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- 1Floods, haze and typhoons hammer Asia in widening climate crisis●From floods across South and South-East Asia to toxic fire haze and typhoons battering East Asia, climate disasters are
Greenpeace is highlighting a wave of climate disasters across Asia, including severe flooding in South and South-East Asia, toxic fire haze, and typhoons striking East Asia. The group says fossil fuels are intensifying the crisis, with homes destroyed, harvests lost, communities cut off, and blackouts leaving families without power. It is calling attention to the millions of people affected and pressing for action on the fossil fuel emissions driving these extreme weather events across the region.
- 2Seizing Taiwan could push Japan toward nuclear weapons, analysts warn▼Revolting for the CCP: Seizing Taiwan Could Drive Japan to Nuclear Weapons
Analysis published by the Australian Strategic Policy Institute argues that a Chinese seizure of Taiwan would be so destabilising for Japan that Tokyo could reconsider its long-standing non-nuclear posture. The piece suggests Beijing's leadership has not fully absorbed how an invasion might transform Japanese security thinking, including debates over an independent nuclear deterrent, with major implications for regional deterrence.