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(Eagle News) — Tropical Storm “Khanun” is forecast to enter the Philippine Area of Responsibility between late Saturday evening and Sunday morning, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said on Friday, July 28. According to PAGASA, once it enters PAR, it will be assigned the name “Falcon.” So far, “Khanun” is located1,345 km east of Eastern Visayas, packing maximum sustained winds of 65 kph near the center and a gustiness of up […]
CARACAS, Venezuela (AF) — Oil has washed up to Venezuela’s west coast after a leak in a pipeline that takes crude to the country’s main refinery, national oil company PDVSA said on Saturday. The spill has spread over more than 13 kilometers (eight miles) according to the environmental commission of the opposition-majority national parliament. Venezuela suffers fuel shortages despite having the largest proven oil reserves in the world with only a limited number of its refineries currently […]
(Eagle News) – Because of the strong rains brought by storm Falcon the previous day, Angat dam’s water level today, Friday, June 19, as of 6 a.m. had gone up and is now above the 160-meter critical level. The water level is at 160.16 meters this morning. This meant that strong rains yesterday, Thursday (July 18), dumped almost two meters of rain, specifically 1.89 meters, to the daw. The water level in Angat dam […]
(Eagle News)–Tropical Storm “Falcon” intensified slightly as it continued to move northward on Thursday morning. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said as of 10 a.m., the center of the tropical storm was estimated at 385 kilometers north northeast of Basco, Batanes. It is packing maximum sustained winds of up to 75 kilometers per hour near the center and gustiness of up to 90 kilometers per hour, and is moving at 20 kilometers […]
Storm signals hoisted over two areas as “Falcon” moves northward (Eagle News)–The low pressure area near Ilocos Sur may develop into a tropical depression within 48 hours, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said, while Tropical Storm “Falcon” maintained its strength as it moved northward on Thursday morning. PAGASA said as of 4 a.m., the LPA was located 265 kilometers west of Sinait. The eye of “Falcon” on the other hand was located […]
(Eagle News)–Tropical Storm “Falcon” maintained its strength as it slightly accelerated on Wednesday night. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said as of 10 p.m., the center of “Falcon” was located 310 kilometers east northeast of Calayan, Cagayan or 220 km east of Basco, Batanes. It is moving north northeast at 30 kph, packing maximum sustained winds of 65 kph near the center and gustiness of up to 80 kph. Signal 2 remains […]
(Eagle News)–Five areas are still under storm signals as Tropical Storm “Falcon” maintained its strength and moved in a north northwest direction on Wednesday morning. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Signal No. 2 was still hoisted over Batanes as “Falcon,” located 195 kilometers east of Aparri, Cagayan, moved at 20 kilometers per hour. Signal No. 1 has been lifted over Abra, Kalinga, Isabela, Mt. Province, and Ifugao, but it remains hoisted […]
(Eagle News) – Classes were declared suspended in many areas affected by tropical storm “Falcon” today, Wednesday, July 17 because of the expected heavy rains as the storm further enhanced the effects of ther southwest monsoon. Classes in all levels are suspended in the following areas in Metro Manila: • Quezon City • Makati • Manila • Marikina • Pasig • Mandaluyong • Muntinlupa • Pasay • Caloocan • Taguig • Pateros • Valenzuela • […]
(Eagle News)–The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration is monitoring a low pressure area near Ilocos Norte. As of 7 a.m., PAGASA said the LPA was located 170 kilometers west of Laoag City. So far, nine areas have been placed under storm signals as Tropical Storm “Falcon” moved east of Aparri, Cagayan. Apayao, Batanes and Cagayan including the Babuyan Group of Islands are under Signal No. 2, while Ilocos Norte, Abra, Kalinga, Isabela, Mountain […]
(Eagle News) – Tropical cyclone warning signal number 2 is now raised over Apayao, Batanes, Cagayan, including the Babuyan group of islands as tropical storm Falcon has changed its direction and is now “centered east of Aparri, Cagayan. PAGASA said that “Falcon” made landfall over Cagayan earlier but then “looped” and as of 7 a.m. the center of the storm was estimated at 200 kilometers east of Aparri, Cagayan. Tropical cyclone warning signal number […]
(Eagle News)–“Falcon” has intensified into a tropical storm as it moved westward on Tuesday. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said a Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 2 has been hoisted over the northeastern portion of Cagayan including Babuyan Group of Islands, with Tropical Storm “Falcon”–which is located 335 km east southeast of Tuguegarao City, Cagayan as of 4 p.m..–expected to closely approach or make landfall over Babuyan-Batanes Islands area tomorrow evening. A […]
(Eagle News)–Tropical Depression “Falcon” may intensify into a tropical storm in the next 24 hours, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said. According to PAGASA, “Falcon,” which is located 510 km east of Tuguegarao City, Cagayan as of 10 a.m. and which continues to move westward over the Philippine Sea, is expected to closely approach or make landfall over Babuyan-Batanes Islands area tomorrow evening, July 17. So far, a tropical cyclone wind […]
