SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Climate change is making the Philippines more vulnerable to tropical storms, with rising temperatures already putting the country at nearly double the risk of deadly typhoons, ...
MANILA – The Climate Change Commission (CCC) joined key government officials from the Philippines and the United Kingdom (UK) ...
The Philippines experienced an increase in “Christmas typhoons” and tropical cyclone-induced rainfall over the last couple of decades, according to the country’s latest climate report. The report, to ...
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Urgency for climate adaptation

As the world’s top carbon emitters, China, US, and India, delay slashing carbon emissions, climate damages in the coastal areas of the world continue to soar. A new study [1] shows that sea level rise ...
AS Southeast Asia speeds toward an energy and development boom, the Philippines faces a defining policy moment: pass the Low ...
The Philippines is the hardest-hit country in Asia by the frequency and greater intensity of typhoons indisputably caused by climate change. The World Meteorological Organization says climate ...
This story was reported with support from the Pulitzer Center. The highway approaching New Clark City is wide — four lanes each way in places — but carries little traffic. Newly installed streetlamps, ...
Flood risk in the Philippines is often framed through a ‘moral ecology’ that blames citizens’ lack of discipline for the impact of environmental disasters. Revelations about ‘ghost’ flood-control ...
From late October to November this year, six consecutive tropical cyclones battered the Philippines, affecting 30 million people. Data analyses from two separate organizations now show they were ...
“As well as shining a spotlight on Shell’s culpability, this haunting piece of protest art - and the once-cherished dolls, shoes, sofa and rice cookers being displayed - highlights the very real ...
Two strong typhoons have battered the Philippines so far this month, further exposing the country’s vulnerability to extreme weather events caused by climate change. These storms have also highlighted ...
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Climate effects could shave 5-20% of PH GDP by 2070

The Philippines could lose as much as one-fifth of its economic output within the next five decades if climate change effects ...