Tag: climate emergency

La Niña, a weather pattern that drives more rains, is in effect, resulting in the increased likelihood of above normal rainfall conditions

There is no doubt that images of what climate change looks like no longer belong to the future but are happening now

There are currently at least 10,000 viruses that have the capacity to cross over into humans "circulating silently" among wild mammals

The event called on the government and businesses to step up climate change action to save the planet from a "climate catastrophe"

Scores of people are still missing and feared dead after the strongest storm to strike the archipelago nation this year dumped heavy rain

The Philippines -- ranked among the most vulnerable nations to the impacts of climate change -- is hit by an average of 20 storms every year

Scientists warn that the storms are becoming more powerful as the world gets warmer because of human-driven climate change

Caritas Philippines appeals for donations from people "in whatever way they can" in the spirit of "sacrifice and selflessness" especially during the Holy Week

Tens of thousands fled their homes as the storm pummelled the disaster-prone region in recent days, dumping heavy rain that flooded houses

The death toll from tropical storm Megi rose to 28 while more than 17,000 people fled their homes in the central Philippines