clark Extreme weather last year including typhoons, heatwaves and flooding led to the biggest displacement of people since 2008, and exacerbated...
Climate Change ‘Supercharged’ Philippines’ Typhoon Season, Study Finds December 16, 2024 By Mary Hui A warming climate fueled the blitz of six powerful storms that hit the Philippines within a matter of weeks this...
Super Typhoon Man-yi Lashes Philippines’ Main Island November 18, 2024 By Andreo Calonzo Super Typhoon Man-yi battered parts of the Philippines with powerful winds and intense rains as it made its way across...
Typhoon Usagi Hits Philippines, Set to Track Toward Taiwan November 14, 2024 By Mary Hui Typhoon Usagi struck the northern Philippines on Thursday afternoon, the fifth powerful storm to impact the country in three weeks,...
Storm-Weary Philippines Forcibly Evacuates Thousands as Another Typhoon Hits November 12, 2024 By Jim Gomez A new typhoon barreled across an agricultural region in the northeastern Philippines on Monday after thousands were evacuated to safety...
Multiple Climate Disasters Trigger First-Ever Red Cross Disaster Insurance Pay-Out November 8, 2024 By Emma Farge The world was hit by so many floods and landslides in 2024 that it triggered the aid sector’s first multi-disaster...
Typhoon Kong-Rey Hits Taiwan as Shanghai Braces for Downpour October 31, 2024 Typhoon Kong-Rey made landfall in Taiwan packing dangerous winds, with Shanghai bracing for the heaviest November rain burst since 1981...
Update: Taiwan to Suspend Stock Trading Due to Super Typhoon Kong-Rey October 30, 2024 By Mary Hui and Cindy Wang Taiwan will suspend trading on its $2.5 trillion stock exchange Thursday as a powerful typhoon barrels toward the archipelago. Super...
Typhoon-Hit Southeast Asia to See a Rainy End to 2024 October 15, 2024 By Mary Hui Southeast Asia could see higher-than-normal rainfall in the coming months, threatening further disruptions to agriculture, tourism, and industrial output in...
Taiwan Reopens, Clearing Up Damage After Typhoon Krathon October 4, 2024 By Yimou Lee, Fabian Hamacher and Ann Wang Southern Taiwan worked on Friday to clear up damage from flooding and high winds after Typhoon Krathon slammed into a...