Tag: rains

“Vinta” continues to intensify as it moves toward southern Palawan

(Eagle News) — “Vinta” continues to intensify as it moves toward southern Palawan on Saturday, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said. In its 8  a.m. bulletin, PAGASA said the center of “Vinta,” now a tropical storm, was seen  210 kilometers west northwest of Zamboanga City, Zamboanga del Sur or 285 kilometers southeast of Puerto Princesa, Palawan. The tropical storm is packing maximum sustained winds of up to 80 kilometers per hour near the […]

“Vinta” maintains its strength as it moves toward Eastern Mindanao

(Eagle News) — “Vinta” maintained its strength on Friday, as it moved toward Eastern Mindanao. In its 8 a.m. bulletin, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said as of 7 a.m., the center of the tropical storm was located 440 kilometers east of Hinatuan, Surigao del Sur. “Vinta” is packing maximum sustained winds of 65 kilometers per hour near the center and gustiness of up to 80 kilometers per hour, and is expected to […]

“Tino” develops into tropical storm; is now outside PAR

(Eagle News) — “Tino” has developed into a tropical storm, but is now outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility. The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said in its 10 a.m. advisory  that moderate to heavy rainfall would be felt within the 300-kilometer diameter of the tropical storm. As of 9 a.m., the center of “Tino” was located 70 kilometers east northeast of Pag-asa island in Palawan. “Tino” is packing maximum sustained winds of […]

Tropical Storm “Salome” moves away from land; to exit PAR early Saturday

(Eagle News) — Rains are still expected in several parts of the country as “Salome,” now a tropical storm, nears the West Philippine Sea and moves away from land. As of 5 a.m., the center of the tropical storm was spotted  55 kilometers west southwest of Subic, Zambales, packing maximum sustained winds of 65 kilometers per hour and gustiness of 100 kph. “Salome” continues to move west southwest at 20 kph, and is expected to […]

TD “Salome” makes landfall over San Juan, Batangas; brings heavy rains in several areas, including M. Manila

(Eagle News) —  Tropical Depression “Salome” has made landfall over San Juan, Batangas, and is expected to bring heavy rains in Metro Manila up to past midnight. In its 8 p.m. press conference on Thursday, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said “Salome” made landfall an hour earlier, and is packing maximum sustained winds of up to 55 kilometers per hour near the center, and gustiness of up to 90 kilometers per hour. […]

LPA east of Catarman, N. Samar now a tropical depression; Signal Num. 1 hoisted over several areas due to TD “Salome”

(Eagle News) — The low pressure area spotted east of Catarman, Northern Samar has developed into a tropical depression, the Philippine Atmospheric and Geophysical Services Administration said on Thursday. In its 8 a.m. advisory, PAGASA said moderate to heavy rainfall is expected within the 200-kilometer diameter of Tropical Depression “Salome,” as the new weather disturbance is called. The center of the tropical depression as of 7 a.m. is in the vicinity of Mondragon, Northern Samar, […]

“Paolo” intensifies into severe tropical storm; low-pressure area monitored over Palawan

(Eagle News) — “Paolo” has intensified into a severe tropical storm as it continued to move over the Philippine Sea on Tuesday. Apart from “Paolo,” whose eye was located 765 kilometers east of Guian, eastern Samar as of 10 a.m.,  the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration is monitoring a low pressure area found 395 kilometers west of Coron, Palawan. Moderate to heavy rains are expected within the 450-kilometer diameter of “Paolo,” with light […]

Signal No. 1 hoisted over several areas as “Kiko” maintains strength

(Eagle News) — Signal No. 1 has been hoisted over several areas in northern Luzon as Tropical Depression “Kiko” maintained its strength on Monday evening. In its recent bulletin, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services said the signal was now over the Babuyan Group of Islands, Batanes, Ilocos Norte and Apayao. Sea travel is cancelled in these areas as rains are expected. Pagasa said the center of “Kiko” was now estimated at 355 kilometers […]

Pagasa: Expect rains in parts of the country over the weekend

  (Eagle News) — Expect rains in parts of the country over the weekend, as Gorio continues to enhance the southwest monsoon and it moves toward northern Taiwan on Sunday. Renato Paciente, assistant weather services chief of the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, said in the next 24 hours, strong rains are expected over the western part of Luzon, including Subic and Clark. Paciente said this is because Gorio–which as of 10 a.m. was […]

PAGASA confirms onset of rainy season

(Eagle News) — The country’s weather bureau has confirmed the onset of the rainy season after recording the “occurrence of widespread rainfall” in most of its stations in the last five days. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said that there had been “intermittent to continuous rains and thunderstorms” that it had monitored in the past few days. “The occurrence of widespread rainfall recorded in most PAGASA stations monitored in the last […]

Rains or not, India faces drinking water crisis

by Trudy HARRIS GANGNAULI, India (AFP) — As large swathes of drought-devastated India desperately wait for the monsoon rains to arrive, one village in the dry, hot north is flush with water. But this farming area’s bountiful water supplies are feared contaminated with heavy metals, underscoring the profound challenges facing the world’s second most populous nation. From toxic pollution of rivers and lakes to contamination of groundwater supplies, together with chronic shortages in drought-hit districts, […]

Light rains seen in most parts of PHL — PAGASA

MANILA, Feb. 3 (PNA) — Expect rains in most parts of the country on Wednesday due to the presence of two weather systems affecting the country, according to Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA). PAGASA said this is due to easterlies or warm winds from the east now affecting the eastern section of the Central and Southern Luzon and of Visayas and Mindanao while northeast monsoon or “amihan” prevails over Northern Luzon. For […]