Salt and Lepto

A funny newsbit recently that found itself in mainstream media is the use of  salt to dilute the leptospira bacteria in floodwaters.  In fact, one tabloid headline yesterday read: TUBIG-DAGAT, GAMOT SA LEPTO.  Although this might have some basis scientifically, because the bacteria might be susceptible to high saline content, novel studies must be done.  [...]

Climate Change

If your work gets you involved in planning for ways to reduce the impact of disasters and to make people and communities resilient in the face of them, you’ll be paranoid if you think of the concept of climate change.  The fact that we’re in the Philippines makes the situation worse.  We are hazard-prone–to earthquakes, typhoons [...]