Tag: weather

Thunderstorm advisory raised over parts of Mindanao

(Eagle News)–A thunderstorm advisory has been hoisted over parts of Mindanao. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said moderate to heavy rainshowers with lightning and strong winds are being experienced in portions of Misamis Occidental, Sultan Kudarat (Kalamansig), Agusan del Norte (Cabadbaran, Magallanes), Davao Del Norte (Carmen, Tagum), and North Cotabato (Alamada, Arakan) within the next one to two hours. These conditions, PAGASA said, are being experienced in portions of Bukidnon, Misamis Oriental […]

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Typhoon Haishen slightly weakens as it moves northwestward, to exit PHL Saturday night

(Eagle News) — Typhoon Haishen, with local name “Kristine,” slightly weakened as it continues to move northwestward on Saturday, Sept. 5, the country’s weather bureau said. The Philippine Atmospheric and Geophysical Services Administration (PAGASA) said that Haisen will continue “moving northwestward until it exits the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) tonight.” “It is then expected to turn north-northwestward beginning tonight and pass close to Northern Amami Islands and Tokara Islands in the Ryukyu Archipelago (Japan) […]

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Localized thunderstorms expected in parts of N. Luzon

(Eagle News)–Localized thunderstorms are expected in parts of Northern Luzon. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers are forecast over the provinces of Batanes, Cagayan, Isabela, Nueva Vizcaya, Quirino, Aurora, Benguet, Abra, Apayao, Kalinga, Ifugao, Mt. Province, Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, La Union and Pangasinan. The weather bureau said light to strong winds coming from the north to northwest will prevail over Northern Luzon while […]

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Highest Nile waters for a century swamp Sudan

by Sammy Ketz Agence France-Presse KHARTOUM, Sudan (AFP) — On Sudan’s Tuti Island, where the Blue and White Nile meet, the highest river waters since records began have left people struggling to hold back the rising floods. Wedged between the twin cities of Khartoum and Omdurman, people on Tuti fill bags with sand and small stones in an often futile bid to stop the lapping water from swamping their homes. The world’s longest river is […]

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Thunderstorm advisory raised over parts of N. Luzon

(Eagle News)–A thunderstorm advisory has been raised over parts of Northern Luzon. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said moderate to occasionally heavy rainshowers with lightning and strong winds are expected over Apayao (Conner, Flora, Kabugao and Santa Marcela), and Isabela (Cabagan, SanPablo and Tumauini) within 30 minutes to an hour. Meanwhile, moderate to occasionally heavy rainshowers are being experienced in Luna and Pudtol in Apayao, Cagayan (Baggao and Peñablanca), and Isabela (Divilacan, […]

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Man found unresponsive after ship sank in typhoon off Japan

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Japan’s coast guard said Friday they found a man floating face-down and unresponsive at sea as they searched for survivors from a ship that sank during a typhoon with 43 crew on board. One survivor has so far been rescued from the ship, and early Friday morning, a coast guard vessel “discovered a man face-down adrift at sea,” a statement said. It was unclear if the man, described as “unconscious”, was […]

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Typhoon “Haishen” enters PAR

Is named “Kristine” (Eagle News) — Typhoon “Haishen” entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility on Friday, Sept. 4. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said “Haishen” entered PAR at 9 a.m., and is now named “Kristine.” As of 3 a.m., it was located 1440 kilometers east of extreme Northern Luzon, packing maximum sustained winds of 165 kilometers per hour, and gustiness of up to 205 kph. It was moving west northwest at 15 […]

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Nana downgraded to tropical storm over Guatemala

GUATEMALA CITY, Guatemala (AFP) — Nana was downgraded to a tropical storm on Thursday as it hit Guatemala, several hours after making landfall in Belize as a hurricane. “Nana has weakened to a tropical depression, moving westwards,” said David de Leon, the spokesman for Guatemala’s Coordinator for Disaster Reduction (CONRED.) De Leon said winds had reduced to a maximum of 55 kilometers per hour. “Continued weakening is expected, and Nana is expected to degenerate to […]

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Desperate search for crew of ship sunk in typhoon off Japan

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Japanese coast guard rescuers searched Thursday for the remaining 42 crew of a ship believed to have sunk in a typhoon, after a lone survivor was found bobbing in a lifejacket. The Gulf Livestock 1, which was carrying a cargo of nearly 6,000 cows, issued a distress call in the early hours of Wednesday from a position 185 kilometers (115 miles) west of Japan’s Amami Oshima island. Japan’s coast guard dispatched […]

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Cargo ship with Pinoy crew and 6,000 cows sank off Japan in typhoon: survivor

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — A cargo ship carrying 43 crew and about 6,000 cows sank at sea after transmitting a distress signal during a typhoon off Japan, according to a survivor rescued by the country’s coast guard. The Gulf Livestock 1 issued a distress call in the early hours of Wednesday from a position 185 kilometers (115 miles) west of Japan’s Amami Oshima island. Late Wednesday, coast guard rescuers located one survivor, a man identified […]

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Thunderstorm advisory raised over N. Samar, other parts of PHL

(Eagle News) — A thunderstorm advisory has been raised over parts of the country today. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical and Services Administration said moderate to heavy rainshowers with lightning and strong winds are being experienced over Northern Samar and in Masbate (Milagros and Balud). In Northern Luzon, PAGASA said moderate to heavy rainshowers with lightning and strong winds are also being experienced in Aurora (portions of Casiguran and Dilasag), Quirino (portions of Nagtipunan and […]

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Hurricane Nana makes landfall in Belize

GUATEMALA CITY, Guatemala (AFP) — Central American countries were preparing for the onslaught of Hurricane Nana, which hit the coast of Belize during Thursday’s early hours. Nana, recently upgraded from a tropical storm, had made landfall between Dangriga and Placencia, towards the middle of Belize’s coastline, about 60 kilometers south of Belize City, the US National Hurricane Center said just after midnight Belize time (0600 GMT). It was traveling west at 25 kilometers (16 miles) […]

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