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More areas under signal no.2 ahead of Ramon landfall

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 18 07:08 PM

More areas were placed under tropical cyclone wind signal no. 2 on Monday as Tropical Storm Ramon maintained its strength before making landfall, the state weather bureau said. Read more »

Flood, fire and plague: Climate change blamed for disasters

Robert Birsel, Reuters
Posted at Nov 14 08:00 PM

The Lancet medical journal published a study this week saying climate change was already harming people's health by increasing the number of extreme weather events and exacerbating air pollution. Read more »

Cyclone Bulbul death toll rises to 12 in Bangladesh

Reuters
Posted at Nov 11 05:10 PM

DHAKA - The death toll from Cyclone Bulbul rose to 12 in Bangladesh and five fishermen are still missing, government officials said on Monday. Read more »

Yolanda's ground zero in virtual reality

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 07 11:07 AM

In commemoration of the sixth year anniversary of Yolanda's landfall, non-profit group Postcards from Disasters allows us to see this in a different light. The group offers an interactive tour into Yolanda's ground zero so Filipinos may never forget the lessons from this disaster. Read more »

De Lima wants 5-day paid calamity leave for disaster victims

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 05 11:27 PM

Workers affected by natural disasters should be entitled to a 5-day calamity leave, according to a bill filed by detained Senator Leila de Lima. Read more »

Fire, miscarriage, death: Mindanao quake rattles residents

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 17 09:35 AM

Residents fled to higher ground and hospital patients poured out into the streets after a 6.3-magnitude earthquake rocked parts of southern Mindanao Wednesday night. Read more »

Richer nations urged to boost protection against wild weather as losses jump

Laurie Goering, Reuters
Posted at Oct 12 12:18 PM

Economic losses caused by the most extreme weather events, from hurricanes to wildfires, are surging fastest in parts of the world outside the tropics - places that once saw relatively few such disasters, scientists and statisticians have warned. Read more »

Typhoon Lekima kills 44 in eastern China

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 12 12:08 PM

BEIJING - The death toll from typhoon Lekima in eastern China rose to 44 people on Monday morning, according to official data, as the storm continued up the coast, racking up billions of dollars in economic losses and widely disrupting travel. Read more »

Typhoon Preparedness: Tips to keep your family safe

Moneymax.ph
Posted at Jul 10 02:34 PM

Typhoon preparedness should be part of the Filipino way of life so that we can minimize the impact of these disasters on lives and properties. Read more »

NDRRMC opens Cordillera regional evacuation center

Mae Cornes, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 06 03:13 PM

LA TRINIDAD, Benguet (UPDATED) – The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) on Wednesday formally opened a regional evacuation center (REC) here, the first of six such facilities planned in the Cordilleras. Read more »

Floods, blackouts after Thai storm, but tourist islands spared

Lillian Suwanrumpha and Sippachai Kunnuwong, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 05 05:13 PM

Tropical Storm Pabuk left nearly 30,000 people in evacuation shelters across southern Thailand Saturday, as tourists stranded on islands further north were spared the worst. Read more »

Tourists hunker down as storm Pabuk dumps heavy rains on Thailand

Lillian Suwanrumpha and Sippachai Kunnuwong, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 04 11:43 PM

Boats were recalled to shore across the Gulf of Thailand, while three key southern airports were shut until Saturday. Read more »

WATCH: Stargazer shares her predictions on disasters, health

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 01 10:12 PM

Psychic Stargazer shared her predictions for 2019, this time in relation to possible natural disasters and health problems. Read more »

Indonesian tsunami volcano lost two-thirds of its height

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 29 08:35 PM

A section of Anak Krakatoa's crater collapsed after an eruption and slid into the ocean, generating the tsunami last Saturday night. Read more »

Disaster-linked losses in 2018 hit $155 billion: Swiss Re

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 19 09:23 AM

Events this year "highlight the increasing vulnerability of the ever-growing concentration of humans and property values on coastlines and in the urban-wildlife interface." Read more »

OPINION: Emergency humanitarian response should be an integral part of dev planning

Fr. Edwin Gariguez
Posted at Oct 31 11:45 PM

What if disaster response and recovery (DRR) efforts started way before disasters struck? What if such efforts were planned with foresight and best practices in mind? Read more »

Gov't mulls tsunami alert system for local communities

Jorge Cariño, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 12 01:37 PM

MANILA- The Philippine government is mulling on setting up a tsunami alert system in communities following the recent quake-tsunami in Indonesia. Read more »

‘Monster’ Hurricane Michael strengthens on its way to Florida

Reuters
Posted at Oct 09 09:44 PM

Michael strengthened to a Category-2 storm, as it headed for a state where residents were ordered to get out of harm's way ahead of life-threatening waves, winds and rains. Read more »

Time running out for survivors as Indonesia toll tops 1,400

Harry Pearl with Patrick Lee in Sigi and Kiki Siregar in Jakarta, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Oct 04 02:53 AM

Indonesian soldiers have been ordered to fire on those raiding stores on the quake and tsunami-struck island of Sulawesi. Read more »

Florence lumbers inland, leaving five dead, communities flooded

Ernest Scheyder, Reuters
Updated as of Sep 15 10:32 PM

Tropical storm Florence lumbered inland on Saturday, knocking down trees, flooding rivers, and dumping sheets of rain in the Carolinas where five people have died. Read more »

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