PhilippinesSub-standard housingUrban mobilityAmong the many challenges faced by MetroManila, the National Capital Region of the Philippines, three appear as the most pressing issues for the everydaylife of its citizens: housing, flooding and traffic. The rapid increase in population of the ...
E. Jr. Sentiment analysis on evacuation and relief operation in the Philippines. Int. J. Adv. Trends Comput. Sci. Eng. 9, 298–302 (2020). Article Google Scholar Eskandari, F., Lake, A. A. & Butler, M. COVID-19 pandemic and food poverty conversations: Social network analysis of ...
Apart from the Western Cape Province, similar observations have been made elsewhere in African states and other developing states that are located in coastal areas. Some of the affected areas includes Manila, Philippines (Zoleta-Nantes, 2002), Nigeria, (Adelekan, 2010; Echendu, 2020) and China...
Globally, several significant events have occurred in the past decade, including: Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans in 20052; Cyclone Xynthia on the French Atlantic coast in 20103,4; Hurricane Sandy and the New York area in 20125–7; and Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines in 20138. These ...
as common satellite issues, such as cloud top reflectance, thermal radiance, retrieval algorithm and overpass frequency do not apply[2], and although rain gauges, at times, suffer instrumental error[70], the error decreases with increased rainfall intensity[120]. On the other hand, an advantage...
Southeast Asia is no stranger to extreme weather and the consequences that come with it. Flooding in Laos, Vietnam and Myanmar have persisted throughout the year, while typhoons and tsunamis of extraordinary strength have wreaked havoc in the Philippines and Indonesia. And as cities in the region...
people of the Philippines for the torrential rains and heavyfloodingthatcaused havoc and unprecedented disruption of lives and destroyed infrastructure. daccess-ods.un.org daccess-ods.un.org 最后,我谨代表吉布提政府和人民,向受害家庭 以及菲律宾政府和人民表示由衷的悲哀和深切的慰 问,暴雨和严重水灾给他们...
Typhoon Mangkhut barreled into southern China on Sunday after lashing the Philippines with strong winds and heavy rain that left dozens dead. More than 2.4 million people were evacuated from China's southern Guangdong province ahead of the massive typhoon, the strongest to hit the region in nearl...
To achieve this, the paper describes the LVRC׳s post-event initiatives during the response and recovery phases, explores the land-swap scheme, and discusses issues and challenges identified so far and those anticipated in the future. In order to assess the current progress of the LVRC׳s ...
PhilippinesIndonesiaIndiaJakartaMetro ManilaKolkataCoastal megacities across Asia have experienced devastating floods in recent years. Studies project dramatic increases in populations prone to chronic flooding and potential permanent inundation of densely populated urban areas in future decades. The uncertainties...