Typhoons

[ad_1] Fast-moving tropical Hurricane Elsa lashed the New Jersey coastline with prime winds and soaked New York Town as it churned up the east coast on Friday. In a single day on the New Jersey coast, Ludlam Bay recorded a gust of 78 mph and Seashore Haven recorded a gust …

[ad_1] North Korean leader Kim Jong Un lost up to 44 pounds but has no major health problems affecting his rule, according to a South Korean lawmaker informed by an espionage agency. The National Intelligence Service estimates Kim recently lost between 10 and 20 kilograms (44 pounds), Kim Byung-kee, a …

[ad_1] Residents were taken to internment camps on April 4, 1945 in the Sobe District of Yomitan Village of Okinawa Prefecture after the US landing. (Courtesy photo of Okinawa Prefecture Archives) NAHA – After the Battle of Okinawa, residents who had lived in harsh conditions in US internment camps were …

[ad_1] THE Taal volcano eruption and the start of the typhoon season could impact the country’s Covid-19 response efforts, according to the Department of Health (DoH). When natural disasters occur, people seek refuge at evacuation sites, which increases the risk of infection, Health Secretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said Monday during …

[ad_1] A tropical hurricane clock was once displayed for the Florida Keys from Craig Key west to the Dry Tortugas on Saturday night as tropical Typhoon Elsa headed for the state. Elsa, who struck the southern coast of Haiti and the Dominican Republic on Saturday, was once downgraded by a …

[ad_1] The C-130J Hercules was escorted by two typhoons. Photo credit: Royal Air Force. British Crown Copyright. The British Royal Air Force (RAF) Hercules C-130J division of RAF Brize Norton participated in an exercise with Jordanian armed forces in the Middle East. The division consists of aircraft and crews of …

[ad_1] Forecasts for the tropical season 2021: Active Atlantic expected: There is unanimous agreement in all forecasting units from science, government and the private sector that the Atlantic hurricane season 2021 will have storms, hurricanes, large hurricanes and storm days on average to above average. The factors that drive an …

[ad_1] According to a study by the Asian Development Bank (ADB), storms may have cost the economy nearly a trillion pesos in the past three decades. In the report, titled Disaster Resilience in Asia, the Manila-based multilateral development bank said storms cost the country about $ 20 billion between 1990 …

[ad_1] Seoul, South Korea – United Nations Security Council sanctions, the closure of the border with China by COVID-19 and a drought in 2020 followed by typhoon rains combine to create severe food shortages in North Korea, with concerns about widespread malnutrition and a possible recurrence of the Country increasing …

[ad_1] Rio 2016 Olympics – Sailing – Final – Ladies Skiff – 49er FX – Medal Race – Marina de Gloria – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – 08/18/2016. Sailors start medal races. REUTERS / Brian Snyder STOCKHOLM, July 1 (Reuters) – When competitions begin on July 25 at Enoshima Marina, …

[ad_1] The Chibichirigama Natural Cave, where 83 Okinawa residents died in group suicides during the Battle of Okinawa, can be seen in Yomitan Village, Okinawa Prefecture, on September 16, 2017. (Mainichi / Keiichi Sato) NAHA – The Battle of Okinawa during the final stages of the Pacific War resulted in …

[ad_1] Free fire, the popular free mobile battle royale for iOS Yes Android, presents this week’s news through its usual weekly agenda, this time from June 30th to July 6th 2021. Thanks to him, players will have access to a catalog of new objects that are about to become available …

[ad_1] Taipei, June 29 (CNA) Three or four tropical storms are likely to hit Taiwan in the second half of the year, the average annual number over the past few years, the Central Weather Bureau (CWB) said Tuesday. Speaking at a virtual press conference, Lu Kuo-chen (Director), director of the …

[ad_1] Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles – Noy Morcoso / INQUIRER.net File The government will build the last 31,000 free housing units and hand them over to the victims of super typhoon “Yolanda” (international name: Haiyan) before President Duterte’s term expires, Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles told local executives in Tacloban City …

[ad_1] The Russian Typhoon-class submarine is massive. According to Russian sources, a submerged Typhoon class displaces 48,000 tons. To get a feel for size, the largest submarines in the United States’ arsenal, the much-lauded Ohio class, displace nearly 19,000 tons, making the Typhoon two and a half times the size. …

[ad_1] Like other developing countries, Filipino agriculture is suffering from high post-harvest losses. With high-quality crops alone, losses can easily reach 20 to 40%. First, our hard-working smallholder farmers, especially in rural and remote islands, are unable to preserve their produce due to a lack of refrigerated warehouses, forcing them …

[ad_1] By Leika Kihara, Takahiko Wada TOKYO (Reuters) – As the world tries to price in the cost of climate change, Japan’s second largest property insurer MS&AD is forecasting a potential increase in claims payments of between 5 and 50% in 2050 from current levels. FILE PHOTO: Police are searching …

[ad_1] MANILA, June 24 (Reuters) – Benigno Aquino, the only son of the Philippines’ two enduring icons of democracy and former president of the Southeast Asian country, died in a Manila hospital on Thursday. He was 61. Popularly known as Noynoy, he rode a wave of public emotion up to …

[ad_1] On July 19, 2019, fishing boats lie in the port of Seogwipo on the southern island of Jeju to prepare for the approaching Typhoon Danas. (Yonhap) SEOUL, June 23 (Korea Bizwire) – The government has allocated 27.4 billion won ($ 24.1 million) to put in place a smart port …

[ad_1] A screenshot of a virtual meeting of the APEC Emergency Preparedness Working Group. (Antara / HO-APEC Secretariat) JAKARTA – High-ranking disaster management officials from Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) member countries are stepping up regional cooperation to enable more resilient disaster risk management in the face of the current pandemic, …

[ad_1] Wars are waged by young men and young men (some of whom) like beer – a point that has not escaped the Chichester, England Henty and Constable Brewing Company. Immediately after the Normandy invasion on June 6, 1944, Henty and Constable offered free beer to the troops in France. …

[ad_1] Typhoons travel much slower and cause more damage around the Japanese archipelago in September, a trend that could worsen due to global warming, researchers said. “As global warming progresses, the combined effects of slower typhoons and heavier downpours could wreak havoc,” said Munehiko Yamaguchi, senior researcher at the Meteorological …

[ad_1] UK-based sustainable racing startup Trees not Tees is proud to announce its first American racing partnership with the Negative Split Productions Typhoon Texas Kids Triathlon. Trees not Tees helps events reduce their environmental footprint with a simple strategy – giving participants the option to decline a free race tee …

[ad_1] The CCLEX bridge is nearing completion. CEBU CITY, Philippines – The long-awaited Cebu Cordova Link Expressway (CCLEX) is nearing completion as it was 75 percent built on June 17, 2021. In a factory tour organized by the Cebu City Link Expressway Corporation (CCLEC) and the Metro Pacific Tollway Corporation …

[ad_1] Agriculture is an important sector in many developing countries. Improvements in agriculture can increase food security in developing countries, which in turn helps people living in poverty. According to the World Bank, the transformation of the agricultural sector in the Philippines is essential for combating poverty. Programs like the …