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What Storm Ondoy Taught Us

We have witnessed the rage of Ondoy when it struck Metro Manila last Saturday. Two of the most commonly reported explanations about the storm’s destructive effect are too much rain (455 mm of rain fell in 24 hours) and climate change. At first take on the issue, heavy rain may seem to be the most [...]

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Pepeng

Some people are not fully recovered from Ondoy’s wrath yet another typhoon, more destructive, is devastating our poor country. According to Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical & Astronomical Services Administration Typhoon “PEPENG” (Parma) has maximum sustained winds of 195 kph and gustiness of up to 230 kph. It was forcasted to move west Northwest at 13 kph [...]

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