Philippines (Dec. 12, 2014) — The damage caused by typhoon “Ruby” has reached P3.2 billion with thousands of homeless Filipinos still staying in evacuation centers, but top disaster management officials said there is no need to declare a state of national calamity.
Retired Navy Admiral Alexander Pama, executive officer of the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC), said even the international community appears to be appreciating the government response that led to the minimal human casualties.
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India, Cambodia, Philippines Top Climate Risk Index
December 3, 2014 — Environmental group Germanwatch announced that, from 1994 to 2013, 15,000 incidents of extreme weather killed more than 530,000 people. Tuesday’s announcement came as representatives from 195 countries met to discuss ways to decrease damage caused by anthropogenic climate change.
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Study: Philippines Top Casualty of Extreme Weather in 2013
Lima, Peru (Reuters / Dec. 3, 2014) – The Philippines, Cambodia, and India were the countries hardest hit by extreme weather events in 2013, according to a study unveiled on Tuesday (December 2) at UN talks in Lima on a global deal to limit climate change.
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