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Air Charter Service commences relief efforts in typhoon-ravaged Philippines
2013-11-12 01:00:00| Airport Technology
British aircraft charter specialist Air Charter Service (ACS) has organised a number of cargo charters carrying essential aid to the typhoon-hit Philippines, in a major relief operation to help people in need of urgent aid.
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From Philippines to Haiti, Disaster Recovery is a Way of Life
2013-11-11 23:36:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: For many millions of people living in the planets poorest, most populous places, a state of recovery from what used to be called natural disasters has become the norm, not some exceptional circumstance. The central Philippines, now reeling from the impact of Typhoon Haiyan, a super storm if ever there was one, are just the latest place in which huge human losses follow a disaster that, in a rich country, would almost assuredly mainly exact a financial toll. See Keith Bradshers wrenching reports...
Delegate for the Philippines vows to stop eating at climate summit
2013-11-11 19:42:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: Following the devastation wrought by Typhoon Haiyanwhich is arguably the strongest typhoon to ever make landfallFilipino delegate, Naderev 'Yeb' Sao, has vowed to go on a fast at the UN Climate Summit that opened today in Warsaw, Poland. Sao made the vow during a powerful speech in which he said he would fast, "until we stop this madness." "In solidarity with my countrymen who are struggling to find food back home...I will now commence a voluntary fasting for the climate," Sao said. "This...
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Typhoon Haiyan: Philippines prepares climate change plans for worse to come
2013-11-11 16:22:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: As one of the world's poorest and least developed countries, the Philippines is handicapped by a chronic lack of resources, poor or non-existent infrastructure, and a far-flung archipelagic geography when dealing with the natural catastrophes that regularly afflict it. But hard-won experience is also forcing Filipino government administrators and agencies, and their international collaborators, to examine and create new strategies for disaster preparedness, response and mitigation that have important...
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Philippines Negotiator Ties Massive Typhoon to Global Warming, Hunger Strike
2013-11-11 15:53:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: While scientists are careful not to connect any single weather event to climate change, its clear that global warming is loading the dice for devastating events like Typhoon Haiyan. Rising seas, warmer waters and a warmer and wetter atmosphere, all contribute to supercharge storms like Haiyan and Hurricane Sandy. Scientists have warned that extreme weather events will only increase in intensity and frequency if climate change is left unchecked. Addressing the UN Climate Talks on behalf of the Philippines,...
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