Manila, Dec 12, 2024 (AFP) - Climate change intensified back-to-back Philippines storms: study

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2024-12-12

Human-induced climate change fuelled a rare string of back-to-back typhoons that battered the Philippines this year and boosted the chances of powerful storms making landfall, a new study said on Thursday. Five typhoons and a tropical storm hit the Philippines in a 23-day period across October and November, killing more than 170 people and causing at least $235 million in damage, according to local authorities. About 20 big storms and typhoons hi......

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