75 pct chance 'Hagupit' to hit PH: PAGASA

Wed, 03 Dec 2014 11:46:00 +0100abs-cbnnews (en)

MANILA - Weather bureau PAGASA on Wednesday said there is a 75 percent chance that Typhoon Hagupit will make landfall in the Philippines, particularly in Eastern Samar, this Saturday. According to PAGASA Deputy Administrator Dr. Landrico Dalida, Jr., the country should prepare for two scenarios:....

As Hagupit approaches, LGUs reminded: Don't abandon your posts

Wed, 03 Dec 2014 09:54:00 +0100gmanews (en)

“Nung isang araw nagsimula na ang mobilisation ng LGUs, lalo na affected areas na tinukoy ng PAGASA. Around 44 provinces ang potentially magiging saklaw ni Hagupit kaya lalong pinapaigting ng DILG ang pakikipag-ugnayan sa governors at mayors na kailangan andun sila sa kanilang mga lugar para....

Philippines worst hit by extreme weather in 2013: report

Wed, 03 Dec 2014 05:42:00 +0100abs-cbnnews (en)

LIMA - The Philippines, Cambodia and India were the countries hardest hit by extreme weather events in 2013, according to a study unveiled on Tuesday (December 2) at U.N. talks in Lima on a global deal to limit climate change. The report by Germanwatch, a think-tank partly funded by the German....

‘Yolanda’-like ‘Ruby’ heads for Philippines

Wed, 03 Dec 2014 04:36:00 +0100asianewsnet (en)

Dona Z. Pazzibugan. Philippine Daily Inquirer. Publication Date : 03-12-2014. An incoming typhoon may make landfall in the region devastated by Supertyphoon “Yolanda” (international name: Haiyan) only a year ago, the weather bureau warned on Tuesday. In a news conference, the Philippine Atmospheric,....

PH envoy leads 40-day climate change march

Wed, 03 Dec 2014 04:11:00 +0100abs-cbnnews (en)

MANILA - An envoy who made headlines with an emotional call for global action on climate change said Thursday he will walk 1,000 kilometres (620 miles) to a Philippine city devastated by last year's super typhoon. Naderev Sano, the Philippines' lead negotiator at the United Nations climate talks,....

Philippines hardest hit by extreme weather in 2013-report

Wed, 03 Dec 2014 04:11:00 +0100abs-cbnnews (en)

LIMA - The Philippines, Cambodia and India were the countries hardest hit by extreme weather events in 2013, according to a study unveiled on Tuesday at U.N. talks in Lima on a global deal to limit climate change. The report by Germanwatch, a think-tank partly funded by the German government, said....

LOOK: Philippines most affected by climate change in 2013

Wed, 03 Dec 2014 04:11:00 +0100abs-cbnnews (en)

The report by German think-tank Germanwatch indicates the Philippines, Cambodia and India suffered most from the effects of climate change last year, followed by Mexico, Saint Vince and the Grenadines, Pakistan, Laos, Vietnam, Argentina and Mozambique. 1. PHILIPPINES 2. CAMBODIA 3. INDIA 4. MEXICO 5.

‘Hagupit’ intensifies into a typhoon; may enter PAR Thursday

Wed, 03 Dec 2014 03:27:00 +0100manilatimes (en)

Tropical storm “Hagupit” has intensified into a typhoon Wednesday, but is still outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR). Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) weather forecaster Aldczar Aurelio said it is expected to enter the country on....

PH allots more funds for Yolanda rehab

Wed, 03 Dec 2014 02:41:00 +0100abs-cbnnews (en)

MANILA, Philippines - The rehabilitation of provinces hit by Super Typhoon Yolanda in the Visayas got the lion’s share of the reduced P22.4-billion supplemental budget Malacañang is asking from Congress, where P870 million was removed from the original P23.3-billion funding request last month.

Belize spared, 2014 hurricane season closes

Wed, 03 Dec 2014 01:38:00 +0100amandala (en)

BELIZE CITY–Chief Meteorologist Dennis Gonguez reported today, following the close of the 2014 Atlantic Hurricane Season, that Belize had a rather uneventful rainy season, but an extended 6-to-7-week dry spell in the heart of the rainy season (which coincides with the Atlantic Hurricane season....

PHL hardest hit by extreme weather in 2013 report

Wed, 03 Dec 2014 00:54:00 +0100gmanews (en)

Tags: Super Typhoon Yolanda LIMA - The Philippines, Cambodia and India were the countries hardest hit by extreme weather events in 2013, according to a study unveiled on Tuesday at UN talks in Lima on a global deal to limit climate change. The report by Germanwatch, a think-tank partly funded by....

Cebu mobilizes for Ruby

Wed, 03 Dec 2014 00:11:00 +0100sunstar (en)

If the typhoon does not change its course, the CCDRRMC will ask the City Council to declare the city under a state of preparedness in today’s council session. Billboard owners started taking down their ads yesterday to prevent accidents on the road if the typhoon hits Cebu.

Philippines hardest hit by extreme weather in 2013: report

Tue, 02 Dec 2014 21:41:00 +0100smh (en)

The Philippines, Cambodia and India were the countries hardest hit by extreme weather events in 2013, according to a study unveiled on Tuesday at U.N. talks in Lima on a global deal to limit climate change. The report by Germanwatch, a think-tank partly funded by the German government, said the....

Philippines hardest hit by extreme weather in 2013: report

Tue, 02 Dec 2014 21:41:00 +0100brisbanetimes (en)

The Philippines, Cambodia and India were the countries hardest hit by extreme weather events in 2013, according to a study unveiled on Tuesday at U.N. talks in Lima on a global deal to limit climate change. The report by Germanwatch, a think-tank partly funded by the German government, said the....

Study: Philippines Hardest Hit by Extreme Weather in 2013

Tue, 02 Dec 2014 20:09:00 +0100marinelink (en)

The Philippines, Cambodia and India were the countries hardest hit by extreme weather events in 2013, according to a study unveiled on Tuesday at U.N. talks in Lima on a global deal to limit climate change. The report by Germanwatch, a think-tank partly funded by the German government, said the....

Philippines Hardest Hit by Extreme Weather in 2013

Tue, 02 Dec 2014 19:33:00 +0100scientificamerican (en)

LIMA (Reuters) - The Philippines, Cambodia and India were the countries hardest hit by extreme weather events in 2013, according to a study unveiled on Tuesday at U.N. talks in Lima on a global deal to limit climate change. The report by Germanwatch, a think-tank partly funded by the German....

Local disaster councils gear up for ‘Hagupit’

Tue, 02 Dec 2014 17:55:00 +0100sunstar (en)

It has maximum winds of 105 kilometers per hour (kph) and gustiness of up to 135 kph. It is forecast to move west northwest at 30 kph. Once Hagupit enters PAR, it will be locally named Tropical Storm Ruby, the 18th tropical cyclone to enter the country in 2014. Northern Mindanao.

City ants are garbage eating, rat-fighting machines

Tue, 02 Dec 2014 17:22:00 +0100WashingtonPost (en)

Urban ants might be more helpful thank you'd think. According to a study published Tuesday in Global Change Biology, tiny arthropods in New York City do massive amounts of garbage clean-up -- and by chowing down on your trash, they may help keep rats and other (bigger) pests at bay.

Study finds insects play important role in dealing with garbage on NYC streets

Tue, 02 Dec 2014 13:56:00 +0100phys (en)

27 minutes ago In the city that never sleeps, it's easy to overlook the insects underfoot. But that doesn't mean they're not working hard. A new study from North Carolina State University shows that insects and other arthropods play a significant role in disposing of garbage on the streets of Manhattan.

Kaizen Discovery to Begin Drilling at Fairholme Copper-Gold Project in New South Wales, Australia

Tue, 02 Dec 2014 13:43:00 +0100finanznachrichten-en (en)

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA -- (Marketwired) -- 12/02/14 -- Kaizen Discovery Inc. (TSX VENTURE: KZD) announced today that it would begin a diamond-drilling program at the Fairholme copper-gold project in central New South Wales, Australia, early this month.

IOM Tanzania Launches Migrant Registration Exercise in Kigoma

Tue, 02 Dec 2014 11:04:00 +0100iom (en)

Tanzania - On 1st December, IOM Tanzania, in collaboration with the government, launched a voluntary migrant registration operation in Kigoma, Western Tanzania. The registration, which will initially last three weeks, is aimed at irregular Burundian, Rwandan and Ugandan migrants, who wish to regularize their status in Tanzania.

NASA's 2014 HS3 hurricane mission investigated four tropical cyclones

Mon, 01 Dec 2014 23:11:00 +0100phys (en)

Collage of Global Hawk photos taken during the 2014 mission. Credit: NASA/ Brian Kelly and Erin Czech NASA's Hurricane and Severe Storms Sentinel, or HS3, mission investigated four tropical cyclones in the 2014 Atlantic Ocean hurricane season: Cristobal, Dolly, Edouard and Gonzalo.

Most of Earth's carbon may be hidden in the planet's inner core, new model suggests

Mon, 01 Dec 2014 22:40:00 +0100phys (en)

Clouds over Australia are shown. Credit: NASA As much as two-thirds of Earth's carbon may be hidden in the inner core, making it the planet's largest carbon reservoir, according to a new model that even its backers acknowledge is "provocative and speculative.

Hurricane season ends quietly on Atlantic shores

Mon, 01 Dec 2014 22:23:00 +0100WashingtonPost (en)

was the only storm to make landfall in the United States this season. The storm clobbered coastal North Carolina on July 4 with Category 2 winds of about 100 mph, causing $21 million in damage. Of the two major Atlantic storms, Hurricane Edouard reached Category 3 strength far out at sea, never threatening to touch shorelines.

Lang House in Mandeville to show its age to the public (read story)

Mon, 01 Dec 2014 19:49:00 +0100nola (en)

More than 160 years after it was built by New Orleans tobacco merchant Jean Baptiste Lang on the lakefront, the house that bears his name has opened its aged doors to the public. With that, one of the oldest houses in Mandeville has a new location and a new and evolving purpose.

Syria's victims of the mathematics of global aid

Mon, 01 Dec 2014 18:56:00 +0100channel4 (en)

What is wrong with us? While people and governments give generously to appeals for the victims of earthquakes and disease, they balk when it comes to those fleeing conflict. Britain’s Disasters Emergency Committee has raised as much in one month for the victims of Ebola as it did over 18 months for those affected by the war in Syria.

Research confirms how global warming links to carbon emissions

Mon, 01 Dec 2014 18:34:00 +0100phys (en)

A team of researchers from the Universities of Liverpool, Southampton and Bristol have derived the first theoretical equation to demonstrate that global warming is a direct result of the build-up of carbon emissions since the late 1800s when man-made carbon emissions began. The results are in accord with previous data from climate models.

Three Quebecers among four Canadians believed to have died in Nepal avalanche

Mon, 01 Dec 2014 18:30:00 +0100montrealgazette (en)

Tragedies like the death of four Canadian trekkers killed in an avalanche in Nepal could rise because of climate change and the growing popularity of adventure travel, a guide trained in avalanche prediction said. The Montreal travel company Terra Ultima said Wednesday that three female trekkers....

Misamis Oriental pegs LPA damage at P12M

Mon, 01 Dec 2014 17:52:00 +0100sunstar (en)

A LOW pressure area (LPA) that hit Misamis Oriental over the weekend did more damage than Tropical Depression Queenie that moved past Northern Mindanao last week, the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (PDRRMC) said Monday. Provincial administrator Edmundo Pacamalan Jr.

NASA sees new tropical storm threatening Mauritius and Reunion Islands

Mon, 01 Dec 2014 17:33:00 +0100phys (en)

18 minutes ago NASA's Terra satellite captured this visible image of newborn Tropical Cyclone 02S in the Southern Indian Ocean on Nov. 28, 2014. Credit: NASA Goddard MODIS Rapid Response NASA's Terra satellite passed over Tropical Cyclone 02S after it formed in the Southern Indian Ocean on Nov. 28.

NASA's 2014 HS3 Hurricane Mission Investigated Four Tropical Cyclones

Mon, 01 Dec 2014 17:32:00 +0100nasa (en)

[image-50]NASA's Hurricane and Severe Storms Sentinel, or HS3, mission investigated four tropical cyclones in the 2014 Atlantic Ocean hurricane season: Cristobal, Dolly, Edouard and Gonzalo. The storms affected land areas in the Atlantic Ocean Basin and were at different stages during the investigations.

Philippines: NHA turns over houses to typhoon Pablo survivors in Cateel

Mon, 01 Dec 2014 13:20:00 +0100reliefWeb (en)

MATI CITY, Davao Oriental, Dec. 1, 2014 — Some 538 housing units implemented under the Resettlement Project of the National Housing Authority (NHA) were recently turned over to beneficiaries in three villages in typhoon Pablo-ravaged town of Cateel. Task Force Pablo Chairman and Cabinet Secretary....

Improved phones could improve disaster response

Mon, 01 Dec 2014 07:21:00 +0100oneworld (en)

Despite the increasingly positive role of portable communication technologies for socioeconomic development and their growing use in global health and other emergency contexts, several challenges still hinder exploring the full potential of mobile phones as effective mitigation tools in natural....

Was the Mona Lisa actually a portrait of Da Vinci's mother? Author says she was Chinese slave whose relationship with artist's father was frowned upon

Mon, 01 Dec 2014 03:31:00 +0100mailonsunday (en)

Leonardo da Vinci's mother may have been a Chinese slave according to new research by an Italian historian and novelist. Angelo Paratico has spent the last 20 years living and working in Hong Kong, researching the links between his homeland and China over the past half a century.

Was the Mona Lisa actually a portrait of Da Vinci's mother? Author says she was Chinese slave whose relationship with artist's father was frowned upon

Mon, 01 Dec 2014 03:08:00 +0100dailymail (en)

Leonardo da Vinci's mother may have been a Chinese slave according to new research by an Italian historian and novelist. Angelo Paratico has spent the last 20 years living and working in Hong Kong, researching the links between his homeland and China over the past half a century.

2014 Hurricane Season Ends: Quiet Atlantic; Very Active Eastern Pacific

Mon, 01 Dec 2014 02:31:00 +01007online (en)

The 2014 hurricane season comes to an end today with a noticeable difference in activity between the Atlantic and Eastern Pacific seasons. As predicted, the Atlantic Hurricane Season was fairly quiet with below normal activity. In contrast, the Eastern Pacific season ended up as the most active since 1992.

2014 Hurricane Season Recap: Quiet Atlantic and Very Active Eastern Pacific

Mon, 01 Dec 2014 02:26:00 +0100ABCnews (en)

The 2014 hurricane season comes to an end today with a noticeable difference in activity between the Atlantic and Eastern Pacific seasons. As predicted, the Atlantic Hurricane Season was fairly quiet with below normal activity. In contrast, the Eastern Pacific season ended up as the most active since 1992.

WEATHER BLOG: 2014 Atlantic Hurricane Season Comes To A Close

Mon, 01 Dec 2014 02:08:00 +0100baltimore-cbslocal (en)

Today wraps up the final day of the 2014 Atlantic Hurricane Season, which runs from June 1 through November 30. This year, we checked in with a total of eight named storms, which is below the 40-year average of 11 named storms. Out of these eight, six strengthened to hurricanes and only two of those became major hurricanes.

Hurricanes headed north, it seems

Mon, 01 Dec 2014 01:45:00 +0100mcclatchydc (en)

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. After decades of battering Florida, hurricanes may be starting to veer away from the state, experts say. Of the 61 hurricanes that have formed in the past nine years, 37 have moved north in the Atlantic toward such places as Canada, the Northeast and Iceland, while others have slid south of Florida.

Quiet Atlantic hurricane season — and turbulent Pacific one — near end

Mon, 01 Dec 2014 01:03:00 +0100latimes (en)

There were eight tropical or subtropical cyclones in the Atlantic that year, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Of those, three — Bill, Danny and Erika — graduated to hurricanes. The Atlantic lull is a welcome respite for the battered stretches of the East Coast, which....

New York wants its own weather detection service

Mon, 01 Dec 2014 00:34:00 +0100homelandsecuritynewswire (en)

In the face of recent devastating snowfall in some regions, Governor Andrew Cuomo has announced that the state government will remain committed to its plans for the New York Advanced Weather Detective System, a state-run and focused weather service and alert system.

2014 Hurricane Season in Review

Sun, 30 Nov 2014 15:02:00 +0100climate-weather (en)

The 2014 hurricane season was one of contrasts and paradoxes. On the one hand, the Atlantic basin, which includes the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean, produced the fewest tropical cyclones and fewest named storms since 1997. On the other hand, the Atlantic basin brought the strongest landfalling hurricane in the mainland U.

International NGO ‘saddened’ over killing of its official in Philippines

Sun, 30 Nov 2014 11:46:00 +0100gulfnews (en)

Manila: International non-government organisation Action Against Hunger (ACF) said it will continue with its relief work in the Philippines despite the recent assassination of one of its executives in the country. “We are saddened the latest incident involving one of our workers, Andrew Tenefrancia....

£1.6 million raised for Philippines over past year

Sat, 29 Nov 2014 18:51:00 +0100irishsun (en)

Sunday 30th November, 2014. Northern Irish residents have saved lives thanks to their generosity to survivors of last year’s Asian typhoon. An audience at Belfast City Hall yesterday heard that the generosity of charity-givers had helped thousands stay alive in the aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan, which hit the Philippines last November.

Violent dispersal greets Manilakbayans from...

Sat, 29 Nov 2014 18:38:00 +0100sunstar (en)

Protesters also vandalized the gates of Aquino's residence and some of his neighbors by writing messages against the Aquino administration. The police, however, successfully diffused the tension and police arrested the leader of the protesting group. Violent dispersal.

18 govt agencies to protect Pope

Sat, 29 Nov 2014 16:05:00 +0100manilatimes (en)

THE Philippine National Police (PNP) will provide round-the-clock security for Pope Francis during his stay in the country in January. PNP’s Public Information Officer, Chief Supt. Wilben Mayor, said on Saturday the security preparations for the pontiff are being worked out by a committee made up of....

£1.6 million raised for Philippines over past year

Sat, 29 Nov 2014 11:16:00 +0100newsletter (en)

Northern Irish residents have saved lives thanks to their generosity to survivors of last year’s Asian typhoon. An audience at Belfast City Hall yesterday heard that the generosity of charity-givers had helped thousands stay alive in the aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan, which hit the Philippines last November.

Japan donates 2nd hand vehicles for Yolanda-hit areas

Sat, 29 Nov 2014 10:26:00 +0100abs-cbnnews (en)

Japanese Ambassador-Designate to the Philippines Kazuhide Ishikawa turns over a picture of the emergency vehicles to Bureau of Fire Protection officer-in-charge Ariel Barayuga. MANILA - Japan has donated 20 emergency vehicles for areas in Central Visayas devastated by super typhoon "Yolanda" (international name "Haiyan").

Woman finds pet dog lost in Philippines typhoon a year ago

Sat, 29 Nov 2014 10:17:00 +0100sbs (en)

A Filipino woman has been reunited with her dog a year after the pet went missing in the chaos of the country's deadliest ever typhoon, she told AFP Tuesday. The nine-year-old mongrel named Bunny survived giant waves wrought by Super Typhoon Haiyan, but went missing in the upheaval that followed the November 8 tragedy, owner Ailyn Metran told AFP.

Tropical Cyclone 02S (Southern Indian Ocean)

Fri, 28 Nov 2014 19:07:00 +0100nasa (en)

NASA Sees New Tropical Storm Threatening Mauritius and Reunion Islands. [image-69]NASA's Terra satellite passed over Tropical Cyclone 02S after it formed in the Southern Indian Ocean on Nov. 28. An image from Terra showed that the new tropical storm is close to Mauritius and Reunion Islands.

Profit not from Francis’ visit, businessmen urged

Fri, 28 Nov 2014 17:31:00 +0100manilatimes (en)

A Church official has appealed to businessmen not to take advantage of the visit of Pope Francis to the Philippines in January next year. Fr. Jaime Marquez of the Pope’s Arrival, Transportation, Accommodation and Security Committee cited reports that hotel rates in Manila and Leyte have shot up to more than $400 a day weeks before Francis arrives.

Petilla asks officials to end squabble on...

Fri, 28 Nov 2014 17:06:00 +0100sunstar (en)

ENERGY Secretary Carlos Jericho Petilla asked Mayor Alfred Romualdez and Rehabilitation Secretary Panfilo Lacson to work together on the implementation of the post-Yolanda rehabilitation projects in Tacloban City. Petilla, a former Leyte governor, told the two officials to stop blaming each other in....

Weather experts mull new warning systems

Fri, 28 Nov 2014 13:35:00 +0100bulatlat (en)

Local meteorologists are seriously considering adding a new storm warning level in anticipation of more extreme weather systems comparable to Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan). The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Atmospheric Administration (PAGASA) said they are close to adding a “signal number 5”....

11 dead after Typhoon Kalmaegi slams into Vietnam

Fri, 28 Nov 2014 12:29:00 +0100thanhniennews (en)

At around 6am on Wednesday, Nong Thi Bao Xuyen, a nine-year-old girl in Lang Son’s Binh Gia District, was swept away by waters and drowned as she waded across a flooded stream in her village. Colonel Luong Dinh Khai, the chief commander of Lang Son Province Military Command, said local authorities....

Brisbane ‘supercell’ a catastrophe

Fri, 28 Nov 2014 06:09:00 +0100TheAustralian (en)

As parts of southwest Queensland braced for severe thunderstorms this afternoon, meteorologist and storm chaser Anthony Cornelius, from private forecaster Weatherwatch, told The Australian a supercell storm is a “rotating thunderstorm”, rarer and more destructive than an average summer squall.

Lessons from typhoon Haiyan

Fri, 28 Nov 2014 04:16:00 +0100oneworld (en)

When Super Typhoon Haiyan struck the central region of the Philippines on 8 November 2013, the world rushed to support with offers of assistance. Within hours of making landfall, the strongest typhoon ever recorded destroyed almost all existing media and communication infrastructure, leaving little....

Deadly storm hits Philippines

Thu, 27 Nov 2014 19:59:00 +0100iol (en)

EPA Filipino fishermen secure their fishing boats in anticipation for the incoming typhoon in a fishing village in Navotas city, North of Manila, Philippines. Picture: RITCHIE B TONGO Manila - Two people were killed and seven others missing in the Philippines after a tropical depression spawned huge....

Peña: Natural Protection

Thu, 27 Nov 2014 16:26:00 +0100sunstar (en)

Thursday, November 27, 2014. Rox Peña THE November 8 was the first anniversary of Typhoon Yolanda. The super storm caused so much devastation in the Visayas that up to now recovery efforts are still being done. Amidst the many stories of tragedies and survival, my attention was caught by a story of survival which was attributed to mangroves.

Super cell thunderstorm hits Brisbane, bringing golf ball-sized hailstones, destructive winds and torrential rain...as army are called in to help mop up

Thu, 27 Nov 2014 15:47:00 +0100dailymail (en)

Super cell thunderstorm hits Brisbane, bringing golf ball-sized hailstones, destructive winds and torrential rain More than 82,000 people were left without power with 300 lines down; Winds of up to 141 km/h tore down tress and flipped over four light planes; Queensland Fire and Emergency received....

Storm rescue earns honor for ship's crew

Thu, 27 Nov 2014 12:53:00 +0100HonululuAdvertiser (en)

~~<p>The Coast Guard this week honored the captain and two crew members of the Matson container ship Manukai for rescuing three men aboard a 42-foot sailboat that was caught in Hurricane Julio in August.</p> <p>Rear Adm. Cari Thomas, commander of the 14th Coast Guard District, presented the Coast....