The Western North Pacific basin is rich in Tropical Cyclone activity with a season lasting throughout the whole year averaging 27 Tropical Storms/Typhoons from 1959 to 2019. The 2022 season was...
According to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration 3 Nock-Ten (Nina) (PAGASA), the Philippines is prone to tropical cyclones due to its geographical...
This reports covers the period 1 January to 31 December 2011 Programme outcome Through programmes under this country plan, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)...
In brief Disaster response - As of 20 December 2011, various natural disasters this year had left 1,081 people dead or missing in China, 440 million people affected and created over 311 billion yuan...
From January to December, nineteen (19) TCs entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR), ten (10) of them were destructive namely Tropical Storm (TS) Bebeng (May 8-11); Typhoon Chedeng (May...
DISASTER EVENTS IN ASIA AND THE PACIFIC IN 2011 Asia and the Pacific continues to live up to its reputation as the world’s most natural-disaster-prone region. The International Disaster Database,...
Executive Summary The Annual Tropical Cyclone Report (ATCR) is prepared by the staff of the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC), a jointly manned United States Air Force/Navy organization formally...
By Yuki Matsuoka Kobe, 22 December 2011 - UNISDR has organized an exchange visit between the Philippines and Japan, two of the countries worst-affected this year by a series of disasters ranging from...
INTERNATIONAL DISASTER REDUCTION DAY Over 80 countries around the world answered UNISDR’s call to “Step Up for Disaster Risk Reduction” on October 13, International Disaster Reduction Day. Reports...
by Oliver T. Baccay CAUAYAN CITY, October 21 (PIA) -- The National Irrigation Administration (NIA) region 2 has reported a total of 234 irrigation systems and communal irrigation facilities which...