Haiyan Supertyphoon

Deng Coy Miel, Cagle Cartoons, Singapore Nov 14, 2013 Dig deeper

Typhoon Haiyan Demands Climate Action at the U.N. Summit in Warsaw

Amy Goodman / Truthdig Nov 14, 2013 Typhoon Haiyan, a storm of historic proportions, has devastated the largely impoverished population of the Philippines. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Devastation

Nick Anderson / Truthdig Nov 13, 2013 Dig deeper

Filipino Climate Chief: ‘Stop This Madness’

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Nov 13, 2013 Yeb Saño choked up while speaking at the international climate conference in Warsaw in the wake of Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan), which is estimated to have killed more than 10,000 people: "I speak for the countless people who will no longer be able to speak for themselves after perishing from the storm." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Typhoon Haiyan

Pat Bagley, Cagle Cartoons, Salt Lake Tribune Nov 13, 2013 Dig deeper

Haiyan Typhoon

Aislin, Cagle Cartoons, The Montreal Gazette Nov 11, 2013 Dig deeper

Typhoon Devastates the Philippines; Death Tally Soaring

BLANK Nov 10, 2013 Potentially the most powerful typhoon on record, Haiyan swept across the Philippines on Friday and is heading for Vietnam, leaving a massive wake of death and destruction. But wait for the death toll -- early reports rarely bear up. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Fukushima Operator Seeks to Restart Another Nuclear Plant

BLANK Sep 29, 2013 With financial losses climbing, Fukushima operator Tepco wants to fire up reactors at another site. The question is, how much of an appetite does Japan have for nuclear power as Fukushima continues to leak radioactive water, an environmental catastrophe whose extent is still unknown. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Typhoon Lands in Japan, Fukushima Remains an Open Wound (Updated)

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Sep 16, 2013 With Japanese authorities still struggling to contain contamination at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant two-and-a-half years after it melted down, we are reminded by events in the news that the disaster lies in one of the most volatile meteorological and geographical regions in the world. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Super Typhoon Slams the Philippines

Staff / Truthdig Oct 18, 2010 The Philippines has had its share of weather-borne excitement already this year, as a whopping 10 typhoons have made their way to its shores, and the 10th has qualified for the special and menacing category of "super typhoon." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Typhoon Takes Aim at Already Soggy China

Staff / Truthdig Jul 16, 2010 In 1998, 4,000 people died in the Yangtze floods in China. Now the country is bracing for its worst flooding since then as Typhoon Conson, which has already killed 38 people in the Philippines, closes in on China's southern coast. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Typhoon Toll in Taiwan 500 and Counting

Staff / Truthdig Aug 14, 2009 Typhoon Morakot has claimed more than 500 lives in Taiwan since the storm hit the island's southern region a week ago. Thousands more may still be trapped, according to local reports, making Morakot the worst natural disaster to strike the island in half a century. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )