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(Eagle News)–Typhoon “Haishen” continued to intensify on Thursday, Sept. 3, as it moved towards the Philippine Area of Responsibility. In its 11 a.m. update, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said “Haishen” is expected to enter PAR tomorrow morning. The weather bureau said it will be located 1,340 km east of Extreme Northern Luzon, but will remain far from the landmass and will head towards southern Japan and the Korean Peninsula after leaving […]
BUSAN, South Korea (AFP) — At least one person was killed and more than 2,000 people evacuated to temporary shelters in South Korea as a powerful typhoon churned across the peninsula, authorities said Thursday. Typhoon Maysak — named after the Cambodian word for a type of tree — made landfall early Thursday in Busan on the southern coast, knocking down traffic lights and trees and flooding streets. A woman was killed after a strong gust […]
(Eagle News)–The southwest monsoon is affecting Northern Luzon. As a result, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers are expected 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; and in the entire Visayas, Palawan, and Occidental Mindoro also due to localized thunderstorms. PAGASA said localized thunderstorms […]
(Eagle News)–The severe tropical storm off Batanes is expected to enter the Philippine Area of Responsibility on Friday, Sept. 4, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said. In a 4 p.m. update, PAGASA’s Chris Perez said STS “Haishen,” which is located 2025 kilometers off Basco, is forecast to gradually turn west northwestward today and tomorrow, and then northwestward on Friday. Once it enters PAR, he said it will be named “Kristine.” It is […]
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — Flights were grounded in South Korea and storm warnings issued on both sides of the Korean peninsula as a typhoon forecast to be one of the most powerful in years made its approach Wednesday. More than 300 domestic departures were cancelled as Typhoon Maysak churned across waters south of the resort island of Jeju packing gusts of up to 162 kilometres per hour (101 miles per hour). South Korean Prime […]
MIAMI, United States (AFP) — Tropical storms Nana and Omar formed Tuesday as the Atlantic hurricane season nears its peak, meteorologists said, with Nana expected to turn into a hurricane and hit Central America. Currently swirling in the Caribbean, Nana will pass near the coast of Honduras on Wednesday before intensifying and reaching Belize one day later, the Miami-based National Hurricane Center said. “Strengthening is forecast during the next 48 hours, and Nana could become […]
KARACHI, Pakistan (AFP) — Karachi residents began cleaning ruined homes and businesses Monday after catastrophic flooding sent rivers of filthy water cascading through Pakistan’s largest city, while deadly monsoon weather continued to lash communities across South Asia. Successive days of storms have exposed the longstanding failures of Karachi’s neglected and overwhelmed drainage system, and residents used a welcome break in the rain to vent their fury at what they see as gross mismanagement of municipal […]
KHARTOUM, Sudan (AFP) — Floods in Sudan caused by more than a month of torrential rains have killed 89 people and injured 44, according to a new toll announced by the civil defence Monday. A total of 37,249 homes and 150 public buildings have been destroyed by the flooding, Sudan’s civil defense organisation added in a statement. Heavy rains usually fall in Sudan from June to October, and the country faces severe flooding every year. […]
Southwest monsoon affecting Central, Southern Luzon, weather bureau says (Eagle News)–The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration is monitoring a tropical depression off extreme Northern Luzon, outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility. This was as Typhoon “Julian” exited PAR on Monday night, but not before slightly intensifying. “Julian” is expected to move north-northwest toward the East China Sea, or northeast toward the Korean Peninsula. According to PAGASA, a low pressure area located 775 kilometers […]
(Eagle News)–Typhoon “Julian” accelerated towards the north-northwest on Monday, Aug. 31, as it maintained its strength. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said no tropical cyclone wind signal, however, has been raised over parts of the country with “Julian” expected to remain far from the Philippine landmass. PAGASA said “Julian,” which is located 710 km east northeast of Basco, Batanes, is forecast to exit the Philippine Area of Responsibility and pass between the […]
(Eagle News)–Cloudy skies with rainshowers are expected in parts of the country today. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Metro Manila and the rest of Luzon will have cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms due to the southwest monsoon affecting the western sections of Luzon and Visayas, and Typhoon “Julian.” PAGASA said so far, “Julian” was located 715 kilometers east of Basco, Batanes, packing maximum sustained winds of 150 kph near […]
(Eagle News)–A rainfall advisory has been hoisted over parts of Pangasinan. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said light to moderate rains are being experienced over Bugallon, Lingayen, Binmaley, Umingan, Infanta and Anda due to the southwest monsoon. PAGASA said these conditions may persist for one to two hours and may effect nearby areas. Light rains, on the other hand, PAGASA said, are being experienced over Alaminos, Dagupan, Calasiao, Mabini and Bolinao. “All […]
