Browsing by Subject "buffers"

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    • Dumangas mangroves buffer for storm surges 

      (Panay News, June 7, 2015, on page 3)
      When fully grown, mangroves lining the coastal area of Dumangas town will serve as buffer for extreme weather disturbances such as storm surges and tidal waves. The mangroves were planted on Friday, June 5, World Environment ...

    • A lesson from Sri Lanka on saving mangroves 

      Marcelo, Ferdie C. (Malaya, June 1, 2015, on page B1-B6)
      When Yolanda lashed Samar and Leyte in November 2013, feet tripped on feet to contain the damage. The statistics that surfaced five months after were terrifying: 6,300 dead, 4.1 million displaced, and 1.1 million houses ...