New research finds East Asia’s main summer rain belt has been steadily drifting north in recent decades – a shift that’s increasing flood and heatwave danger for millions across China, Korea and Japan
Typhoon Kalmaegi is pounding Southeast Asia with deadly floods and fierce winds. Scientists warn that warmer global temperatures are intensifying storms like this – a stark signal that urgent climate action is needed
El Niño is upending rainfall across Southeast Asia, devastating staple harvests, sending food prices soaring, and stoking deep worries about the region’s food security – and even its political stability
Scientists are sounding the alarm: a looming “Godzilla El Niño” could blast Southeast Asia with blistering heat, crippling droughts and catastrophic floods – a shock that would push fragile economies to the brink and expose glaring weaknesses in climate resilience