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Floods displace 192k people across Maguindanao del Sur

Flash floods submerged 98 villages across Maguindanao del Sur on Tuesday night, displacing 38,689 families or around 192,000 people, according to the region's top...

Floods displace over 30K residents in Maguindanao del Sur

Torrential rains brought by the intertropical convergence zone (ITCZ) triggered widespread flooding in three towns of Maguindanao del Sur over the weekend, forcing more...

Palpable end of summer

With the apparent end of summer and the onset of the wet season, expect street floods like this image on Araneta Ave. in Quezon...

‘Heartbreaking’ floods swamp Australia’s herds

SYDNEY—Whole herds of cattle have drowned in vast inland floods seeping across the Australian outback, officials said Tuesday as the muddy tide drenched an...

‘Wet season’ to last until March

La Niña-like conditions are likely to be experienced until March, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration. Ana Liza Solis, Climate Monitoring...

Civil Defense urges action as bad weather displaces thousands in affected regions

The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) made urgent calls to action for disaster response as the shear line and intertropical convergence zone (ITCZ) weather...

Flooding in Davao City reaches critical level

Floodwaters due to heavy rains in Davao City reached critical level on Saturday evening, prompting local disaster officials to alert and evacuate residents in...

Climate change intensified back-to-back Philippines storms—study

Manila, Philippines—Human-induced climate change fueled a rare string of back-to-back typhoons that battered the Philippines this year and boosted the chances of powerful storms making...

Burst dike leaves Filipino farmers under water

Aliaga, Philippines—Filipino farmer Ferdinand Pascua faces financial ruin after heavy rain brought by Typhoon ‘Pepito’ (Man-yi) sent torrents of water down a river near his...

Floods hit northern Philippines after ‘Pepito’ forces dam release

Manila, Philippines—Floodwaters submerged hundreds of houses in the northern Philippines on Monday after water released from a dam following Typhoon ‘Pepito’ (Man-yi) caused a major...

Flood control

What has been the impact of climate change on our country? We now experience increased frequency and severity of natural disasters, sea level rise,...

‘Monsoon brides’

“Extreme weather fuels Pakistan child marriages.” DADU, PAKISTAN — Before monsoon rains broke over Pakistan, 14-year-old Shamila and her 13-year-old sister Amina were married off...

Bold steps eyed to offset climate change impacts

The Philippines is seeking ways to bolster efforts to mitigate the effects of climate change in the wake of stronger typhoons and more destructive...

130,000 Spaniards march over gov’t handling of flood

Tens of thousands of people marched Saturday in Valencia to voice their anger at the authorities’ handling of deadly floods. Thousands also marched in other...
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