NLEX Flooding: A Test of Infrastructure Resilience Amid Climate Change
Heavy rains in late August caused flooding on a section of the North Luzon Expressway (NLEX), affecting millions of Filipinos. NLEX attributes the incident to infrastructure limitations and climate change impacts, emphasizing the need for comprehensive basin-wide solutions rather than single-party blame.
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