Gaea Katreena Cabico (Philstar.com) – January 28, 2021 – 3:20pm
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines, an archipelagic country that is regularly exposed to tropical cyclones, was among the countries most affected by extreme weather events from 2000 to 2019, an environmental think tank said in a report.
According to Germanwatch’s Global Climate Risk Index, the Philippines ranked fourth in the list of countries most impacted by climate-related catastrophes in the past 20 years. The risk index analyzed and ranked to what extent countries and regions have been affected by effects of storms, floods and heatwaves.
Between 2000 and 2019, there were 317 extreme weather events that hit the Philippines.
Puerto Rico, Myanmar and Haiti were the worst hit countries in the 20-year…
