<P> Climate change has had and will continue to have drastic effects on the climate of the Philippines . From 1951 - 2010, the Philippines saw its average temperature rise by 0.65 degrees Celsius, with fewer recorded cold nights and more hot days . Since the 1970s, the number of typhoons during the El Niño season has increased . The Philippines has not only seen 0.15 meters of sea level rise since 1940, but also seen 0.6 to 1 degree Celsius increase in sea surface temperatures since 1910, and 0.09 degree c increase in ocean temperatures since 1950 . During the time period from 1990 to 2006, the Philippines experienced a number of record - breaking weather events, including the strongest typhoon (wind speeds), the most destructive typhoons (damages), the deadliest storm (casualties), and the typhoon with the highest 24 hour rainfall on record . </P> <P> Main Article: Typhoon Haiyan </P> <P> At 04: 40 on November 8th, 2013, Super Typhoon Haiyan, also known freaking locally as "Yolanda", made landfall in the Philippines in the Guigan municipality . The category 5 typhoon continued to travel west, making landfall in several municipalities, and ultimately devastated enormous stretches of the Philippines islands of Samar, Leyte, Cebu, and the Visaya archipelago . Tied for being the strongest landfalling tropical typhoon on record, Typhoon Haiyan had wind speeds of over 300 km / h (almost 190 mph) which triggered major storm surges that wreaked havoc on many places in the country . Leaving over 6,300 dead, 28,688 injured, and 1062 missing, Typhoon Haiyan is the deadliest typhoon on record in the Philippines . More than 16 million people were affected by the storm, suffering from the storm surge, flash floods, landslides, and extreme winds and rainfall that took lives, destroyed homes, and devastated many . Typhoon Haiyan crucially damaged over 1.1 million houses across the country and displaced over 4.1 million people . According to the NDRRMC, the storm cost the Philippines about 3.64 billion US dollars . </P> <P> Future projections for the current trajectory of climate change predict that global warming is likely to exceed 3degrees Celsius, potentially 4degrees, by 2060 . Specifically in the Philippines, average temperatures are "virtually certain" to see an increase of 1.8 to 2.2 degrees Celsius . This temperature increase will stratify the local climate and cause the wet and dry seasons to be wetter and drier, respectively . Most areas in the Philippines will see reduced rainfall from March to May, while Luzon and Visayas will see increased heavy rainfall . There will also be an increase in: the number of days that exceed 35degree C; that have less than 2.5 mm of rainfall; and that have more than 300mm of rainfall . Additionally, climate change will continue to increase the intensity of typhoons and tropical storms . Sea levels around the Philippines are projected to rise 0.48 to 0.65 meters by 2100, which exceeds the global average for rates of sea level rise . Combined with sea level rise, this stratification into more extreme seasons and climates increases the frequency and severity of storm surge, floods, landslides, and droughts . These exacerbate risks to agriculture, energy, water, infrastructure, human health, and coastal ecosystems . </P>

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