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In the Shadow of the Storm: Getting recovery right one year after typhoon Haiyan [PDF]
, 2014 The scale of the destruction caused when typhoon Haiyan struck the Philippines on 8 November 2013 was staggering. The emergency response provided life-saving support to millions of people in the affected region.
Kent, Alison
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International Tourism in the Global South: Revealing an Extractive Development Process
The Political Quarterly, EarlyView.Abstract Hosting international tourism remains a key development strategy for many Global South countries to generate economic growth, government revenue and employment. However, this conventional wisdom can be contested: tourism may instead be seen as an extractive process that disrupts livelihoods, ecosystems and host economies.
Julia Jeyacheya, Mark P. Hampton
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Российская АрктикаThe article is a continuation of the authors’ work on the forecast of polar mesocyclones (PMC) in the Arctic region of Russia. It discusses the issues of constructing a forecast of PMC movement using previously obtained results.
S.A. Petrichenko +3 more
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Missed Again: Making space for partnership in the typhoon Haiyan response [PDF]
, 2014 This study is the second output of a research project commissioned by five UK-based international humanitarian non-government organisations (INGOs) – ActionAid, CAFOD, Christian Aid, Oxfam GB and Tearfund.
Featherstone, Andy, Antequisa, Carino
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Typhoon Guard: Windows Protection System for Typhoon
Journal of Electrical SystemsTyphoons are hazard that is threatening the Philippines every year. Design and construction of the houses and shelter in Catanduanes changes rapidly incorporating provision against wind speed. The effect of typhoon become the basis in the design of structures and the windows components.
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Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, Volume 29, Issue 3, Page 525-534, June 2025.Abstract Background Blood pressure is a crucial risk factor for hemodialysis patients, but the specific impact of weather factors, particularly barometric pressure, on blood pressure remains unclear. This study aims to examine the relationship between barometric pressure and blood pressure in hemodialysis patients. Methods We conducted a single‐center,
Kosaku Iwatsubo +2 more
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npj Climate and Atmospheric ScienceAccurate characterization of typhoon wind profiles throughout the lower troposphere remains challenging, as current understanding depends heavily on fragmented observations from shallow layers (
Shengming Tang, Yuhui Li, Hui Yu
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Rapid Flood Evaluation Systems in Taiwan Metropolitan Areas
International Journal of Automation and Smart Technology, 2011 Hydrological issues in metropolises in Taiwan have become increasingly important because the storm water sewer systems of metropolises are frequently unable to meet the requirements of the existing and future metropolitan development.
Wen-Dar Guo +3 more
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Typhoon Haiyan: The response so far and vital lessons for the Philippines recovery [PDF]
, 2013 Typhoon Haiyan not only killed thousands and made millions homeless. It also struck an already poor region, pushing families deeper into poverty, and making them more vulnerable to the next disaster.
Chughtai, Shaheen
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The Perfect Typhoon: Viewing Taiwan's Typhoon Morakot Through Journalistic Lenses
, 2015 Although scientific and technological progress continues to improve advanced warning technologies for meteorological and seismic events, natural disasters remain a threat globally. Asia is the continent most affected by natural disasters. Located in both
SU, CHIAONING
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