After a typhoon’s record-breaking rains breached dozens of levees, the country is wondering whether even the costliest systems can be future-proofed for the age of climate change.
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Typhoon Hagibis Slams Into Japan After Landslides, Floods and a Quake
The storm made landfall Saturday evening. Record rainfall flooded rivers and tested dams as almost four million people were urged to evacuate.
Norwegian Cruise Ship Passengers Live-Tweet a Mutiny
Faced with broken toilets, canceled shore visits and a lack of information, travelers on the Norwegian Spirit staged — and chronicled — a rebellion on the high seas.
Norwegian Cruise Line Passengers Mutiny Over Changed Plans and Poor Conditions
Faced with broken toilets, canceled shore visits and a lack of information, travelers on the Norwegian Spirit staged — and live tweeted — a rebellion on the high seas.
Typhoon Hagibis Could Match Fury of 1958 Storm That Killed 1,200 in Japan
Forecasters say Chiba Prefecture, which was battered by a typhoon last month and is still recovering, is in the direct path of the powerful storm.
Japan Braces for Typhoon Hagibis, With Millions in Its Path
Cancellations were announced as cities, railways and airlines scrambled to prepare for the incoming storm, which is expected to make landfall over the weekend.
Japan Braces for Typhoon, Canceling Rugby World Cup Games and Flights
The cancellations were announced as cities, railways and airlines scrambled to prepare for the incoming storm, which is expected to make landfall over the weekend.
Heavy Rains Extinguish Monthslong Fires in Bolivia
Hundreds of thousands of people protested against what they said had been a slow response by the national government to the fires.
The Most Powerful Lightning Strikes in Unexpected Places
Superbolts are extremely rare, and thousands of times more powerful than the tendrils in the typical electrical storm.
Death Toll Rises to 6 in Torrential Rains in Southeast Spain
Record rainfall claimed two more lives in southeastern Spain as it caused widespread flooding, raising the overall death toll to six from the storms, authorities said Saturday.