Letters | Asia is not built for extreme weather. This must change
Readers discuss the urban planning features essential to climate resilience, the demise of Hong Kong’s Democratic Party, and the Legislative Council election
The sad reality is that, though this weather event is extreme, it may not be rare. Extreme weather is rapidly becoming a defining feature of daily life worldwide.
This moment demands more than emergency aid or stronger building codes. It requires re-examining the core assumptions that underpin modern life.
The first is the idea of a permanent home. If entire towns can disappear overnight, so should the concept of permanence. Climate-driven displacement is already occurring across Asia, and place-based location choices and in situ housing may need rethinking to accommodate resilient, relocatable, modular or deliberately mobile solutions.