Typhoons

A boy and his mother walk through rubble

Hong Kong, southern China clean up after super typhoon Mangkhut

The category 5 storm hit Southeast Asia over the weekend.

a woman with her left leg amputated at the knee sits in a doorway

For Filipinos with disabilities, climate change and natural disasters are a dangerous mix

Climate Change
US Navy aid distribution in the Philippines

Philippine President Aquino vows to take care of his people, but many are skeptical

Development & Education
Residents walk along the coastal village while strong winds from Typhoon Haiyan battered Bayog town in Los Banos, Laguna, south of Manila November 8, 2013.

Monster storm Haiyan batters the Philippines

Environment

Philippines picks up pieces after freak typhoon roars across country

Environment

Unusual Typhoon Leaves Southern Philippines Reeling

Environment

Typhoon Bopha seemed to come almost out of nowhere. It came outside of the usual typhoon season and hit a part of the country that’s off the usual storm track, leaving more than 400 dead, nearly as many missing, and more than 300,000 homeless.

The World

Typhoon Bolaven Devastates Asia

Environment

While the United States is braced for the weather to come from Tropical Storm Isaac – typhoons have already caused devastation in Asia. Nine Chinese fisherman were killed when their boats hit rocks of the South Korean coast.

The World

In the Philippines, after the high water

Environment

We talk with Stephen Anderson, head of the World Food Program in the Philippines, and Bing Branigan, Filipina American community liaison for National Federation of Filipino American Associations, about the typhoon and resulting floods.

The World

Philippines brace for second typhoon

Global Politics

Residents of the Philippines are scrambling to prepare for Typhoon Parma. This storm is expected to hit just days after another storm, Typhoon Ketsana, killed more than 200 people. Anchor Marco Werman speaks with Glen Marboloc of Oxfam in Manila.