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Philippine Typhoon Death Toll Feared in Thousands

2013-11-10 12:39:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

New York Times: Philippine officials struggled to respond Sunday to the vast trail of devastation left by Typhoon Haiyan, which unleashed its fury on a central city, likely taking thousands of lives, causing widespread destruction and leaving disorder and looting in its wake. The typhoon on Friday left the city of Tacloban in ruins, as a storm surge as high as 13 feet overwhelmed its streets, with reports from the scene saying most of the houses had been damaged or completely destroyed in the city of 220,000. More...

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Officials: Typhoon Haiyan death toll may soar to 10,000 in Philippines

2013-11-10 12:36:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Associated Press: The death toll from one of the strongest storms on record that ravaged the central Philippine city of Tacloban could reach 10,000 people, officials said after the extent of massive devastation became apparent and horrified residents spoke of storm surges as high as trees. Regional police chief Elmer Soria said he was briefed by Leyte provincial Gov. Dominic Petilla late Saturday and told there were about 10,000 deaths in the province, mostly by drowning and from collapsed buildings. The governor's...

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Global Warming Seen Taking Toll on Economy, Health, Crops

2013-11-04 07:06:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Bloomberg: Global warming is expected to take an increasing toll on the economy, food production, fresh water supplies and human health as the century progresses, according to a draft study for the United Nations. A temperature increase of 2.5 degrees Celsius (4.5 degrees Fahrenheit) since industrialization may lead to losses of as much as 2 percent of global economic output, an analysis by the UNs Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change showed. Temperatures have already risen by about 0.8 degrees. The...

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Australia: Bushfires take heavy toll on wildlife, including possums, koalas and gliders

2013-10-22 05:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Guardian: There are fears wildlife will suffer "dramatic' losses from the NSW bushfires, with growing numbers of possums, koalas and gliders being found with burns and smoke inhalation. The NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service said that while it was not clear how many animals had been killed due to the ongoing severity of the fires, thousands were likely to be affected. "With such large areas being burned, the impact on wildlife will be dramatic, no doubt about that,' Geoff Ross, wildlife officer...

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