Tag: El Niño

Stranded sea lion pups inundate animal rescue centers

California sea lions – mainly pups – are turning up stranded and starved on Southern California beaches in record numbers this year, leaving experts worried that this winter may be the worst season ever documented for the marine mammals. The precise cause is not clear, but scientists believe the sea lions are suffering from a scarcity of natural prey that force nursing mothers to venture farther out to sea for food, leaving their young behind […]

DENR urges public to help counter El Niño effects

QUEZON CITY, PIA – With the state weather bureau announcing that the country is now experiencing a mild case of El Niño, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has appealed  for public support and cooperation in countering the adverse effects this phenomenon, mainly water shortages and forest fires. “Mild this El Niño may be compared to the past, its impacts will no less significant for everyone,” the DENR Secretary Ramon J.P. Paje explained. […]