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What’s ‘Climate Colonialism?’ Typhoon Mawar’s Carnage in Guam Offers Insight

Inside Climate News · By Kristoffer Tigue · last updated
Guam, like other colonial territories, largely relies on disaster aid in the wake of catastrophes. Some scholars say that aid, along with spiraling debt, is a new form of colonialism.

By Kristoffer Tigue

Much of Guam remains without power or running water after Typhoon Mawar lashed the United States’ second-largest territory Wednesday night. The Category 4 storm tore off roofs and mangled trees with fierce wind and rain.

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