lush green forests into death traps. Geography has played its part too. The Philippine archipelago of some 7‚000 islands sits astride Southeast Asia’s typhoon belt and is usually the first country to be hit by typhoons from the Pacific Ocean. Infanta‚ one of the hardest-hit areas‚ is usually the first port of call for an average of 19 typhoons and tropical storms that hit the Philippines every year‚ said chief government weather forecaster Prisco Nilo. He said the latest storm was the 25th
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(La Prenza Eco-Park) The Renovation of La Prenza Dam and the Rehabilitation of Marilao River as a New Tourist Destination CARANDANG‚ Clarizze R. CARREON‚ Ivory Rose B. DE JESUS‚ Arielle Kate A. SAQUIBAL‚ Elijah Nike G. Introduction La Prenza Dam‚ the main focus of this proposal‚ has been used as irrigation for the water that flows directly from mountain range of Sierra Madre to support not only for the town of Marilao but also for the adjacent towns of
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GREENERATION: National Gathering for Youth Empowerment on Climate Change EVENT TITLE: GREENERATION: National Gathering for Youth Empowerment on Climate Change DATE & TIME: November 22‚ 2012‚ Thursday‚ 8:00AM-5:00PM VENUE: The Manila Hotel - Tent City‚ Roxas Boulevard‚ Manila ORGANIZER: Climate Change Commission PARTNERS: Commission on Higher Education‚ USAID and BMU-GIZ Reference: http://climate.gov.ph/index.php/conferences/greeneration-national-gathering-for-youth-empowerment-on-climate-change
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Patriots” “To all Bicolanos‚ every calamity is a reminder of Typhoon Reming.” November 26‚ 2006. Typhoon Reming. I remember of how terrifying it was to hear the hissing sounds of strong winds; the loud heavy rains aggressively pounding our roof and windows; and how for the first time‚ our house was entered by rainwater. But then‚ last November 8‚ 2013‚ Typhoon Yolanda happened. The typhoon that was way worse than Reming. The typhoon that nearly wiped out the whole Visayas‚ specifically Tacloban
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which saves time in the air and reduces the number of tasks the pilot has to manually do. In addition to radar‚ missile and laser warning receivers‚ the Eurofighter Typhoon can not only deploy chaff and flares to counter incoming missiles‚ it also possesses a frequency jammer to disrupt and disable them. Specific to the RAF typhoons is also a radar decoy‚ which can be towed from the jet. All movements of the throttle‚ stick and pedals are interpreted by an onboard computer‚ allowing for much more
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WW2 weapons from the ETO / Warfare History The best American Infantry weapon had to be the M1 Garand. Even General Patton credited the American semi-automatic rifle as one reason we won the war. While other nations were equipped primarily with WWI vintage bolt action rifles that held no more than 5-6 rounds‚ the Garand held 10 rounds and was semi automatic. This increased the fire power of a 12 man squad dramatically over that of a similar squad armed with only bolt action rifles. The Germans
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introduces an educational program designed for the children victimized by the Typhoon Yolanda that hit the Philippines‚ particularly Leyte and Samar recently. The contents of this proposal are the purpose‚ scope‚ budget‚ strengths‚ weaknesses‚ opportunities‚ and threats of the suggested project. II. Introduction A. Purpose The main objective of this project is to be able to give the children victimized by the Typhoon Yolanda in the Philippines especially in Samar and Leyte not only hopes to
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Background of the Study For the past few years‚ researcher Rabinowitch and colleagues have been pushing the idea of “potato power” to deliver energy to people cut off from electricity grids. As a resident living in the Philippines wherein most perilous typhoons happen‚ Filipinos experience tough challenges like the cut off of the electricity or most people say “brownout”. People consider this as a struggle because of our every day progress. Shops like parlor‚ barber shop‚ bakery‚ computer shop‚ and more
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problem of the study A devastating typhoon that killed thousands of people in the Philippines has unexpectedly given young traffic accident victim Mario Renos hope that he could one day walk again. Hit by a motorcycle while walking to school months before Super Typhoon Haiyan struck the central islands‚ the 13-year-old’s shrivelled legs are taking their first steps to recovery at a Red Cross tent hospital put up in Basey town. "I want to go back to school‚" said Renos‚ gritting his teeth
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earthquakes‚ typhoons‚ tsunamis and floods. The Philippines in very vulnerable to hazards as poverty and human development is so variable; in outlying areas and small islands. Increasing urbanisation can add to earthquake and typhoon vulnerability. Physical factors have also affected the vulnerability of The Philippines‚ such as slopes‚ increase land degradation and deforestation have increased susceptibility to secondary hazards such as landslides during earthquakes and flash flooding during typhoons. A hazard
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