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Cloudy skies, rains expected due to tail-end of frontal system, northeast monsoon

(Eagle News) — The tail-end of a frontal system is affecting the eastern sections of Southern Luzon and Visayas. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said the northeast monsoon is also affecting the rest of Luzon. As a result, Zamboanga Peninsula and the provinces of Palawan, Albay, Sorsogon, and Masbate will have cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms. Flashfloods or landslides due to moderate with at times heavy rains are possible. Ilocos […]

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Northeast monsoon affecting Northern, Central Luzon

(Eagle News) — The northeast monsoon is affecting Northern and Central Luzon. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Metro Manila, the Cordillera Administrative Region, Cagayan Valley, Ilocos Region, Central Luzon and CALABARZON will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated light rains as a result. Meanwhile, a rainfall advisory has been raised over Casiguran, Aurora. PAGASA said light to moderate rains are being experienced in the area. These may persist within […]

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Easterlies affecting eastern section of PHL

(Eagle News) — The easterlies are affecting the eastern section of the Philippines. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Metro Manila and the rest of the country will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers. Flashfloods or landslides are possible. A thunderstorm advisory, meanwhile, has been raised over parts of Mindanao. PAGASA said moderate to at times heavy rainshowers with lightning and strong winds are being experienced in portions of […]

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Rainfall advisory raised over parts of Northern Luzon

(Eagle News) — A rainfall advisory has been raised over parts of Northern Luzon. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said light to moderate rains are being experienced over Cagayan (Baggao, Gattaran, Gonzaga, Lallo and Santa Ana). Light rains, on the other hand, are expected over Apayao (Santa Marcela), Cagayan (Abulug, Aparri, Ballesteros, Camalanuigan, Penablanca and Tuguegarao City), and Isabela (Cabagan, DelfinAlbano, Mallig, Quezon, Roxas, San Pablo and Santo Tomas). PAGASA said these […]

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La Nina climate cycle has peaked: UN

by Robin MILLARD GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — The 2020-2021 La Nina phenomenon has passed its peak, the UN weather agency said Tuesday, but its impact on temperatures, rain and storm patterns is set to continue. La Nina refers to the large-scale cooling of surface temperatures in the central and eastern equatorial Pacific Ocean, occurring every two to seven years. The effect has widespread impacts on weather around the world — typically the opposite impacts to […]

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200 missing in India after burst glacier causes flash flooding

by Jalees ANDRABI RISHIKESH, India (AFP) — At least 200 people are missing in northern India after a piece of Himalayan glacier fell into a river, causing a torrent that tore through two power plants and swept away roads and bridges, police said on Sunday. Three bodies have been found and a desperate operation has been launched to rescue about 20 people trapped in a tunnel, the Uttarakhand state police chief said. The massive surge […]

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Heavy rainfall warning raised over parts of Mindanao

(Eagle News) — A heavy rainfall warning has been raised over parts of Mindanao. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said a yellow rainfall warning has been raised over Dinagat Islands, Surigao del Norte, Surigao del Sur (Hinatuan, Lingig) and Agusan del Norte due to trough of the low pressure area 580 km east of Davao City. PAGASA said the same warning is over Agusan del Sur, Davao Oriental, Davao de Oro, Misamis […]

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Cloudy skies, rains expected in parts of the country today

(Eagle News) — Cloudy skies and rains are expected in parts of the country today. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Visayas, Bicol Region, Caraga, Northern Mindanao, and Davao Region will have cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms due to the trough of the low pressure area 580 km east of Davao City. Flashfloods or landslides during moderate to heavy rains are possible. Cagayan Valley and Cordillera Administrative Region, on the […]

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PAGASA monitoring LPA off South Cotabato

(Eagle News) — The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration is monitoring a low pressure area off South Cotabato. PAGASA said so far, the LPA was located 1,010 km East of General Santos City. Eastern Visayas, Caraga, and Davao Region will have cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms due to the trough of the LPA. Flashfloods or landslides due to moderate to heavy rains are possible. Cagayan Valley and the Cordillera Administrative Region, […]

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New York to resume virus vaccinations as storm moves north

NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — New York is to resume coronavirus vaccinations, Mayor Bill de Blasio said Tuesday, after the city’s biggest snowstorm in five years briefly halted the program. The winter storm brought chaos to the United States east coast on Monday, canceling thousands of flights, closing schools and forcing the postponement of Covid-19 vaccinations. The National Weather Service said that by 9:00 am (1400 GMT) Tuesday, 17.2 inches (43.7 centimeters) of snow […]

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Rainfall advisory raised over parts of Visayas

(Eagle News) — A rainfall advisory has been raised over parts of Visayas. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said light to moderate with occasional heavy rains are affecting Cebu, Eastern Samar, Leyte and Southern Leyte. The same conditions are also being experienced over Biliran Island, Negros Oriental and Negros Occidental. According to the weather bureau, the conditions are due to the northeast monsoon affecting the Philippines. The public was advised to monitor […]

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Cloudy skies and rains still expected as northeast monsoon continues to affect PHL

(Eagle News) — Cloudy skies and rains will persist in the Philippines as the northeast monsoon affects the archipelago. Eastern Visayas and the provinces of Surigao del Norte and Dinagat will have cloudy skies with rains with flashfloods or landslides during moderate with at times heavy rains possible. The rest of Visayas, rest of Caraga, Cagayan Valley, Bicol Region, and the provinces of Apayao, Kalinga, Mountain Province, Ifugao, Aurora, and Quezon will have cloudy skies […]

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