Papua New Guinea: Asia Pacific Region: Weekly Regional Humanitarian Snapshot 25 February - 03 March 2014

Mon, 03 Mar 2014 14:12:00 +0100reliefWeb (en)

Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Country: Fiji, Marshall Islands, Papua New Guinea, Tonga PAPUA NEW GUINEA Torrential rains have caused floods in central and southern Bougainville. Initial Government reports indicate more than 5,000 people are affected.

Storm expected to pass Guam

Sun, 02 Mar 2014 18:11:00 +0100guampdn (en)

Tropical Storm Faxai is expected to make its closest point of approach to Guam tomorrow morning, more than 200 miles east of the island.

Tropical storm likely to miss Guam

Sat, 01 Mar 2014 18:37:00 +0100guampdn (en)

After developing into Tropical Storm Faxai yesterday, a disturbance hovering south of Guam began to inch away and appeared to weaken.

Offshore Wind Farms Are Ugly And Unpoular, But They May Save Us From Hurricanes

Fri, 28 Feb 2014 14:17:00 +0100ibtimes (en)

The research, published online this week in the journal Nature Climate Change, concludes that wind turbines could reduce hurricanes’ wind speeds by 56-92 mph and wave heights and the resulting storm surge flooding by 6 to 79 percent. "The little turbines can fight back the beast," Cristina Archer, a....

Yolanda survivors restart lives through cash for work project

Fri, 28 Feb 2014 11:39:00 +0100gmanews (en)

Ever since their house was smashed by a falling coconut tree at the height of Typhoon Yolanda last November, Genlyn's family has been enduring cold and wet nights sleeping in open air. Only a tarpaulin provides shelter from rain and sun. The 37-year-old mother of one will be able to realize her....

Quid pro quo: Permission to stay vs. permission to station

Fri, 28 Feb 2014 06:12:00 +0100gmanews (en)

The TPS is a humanitarian relief that the U.S. grants to nationals of a country going through an extraordinary crisis as a result of an ongoing armed conflict, environmental disaster, an epidemic, etc. With the designation, migrants in the U.S. who cannot return to their troubled home country are....

Help still needed in earthquake-hit Bohol

Thu, 27 Feb 2014 17:39:00 +0100bworldcom (en)

MORE THAN four months after a 7.2-magnitude quake hit the province of Bohol in October last year, the United Nations (UN) yesterday said significant needs in shelter, early recovery and health services in the areas affected by the quake remain.

Study shows wind farms can tame storms

Thu, 27 Feb 2014 17:09:00 +0100manilatimes (en)

PARIS: Huge offshore wind farms can protect vulnerable coastal cities against devastating cyclones like Katrina and Sandy, by tempering winds and ocean surges before they reach land, a study said on Wednesday (Thursday in Manila). Had such installations existed at … Read more »

Injured Yolanda victims confined in Manila not receiving any assistance

Thu, 27 Feb 2014 16:57:00 +0100bulatlat (en)

“Because of the POC modernization, we are being asked to leave the hospital even if the medical treatment has not yet been completed.”

More bodies in Philippines typhoon zone

Thu, 27 Feb 2014 14:40:00 +0100iol (en)

Bodies are still being found under the wreckage almost four months after Super Typhoon Haiyan ravaged the Philippines, say officials.

New weather satellite to take 'CAT' scans of storms

Thu, 27 Feb 2014 13:26:00 +0100usaToday (en)

A new weather satellite will take unprecedented 3D views of rainstorms and hurricanes.