Climate change putting Philippines at double risk of typhoons, scientists say
Singapore Reuters Climate change is making the Philippines more vulnerable to tropical storms, with rising temperatures already putting the country at nearly double the risk of deadly typhoons, scientists said in a report published on Thursday. The unprecedented formation of four typhoons around the Philippines last month was made 70 per cent more likely as […]
Nearly 500 US churches face climate-linked flooding threat, scientists say
New York City, US Thomson Reuters Foundation Nearly 500 US churches built in low-lying coastal areas are in danger of flooding at least once a year by 2050 should seas continue rising amid unchecked climate change, scientists said Thursday. States with the highest levels of church attendance – including Louisiana and North Carolina – figure […]