US citizens and their dependents living in Tacloban City are evacuated by the US government via a US C130 military plane, on the 12th November. People in Tacloban are trying to leave the city as supplies are getting scarce. Typhoon Haiyan, which hit the Philippines on November 8, 2013 can be seen as an indication of things to come in the future if steps are not taken to prevent climate change by reducing greenhouse gas emissions, with tropical cyclones likely to become more intense and more damaging.