Tag: climate emergency

Scores of people are still missing and feared dead after the strongest storm to strike the archipelago nation this year dumped heavy rain

The Philippines -- ranked among the most vulnerable nations to the impacts of climate change -- is hit by an average of 20 storms every year

Caritas Philippines appeals for donations from people "in whatever way they can" in the spirit of "sacrifice and selflessness"

Tens of thousands fled their homes as the storm pummelled the disaster-prone region in recent days, dumping heavy rain that flooded houses

The death toll from tropical storm Megi rose to 28 while more than 17,000 people fled their homes

More than 13,000 people fled to emergency shelters as the storm pounded the region, flooding houses, inundating fields, cutting off roads

From 1970 to 2019, 75% of deaths caused by weather, climate and water hazards in the Southwest Pacific region were from the Philippines

That daunting task is still — only just — possible, but current policies are leading the planet towards catastrophic temperature rises

Forests should be valued for the direct benefits they offer to local communities

Strong weather disturbances are no longer aberrations, but are the “new normal” as the country faces the climate crisis