JUBA, South Sudan (AFP) — Swarms of locusts which are wreaking havoc across East Africa have now arrived in South Sudan, the government said Tuesday, threatening more misery in one of the world’s most vulnerable nations. Billions of desert locusts, some in swarms the size of Moscow, have already chomped their way through Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya, Djibouti, Eritrea, Tanzania, Sudan and Uganda. Their breeding has been spurred by one of the wettest rainy seasons in […]
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Northeast monsoon affects Luzon, Visayas
(Eagle News)–The northeast monsoon is affecting Luzon and Visayas. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Visayas, Cordillera Administrative Region, Cagayan Valley, Bicol Region, Aurora, Quezon, Marinduque, Romblon, and Oriental Mindoro will have cloudy skies with light rains as a result. Metro Manila and the rest of Luzon will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated light rains. Mindanao, on the other hand, PAGASA said, will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies […]
Cloudy skies, rains still expected in parts of PHL
(Eagle News)–Cloudy skies and rains are expected in parts of the country today, Feb. 18. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Cordillera Administrative Region, Cagayan Valley, Bicol Region, Eastern Visayas, Aurora, Quezon, and Oriental Mindoro will have cloudy skies with light rains as the northeast monsoon continues to affect Luzon. Metro Manila and the rest of Luzon and Visayas, on the other hand, will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated […]
Cloudy skies, rains expected today
(Eagle News)–Cloudy skies and light rains are expected in parts of the country today. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Metro Manila, Bicol Region, CALABARZON, Central Luzon, Cordillera Administrative Region and Cagayan Valley will have cloudy skies with isolated light rains as the northeast monsoon affects Northern Luzon. PAGASA said the rest of Luzon will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated light rains. Visayas and Mindanao will have partly cloudy […]
Storm Dennis wreaks deadly havoc across flood-hit Britain
by Joe JACKSON LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Britain on Monday battled the fallout from Storm Dennis after the second severe storm in seven days left one woman dead over the weekend. Winds of more than 90 miles (140 kilometers) an hour, along with more than a month’s worth of rain in 48 hours in some places, led officials to issue rare “danger to life” warnings. A 55-year-old woman was found dead after being swept […]
Cloudy skies, light rains expected in parts of PHL
(Eagle News)–Cloudy skies and light rains are expected in the country today. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Cordillera Administrative Region and Cagayan Valley will have cloudy skies with light rains as the northeast monsoon affects Northern Luzon. Metro Manila and the rest of Luzon will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated light rains. Visayas and Mindanao, PAGASA said, will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers due […]
Man dies as Storm Dennis slams UK, power cuts hit France
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — A man died after falling into a river on Sunday as Storm Dennis swept across Britain with the army drafted in to help deal with heavy flooding and high winds. The man fell into the River Tawe, in south Wales, police said. The storm also battered much of France, with some 60,000 people suffering from power cuts in the northwest of the country. Britain’s government weather agency issued a rare […]
Northeast monsoon affects N. Luzon
(Eagle News)–Rains and cloudy skies are expected in parts of Northern Luzon as the northeast monsoon affects that part of the country. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated light rains will be experienced over the provinces of Batanes, Cagayan, Isabela, Quirino, Nueva Vizcaya,Aurora, Apayao, Abra, Kalinga, Mt. Province, Ifugao, Benguet,Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, La Union and Pangasinan. Moderate to strong winds blowing from the northeast […]
Cloudy skies, rains expected in parts of PHL today
(Eagle News)–Cloudy skies and rains are expected in parts of the country today. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Ilocos Region, Cordillera Administrative Region and Cagayan Valley will have partly cloudy skies to cloudy skies with isolated light rains as the northeast monsoon affects Northern Luzon. Metro Manila and the rest of the country, PAGASA said, will have partly cloudy skies to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers. PAGASA said this was due […]
M. Manila, rest of PHL to have cloudy skies, isolated rainshowers
(Eagle News)–Metro Manila and the rest of the country will have partly cloudy skies to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers today. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said this was due to localized thunderstorms. Flash floods or landslides during severe thunderstorms are possible. Northern and Central Luzon will have moderate winds and coastal waters. The eastern sections of Southern Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao will have moderate to strong winds and moderate to rough […]
Easterlies affecting country today
(Eagle News)–The easterlies are affecting the country today. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration added Metro Manila and the rest of the country will have partly cloudy skies to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers due to localized thunderstorms. The eastern sections of Northern and Central Luzon will have moderate to strong winds and moderate to rough coastal waters. The eastern sections of Southern Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao will have moderate to strong winds […]
Thunderstorm advisory hoisted 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 Sulu and Tawi-Tawi. PAGASA said these were due to thunderstorms. The conditions may persist within 1 to 2 hours and may affect nearby areas, according to the weather bureau. “All are advised to take precautionary measures against the impact associated with these […]





