In early August, Typhoon Dolphin came ashore near Yuhuan in Zhejiang province, carrying the full force of a Category 1 hurricane and becoming the most powerful cyclone to strike China this year. More than a million people were moved from their homes across Zhejiang and Shanghai, a mobilization that speaks to both the storm's severity and the practiced urgency of a society learning to live with escalating weather. The event is not merely a meteorological record but a marker in a longer human reckoning — one in which warming oceans are steadily raising the stakes for the densely populated coastl
Typhoon Dolphin Batters China's Eastern Coast, Displaces Over 1 Million
Over 1 million residents evacuated; injuries reported; widespread displacement and disruption to transportation and daily life across eastern coastal regions.