April 3, 2013
Terrible things that are somehow rather beautiful 

Terrible things that are somehow rather beautiful 

December 10, 2012
Damaged banana plantation, Montevista township, Compostela Valley, on December 8, 2012.
AP Photo/Bullit Marquez Typhoon Bopha

Damaged banana plantation, Montevista township, Compostela Valley, on December 8, 2012.

AP Photo/Bullit Marquez Typhoon Bopha

December 10, 2012
Debris made up toppled trees and crops in the aftermath of Typhoon Bopha in the southern Philippines, on December 7, 2012.
(Reuters/Jay Morales/Malacanang Photo Bureau/Handout)

Debris made up toppled trees and crops in the aftermath of Typhoon Bopha in the southern Philippines, on December 7, 2012.

(Reuters/Jay Morales/Malacanang Photo Bureau/Handout)

December 10, 2012
Coconut trees knocked down by Typhoon Bopha in the coastal town of Boston, Davao Oriental in southern Philippines, on December 10, 2012
Erik De Castro: Typhoon Bopha

Coconut trees knocked down by Typhoon Bopha in the coastal town of Boston, Davao Oriental in southern Philippines, on December 10, 2012

Erik De Castro: Typhoon Bopha

August 8, 2012
Residents wade through floodwaters as another looks down from a rooftop in Marikina City, Metro Manila, on August 7, 2012. Rescuers rushed to reach trapped residents across the Philippine capital on Tuesday, as torrential rains triggered severe flooding. Flood waters reached up to two meters (6.5 feet) in the village of Tumana in Marikina City, an eastern suburb of metropolitan Manila, where some residents were stranded in their homes. (Reuters/Cheryl Ravelo) | more

Residents wade through floodwaters as another looks down from a rooftop in Marikina City, Metro Manila, on August 7, 2012. Rescuers rushed to reach trapped residents across the Philippine capital on Tuesday, as torrential rains triggered severe flooding. Flood waters reached up to two meters (6.5 feet) in the village of Tumana in Marikina City, an eastern suburb of metropolitan Manila, where some residents were stranded in their homes. (Reuters/Cheryl Ravelo) | more

December 21, 2011
Philippine Navy personnel arrange coffins that will be shipped with drinking water, clothes and other relief goods to flood-stricken Cagayan De Oro and Iligan cities on board a Philippine Navy ship in Manila, Philippines, on December 20, 2011. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila) #img24

Philippine Navy personnel arrange coffins that will be shipped with drinking water, clothes and other relief goods to flood-stricken Cagayan De Oro and Iligan cities on board a Philippine Navy ship in Manila, Philippines, on December 20, 2011. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila) #img24

November 14, 2011
Submerged: Thailand’s Floods 2011 - The Atlantic

Submerged: Thailand’s Floods 2011 - The Atlantic

October 31, 2011
Local residents evacuate their flooded neighborhood on the back of a truck in an area near the Chao Praya river in Bangkok, on October 29, 2011. (Nicolas Asfouri/AFP/Getty Images) #img20 The Atlantic: “Thailand Floods Pass Their Peak”

Local residents evacuate their flooded neighborhood on the back of a truck in an area near the Chao Praya river in Bangkok, on October 29, 2011. (Nicolas Asfouri/AFP/Getty Images) #img20 The Atlantic: “Thailand Floods Pass Their Peak”

October 26, 2011
A man sleeps on the bench at a flooded pier at the Chao Praya river in central Bangkok, on October 16, 2011. Relief workers reinforced barriers on Sunday to help defend Thailand’s capital, Bangkok, from the country’s worst floods in half a century and efforts were stepped up to protect a huge industrial estate to the city’s north. (Reuters/Damir Sagolj) #img37

A man sleeps on the bench at a flooded pier at the Chao Praya river in central Bangkok, on October 16, 2011. Relief workers reinforced barriers on Sunday to help defend Thailand’s capital, Bangkok, from the country’s worst floods in half a century and efforts were stepped up to protect a huge industrial estate to the city’s north. (Reuters/Damir Sagolj) #img37

October 26, 2011
Cars are parked on a highway overpass to avoid floods in Ayutthaya province near Bangkok, on October 25, 2011. (Reuters/Athit Perawongmetha) #img35

Cars are parked on a highway overpass to avoid floods in Ayutthaya province near Bangkok, on October 25, 2011. (Reuters/Athit Perawongmetha) #img35