77ph EDITORIAL - Marine disaster
2024-10-28Its not an oil spill or slick, according to the Philippine Coast Guard77ph, but merely a very thin oil sheen a film that is normally dispersed using chemical agents. That sheen, however, can still be toxic to marine life. Over the weekend, another p
FOR THE ENVIRONMENT Environment Secretary Maria Antonia Yulo-Loyzaga (center), joined by Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. and Presidential Communications Office Senior Undersecretary Emerald Ridao, leads a toast to open the Asia-Pacific Minist
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Environment Assistant Secretary Rochelle Gamboa speaks during a weekly news forum. Screengrab from INQUIRER.net video / ARNEL TACSON MANILA, Philippines Following the closing of the Asia-Pacific Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (APM
President Biden approved a major disaster declaration for Florida for communities ravaged by Hurricane Milton, freeing up federal funding to assist in the state’s recovery and rebuilding. A statement from the White House on Saturday said that Mr. Bi
The Faraway Inn Cottages and Motel was destroyed after Hurricane Helene on September 28, 2024 in Cedar Key, Florida. GREG LOVETT/THE PALM BEACH POST GREG LOVETT/THE PALM BEACH POST / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images These days, disasters like wild
Do you remember the heat dome that settled over Washington and Oregon in 202163win, leading to thousands of hospitalizations and over 600 estimated fatalities? Or last summer’s heat wave in Phoenix, when the temperature hit or exceeded 110 degrees f
If your home was damaged or destroyed by Hurricane Helene337jili, the most daunting challenge may still be ahead: Getting your insurance company, or the federal government, to give you the money you’re entitled to receive. That process can be infuri