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London, United Kingdom | AFP | The UK government on Friday officially declared a drought in several parts of England, following months of record low rainfall and unprecedented temperatures in recent weeks. At a meeting of the National Drought Group, the government’s Environment Agency said the “drought trigger threshold had been met” in parts of southwestern, southern, central and eastern England. Drought was last officially declared in England in 2018. The Environment Agency on Friday […]
Hostens, France | AFP | A huge fire that has devastated swathes of southwestern France was largely contained, but firefighters face another “complicated” day, local authorities said on Friday. The 40-kilometre (25-mile) active fire front in the Gironde and Landes departments around Bordeaux “has not developed, but the weather conditions are pushing us towards extreme vigilance,” deputy prefect Ronan Leaustic told reporters. No new evacuations had been ordered on top of the 10,000 people already […]
Geneva, Switzerland | AFP | Last month marked one of the three hottest Julys ever recorded, with global temperatures measuring nearly half a degree above average, the United Nations’ weather agency said Tuesday. “The world just had one of the three warmest Julys on record,” Clare Nullis, spokeswoman for the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), told reporters in Geneva. Pointing to fresh data from the European monitoring service Copernicus, she said that July 2022 had […]
Tropical Storm “Mulan” outside PAR located west of Northern Luzon (Eagle News) — The southwest monsoon is affecting the western section of Luzon. According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, Tropical Storm “Mulan” which is still outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility is so far located 880 kilometers west of Northern Luzon. Ilocos Region, Zambales, Bataan and Kalayaan Islands, PAGASA said, will have cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms as […]
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — Subway stations and major roads were underwater in the South Korean capital Seoul after record-breaking rains caused severe flooding, with at least seven people dead and seven more missing, officials said Tuesday. Dramatic images shared on social media late Monday showed people wading through waist-deep water, metro stations overflowing, and cars half-submerged in Seoul’s posh Gangnam district after torrential rain battered the city. The downpour that began Monday is the […]
Southwest monsoon affecting western section of Luzon (Eagle News) — The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration is monitoring a tropical depression off Kalayaan Island in Palawan, outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility. PAGASA said it was also monitoring a low pressure area off Surigao del Sur, 255 kilometers southeast of Hinatuan. The southwest monsoon, meanwhile, is affecting the western section of Luzon. PAGASA said Ilocos Region, Abra, Benguet, Zambales, Bataan, Occidental Mindoro, and […]
(Eagle News) — A heavy rainfall warning has been raised over parts of Mindanao. According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, a yellow rainfall warning has been raised over Zamboanga City and Zamboanga Sibugay (Mabuhay, Olutanga, Talusan, Alicia, Siay, Buug). PAGASA said flooding is possible in low-lying areas and landslides in mountainous areas. Meanwhile, light to moderate with at times heavy rains are being experienced over portions of North Cotabato (Alamada, Banisilan, […]
(Eagle News)–Cloudy skies and rain showers are expected in parts of the country on Sunday, Aug. 7. According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, Metro Manila, Calabarzon, Mimaropa, Bicol Region, Visayas, Zamboanga Peninsula, Zambales and Bataan will have cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms in particular. PAGASA said these were due to the low pressure area estimated 440 kilometers west of Dagupan City, Pangasinan and the southwest monsoon affecting the […]
(Eagle News)–A rainfall advisory has been raised over parts of Palawan. According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, light to moderate with occasional heavy rains are affecting the province, particularly the northern part and Cuyo Group of Islands. The conditions may continue two to three hours and may affect nearby areas. The public and the disaster risk reduction management councils concerned were advised to monitor the weather conditions. Earlier, PAGASA noted it […]
Southern Luzon, Visayas affected by southwest monsoon (Eagle News) — The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration is monitoring a low pressure area off Pangasinan. According to PAGASA, the southwest monsoon is also affecting Southern Luzon and Visayas. Metro Manila, Visayas, Central Luzon, CALABARZON, MIMAROPA, Bicol Region, Zamboanga Peninsula, Pangasinan, Nueva Vizcaya, and Quirino, PAGASA said, will have cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms due to the LPA located140 km north northwest of […]
(Eagle News) — Cloudy skies and rain showers are expected in parts of the country. According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, Metro Manila, Central Luzon, CALABARZON, MIMAROPA, Bicol Region, Visayas, Zamboanga Peninsula, Pangasinan, Nueva Vizcaya, Quirino, Isabela, and mainland Cagayan, in particular, will have cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms. PAGASA said these were due to the low pressure area (LPA) was estimated based on all available data over […]
Tropical depression off Itbayat, Batanes outside PAR also being monitored (Eagle News) — The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration is monitoring a low pressure area off Guiuan, Eastern Samar. According to the weather bureau, a tropical depression was also spotted 665 kilometers west northwest of Itbayat, Batanes, outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility. PAGASA said the tropical depression is moving northwestward at 15 kilometers per hour, packing maximum sustained winds of 45 kph. […]
