Tag: weather

PAGASA monitoring LPA off Northern Samar

(Eagle News) — The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration is monitoring a low pressure area off Northern Samar. According to the weather bureau, the LPA situated 365 km east of Catarman is embedded along the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) affecting Southern Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. As a result of the LPA and the ITCZ, Visayas, Bicol Region, Caraga, Northern Mindanao, Zamboanga Peninsula, Palawan, Quezon, and Aurora will experience cloudy skies with scattered rain […]

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Rainfall advisory raised over parts of Mindanao

(Eagle News) — A rainfall advisory has been raised over parts of Mindanao. According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, light to moderate to occasionally heavy rains are being experienced over portions of Dinagat Island, Davao Oriental (Manay, Tarragona, Mati City, Gov. Generoso), and Davao Occidental (Don Marcelino, Jose Abad Santos, Sarangani Island). PAGASA said the same conditions are being experienced in portions  of Davao City, Sarangani (Malapatan, Glan, Maasim), Zamboanga del […]

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Tropical Storm Bonnie becomes hurricane, kills 3 in Central America

SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AFP) — Tropical Storm Bonnie was upgraded to a category one hurricane on Sunday as it swept towards Mexico after killing three people in El Salvador and Nicaragua, the US National Hurricane Center said. The hurricane, the third of the season off Mexico’s coast, is carrying maximum sustained winds of 80 miles (125 kilometers) per hour “with higher gusts,” the NHC said, citing satellite images. “The core of Bonnie is expected […]

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“Domeng” now outside PAR

(Eagle News)–“Domeng” is now outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility. According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, the center of the tropical storm was now 990 kilometers east northeast of extreme Northern Luzon. It is packing maximum sustained winds of 85 kph near the center and a gustiness of up to 105 kph. The tropical storm has accelerated and is now moving north northwestward. PAGASA said that while “Domeng” is not directly […]

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“Domeng” intensifies, decelerates as it heads north over West PHL Sea

(Eagle News) — “Domeng” has intensified and decelerated while moving northwards over the West Philippine Sea. According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, the center of the tropical storm was estimated  975 km east of Extreme Northern Luzon. It is packing maximum sustained winds of 85 kph near the center and a gustiness of up to 105 kph. “Domeng” is moving at 15 kph. PAGASA said that while “Domeng”  is not directly […]

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“Domeng” intensifies as it heads north over PHL Sea

(Eagle News) — “Domeng” has further intensified as it moved northwards over the Philippine Sea. According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, the center of Tropical Storm “Domeng” was estimated 975 km east of extreme Northern Luzon. It is packing maximum sustained winds of 75 kph near the center and a gustiness of up to 90 kph. PAGASA said while “Domeng” is not directly affecting the archipelago at this time, the southwest […]

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“Domeng” intensifies into tropical storm as it moves over PHL Sea

(Eagle News) — “Domeng” has intensified into a tropical storm while moving in a northern direction over the Philippine Sea. According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, the center of “Domeng” was estimated  940 km east of extreme Northern Luzon. It is packing maximum sustained winds of 65 kph near the center and a gustiness of up to 80 kph. It is  moving at 15 kph. PAGASA said in the next 24 […]

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Tropical Depression “Caloy” exits PAR

(Eagle News) — Tropical Depression “Caloy” is now outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility. According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, the center of “Caloy” was estimated 575 km west of Iba, Zambales and is moving westward slowly. It is packing maximum sustained winds of 55 kph near the center and a gustiness of up to 70 kph. PAGASA said in the next 24 hours, the monsoon trough and the southwest monsoon […]

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19 dead in India after building collapses in monsoon

MUMBAI, June 28, 2022 (AFP)  At least 19 people were killed when monsoon rains caused a four-storey building to collapse in the Indian megacity of Mumbai, authorities said Tuesday. The structure — located next to a slum in a central city district — collapsed just before midnight on Monday, according to local officials. Fourteen people had been rescued by Tuesday evening but emergency workers retrieved 19 bodies from the rubble. “Search and rescue operations are […]

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Rainfall advisory raised over parts of Luzon, Visayas

(Eagle News) — A rainfall advisory has been raised over parts of Luzon and Visayas. According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, light to moderate to at times heavy rains are affecting Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, Catanduanes, Albay, Masbate, Sorsogon, Northern Samar, Oriental Mindoro, Marinduque and Romblon. Moderate to occasionally heavy rains, meanwhile, are also being experienced over portions of Aurora (Baler, Casiguran, Dilasag, Dipaculao, Maria Aurora and San Luis), Isabela (Cordon, […]

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One dead as rare tornado tears through Dutch city

by Julie Capelle Agence France-Presse ZIERIKZEE, Netherlands (AFP) — A tornado ripped through a southwestern Dutch city on Monday, killing a woman and injuring nine others in the first fatal twister to hit the country for three decades. The whirlwind left a trail of destruction through the seaside city of Zierikzee, ripping the roofs off homes and toppling trees onto cars, an AFP journalist at the scene said. Images on social media showed debris rotating […]

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Japan swelters as heatwave prompts power crunch warning

  TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Japan’s government warned Monday of a power crunch as extreme heat hits the country, with temperature records toppling and Tokyo’s rainy season declared over at the earliest date on record. Residents in and around the capital have been asked to conserve energy, particularly in the early evening. Temperatures of 35 degrees Celsius (95 degrees Fahrenheit) are forecast in Tokyo throughout Monday, and the mercury is not expected to drop below […]

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