Located in Southeast Asia, the Philippines is ranked third worldwide in terms of disaster risk in the World Risk Index 2018, a composite index that also includes risks from climate-related hazards (www.WorldRiskReport.org). As of 2015, as many as 40.5% of the country’s total population (...
This correspondence responds to a recently published editorial by highlighting the interconnectedness of science, policy, politics and activism in addressing the escalating heat index in the Philippines. It underlines the importance of a complete strategy that incorporates scientific in...
In general, cities in arid climates tend to have the lowest intragroup variation, and cities in snow and temperate zones have the highest. Within a given zone, however, index values are remarkably similar across population groups. Table2(b) evaluates the hypothesis that index values vary signifi...
there may remain discrepancies with the actual future population change in China. Meanwhile, these population datasets do not contain information on age. Considering that different age groups have unequal tolerance for hot weather and that the age structure of China’s future population may differ...
6. Cruz JA, Blanco AC, Garcia JJ, Santos JA, Moscoso AD. Evaluation of the cooling effect of green and blue spaces on urban microclimate through numerical simulation: a case study of Iloilo River Esplanade. Philippines Sustain Cities Soc. 2021;74:103184. 7. Deilami K, Kamruzzaman M, ...
Initially, it was popular in several Asian countries such as China, Hong Kong, South Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines, Vietnam, and Singapore. In recent years, milk tea has gained popularity in Europe, Canada, and the United States due to its distinctive flavor and texture (Liu et al., ...