Tag: weather

#WalangPasok: Class suspensions for Friday, Oct. 6

(Eagle News)–Classes on Friday, Oct. 6, were suspended in some areas due to the inclement weather. The following are covered by the suspension: Manila – All levels (public and private) Malabon  – All levels (public and private) Navotas – All levels (public and private) The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said that although Typhoon “Jenny” has weakened with its center outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility,  the western section of Luzon may still experience some […]

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Eastern Canada breaks autumn heat records

By Mathiew LEISER MONTREAL, Oct 5, 2023 (AFP) – Eastern Canada shattered heat records this week with temperatures close to 30 degrees Celsius (86 Fahrenheit), worrying experts and everyday people struggling to cope with extreme weather made worse by climate change. “It’s unheard of for a day in October,” said Environment Canada meteorologist Jean-Philippe Begin. “It’s normal to have occasional warm spells, but extreme heat like this is very unusual.” The last three days heat […]

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Floods threaten 130 homes in eastern Australia, just 48 hours after bushfires

SYDNEY, Oct 4, 2023 (AFP) – Emergency services warned people to flee floods threatening more than 130 homes in eastern Australia Thursday — in a region swept by bushfires just 48 hours earlier. Heavy rains had swollen the McAllister River in the eastern state of Victoria, threatening rural homes, said David Baker, deputy chief of the state’s emergency service. “We estimate up to around 130 properties may be impacted by this event, hence why we […]

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One person dead in Taiwan from Typhoon Koinu’s record winds

By Sean Chang and Amber Wang in Taipei PINGTUNG, Taiwan, Oct 5, 2023 (AFP) – Typhoon Koinu left at least one person dead on Thursday as it grazed Taiwan’s southern tip, lashing the island with the strongest winds it has ever recorded and knocking out power to hundreds of thousands of homes. Koinu made landfall on the island’s southernmost Cape Eluanbi Thursday morning and was weakening as it moved into the Taiwan Strait by 3 […]

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Typhoon Koinu approaches Taiwan, second major storm in a month

TAITUNG, Taiwan, Oct 4, 2023 (AFP) – Taiwan cancelled flights and closed schools in parts of its southern region on Wednesday ahead of Typhoon Koinu’s expected landfall, the second major storm to make a direct hit on the island in a month. Taiwan experiences frequent tropical storms from May to November but last month’s Typhoon Haikui was the first to slam into it in four years — unleashing torrential rains, high winds and forcing nearly […]

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Japan sees hottest September since records began

TOKYO, Oct 3, 2023 (AFP) – Japan has seen its hottest September since records began 125 years ago, the weather agency said, in a year expected to be the warmest in human history. The scorching September’s average temperature was 2.66 degrees Celsius higher than usual, the Japan Meteorological Agency said on Monday. This was “the highest figure since the start of statistics in 1898”, the agency said in a statement. This year is expected to […]

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UK equals record for hottest September: Met Office

LONDON, Oct 2, 2023 (AFP) – The UK matched the record last month for the warmest September since records began in 1884, according to provisional figures released by the national weather service on Monday. The mean temperature in September was 15.2 degrees Celsius (59 Fahrenheit), equalling the 2006 record, with the Met Office saying the figures were “substantially influenced” by the impact of climate change. “This September’s temperature records are heavily driven by how significantly […]

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State of emergency declared as torrential rains paralyze New York

Heavy rains overnight in the northeastern United States left parts of New York under water on Friday, partially paralyzing subways and airports in America’s financial capital. LaGuardia airport closed down one of its terminals, with social media images showing passengers walking through water well above the tops of their shoes. Mayor Eric Adams urged people not to venture out because the streets were blocked and subway stations flooded. “If you are home, stay home. If […]

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Floods wiped out quarter of Greek farm produce: experts

ATHENS, Sept 15, 2023 (AFP) – A quarter of Greece’s annual agricultural production was wiped out in last week’s deadly flash floods triggered by Storm Daniel, which drenched the central region of Thessaly, according to experts. The floods, which killed 15 people, have also left thousands of people in temporary shelters in hotels, schools or with relatives while 30 villages were inaccessible amid the threat of waterborne diseases. Officials were trying to determine if a […]

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Devastation unleashed: Libya’s Derna counts the dead as flood toll climbs

DERNA, Libya, Sept 13, 2023 (AFP) – Libya’s devastated eastern city of Derna was counting its dead on Wednesday with the toll from the floodwaters unleashed by Storm Daniel expected to rise even further. Two dams burst there on Sunday afternoon after the storm hit, releasing a surge of water that tore through the city, sweeping away buildings and the people inside them. By late Tuesday, the preliminary death toll from authorities in the politically […]

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10,000 missing in Libya storm floods, death toll ‘huge’: Red Cross

GENEVA, Sept 12, 2023 (AFP) – The death toll from freak floods in eastern Libya is expected to soar dramatically, with 10,000 people reported missing, the Red Cross warned on Tuesday. Officials in Libya have said at least 150 people were killed in the sudden flooding on Sunday afternoon after storm Daniel swept the Mediterranean, lashing Bulgaria, Greece and Turkey. But Tamer Ramadan of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) […]

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Hong Kong saw hottest summer on record in 2023

HONG KONG, Sept 4, 2023 (AFP) – Hong Kong experienced its hottest summer on record this year, with the city seeing “record-breaking” temperatures, the government said Monday, the latest region to experience the impact of a warming planet. Climate change has fuelled searing temperatures across the globe already this year, with India, Japan and Australia last week announcing recent temperature records toppled. In the semi-autonomous Chinese region of Hong Kong, officials declared on Monday that […]

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