From tiny and impoverished Mayotte to oil-rich behemoth Saudi Arabia, prosperous European cities to overcrowded slums in Africa, nowhere was spared the devastating impact of supercharged climate disasters in 2024. This year is the hottest in history, with record-breaking temperatures in the atmosphere and oceans acting like fuel for extreme weather around the world. World […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — After Christmas Day, four weather systems are causing cloudy skies and rain across various parts of the Philippines, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA). The shear line is impacting southern and Central Luzon, while the intertropical convergence zone (ITCZ) is influencing the eastern section of Mindanao. The […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines – The shear line was causing a rainy Christmas Eve in Southern Luzon, Central Luzon, and Eastern Visayas on Tuesday, December 24. The shear line refers to the point where cold air from the northeast monsoon or amihan converges with the easterlies or warm winds from the Pacific Ocean. In an advisory issued at 5 pm […]
Read MoreMANILA — Tropical depression “Romina” continued to move away from the Philippine Area of Responsibility as it heads northwestward. According to PAGASA in its 11 p.m. bulletin, the weather disturbance was last seen 40 kilometers northwest of La Carlota City, Negros Occidental. Is it moving northwestward at 25 kilometers per hour with maximum sustained winds […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — A typhoon may form inside the Philippine area of responsibility (PAR) between December 16 and 22, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said Tuesday. According to Pagasa’s latest typhoon cyclone threat potential forecast, the typhoon will possibly affect Southern Luzon and Visayas. (It is expected that in the second […]
Read More*BUTUAN* CITY — A power outage on Siargao Island that began on Dec. 1 left thousands of residents without electricity, prompting calls to declare a calamity state. A special session of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (provincial council) to declare the state of calamity will be held on Monday.Aside from the outage, residents also need water supply. […]
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