Mountains can break deadly winds but can also bring killer floods and landslides

By Antonio Contreras

Oct 08, 2022 12:36 am

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AFTER Typhoon 'Karding's' threat of deadly winds was interrupted by the mighty Sierra Madre range, we now see much renewed attention paid on the role of mountain ranges in disaster risk reduction and management, particularly in relation to threats from super typhoons.

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