Samar provinces cry for aid after ‘Tisoy’ flattens 24,316 houses

Sat, 07 Dec 2019 17:02:00 +0100sunstar (en)

SAMAR Island’s three provinces are in need of immediate help after Typhoon Tisoy lashed the region with strong winds and heavy rains on December 1, destroying 24,316 houses and leaving 28 towns without electricity. Lieutenant Colonel Ma. Bella Rentuaya, spokesperson of the Police Regional Office....

13 things on Earth that can be seen from space Photos

Fri, 06 Dec 2019 14:57:00 +0100msn-uk (en)

You might have heard that the Great Wall of China is the only man-made object that can be seen from space. Turns out, it is a myth. According to NASA, the wall isn’t generally visible, “at least to the unaided eye in low Earth orbit.” However, there are several geographic features and phenomena that....

6 M/CLOUDY TOKYO (12 p.m.)

Fri, 06 Dec 2019 04:19:00 +0100japantimes (en)

Nov 29, 2019. Deadly Typhoon Hagibis caused riverbanks to burst across Japan in October, and also led to sewer flooding around Sendai Station, known as the gateway to the Tohoku region, leaving roads and underground passages in the heart of the city underwater. But for local business operators, ... Nov 6, 2019.

Extreme hurricanes forecast the future

Thu, 05 Dec 2019 09:57:00 +0100jamaica-gleaner (en)

FROM HURRICANES Irma and Maria in 2017 to Hurricane Dorian this year – all of which caused devastation in the Caribbean with their Category 5 strength – the future of a region marked by unprecedented climate is being foretold. Dr Tannecia Stephenson, head of the Physics Department and the Climate....

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Thu, 05 Dec 2019 04:32:00 +0100EC (en)

A new Tropical Cyclone named SIX formed over the southern Arabian Sea. On 4 December at 0:00 UTC, its centre was located approximately 920 km east of north Somalia coastal area, with maximum sustained winds of 65 km/h (Tropical Storm). SIX is forecast to continue moving west over the Sea toward the....

Tearful Weightlifter Claims Gold As SEA Games Bounce Back From Typhoon

Thu, 05 Dec 2019 04:24:00 +0100channelstv (en)

Rahmat Abdullah of Indonesia competes in men’s final 73 kg clean and jerk weightlifting event at the SEA Games (Southeast Asian Games) in Manila on December 4, 2019. TED ALJIBE / AFP. Philippines weightlifter Kristel Macrohon claimed a tearful Southeast Asian Games gold medal as the regional....

Belize spared once again during 2019 Hurricane season

Thu, 05 Dec 2019 04:16:00 +0100sanpedrosun (en)

On Saturday, November 30th, the 2019 Atlantic Hurricane Season officially came to an end with no major storms affecting Belize. The season, which began on June 1st, called for up to 15 named storms, with eight of these becoming hurricanes, including major cyclones ranging from category three and up.

India 5th most vulnerable country to climate change: Global Climate Risk Index

Thu, 05 Dec 2019 03:14:00 +0100expressindia (en)

Looking at the period between 1999 -2018, poor countries had to face much higher impacts. Even as world leaders meet at the COP25, underway in Madrid, to discuss climate change issues, the Global Climate Risk Index released by international environmental think tank Germanwatch on Wednesday, shows....

20,000 deaths since 1999: New report reveals deadly impact of extreme weather in France

Wed, 04 Dec 2019 17:37:00 +0100thelocal-fr (en)

The report from the global climate charity Germanwatch ranked 183 countries around the world according to how exposed they are to extreme weather events - such as heatwaves, storms and flooding - linked to climate change. France was ranked in the top 20 most exposed countries in the world, in the same bracket as India and Madagascar.

Tearful weightlifting gold as SEA Games bounce back from typhoon

Wed, 04 Dec 2019 15:30:00 +0100themalaymailonline (en)

MANILA, Dec 4 — Philippines weightlifter Kristel Macrohon claimed a tearful Southeast Asian Games gold medal as the regional Olympics got back into full swing today, a day after being battered by a deadly typhoon. Macrohon posed alongside her “inspiration”, Olympic silver medallist Hidilyn Diaz,....

Tearful weightlifting gold as SEA Games bounce back from typhoon

Wed, 04 Dec 2019 15:28:00 +0100malaymail (en)

MANILA, Dec 4 — Philippines weightlifter Kristel Macrohon claimed a tearful Southeast Asian Games gold medal as the regional Olympics got back into full swing today, a day after being battered by a deadly typhoon. Macrohon posed alongside her “inspiration”, Olympic silver medallist Hidilyn Diaz,....

Tearful weightlifting gold as SEA Games bounce back from typhoon

Wed, 04 Dec 2019 15:15:00 +0100afp-english (en)

The 56-sport SEA Games resumed a full programme on Wednesday, organisers said, after Typhoon Kammuri forced about half of Tuesday's events to be rescheduled. Four people were killed after the storm roared across the Philippines south of Manila, which is jointly hosting the Games along with Clark and....

Tearful weightlifting gold as SEA Games bounce back from typhoon

Wed, 04 Dec 2019 15:03:00 +0100yahoo-au (en)

Philippines weightlifter Kristel Macrohon claimed a tearful Southeast Asian Games gold medal as the regional Olympics got back into full swing on Wednesday, a day after being battered by a deadly typhoon. Macrohon posed alongside her "inspiration", Olympic silver medallist Hidilyn Diaz, after....

Typhoon halts nearly half of SEA Games events, but not PH gold rush

Wed, 04 Dec 2019 04:20:00 +0100inquirer (en)

Typhoon “Tisoy” (international name: Kammuri) not only pounded a huge part of central Philippines on Tuesday but also forced organizers of the 30th Southeast Asian Games to suspend almost half of the events scheduled for the day. Where games went on as scheduled, the Philippine gold medal machine....

Flights from UAE to Manila resume

Tue, 03 Dec 2019 19:57:00 +0100khaleejtimes (en)

Flights from the UAE to Manila have resumed seven hours after the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA), the Philippines' main gateway, was closed because of Typhoon Kammuri. Emirates flight EK336 bound for Manila left Dubai International Airport (DXB) on Tuesday, December 3 at 5.

2019 is set to end the hottest decade on record, report says

Tue, 03 Dec 2019 18:09:00 +0100CBSnews (en)

This year closes out what is expected to be the hottest decade ever recorded, according to a new report from the United Nations' World Meteorological Organization. A press release for the report calls the past decade one of "exceptional global heat," and states that 2019 is likely to be the "second....

Headlines 37 mins ago Typhoon shuts down capital

Tue, 03 Dec 2019 17:42:00 +0100tribuneonline (en)

Typhoon “Tisoy,” perhaps the strongest storm to hit the country this year, shuttered government operations in the capital region yesterday including the country’s primary international airport which was closed down for 12 hours. All branches of government — the Executive, Legislative and Judiciary,....

The decade climate change was baked in

Tue, 03 Dec 2019 14:45:00 +0100theecologist (en)

Policymakers have for years relied on a get-out clause in the climate change forecasting that implied that current emissions would be removed from the atmosphere by negative emission technologies, and that we’d somehow restore the climate to an agreeable state for life on Earth.

'Tisoy' leaves 1 injured in Eastern Visayas

Tue, 03 Dec 2019 11:31:00 +0100sunstar (en)

AT LEAST one person was injured in Eastern Visayas Tuesday, December 3, after Typhoon Tisoy (Kammuri) battered some parts of the region before making landfall in Sorsogon. Authorities identified the injured person as Bien Paul Panis, 35, from Barangay San Agustin, Gandara, Samar, who was hit by falling debris.

Impacts of global warming in 2019 - including California wildfires and Hurricane Dorian

Tue, 03 Dec 2019 10:25:00 +0100themirror (en)

to heatwaves across Europe, this global warning has had devastating impacts around the world. Now, the World Meteorological Organisation has highlighted some of the impacts of rising temperatures in 2019, and is appealing for urgent action. Mr Antonio Guterres, UN Secretary-General, said: “The last five years have been the hottest ever recorded.

Breaking climate news: World Meteorological Organization releases new global statistics

Tue, 03 Dec 2019 09:56:00 +0100clickondetroit (en)

The year 2019 concludes a decade of exceptional global heat, retreating ice and record sea levels driven by greenhouse gases from human activities. Average temperatures for the five-year (2015-2019) and ten-year (2010-2019) periods are almost certain to be the highest on record.

1 dead due to 'Tisoy' in Camarines Sur

Tue, 03 Dec 2019 06:03:00 +0100sunstar (en)

Police said Ursua fell off the roof into a canal, where he was found dead. Meanwhile, a total of 455,232 people were evacuated in Albay, Catanduanes, Camarines Norte and Sur, Masbate, Sorsogon and Naga ahead of the typhoon, the Bicol Police Regional Office said. As of 5 a.m.

PH juggernaut rolls on

Mon, 02 Dec 2019 21:43:00 +0100manilastandard-ph (en)

Diaz emerged as the star of the show for Team Philippines when she finally bagged her first Southeast Asian Games gold with a dominant performance in women’s weightlifting. The 28-year-old Diaz lifted a total of 211 kgs in topping the women’s 55-kg division before an appreciative crowd at the newly renovated Rizal Memorial Coliseum.

Kingwood HS gets $25M FEMA grant to rebuild 2 years after being gutted in Hurricane Harvey

Mon, 02 Dec 2019 18:57:00 +0100click2houston (en)

HOUSTON – A high school that suffered some of the worst damage during Hurricane Harvey in 2017, has received a more than $25 million grant from the Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency, according to a press release from U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-Texas).

Dikes along Pantal River, dredging among recommendations of Dagupan flood commission

Mon, 02 Dec 2019 17:24:00 +0100bworldcom (en)

THE CONSTRUCTION of dikes on both sides of the Pantal River and rehabilitation of rivers, creeks and estuaries are among the items in the long list of recommendations made by the Dagupan City Flood Mitigation Commission (FMC). In its 142-page report submitted to Mayor Brian C. Lim on Nov.

PAL, AirAsia suspend flights due to Typhoon 'Tisoy'

Mon, 02 Dec 2019 14:58:00 +0100sunstar (en)

SEVERAL flights to and from Davao City have been cancelled due to Typhoon Tisoy. As of 8 a.m. Monday, December 2, the Philippine Airlines (PAL) cancelled two flights -- the PR 2378 from Davao to Siargao and the PR 2379 from Siargao to Davao. AirAsia, as of 3:45 p.m.

Philippines: ASEAN Weekly Disaster Update, 25 Nov – 01 Dec 2019

Mon, 02 Dec 2019 14:36:00 +0100reliefWeb (en)

REGIONAL SUMMARY: Northeast monsoon has brought persistent rain in equatorial region since the past weeks, and flooded several areas in western Malaysia and southern Thailand. Rainy conditions are also found in the Philippines and Indonesia, while generally dry weather occur in Mekong Sub-Region.