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Typhoon Haiyan: Survivors in Philippines face grim struggle as death toll rises
2013-11-11 14:55:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
CNN: Survivors root through the splintered wreckage of their homes searching for loved ones who may be buried beneath. Others are scrambling to find food and water in areas littered with corpses. Three days after Super Typhoon Haiyan, one of the strongest storms in recorded history, scythed across the central Philippines, people here are struggling to grasp the enormity of what they have lost and the challenges they face. The storm, known as Yolanda in the Philippines, has left devastation on a...
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Philippines' super typhoon Haiyan most powerful storm in history
2013-11-11 14:47:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Daily Mail: Desperate survivors of the devastating Philippines typhoon told how they had to steal from the dead to eat. In the worst-hit areas, 235mph winds created 20ft waves that are thought to have killed between 10,000 and 15,000 and left 500,000 homeless after their houses were reduced to splinters. Super-typhoon Haiyan struck with such force on Friday that entire villages were flattened, ships were swept inland and corpses were left hanging from trees. Even as families began to grieve for their dead,...
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Typhoon prompts 'fast' by Philippines climate delegate
2013-11-11 14:35:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BBC: The head of the Philippines delegation at UN climate talks in Poland has said he will stop eating until participants make "meaningful" progress. In an emotional speech, Yeb Sano linked the "staggering" devastation caused by Typhoon Haiyan to a changing climate. Mr Sano said he was speaking on behalf of those who lost their lives in the storm and his fast would last until "we stop this madness". His speech brought tears to the eyes of other delegates and a standing ovation. Mr Sano said...
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Typhoon Haiyan: Philippines urges action to resolve climate talks deadlock
2013-11-11 13:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: The Philippines government has firmly connected the super typhoon Haiyan with climate change, and urged governments meeting in Poland on Monday to take emergency action to resolve the deadlocked climate talks. "We cannot sit and stay helpless staring at this international climate stalemate. It is now time to take action. We need an emergency climate pathway," said Seb Yano, head of the government's delegation to the UN climate talks, in an article for the Guardian, in which he challenged climate...
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Philippines: Typhoon Haiyan: we cannot afford procrastinate on climate action
2013-11-11 13:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: It was barely 11 months ago in Doha when my delegation appealed to the world to open our eyes to the stark reality that we face, as we confronted a catastrophic storm that resulted in the costliest disaster in Philippine history. Less than a year after, we could not imagine that a disaster much bigger would come. With a cruel twist of fate, my country is being tested by this hellstorm called Super Typhoon Haiyan, which has been described by experts as the strongest typhoon that has ever made landfall...
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