This paper builds on the existing literature assessing retrospectively the quantitative effects of natural disasters on different dimensions of household welfare, to make progress toward the ex ante identification of households that are vulnerable to poverty due to natural disasters, especially typhoons. A wind field model for the Philippines is …
The Philippines put troops on alert on Wednesday and prepared food and medical supplies as it warned residents and tourists along its eastern coast to be ready for a super typhoon expected to land some time in the next 72 hours. Typhoon Maysak, initially a top-rated category 5 typhoon, weakened …
Temperatures in the city are likely to hit new highs in the years ahead, Hong Kong's top weatherman has warned, as the city's Observatory predicted up to seven typhoons would come close in 2015. The Observatory's director, Shun Chi-ming, said the city should be prepared for more temperature records, with …
Experts cite study showing Hongkongers underestimate how vulnerable they are From fires to landslides, epidemics to typhoons, Hong Kong is in the firing line for a whole range of natural disasters - but a new study reveals that many in the city are unaware of the risks. A 2012 study …
Men and women may not always be on the same footing but you would think both sexes would be equal in the face of gigantic floods, typhoons or droughts. Think again. Countless studies show that natural disasters on average kill more women than men -- 90 percent female fatalities in …
GENEVA – Men and women may not always be on the same footing, but you would think both sexes would be equal in the face of gigantic floods, typhoons or droughts. Think again. Countless studies show that natural disasters on average kill more women than men — with some cases …
Impact of global warming felt the most in West Pacific Ocean last year, experts said China's sea level rose 1.6 centimeters last year, the second highest on record, according to an annual government report. The sea level was 11.1 cm higher than the average from 1975 to 1993, according to …
Globally, disasters due to natural hazards takes an enormous toll in terms of human lives, destruction to crops and livelihoods, and economic losses. Disaster risk reduction (DRR) has therefore become a critical part of sustainable development strategies. Over the past decades, the role of healthy ecosystems in providing cheap, reliable …
Super Typhoon Haiyan entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) 7 November 2013, causing tremendous damage to infrastructure and loss of lives mainly due to the storm surge and strong winds. Storm surges up to a height of 7 m were reported in the hardest hit areas. The threat imposed …
Pontiff hopes to inspire action at next year’s UN meeting in Paris in December after visits to Philippines and New York He has been called the “superman pope”, and it would be hard to deny that Pope Francis has had a good December. Cited by President Barack Obama as a …
A powerful storm that battered Japan with high winds and torrential rain, and killed two people, headed off out over the Pacific on Tuesday and was downgraded to a tropical depression. Typhoon Vongfong, at one point the strongest storm to hit Japan this year, was on Tuesday afternoon off the …
Tropical storm Vongfong made landfall in Japan’s main islands after injuring dozens of people in the southernmost prefecture of Okinawa and being downgraded from a typhoon as it weakened. Winds gusting up to 180 kilometers per hour (112 miles per hour) whipped into Kagoshima prefecture on the island of Kyushu …
The powerful Typhoon Vongfong was churning towards Japan’s main islands Sunday after strong winds and heavy rain left 23 injured in the south. The monster storm hit the southern Okinawan islands over the weekend and is now moving towards the main Kyushu and Honshu islands, where it is due to …
Japan was bracing on Friday for its strongest storm this year, a super typhoon powering north toward the Okinawa island chain that threatens to rake a wide swathe of the nation with strong winds and torrential rain. Vongfong, which at one point rivaled last year's devastating typhoon Haiyan in strength, …
The strongest tropical system the Earth has produced in almost a year is now churning in the Pacific Ocean on a track toward Japan. Super Typhoon Vongfong’s exact strength may never be known. Yesterday, the best estimate pegged its winds at just over 178 miles (286 kilometers) per hour, according …
HAGATNA, Guam (AP) There was little damage on U.S. flagged islands in the Marianas after Typhoon Vongfong came through the area earlier this week. Government officials in Guam, Saipan, Rota, and Tinian report minor storm damage from the typhoon, which had maximum sustained winds of 105 mph as it moved …
The death toll from a typhoon that pounded Japan this week has risen to six, while five other people including two U.S. servicemen remain missing, reports said Tuesday. Powerful typhoon Phanfone whirled over Tokyo and other major cities during the Monday morning rush hour, cancelling some 600 flights and suspending …
A super typhoon on course to hit Japan over the weekend is as powerful as the deadly storm that ripped through the Philippines in 2013 killing thousands of people, meteorologists said Wednesday The monstrous storm, named Vongfong, was picking up speed as it churned through the far west of the …
BEIJING - China's marine forecast station on Sunday issued a yellow alert for a powerful typhoon moving into the East China Sea after barrelling into southwestern Japan. Typhoon Phanfone, which was downgraded from an earlier super typhoon, is moving at 20 km per hour, according to the station. The typhoon …
Powerful Typhoon Phanfone hit the capital and surrounding areas Monday morning, dealing a heavy blow to millions of commuters in the metropolis. The season’s 18th typhoon made landfall near Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, on Monday morning, moving near Yokohama, just south of Tokyo, at 11 a.m. The typhoon, which has brought …
Tornado ripped into seven villages of Jamalpur and Lalmonirhat district yesterday, damaging over 200 dwelling houses. Our Jamalpur correspondent reported that at least 100 houses were damaged as a tornado lashed Lauchapra village under Kamalpur union of Bakshiganj upazila in the morning. Local administration sources said the storm hit the …
