Welcome to Foreign Policy’s Southeast Asia Brief.
The highlights this week: This year’s El Niño might end up being the strongest in 140 years, Aung San Suu Kyi is confirmed alive by the Red Cross, and Malaysia takes an increasingly hard line on the Rohingya.
El Niño Hits Hard
This year’s El Niño is underway, and it might end up being the strongest in 140 years. Southeast Asia will be hit hard.
The Asia-Pacific will be the worst-affected region, according to insurance giant Munich Re, with heat waves, drought, wildfires, and increased typhoon risk.
