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(Eagle News) — The number of reported deaths due to inclement weather in several parts of the country since January has risen to 28. The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council said of the figure, eight were reported in Zamboanga, seven in Eastern Visayas, seven in Northern Mindanao, five in Bicol, and one in Davao Region. The NDRRMC said 1,397,296 people have been affected by the bad weather in Bangsamoro, Bicol, Cagayan, Calabarzon, Caraga, […]
(Eagle News) — Several flights were cancelled on Monday, Jan. 16, due to the bad weather. According to the Manila International Airport Authority, the following flights are covered by the cancellation: PAL Express (2P) 2P 2932/2933 Manila-Basco-Manila The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration earlier raised a rainfall advisory over parts of Luzon and Visayas.
by Andréa BAMBINO Agence France Presse New York, United States (AFP) — However thrilling they are to play, video games rarely translate well to the big or small screen — indeed, the crossover genre is littered with flops. But the dystopian, zombie-filled HBO series “The Last of Us,” premiering in the United States on Sunday and the following day elsewhere, could be about to break the curse. The series has already won a slew of […]
Jakarta, Indonesia (AFP) – A 6.0-magnitude earthquake hit off the coast of Indonesia’s Sumatra island early Monday, the US Geological Survey reported. The epicenter of the quake was 48 kilometers (30 miles) south-southeast of the city of Singkil in Aceh province, at a depth of 48 kilometers, USGS said. It occurred around 6:30 am local time (2330 GMT) and there were no immediate reports of casualties or major damage, nor was there a tsunami alert. Indonesia’s […]
(Eagle News)–Over 100 volcanic tremors were monitored in Taal in the last 24 hours. Taal remains under an Alert Level 1. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the 154 tremors lasted for two to five minutes. Sulfur dioxide flux was at 6298 tons per day. PHIVOLCS said an upwelling of hot volcanic fluids in the lake was also monitored. A strong steam reaching 1,400 meters high was also monitored. In light of this, […]
(Eagle News)–The number of reported deaths due to the inclement weather since January has risen to 20. The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council said of the figure, five were in Region 5; six in Region 8; four each in Regions 9 and 10; and one in Region 11. The number of injured, meanwhile, remains at eight. Of this figure, four were reported in Region 9 and four in Region 10. One person remains […]
(Eagle News)–Over 100 volcanic tremors were monitored in Taal in the last 24 hours. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the 157 tremors lasted for two to five minutes. Sulfur dioxide flux was at 6298 tons per day. PHIVOLCS said a moderate plume emission and an upwelling of hot volcanic fluids in the main crater lake were also monitored. PHIVOLCS reminded the public that entry into Taal’s Permanent Danger Zone especially the main […]
(Eagle News)–Rains are expected in parts of the country on Saturday, Jan. 14, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said. According to PAGASA, Bicol Region, Eastern Visayas, Dinagat Islands, and Surigao del Norte, in particular, will have cloudy skies with scattered to widespread rain showers and thunderstorms. PAGASA said these were due to the low pressure area off Lanuza, Surigao del Sur. Flooding and landslides due to moderate to heavy with at times […]
Los Angeles, United States | AFP | The Golden State Warriors were the stars of the party in San Antonio on Friday, cruising to a 144-113 NBA victory over the Spurs before a record crowd at the Alamodome. Jordan Poole led the defending champion Warriors with 25 points off the bench, and Donte DiVincenzo added 22 as Golden State’s reserves came up big. They weren’t the names that attracted a raucous crowd of 68,323 to […]
Geneva, Switzerland (AFP) by Nina LARSON The past eight years were the hottest since records began, the United Nations confirmed Thursday, despite the cooling influence of a drawn-out La Nina weather pattern. Last year, as the world faced a cascade of unprecedented natural disasters made more likely and deadly by climate change, the average global temperature was about 1.15 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels, the World Meteorological Organization said. The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric […]
Los Angeles, United States (AFP) by Huw GRIFFITH Disastrous flooding could hit parts of California this weekend, forecasters warned Friday, as the eighth storm in succession barreled in over land already too waterlogged to soak up any more rain. The most populous US state has been pummeled by near-record downpours over a very wet three weeks, which have already caused flooding, landslides and widespread power outages. At least 19 people are known to have died […]
Washington, United States (AFP) A US primary school was warned that a six-year-old student who shot his teacher might have a gun, but they did not find it in a search of his backpack, local authorities said Friday. In a case that stunned Americans increasingly accustomed to gun violence, the student apparently hid the weapon elsewhere before he shot the teacher in Richneck Elementary School in Newport News, Virginia on January 6. His teacher Abigail Zwerner, […]
