A scene behind the municipal hall of Cateel, Davao Oriental, Philippines, after Typhoon Bopha pass the area in early December 2012. Captions and Photo source: ©© International Organization for Migration
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The storm on 4 December was the worst ever to hit the southern Philippines. And more disturbing than super-typhoon Bopha’s size was the fact that it appeared to reflect rapidly deteriorating climatic trends…
Scientists are also registering steadily rising sea levels around the Philippines, and a falling water table. All this appears to increase the likelihood and incidence of extreme weather events while adversely affecting food production and yields through land erosion and degradation, analysts say…
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Typhoon Bopha hits storm-battered southern Philippines, (Uploaded 12-05-2012)
On Dec. 5, 2012, Bopha crossed over Palawan and entered the South China Sea after crossing over the southern Philippines’ Mindanao region, leaving death and destruction in its wake.
