Noru became a super typhoon in 6 hours. Scientists say powerful storms are becoming harder to forecast [CNN]

2022-10-03T15:50:58+08:0001 Oct 2022|Tags: , , , , , , , , |

by Kathleen Magramo and Jan Camenzind Broomby | October 1, 2022 | Published by CNN | READ THE STORY HERE Residents on the small resort island of Polillo are accustomed to severe weather -- their island sits in the northeastern Philippines, on the edge of the Pacific Ocean where storms typically gather strength and turn [...]

Remember the lessons from Tropical Storm Ondoy 13 years after its onslaught [The Chiefs]

2022-09-27T11:44:28+08:0027 Sep 2022|Tags: , , , , , |

After Typhoon Karding hit provinces in Luzon yesterday and in time for the 13th anniversary of Typhoon Ondoy, ICSC deputy executive director Angelo Kairos Dela Cruz joins One News' #TheChiefs to talk about climate change impacts in the Philippines, as well as current adaptation and mitigation measures in place for the country.

As disaster hits the Philippines again, a farmer’s sorrow reveals the stakes [Washington Post]

2022-09-27T11:08:28+08:0026 Sep 2022|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |

PALAWAN, Philippines — The skies were still clear when the farmer went to take a final look at his crops. A massive tropical cyclone was hours away from making landfall in the northern Philippines, and the province of Nueva Ecija, known as the “rice granary” of the country, was in the center of its path. Officials warned that more than a million hectares (2.47 million acres) of farmland could be flattened just before harvesting season, devastating the poor, rural communities that have increasingly shouldered the brunt of the country’s natural disasters.

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