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Personal Hurricane Center (Free subscription) | 02/11/2009
The third cyclone in a month will come inland into central Philippines noon Tuesday, UTC making already-flooded conditions from Typhoon Mirinae even worse. Tropical Depression 24W to bring more rains to central Philippines Personal Hurricane Center - Current and Archived Information on Atlantic and East Pacific tropical cyclones and hurricanes Tropical Storm Ketsana delivers record rains to Phillipines...
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Carbon-Based (Free subscription) | 02/11/2009
Mong Palatino in UPI Asia : he Philippines was battered by four successive typhoons in the last two months. Typhoon Ketsana triggered the worst flooding in Metro Manila in the past 40 years. Typhoon Parma caused deadly landslides and mudslides in the northern provinces. Typhoons Lupit and Mirinae hampered the reconstruction efforts in the typhoon-ravaged communities of Luzon Island. …Public...
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Personal Hurricane Center (Free subscription) | 29/10/2009
There are no upper-atmospheric features that would cause a recurve of Typhoon Mirinae similar to what we saw with Typhoon Lupit. Filipinos should be prepared for landfall late Friday, UTC, by at least a category two typhoon. No Mirinae Miracle. Typhoon Mirinae is coming to the Philippines Personal Hurricane Center - Current and Archived Information on Atlantic and East Pacific tropical cyclones and...
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Gulf Coast Hurricane Tracker (Free subscription) | 27/10/2009
TS #23 was named today as Tropical Storm Mirinae. Mirinae was originally forecast to pass to the north of Guam but instead shifted even further north crossing near Rota, Saipan and Tinian. Tropical storm passes north of Rota, not Guam (Pacific Daily News) A small tropical storm that was forecast to pass just north of Guam instead passed north of Rota yesterday morning, said National Weather Service...
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Personal Hurricane Center (Free subscription) | 27/10/2009
Tropical Storm Mirinae is forecast to become a major typhoon and threaten the central Philippines towards the coming weekend. However, a trough will cause a break in the steering patterns and a small deviation in the forecast track is possible, and, therefore, the landfall forecast could be off tremendously. Tropical Storm Mirinae passes through Mariana Islands; yet another threat to Philippines Personal...
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World Food Program (Free subscription) | 23/10/2009
Pummelled by back-to-back typhoons and facing another, the Philippines is experiencing its toughest humanitarian challenge in recent history, Josette Sheeran, Executive Director of the UN World Food Programme (WFP), said on 23 October. The agency is providing "critical" food support to more than one million of the eight million people hit by tropical storm Ketsana and Typhoon Parma.
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Open Democracy (Free subscription) | 19/10/2009
Beset by natural disasters like the devastating typhoon Parma, an ever-widening poverty gap, stumbling efforts at much-needed land reform, and two ongoing conflicts resulting in the death and displacement of thousands of people, the Philippines finds itself in a dark time. Set against this, the shocking legacy of human rights violations which plague the country while drawing little international scrutiny...
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The Guardian (Free subscription) | 19/10/2009
Experts warn of deadly epidemics in country still in the grip of devastation caused by two powerful storms In pictures: Storm survivors face disease threat Survivors of two powerful storms that caused widespread destruction in the Philippines in recent weeks are threatened by outbreaks of potentially life-threatening diseases, as the country braces for another super-typhoon, health experts have warned....
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Personal Hurricane Center (Free subscription) | 18/10/2009
I’m posting from my phone using what little data I have available. Please bear with me. Hurricane Rick is forecast to make landfall near Cabo San Lucas, Baja California peninsula as a major hurricane. However, the type of turn Rick needs to make is very difficult to time and small forecasting errors in the turn [...] Hurricane Rick serious threat to Baja; Super Typhoon Lupit caught in transition...
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Personal Hurricane Center (Free subscription) | 17/10/2009
Hurricane Rick is a monsterous category four hurricane and could become a category five hurricane soon. However, NHC officials believe Rick will be a much weaker hurricane as it likely comes ashore central Baja California late next week. Typhoon Lupit is expected to become a super typhoon soon and is an extremely dangerous threat to the Philippines towards mid-week. Major Hurricane Rick; Typhoon Lupit...
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Gulf Coast Hurricane Tracker (Free subscription) | 17/10/2009
Typhoon Lupit very quickly jumped from a strong tropical storm to a Category 2 typhoon with sustained winds of 95 MPH. This storm also decreased its forward speed. Further reduction on forward speed is expected over the next 24 - 48 hours coupled with a slight jog to the north-west before regaining forward momentum and speed. Typhoon 2000 Storm Update Forecast Outlook: LUPIT is expected to reduce its...
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Personal Hurricane Center (Free subscription) | 16/10/2009
Typhoon Lupit poses another significant threat of a super typhoon in the Philippines towards the middle of next week. Tropical Storm Rick should also become a major hurricane and could pose a threat to Baja or mainland Mexico towards the end of next week. Tomorrows Headline: Major Hurricane Rick and Super Typhoon Lupit Personal Hurricane Center - Current and Archived Information on Atlantic and East...
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Gulf Coast Hurricane Tracker (Free subscription) | 16/10/2009
Tropical storm 22 formed in the western Pacific yesterday and initially looked like it as headed towards Taiwan. Today the forecast track of this storm moved decidedly to the south aiming the center of this storm at the northern part of Luzon Island. This is the area that has just been torn up by Typhoon Parma this past week and Tropical Storm Ketsana the week before. Tropical Storm Lupit, is gaining...
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Personal Hurricane Center (Free subscription) | 15/10/2009
Tropical Storm Lupit passed harmlessly south of Guam yesterday. However, the system is forecast to become a major typhoon and take aim towards the Philippines. Another Pacific tropical wave in the east is forecast by several models to become a major hurricane and threaten Baja and Mazatlan towards the end of next week. Tropical Storm Lupit may threaten northern Philippines; major hurricane coming Personal...
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The Road to the Horizon (Free subscription) | 15/10/2009
Fewer and fewer people who believe "Climate Change" is fiction. The hard evidence the climate *is* changing, is in our face: Hurricanes and typhoons become more frequent and more violent. Extensive droughts are followed by devastating floods. Unfortunately, the poorest are hit the hardest. Look at what Typhoon Ketsana recently did in the Philippines, Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia. Followed...
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