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by Natsuko FUKUE Agence France-Presse TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — As spring approaches in Japan, the country’s weather forecasters face one of their biggest missions of the year: predicting exactly when the famed cherry blossoms will bloom. Japan’s sakura or cherry blossom season is feverishly anticipated by locals and visitors alike. Many tourists plan their entire trips around the blooms, and Japanese flock to parks in their millions to enjoy the seasonal spectacle. “People pay more […]
(Eagle News) —Muling binakuran at nilagyan na ng cordon at mga orange barrier ang seawall ng Manila Bay. Nangangahulugan ito na bawal nang maupo sa seawall at bumaba sa dalampasigan ng Manila Bay habang may on-going na rehabilitation. Sakop nito ang kahabaan ng Roxas Boulevard mula sa may US Embassy hanggang sa Rajah Sulaiman. Maaari pa rin namang tumambay sa harap ng Manila Bay sa lugar na tanaw pa rin naman daw ang paglubog ng […]
TOWNSVILLE, Australia (AFP) — Hundreds of thousands of cattle weakened from a severe drought are feared to have died in record-breaking floods in northeastern Australia, authorities said Friday, as they stepped up efforts to feed surviving livestock. Incessant rains over an almost two-week period have flooded swathes of Queensland state, with the full scale of the devastation on drought-hit cattle stations becoming clearer as floodwaters recede. “We are expecting hundreds of thousands in terms of […]
(Eagle News) — Aabutin ng isa at kalahating kilometro ang bakod na ilalagay sa Manila Bay upang bigyang-daan ang rehabilitasyon at maiwasan na ang pagsi-swimming sa karagatan. Sa panayam ng Radyo Agila, sinabi ni Environment Undersecretary Benny Antiporda na bubuksan ang kanal at lalagyan ng daluyan patungo sa outfall upang masigurong wala nang maruming tubig na babagsak sa karagatan. Mula aniya sa seawall ay dalawang metro ang layo ng itatayong bakod. “The main objective is […]
(Eagle News) — Malaking tulong aniya ang paglalagay ng bakod sa kahabaan ng Manila Bay upang hindi na maakit ang mga kabataang maligo sa nasabing karagatan na mayroon pang mataas na coliform level. Dahil dito, hinimok ni Manila City Adminstrator Atty. Jojo Alcovendaz ang publiko na imbes na maligo sa Manila Bay ay magtungo na lamang sa mga sports complex at doon maaaring maligo ng libre sa mga swimming pools. Halimbawa aniya nito ay ang […]
TOWNSVILLE, Australia (AFP) — Australian ranchers who struggled to keep their cattle alive during a prolonged drought last year are now battling to save herds from record-breaking floods inundating the northeast of the country, officials said on Wednesday. Australia’s military has been called in to drop fodder to cattle stranded by floodwaters in Queensland state to stop them from starving, Agriculture Minister David Littleproud said, with their owners still marooned in their farmsteads. “This is […]
(Eagle News) — Anomang oras ngayong araw, Pebrero 6 ay lalagyan na ng bakod ang kahabaan ng bay walk sa Manila Bay. Ito ang naging kautusan ni Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu para na rin mabigyang-daan ang gagawing rehabilitasyon. Ayon kay Department of Environment and Natural Resources Undersecretary Benny Antiporda, hindi pa ngayon ang tamang panahon para mag swimming sa Manila Bay. May mga gagawing pagsasaayos pa kasi sa mga creek at may treatment na gagawin […]
by Sam Reeves / with Lillian Ding in Beijing Agence France Presse RAUB, Malaysia (AFP) — Soaring demand for durians in China is being blamed for a new wave of deforestation in Malaysia with environmentalists warning vast amounts of jungle is being cleared to make way for massive plantations of the spiky, pungent fruit. Grown across tropical Southeast Asia, the durian is hailed as the “king of fruits” by fans, who liken its creamy texture […]
(Eagle News) — Aabot umano sa 2,000 pamilya na nakatira sa Manila Bay partikular sa Isla Puting Bato ang apektado ng isinasagawang rehabilitasyon ng pamahalaan. Kaugnay nito, ipagkakaloob naman ng Philippine Ports Authority ang limang ektarya ng kanilang lupa sa Tondo, Maynila para malipatan ng mga apektadong pamilya. Sa pagdinig ng Oversight Committee on Housing na ipinatawag ni Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, napag-alamang karamihan sa mga residente sa Isla Puting Bato ay nakatira sa lupang pagmamay-ari […]
(Eagle News) — Bagamat target ng Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) na tapusin ang Manila Bay Rehabilitation sa loob ng anim na buwan, maaari pa itong umabot ng isang taon. Sa panayam ng Radyo Agila, sinabi ni DENR Undersecretary Jonas Leones na hindi lang kasi Manila Bay ang lilinisin nila kundi pati na rin ang mga main tributaries na nakakonekta sa Manila Bay gaya ng Pasig River at Laguna de Bay. Samantala, habang […]
by Glenda KWEK Agence France Presse SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — Thousands of people in northeast Australia should expect “unprecedented flooding”, authorities have warned, after relentless downpours forced a dam to be fully opened on Sunday. Once-in-a-century floods have turned streets into rivers and forced thousands to abandon their homes around the coastal city of Townsville in Queensland state. Australia’s tropical north typically experiences heavy rains during the monsoon season at this time of the year, […]
by Nova SAFO Agence France Presse CHICAGO, United States (AFP) — A brutal cold spell that paralyzed the US Midwest, freezing water mains, causing power outages and canceling flights, eased on Friday, with forecasts predicting a rapid thaw. The two days of intense cold from the so-called polar vortex that descended on the US Midwest and Northeast will go down in memory for its scenes of winter at its most bitter. Blocks of ice […]
