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MANILA, Philippines — Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. directed authorities on Friday to stock up on food and other supplies in advance as Typhoon Man-yi threatened to hit the capital region. Man-yi, locally known as Pepito, is the sixth tropical cyclone to enter the typhoon-battered Philippines in a month. A resident securing the roof of a house in Legazpi, the Philippines, on Friday ahead of Typhoon Man-yi. In October, Tropical Storm Trami and Typhoon Kong-rey brought heavy flooding and triggered landslides, killing 162 people with 22 still missing, according to government data. About 20 tropical storms strike the Philippines each year on average, bringing heavy rains, strong winds and deadly landslides.
Persons: Ferdinand Marcos Jr, Marcos, ” Marcos, Juanito Victor Remulla, Sayat, Usagi, Rueli Rapsing, ” Rapsing, Trami, rey, Haiyan Organizations: Metro, , Capital, NCR, Getty, Typhoon Kong, Japan Meteorological Agency Locations: MANILA, Philippines, Philippine, Metro Manila, Pacific, Catanduanes, Legazpi, AFP, Taiwan, Cagayan, Typhoon, Tacloban
Manila, Philippines AP —Widespread flooding and landslides set off by a tropical storm in the northeastern Philippines on Thursday left at least 24 people dead, swept away cars and prompted authorities to scramble for motorboats to rescue trapped villagers, some on roofs. The government shut down schools and offices – except those urgently needed for disaster response – for the second day on the entire main island of Luzon to protect millions of people after Tropical Storm Trami slammed into the country’s northeastern province of Isabela after midnight. A resident swims despite the strong waves caused by Tropical Storm Trami in Manila, Philippines, on October 23, 2024. Aaron Favila/APTrucks are stranded along a flooded highway in Nabua town, Camarines Sur province, south of Manila, Philippines, on October 23, 2024. In 2013, Typhoon Haiyan, one of the strongest recorded tropical cyclones in the world, left more than 7,300 people dead or missing and flattened entire villages.
Persons: Storm Trami, Kristine, Aaron Favila, Charism Sayat, Trami, Andre Dizon, Dizon, ” Dizon, Haiyan Organizations: Philippines AP, China, Getty, Tropical, Associated Press Locations: Manila, Philippines, Luzon, Isabela, Aguinaldo, Ifugao, Bicol, Quezon province, Nabua, Camarines Sur province, AFP, Guinobatan, Albay, Naga, mudflows, Mayon
CNN —Much of the Philippine capital remained underwater Thursday after deadly Typhoon Gaemi worsened torrential monsoon rains that lashed the country, trapping thousands of people in rising flood waters and causing widespread damage. Lisa Marie David/ReutersA road is seen flooded caused by Typhoon Gaemi and monsoon rains on July 24, 2024 in Quezon city, Metro Manila, Philippines. Ezra Acayan/Getty ImagesRescuers evacuate residents from their flooded homes on July 24, 2024 in Quezon city, Metro Manila, Philippines. An aerial view shows Xindian river's rising water level at New Taipei City as typhoon Gaemi passes Taiwan on July 25, 2024. Residents wade a flooded road caused by Typhoon Gaemi and monsoon rains on July 24, 2024 in Marikina, Metro Manila, Philippines.
Persons: Carina –, Gaemi, Typhoon Gaemi, Lisa Marie David, Ezra Acayan, , Hsiao Huan, Sam Yeh, Armando Balilo, Vico Sotto, Ferdinand Marcos Jr, Rai, Odette –, Haiyan, Marcos, ” Marcos, Khevin Yu Organizations: CNN, Metro Manila, Philippine News Agency, Rescuers, Reuters, Central Emergency Operations Center, National Fire Agency, New, Getty, Philippine Coast Guard, PCG, CNN “, Philippine, Super, Greenpeace Locations: Philippine, Philippines, Taiwan, Manila, Luzon, Metro, Marikina City, Metro Manila, Quezon city, Taiwan’s, Tanzanian, Kaohsiung, China, Fujian, New Taipei City, AFP, Bataan, Quezon City, Pasig City, Marikina, , Pasig, Asia’s, Greenpeace Philippines
CNN —China’s 19-year-old swimming phenom, Pan Zhanle, recorded the fastest 100 meters in history on Sunday as he smashed the men’s freestyle world record and established himself as the pacesetter ahead of the forthcoming Paris Olympics. “Breaking the world record just came naturally. Chinese men's 4x100 meter freestyle world championship gold medallists Wang Haoyu, Zhang Zhanshuo, Ji Xinjie and Pan Zhanle. Ian MacNicol/Getty ImagesPan is the first Chinese male to hold the world record in the event. The two other Chinese world record holders in history are Zhang Lin, whose 800m freestyle swim from 2009 still stands, while controversial compatriot Sun Yang has held the 1,500m freestyle since 2012.
Persons: CNN —, Pan Zhanle, Pan, David Popovici, , , ” Pan, Wang Haoyu, Zhang Zhanshuo, Ji Xinjie, Zhanle, Ian MacNicol, Zhang, Qin Haiyan, Zhang Lin, Sun Yang Organizations: CNN Locations: Paris, Doha, Romanian, Zhejiang, Fukuoka, Japan, China, Italy
The researchers recommend adding a Category 6 to the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale, which currently ranks powerful tropical storms based on wind speed starting at Category 1 (74 to 95 mph) up to Category 5 (157 mph or higher). The "or higher" for Category 5 storms is where scientists take issue. Category 6 would refer to hurricanes with sustained wind speeds of at least 192 mph — about the speed that NASCAR drivers go. Jan Pleiter/Getty ImagesA strong hurricane with 192 mph winds — which would qualify as a Category 6 — isn't unheard of. In fact, since 2013, five storms have reached or surpassed that, including Hurricane Patricia, Typhoon Haiyan, and Typhoon Meranti, the researchers reported.
Persons: Samantha Lee, Saffir –, Michael Wehner, James Kossin, Jan Pleiter, Patricia, Typhoon Haiyan, Meranti, Wehner, Haiyan, Haiya, NOEL CELIS, there's Organizations: Service, Simpson, Business, Saffir, National Academy of Sciences, NASCAR, Typhoon Locations: New York, Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean, Philippines, Samar
They propose a sixth category for storms with winds that exceed 192 miles per hour (309 kilometers per hour). Currently, storms with winds of 157 mph (252 kilometers per hour) or higher are Category 5. From time to time, experts have proposed a Category 6, especially since Typhoon Haiyan reached 195 mph wind speeds (315 kilometers per hour) over the open Pacific. Wehner said that as temperatures rise, the number of days with conditions ripe for potential Category 6 storms in the Gulf of Mexico will grow. “Perhaps I'll change my tune when a rapidly intensifying storm in the Gulf achieves a Category 6,” Corbosiero said in an email.
Persons: Michael Wehner, Brian McNoldy, Haiyan, Patricia, , Jim Kossin, Kossin, Wehner, Kerry Emanuel, Jamie Rhome, Simpson, McNoldy, Craig Fugate, Kristen Corbosiero, ” Corbosiero, ___ Read, Seth Borenstein Organizations: National Academy of Sciences, Associated Press, Lawrence Berkley National, University of Miami, dateline, NOAA, First Street Foundation . Pacific, MIT, National Hurricane Center, Emergency Management, University of Albany Locations: Philippines, Gulf of Mexico, United States, Australia, Jalisco, Mexico, Taiwan, China, Asia, Russia, of Mexico, Caribbean, Gulf, AP.org
CNN —Three US Marines who died when their Osprey aircraft crashed during a military exercise in Australia have been identified by their unit. Air Force CV-22 Ospreys take off from Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, for a training mission. April 8, 2010: US Air Force Osprey crashes in southern Afghanistan, killing three US service members and one civilian employee. August 5, 2017: An MV-22B Osprey crashes off the coast of Australia, leaving three Marines dead. June 8, 2022: Five US Marines die after an MV-22 Osprey crashes during a training mission Wednesday near Glamis, California.
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SINGAPORE, May 8 (Reuters) - China is hammering out details with Singapore on a bilateral visa-free travel arrangement, according to Beijing's embassy, a move that could boost arrivals in the city-state from what was its biggest pre-pandemic tourism market. There were 3.6 million Chinese visitors to Singapore in 2019, more than any other country, who spent a combined S$4.1 billion ($3.09 billion). Many Chinese have in recent years been keen to invest, move assets or relocate to Singapore, with some buying into luxury real estate. Among Singapore's 4 million citizens and permanent residents, three-quarters are of Chinese ethnicity and many speak Mandarin, making it easy for mainland Chinese to navigate the country. Singaporeans were allowed 15-day visa-free visits prior to the pandemic.
Yeb Saño, head of Greenpeace Southeast Asia, said the fund's approval "marks a new dawn for climate justice." While the loss and damage fund would not be enough to deal with growing climate losses, "it is a much-needed political signal to rebuild broken trust" between rich and poor nations, he said in a video statement. Their opposition was rooted in fears of being held financially liable for the impacts of their historically high greenhouse gas emissions. FOSSIL FUELS MISSINGPolitical figures had urged countries at COP27 to set aside geopolitical fights in order to keep climate action on track. Manuel Pulgar-Vidal, global climate and energy lead for environmental group WWF, who presided over COP20 in Peru, said leaders had missed the chance in Egypt to speed up the rapid and deep emissions cuts essential to limit climate damage.
BULACAN, Philippines, Sept 26 (Reuters) - Philippine authorities rushed on Monday to distribute aid to thousands of evacuees after typhoon Noru made landfall in the capital and northern provinces, leaving at least five dead and many areas flooded. President Ferdinand Marcos ordered supplies be airlifted and clean-up equipment be provided to most-affected communities. "Many homes were destroyed but all roads are passable and there were no landslides," Quezon province Governor Helen Tan told DZRH radio station. The Philippines, an archipelago of more than 7,600 islands, sees an average of 20 tropical storms yearly. In 2013, Typhoon Haiyan, one of the most powerful tropical cyclones ever recorded, killed 6,300 people.
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Persons: Lyu, Chen Liming Locations: Shanghai, Dubai
Bilanţul deceselor cauzate de cele mai grave inundaţii din ultimii ani şi de alunecările de teren provocate de taifunul Vamco în Filipine a crescut la 67, au anunţat duminică reprezentanţii serviciilor de urgenţă, relatează DPA.Douăsprezece persoane erau în continuare date dispărute, duminică, în zonele afectate de pe insula principală Luzon, a declarat Mark Timbal, purtător de cuvânt al agenţiei naţionale pentru situaţii de urgenţă, scrie agerpres.ro Majoritatea victimelor au fost înregistrate până în prezent în regiunea nordică Cagayan Valley, unde echipele de intervenţie s-au grăbit să vină în ajutorul autorităţilor locale şi a locuitorilor, a precizat Timbal.Peste 1,1 milioane de persoane au fost afectate în mod direct de calamitate, printre acestea numărându-se 370.000 de locuitori nevoiţi să îşi evacueze casele, a adăugat purtătorul de cuvânt. Vamco a fost cel mai mortal ciclon care a lovit Filipine în acest an. Taifunul a părăsit vineri teritoriul Filipine, îndreptându-se spre Vietnam.Fenomenul meteorologic, numit Ulysses pe plan local, a lovit zone care nu îşi reveniseră încă după ce au fost măturate începând din octombrie de trei taifunuri şi o furtună tropicală.În provinciile nordice Cagayan şi Isabela, apele inundaţiilor au atins niveluri fără precedent după ce un baraj important a cedat în urma ploilor torenţiale provocate de Vamco.Precipitaţiile care au căzut în provinciile din apropiere au ajuns în râul Cagayan, care a ieşit din matcă şi a agravat inundaţiile.Inundaţiile începeau să se retragă, duminică, permiţând echipelor de salvatori să intervină în ajutorul locuitorilor rămaşi blocaţi în casele înconjurate de ape sau pe acoperişuri.Vamco a fost cel de-al 21-lea ciclon tropical care a afectat Filipine în acest an.Cel mai puternic taifun care a lovit ţara a fost Haiyan, care a ucis peste 6.300 de persoane şi a condus la strămutarea a alţi peste 4 milioane de locuitori, în noiembrie 2013.
Persons: Mark, intervenţie, Vamco, Taifunul, Ulysses, Isabela Locations: Filipine, Luzon, Cagayan
Bilanțul victimelor provocate de taifunul Vamco la trecerea sa prin nordul arhipelagului Filipine a crescut la 48, alte 9 persoane fiind găsite decedate după inundațiile și alunecările de teren care au avut loc în provincia Cagayan, relatează sâmbătă EFE, preluat de Agerpres. Taifunul Vamco, numit Ulysses pe plan local, a scăzut din intensitate după ce a atins zona de uscat în Filipine, însă s-a întețit din nou, pe măsură ce a părăsit teritoriul țării. Vamco a fost al 21-lea ciclon tropical care a lovit Filipine anul acesta și al cincilea din octombrie. Cel puțin 50 de persoane au murit și peste trei milioane au fost afectate de cele patru cicloane anterioare. Cel mai puternic taifun care a lovit țara a fost Haiyan, care a ucis peste 6.300 de persoane și a condus la strămutarea a alți peste patru milioane de locuitori, în noiembrie 2013.
Persons: taifunul, Ulysses, Vamco Organizations: Agerpres Locations: Filipine, Cagayan, Cabayan, Luzon, Manila, Vietnam
‘The Sixth Extinction,’ by Elizabeth Kolbert
  + stars: | 2014-02-16 | by ( Al Gore | ) www.nytimes.com   time to read: +2 min
There are psychological barriers to even imagining that what we love so much could be lost — could be destroyed forever. If trends continue, the global temperature will keep rising, triggering “world-altering events,” Kolbert writes. “By disrupting these systems,” Kolbert writes, “we’re putting our own survival in danger.”The earth’s water cycle is being dangerously disturbed, as warmer oceans evaporate more water vapor into the air. The extra heat is also absorbed in the top layer of the seas, which makes ocean-­based storms more destructive. They struggle to absorb excess heat and carbon pollution — which is why, as Kolbert points out, coral reefs might be the first entire ecosystem to go extinct in the modern era.
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