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Philippines braces for another typhoon after storms swamp crops
Bloomberg News, Published on 05/11/2024
» MANILA — The Philippines is set to be drenched by its fourth storm in just over a month, which threatens to add to a growing tally of crop losses that total at least 11.5 billion pesos (US$197 million) this year.
Typhoon Kong-Rey hits Taiwan as Shanghai braces for downpour
Bloomberg News, Published on 31/10/2024
» TAIPEI - Typhoon Kong-Rey made landfall in Taiwan packing dangerous winds, with Shanghai bracing for the heaviest November rain burst since 1981 as the large storm tracks toward mainland China.
Typhoon-hit Southeast Asian countries to see rainier end to 2024
Published on 15/10/2024
» Southeast Asia could see higher-than-normal rainfall in the coming months, threatening further disruptions to agriculture, tourism and industrial output in a region already hit by a series of storms this year.
Taiwan shuts down ahead of Typhoon Krathon's arrival, torrential rain forecast
Reuters, Published on 02/10/2024
» KAOHSIUNG - Taiwan shut down on Wednesday with hundreds of flights cancelled and offices, schools and financial markets closed ahead of the arrival of a weakening Typhoon Krathon, which is forecast to bring storm surges along the coast and torrential rain.
Intensifying Typhoon Krathon forecast to hit Taiwan's populated west coast
Reuters, Published on 30/09/2024
» TAIPEI: Taiwan issued a land warning on Monday ahead of the arrival of Typhoon Krathon which is expected to intensify and cross the island's densely populated west coast bringing torrential rain and strong winds.
Taiwan uses AI to predict typhoon paths, as storm approaches
Reuters, Published on 13/09/2024
» TAIPEI - As tropical storm Bebinca barrels towards waters off northern Taiwan gathering strength into a possible typhoon, weather forecasters in Taipei are using a new and so far successful method to help track its path - artificial intelligence (AI).
Kim Jong Un inspects North Korea's flooded areas
Reuters, Published on 31/07/2024
» SEOUL - Over 4,000 homes in North Korea's city of Sinuiju and Uiju County near the border with China have been flooded due to heavy rainfall, as North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspected flood-hit areas, the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said on Wednesday.
Philippine oil spill reaches fishing town, threatens livelihoods
Published on 29/07/2024
» TANZA, Philippines - An oil spill from a marine tanker that capsized off the coast of Manila Bay in the Philippines has reached the shores of a nearby fishing village, threatening the health and livelihood of fishermen, as efforts began to mop up the fuel.
Landslide from typhoon remnants kills 12 in southern China
Published on 28/07/2024
» BEIJING - Continued heavy rainfall from Tropical Storm Gaemi triggered a landslide that killed 12 people in southern China, caused flash floods in the northeast and railway disruptions elsewhere, state media reported on Sunday.
Tanker capsizes in Philippines, freighter sinks in Taiwan amid Typhoon Gaemi
Reuters, Published on 25/07/2024
» MANILA - One crew member was still missing after a tanker carrying industrial fuel capsized early on Thursday morning off the Philippines, the country's transportation minister said, and the incident had caused an oil spill.