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Why the Philippines Wasn’t Ready for Typhoon Haiyan

Mon, 2013-11-11 17:14 — Kathy Gilbeaux

Destruction in the Philippines' Leyte province. (Ryan Lim/Malacanang Photo Bureau via Getty Images)

submitted by Mike Kraft

washingtonpost.com - by Max Fisher - November 11, 2013

The typhoon that tore through the Philippines on Friday threw the country into such turmoil that, days later, public officials are reporting wildly different death tolls. The government disaster relief agency announced 229 killed, the army reported 942 and local officials in the devastated provence of Leyte went as high as 10,000. But none are much more than estimates, given that emergency workers still can't reach some of the worst-affected areas.

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Philippines - Super Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan) Information

Sun, 2013-11-10 18:31 — Kathy Gilbeaux

Survivors stand among debris and ruins of houses destroyed after Super Typhoon Haiyan battered Tacloban city in central Philippines, November 10, 2013. Erik De Castro / Reuters

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Republic of the Philippines - Official Gazette

Facebook Page - Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines

Philippines - National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC)

NDRRMC - Data Report per Province

NDRRMC - Report on Actions Taken by Government in the Wake of Typhoon Yolanda

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http://www.gov.ph/crisis-response/updates-typhoon-yolanda/

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Republic of the Philippines - Official Gazette - Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan) Updates - Crisis and Relief Map

Sun, 2013-11-10 13:00 — Kathy Gilbeaux

gov.ph

Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan) is one of the strongest storms to hit the Philippines. Click on the link below for updates from the Republic of the Philippines Official Gazette.

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CLICK HERE - FULL MAP - http://disaster.dswd.gov.ph/maps.php

Republic of the Philippines - DSWD Disaster Mitigation and Response Situation Map

Sun, 2013-11-10 12:00 — Kathy Gilbeaux

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CLICK HERE - GIS Corps - URISA - Philippines Typhoon Online Maps

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GIS Corps - URISA - Philippines Typhoon Online Maps

Sun, 2013-11-10 11:00 — Kathy Gilbeaux

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This is a map of Tweets by category.

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The following crisis maps are powered by MicroMappers, and developed by ESRI and GISCorps volunteers. The request for volunteers is made by the UNOCHA to DHNetwork. GISCorps is a member of DHNetwork.

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Typhoon Haiyan: In Hard-Hit Tacloban

Sun, 2013-11-10 03:22 — Kathy Gilbeaux

submitted by Nguyen Huu Ninh

cnn.com - by Andrew Stevens and Paula Hancocks - November 10, 2013

Tacloban, Philippines (CNN) -- No building in this coastal city of 200,000 residents appears to have escaped damage from Super Typhoon Haiyan.

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FUKUSHIMA DISASTER: IMPACTS AND CONTINUING THREATS

Wed, 2013-10-23 12:28 — Gina Angiola

Physicians for Social Responsibility (PSR) Report, 2013

More than two years since the nuclear disaster began at the Fukushima Daiichi reactors, its impact is massive and widespread. It will be decades before the full scope of the impacts of this ongoing disaster is fully understood but significant health, economic, environmental and social consequences are already evident and quantifiable. Furthermore, independent expert analyses has documented extraordinary industry influence on government regulators, especially widespread collusion among the Japanese government, Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO), the owner/operator of Fukushima, and the nuclear/utility industry. The Fukushima disaster leaves Japan with massive economic loss, radiation exposure to children and others, and a nation grappling with an uncertain nuclear future.

FULL REPORT HERE

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Earthquake Alert in Philippines

Mon, 2013-10-14 21:00 — Kathy Gilbeaux

gdacs.org - October 14, 2013

This earthquake can have a high humanitarian impact based on the Magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

Earthquake Magnitude 7.1M, Depth:20km
on 15/10/2013 00:12 UTC
5600343 people within 100km

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Shell Oil Spill Victims Reject 'Derisory and Insulting' Compensation Offer

Sat, 2013-10-05 00:05 — Maeryn Obley

Image: Niger delta residents pass a burning Shell oil pipeline as they evacuate their homes by boat in December 2005. (Photo: George Osodi/AP)

commondreams.org - September 14th, 2013 - Andrea Gernabis

A Niger Delta community affected by oil spills has rejected a compensation offer from oil giant Shell they see as "totally derisory and insulting."

The residents of Bodo, Nigeria are represented by the London-based law firm Leigh Day to seek damages for two 2008 spills that devastated tens of thousands of residents in dozens of villages and unleashed a thick, black river of death that has choked mangroves and riverways for years.

The Guardian reports:

On Friday the full scale of the spills could be seen from the air with over 75 sq km of mangrove forests, creeks, swamps and channels thick with crude oil.

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