Unlike 20 years ago, when the devastating Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami of December 26, 2004 killed more than 200,000 people, 2024 was a year of mounting casualties from typhoons, floods, heat waves and droughts.
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Curtis S. Chin and Jose B. Collazo,
CNBC,
25 Dec. 2024
Others, however, see the Christmas spirit persist in the resilience of communities impacted by typhoons.
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