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Philippines worst hit by extreme weather in 2013
2014-12-03 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: The Philippines, Cambodia and India were the countries hardest hit by extreme weather events in 2013, according to a study unveiled on Tuesday (December 2) at U.N. talks in Lima on a global deal to limit climate change. The report by Germanwatch, a think-tank partly funded by the German government, said the Philippines suffered most because 6,300 people died when Typhoon Haiyan struck a year ago and caused $13 billion in damage. A new storm is now threatening the country. Overall, the study...
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