PH warned of extreme rains, floods due to climate change

The Manila Times

PH warned of extreme rains, floods due to climate change  Dr. Alfredo Mahar Lagmay, executive director of UP Resilience and Project NOAH, warns of extreme rains in the Philippines with alarming frequency and overwhelming flooding in the 21st century due to climate change. He said that the Philippines was ranked first in the World Risk Index, followed by India, Indonesia, Colombia, Mexico, Myanmar, Mozambique, China, Bangladesh and Pakistan. These 10 countries are classified as the World Risk Index for disaster. Lagmay, a renowned scientist, said that the rare and once in a lifetime extreme rainfall in the Philippines is taking place due to climate change.  VIDEO BY Rhaydz Barcia   Subscribe to The Manila Times Channel - https://tmt.ph/YTSubscribe  Visit our website at https://www.manilatimes.net     Follow us:  Facebook - https://tmt.ph/facebook  Instagram - https://tmt.ph/instagram  Twitter - https://tmt.ph/twitter  DailyMotion - https://tmt.ph/dailymotion    Subscribe to our Digital Edition - https://tmt.ph/digital    Check out our Podcasts:  Spotify - https://tmt.ph/spotify  Apple Podcasts - https://tmt.ph/applepodcasts  Amazon Music - https://tmt.ph/amazonmusic  Deezer: https://tmt.ph/deezer  Stitcher: https://tmt.ph/stitcher Tune In: https://tmt.ph/tunein   #themanilatimes #tmtnews #philippines

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00:00So, when it comes to the wall, it comes to the wall.

00:06Okay, that's the wall.

00:09It's going to be a wall.

00:12And here, we call it the wall.

00:17At, ah,

00:20it's a wall.

00:24And here,

00:26So, that's the TikTok now.

00:30Yan ang itsura niya.

00:32So, putaan po lang natin dito sa may bandang hinubakan.

00:37Nandito po yung mga iyo.

00:39Yan yung normal na creeks and streams.

00:42Pero kung ano ka ba kaya?

00:44It is the road.

00:45Pag bumulan kang malakas,

00:47ganyan po ang itsura niya.

00:51Doon sa kas, marami yung mga pera yung S&P, etc.

00:55In terms of that risk one, marami po ang orage.

00:58In the centro Manila, is orage.

01:01Is high.

01:02That was very high.

01:04So, that means that we really need to do a lot more here in the Philippines.

01:10And that's the reason why we are number one in the risk index na global assessment.

01:20Okay.

01:21We are also looking at other hazards, landslides and storm surge.

01:25We are doing it with some universities abroad, sa Thailand.

01:30We are working with Kanyang Tet.

01:32We are working with...

01:33We are doing this also for other Pacific Island countries.

01:36Kanyang Tet.

01:37Kanyang Tet.

01:38We are working with the U.N. Office of Mexico.

01:40Okay.

01:41Pabalik na tayo kayo.

01:43Kaya kung kayo sa inyo kanina.

01:46Malakas tayo pula?

01:47Kung mistake?

01:48Yes.

01:49Nagsurprise ba kayo?

01:51Super surprise.

01:53Super surprise.

01:55So, that means it's also that, ah, getting involved, ah, pretty well, depending on what matters.

02:25You

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