Season 7 · Episode 24
S7E13: The War and the Weatherpriests
The Colonial Department · The Colonial Department
December 20, 202517m 9s
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<html><p>Ever since its founding in the 1860s, the Manila Observatory had stood watch against the typhoons and hurricanes that threatened to strike the Philippines. But decades later, they were unprepared for a different kind of approaching storm: the Second World War!</p><p>Cover photo from the Illustrated London News.</p><p>Additional audio from British Pathe. </p><p><br/></p><p>Follow us on IG: <u><a href="https://www.instagram.com/thecolonialdept/" target="_blank">@thecolonialdept</a></u></p><p>Follow us on TikTok: <u><a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@thecolonialdept" target="_blank">@thecolonialdept</a></u></p><p>Email us: <u><a href="mailto:[email protected]" target="_blank">[email protected]</a></u></p><p><br/></p><p>References:</p><p>Warren, James Francis (2024). <em>Typhoons: Climate, Society, and History in the Philippines. </em>Ateneo de Manila University Press.</p><p>Hidalgo, Angel (1967). “Miguel Selga, 1879-1956: Priest and Scientist.”<em> Philippine Studies</em>, <em>15</em>(2), pp. 307-347.</p><p>Bocar, Efren Cyril (19 November 2024). “‘Signs of disaster’: How weather lore holds up against typhoons and science.” <em>Rappler. </em></p><p>Biolong, Fr. Raymundus Rede, SVD (1996). “The Ivatan Cultural Adaptation to Typhoons: A Portrait of a Self-Reliant Community from the Indigenous Development Perspective.” </p><p>Ribera, Pedro; García-Herrera, Ricardo; Gimeno, Luis (2008). “Historical deadly typhoons in the Philippines.” <em>Weather, 63</em>(7), pp. 194-199.</p></html>