VIDEO: Exceptionally Dangerous Situation in Mexico as Patricia Is Strongest Hurricane Ever Recorded

Staff / Truthdig Oct 23, 2015 With maximum sustained winds of 200 mph, Hurricane Patricia is set to make landfall on Mexico's Pacific Coast Friday. Forecasters warn that the monster Category 5 storm could be catastrophic. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Worse Cyclones Will Hit East Asia

By Kieran Cooke, Climate News Network Jan 17, 2014 Climate scientists have found indications that Asian tropical cyclones are not only getting stronger but are also likelier to strike east Asia -- China, Japan and Korea. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Horrible Year 2013

Paresh Nath, Cagle Cartoons, The Khaleej Times, UAE Jan 2, 2014 Dig deeper

The Truthdig Interview With Naomi Klein

Kasia Anderson / Truthdig Jun 27, 2008 Critics and challengers of Naomi Klein's work had better take a close look at her latest book, "The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism," before launching their attacks. Dig deeper ( 18 Min. Read )

U.S. Donations to Burma, China Tighten Up

Staff / Truthdig May 23, 2008 Americans apparently have a track record of opening their wallets to assist those in need after natural disasters at home and abroad. That was the case, at least, after the 2004 tsunami in Asia and Hurricane Katrina in the U.S. in 2005. But the picture looks different in the wake of the recent cyclone in Burma and the earthquake in China, leaving international trend-watchers asking: What gives? Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

U.N. Head Surveys Burma Damage

Staff / Truthdig May 23, 2008 After putting pressure on Burma's ruling military junta, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has traveled to Burma, where he is taking stock of the devastation left by Cyclone Nargis on May 2. Ban also met with Prime Minister Thein Sein, who told him that the storm-ravaged country is out of the relief phase and into reconstruction. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

U.N. Envoy Heads to Burma With Urgent Relief Message

Staff / Truthdig May 18, 2008 More than two weeks have passed since Cyclone Nargis hit Burma, killing 78,000 people and leaving tens of thousands more unaccounted for. Now the U.N. is pushing Burma's ruling junta to cooperate with international aid efforts, sending an envoy with a message from Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in hopes that a more personal approach will produce lifesaving results. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Reporting From Burma: A Thriller

Staff / Truthdig May 14, 2008 BBC reporter Paul Danahar had to go to great lengths in order to report from Burma. A secret identity was just one method for avoiding the military intelligence agents who scoured the country looking for the journalist who dared to report on the devastation of Cyclone Nargis, which struck May 3. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Crisis Deepens in Burma as Cyclone Toll Passes 22,000

Staff / Truthdig May 6, 2008 As more details of the devastation left by Cyclone Nargis in Burma emerge, it's becoming clear that the storm is one of the worst disasters in years The Burmese government is being criticized for responding inadequately and too slowly to the crisis, and President Bush, himself no stranger to this kind of criticism, is calling on Burma's "military junta [to] allow our disaster assessment teams into the country" in order to help. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Cyclone Death Toll ‘Tops 10,000’ in Burma

Staff / Truthdig May 6, 2008 The Burmese government prepared for an influx of international aid Monday as the death toll from Saturday's cyclone passed 10,000, according to Foreign Minister Nyan Win. That number suggested a far greater disaster than the 351 deaths reported earlier that same day. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Cyclone Kills Hundreds

Staff / Truthdig Nov 17, 2007 A deadly cyclone that made landfall in Bangladesh on Friday has displaced hundreds of thousands and killed at least 2,300 (updated), a number that is expected to rise because thousands remain missing and the true extent of the damage has not yet been determined. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Couple Signs Advertisers to Sponsor Wedding Day

Staff / Truthdig Jun 18, 2006 A marketing-savvy couple has lined up corporate sponsors to help pay for a wedding to be held in a Brooklyn minor league ball park. (Via Salon.) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )