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Christmas typhoons up 210%

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November 29, 2024

A study conducted by Filipino scientists showed that the number of typhoons during Yuletide has significantly increased by 210 percent since 2012, while the 15-day heat waves experienced during the onslaught of El Niño could happen every two years amid the impact of climate change.

- By BELLA CARIASO

Rodel Lasco, executive director of the Oscar M. Lopez Center for Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Management Foundation, presented the findings of the study during the climate change briefing in Pasig City.

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