AS we gear up for 2025 national and local elections, the pressing need to address the vulnerabilities of informal settlers — ...

HO CHI MINH CITY] Vietnam’s dream of becoming a foreign direct investment (FDI) darling is at risk of unravelling, with the ...

Hazard-prone communities need trained responders for emergencies, Ilocos Sur disaster office says VIGAN CITY, Ilocos Sur (PIA) – Areas vulnerable to hazards such as earthquakes, fires and flooding ...

Philippines currently experience and will continue to face significant impacts from climate change. To ensure climate resilience, build a low-carbon economy, and increase its role in the global ...

To prevent its findings from being blocked or watered down by the defense department’s bureaucracy, ONA was instructed to ...

The University of the Philippines' Nationwide Operational Assessment of Hazards (UP NOAH) project has launched its official ...

These ecosystems serve as natural barriers against storm surges, support marine biodiversity, and act as carbon sinks that absorb atmospheric carbon dioxide. ZSL Philippines country director Edwina ...

Have you ever experienced a storm surge? A new virtual reality simulation funded by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration brings the life-threatening hurricane phenomenon to life ...

From 2013 to 2022, storm surges, when the seawater level rises because of a storm, were the cause of 11% of direct fatalities related to hurricanes. This is a major decrease from 1963 to 2012 ...

Kala Hunter The high water tide from the ocean that inundates the land during hurricanes, colloquially known as storm surge, is the leading cause of deaths from hurricanes. Scientists in Georgia ...