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By Cecil MORELLA Extreme heat scorched the Philippines on Wednesday, forcing schools in some areas to suspend in-person classes and prompting warnings for people to limit the amount of time spent outdoors. The months of March, April and May are typically the hottest and driest in the archipelago nation, but conditions this year have been exacerbated by the El Nino weather phenomenon. “It’s so hot you can’t breathe,” said Erlin Tumaron, 60, who works at […]
By Benjamin LEGENDRE, Kelly MACNAMARA PARIS, March 7, 2024 (AFP) – Last month was the warmest February on record globally, the ninth straight month of historic high temperatures across the planet as climate change steers the world into “uncharted territory”, Europe’s climate monitor said Thursday. The last year has seen an onslaught of storms, crop-withering drought and devastating fires, as human-caused climate change — intensified by the naturally-occurring El Nino weather phenomenon — stoked warming […]
Global sugar prices soared to their highest level in almost 13 years in September as the El Nino weather phenomenon hit production in India and Thailand, the Food and Agriculture Organization said Friday. While world food prices steadied as a whole last month, the FAO’s Sugar Price Index jumped by 9.8 percent compared to August, the highest point since November 2010, the UN agency said. El Nino, a climate pattern that occurs on average every […]
Australia’s weather bureau confirmed on Tuesday that an El Nino weather pattern is under way, bringing hot and dry conditions that risk a severe wildfire season and drought. The announcement, which follows similar confirmations from other weather agencies, came as the country bakes in unseasonal heat, with the weather agency warning of more to come. Government forecaster Karl Braganza said elevated surface temperatures in the Pacific Ocean could impact the country until early next year. […]
(Eagle News)—-President Rodrigo Duterte on Saturday, April 13, slammed the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System anew for not preparing for El Niño. “MWSS. Anak ka ng p***, [every year] may El Niño. Bakit hindi ninyo napaghandaan?” Duterte said two days before he was slated to release his decision on whether or not to axe the water regulator’s officials and terminate contracts of water concessionaires. This was in light of the water shortage that gripped several […]
(Eagle News) — Expect a”full-blown weak El Nino” this month, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said on Tuesday, March 19. According to Benison Estareja, PAGASA weather specialist, this may last until June. “So expect way below normal rainfall sa maraming lugar sa Pilipinas…May mga provinces na inaasahang magkakatagtuyot: sa Ilocos provinces, Mindoro provinces, Zamboanga peninsula area,” he said. As it is, he said rains were expected in several parts of the country […]
Ni Tantan Alcantara Eagle News Correspondent Eagle News – Ramdam na ang epekto ng El Niňo sa lalawigan ng Rizal. Makikita dito ang mga bitak na lupa at tuyong mga damo sa malawak na palayan. Bagama’t bumaba na ang level ng tubig sa mga irigasyon doon, tuloy pa rin ang pagtatanim ng mga magsasaka sa nasabing lalawigan. Hindi nagpa-apekto ang mga magsasaka sa init ng panahon at pagkatuyo ng mga pinanggagalingan ng tubig para sa […]
Ni Mar Gabriel Eagle News Reporter (Eagle News) – Randam na rin ng mga bilanggo sa Quezon City Jail ang kakulangan sa suplay ng tubig lalot sakop ng distribution area ng Manila Water ang bilanguan. Ang bawat gang ay mayroon ng kanya kanyang skedyul ng pagligo. Hindi raw kasi kaya ng pressure ng tubig ang sabayang pagbubukas ng gripo. “Sa pangkat ng DCJ pagka-gumamit sila ng tubig, nawawalan ng supply ang sputnik. Pero mas lalo […]
Ni Melvin dela Cruz Eagle News Correspondent (Eagle News) – Nagdeklara na ng state of calamity ang bayan ng Wao, Lanao Del Sur dahil sa matinding epekto ng El Niño. Ayon sa PAGASA, tatamaan ng matinding tag-tuyot ang probinsiya ng Lanao Del Sur batay sa kanilang prediction noon pang Disyembre 2018. Enero hanggang Hunyo ng taong ito ang tagal ng sinasabing weak El Niño kaya damang -dama na ang epekto nito sa maraming sakahan at […]
(Eagle News) — The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council has released P18.3 million to regional offices of the Department of Agriculture for the conduct of cloud-seeding operations that will supposedly help mitigate the effects of El Nino. In a statement, the NDRRMC said the operations, which aim to change the amount or type of precipitation that falls from the clouds by dispersing substances into the air that modify microphysical processes, have been recommended for Regions […]
(Eagle News) — Malacañang has expressed concern about the current water crisis in different parts of the country, including in Metro Manila. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said the government will do all it could to solve the problem. One of the solutions they are eyeing is cloud seeding to induce rains. Panelo said that they would also probe if the government agencies involved in monitoring the water supply and its distribution in the country, particularly […]
(Eagle News) — Zamboanga City, and four towns of North Cotabato have been placed under a state of calamity because of the effects of El Niño, or long dry spell, that is affecting the local agricultural sector. The City council approved the declaration for the state of calamity in Zamboanga City after the recommendation made by the City Disaster Risk Risk Reduction and Management Council. Vice Mayor Cesar Iturralde said that the dry spell affected […]
