China accused the Philippines on Friday of having "provoked trouble" in the South China Sea with U.S. backing, a week after Beijing and Manila traded accusations over a new confrontation in the disputed waters.

The United States Navy will enhance the firepower of its fleet of fast and agile warships, making them capable of launching long-range missiles while deployed in the contested South China Sea. Announcing the upgrade,

Climate change is making the Philippines more vulnerable to tropical storms, with rising temperatures already putting the country at nearly double the risk of deadly typhoons, scientists said in a report published on Thursday.

An international study has confirmed that climate change “supercharged” the record-breaking typhoon season in the Philippines, which saw six consecutive tropical cyclones in less than a month.

The Philippines experienced a parade of six typhoons within a month, and according to a study by World Weather Attribution (WWA), climate change had a lot to do with the unusual weather event. Released this week,