Newsletter www.nytimes.com ‘Within seconds everything was gone': Devastating floods submerge the Philippines Torrential rains and back-to-back typhoons have ripped through the country in the past two weeks, turning a once picturesque river into a sea of murky brown, killing dozens and setting off deadly landslides.
Impacts www.nytimes.com A typhoon spared the Philippine capital. Will Manila be so lucky next time? With climate change heightening the Philippines’ risk of natural disaster, the country is braced for the next catastrophe.
Politics www.nytimes.com Editorial: In the fight to save the planet, its defenders are being killed Those who resist powerful industries that savage ecosystems and drive people off their land face death and fear.
