By Kantaro Komiya TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan issued its first-ever advisory on higher-than-usual risks of a megaquake, after a strong magnitude 7.1 quake occurred on Thursday at the edge of a tremulous seabed zone along the Pacific coast known as the Nankai Trough. A possible Nankai Trough megaquake and tsunami disaster could kill hundreds of thousands of people and cause a trillion-dollar damage to Japan. Here’s a look at the risks of what could be […]
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LPA spotted off E. Samar; southwest monsoon affects S. Luzon, Visayas
(Eagle News)–A low pressure area has been spotted off Eastern Samar, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said. According to PAGASA, the LPA was seen 770 kilometers east of Guiuan at 3 a.m. today. The southwest monsoon is also affecting Southern Luzon and Visayas, the weather bureau said. MIMAROPA, Bicol Region, Visayas, CARAGA Region, Northern Mindanao and Zamboanga Peninsula will have cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms due to the southwest monsoon […]





