Tag: climate emergency
Climate change creating new virus hotspots ‘in our backyard’
There are currently at least 10,000 viruses that have the capacity to cross over into humans "circulating silently" among wild mammals
People across Asia pedal for climate action to prevent ‘climate catastrophe’
The event called on the government and businesses to step up climate change action to save the planet from a "climate catastrophe"
Death toll from Philippines landslides, floods hits 148
Scores of people are still missing and feared dead after the strongest storm to strike the archipelago nation this year dumped heavy rain
Death toll from Philippines landslides, floods hits 115
The Philippines -- ranked among the most vulnerable nations to the impacts of climate change -- is hit by an average of 20 storms every year
Death toll from Philippines landslides, floods rises to 80
Scientists warn that the storms are becoming more powerful as the world gets warmer because of human-driven climate change
Caritas Philippines extends aid to dioceses battered by tropical storm
Caritas Philippines appeals for donations from people "in whatever way they can" in the spirit of "sacrifice and selflessness" especially during the Holy Week
Search for survivors in wake of Philippine storm continues as death...
Tens of thousands fled their homes as the storm pummelled the disaster-prone region in recent days, dumping heavy rain that flooded houses
Rescuers search for survivors in villages hit by landslides in central...
The death toll from tropical storm Megi rose to 28 while more than 17,000 people fled their homes in the central Philippines
Bawasan ang polusyon upang pigilan ang krisis sa klima
Ang Pilipinas ay nangangailangan rin ng mga polisiya na magtutulak sa mga korporasyon na mag-divest ng kanilang pera mula sa mga fossil fuel
‘Now or never’ to avoid climate catastrophe, warns UN
That daunting task is still — only just — possible, but current policies are leading the planet towards catastrophic temperature rises