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Philippines prepared for Typhoon Haiyan, but evacuation sites couldnt withstand storm surges
2013-11-11 15:03:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: Hours before Typhoon Haiyan hit, Philippine authorities moved 800,000 people to sturdy evacuation centers churches, schools and public buildings. But the brick-and-mortar structures were simply no match for the jet-force winds and massive walls of waves that swept ashore Friday, devastating cities, towns and villages and killing thousands, including many of those who had huddled in government shelters. The tragedy is another reminder that natures fury is sometimes so immense that it can overwhelm...
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Typhoon Haiyan: Survivors in Philippines beg help as death toll rises
2013-11-11 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Dazed survivors begged for help and scavenged for food, water and medicine on Monday, as relief workers struggled to reach victims of a super typhoon that killed an estimated 10,000 people in the central Philippines. As President Benigno Aquino deployed hundreds of soldiers in the coastal city of Tacloban to quell looting, the huge scale of death and destruction become clearer as reports emerged of thousands of people missing and images showed apocalyptic scenes in one town that has not been reached...
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Typhoon Haiyan overshadows UN climate talks
2013-11-11 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: The devastation caused by Typhoon Haiyan cast a gloom over U.N. climate talks Monday as the envoy from the Philippines broke down in tears and announced he would fast until a "meaningful outcome is in sight." Yeb Sano's emotional appeal was met with a standing ovation at the start of two-week talks in Warsaw where more than 190 countries will try to lay the groundwork for a new pact to fight global warming. U.N. climate chief Christiana Figureres also made reference to the "devastating impact"...
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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