Once again, the sea reminds coastal civilization of its conditional tenure. Typhoon Dolphin, the most powerful storm to strike China this year, is bearing down on the eastern provinces with winds of 162 kilometers per hour, prompting authorities to move more than a million people from their homes ahead of Sunday's landfall. The storm's path — from Okinawa's injured and darkened streets westward into China's densely populated coast — traces a familiar arc of seasonal reckoning, one that tests not only infrastructure but the ancient human calculus of preparation against the uncontrollable.
Typhoon Dolphin Bears Down on China's East Coast; 1M+ Evacuated
Over 1 million people evacuated to safety; six people injured in Japan; widespread displacement and transport disruptions affecting millions across eastern China.