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Shear line affecting eastern section of N. Luzon: PAGASA

(Eagle News)– The shear line is affecting the eastern section of Northern Luzon. According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, the northeast monsoon is also affecting the rest of Northern Luzon. PAGASA said Cagayan Valley and Aurora will have cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms. Flash floods or landslides due to moderate to at times heavy rains are possible. Ilocos Region, Cordillera Administrative Region and the rest of Central Luzon, […]

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Shear line affecting extreme N. Luzon: PAGASA

(Eagle News) — The shear line is affecting extreme Northern Luzon. According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, Cagayan Valley, as a result, is expected to have cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms. Flash floods or landslides due to moderate to at times heavy rains are possible. Ilocos Region and Cordillera Administrative Region, meanwhile, will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated light rains. Metro Manila and the rest […]

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Spain, Portugal hit by winter drought

by Levi FERNANDES Agence France-Presse PAMPILHOSA DA SERRA, Portugal (AFP) – In central Portugal, a sustained drought has revealed the ruins of a village that was totally submerged underwater when a large reservoir was created nearly 70 years ago. “I have never seen that!” says Carlos Perdigao, 76, as he gazes at the ruined stone houses of Vilar which were swallowed up by the Zezere river when a dam was opened in 1954. Vilar stands […]

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Northeast monsoon affecting N. Luzon: PAGASA

(Eagle News)–The northeast monsoon is affecting Northern Luzon. As a result, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Batanes will have cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms. Flash floods or landslides due to moderate to at times heavy rains are possible. Metro Manila and the rest of the country, meanwhile, will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers and thunderstorms. The eastern sections of Visayas and Mindanao will […]

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Shear line affecting S. Luzon, Visayas: PAGASA

Rest of Luzon affected by northeast monsoon (Eagle News) — The shear line is affecting Southern Luzon and Visayas. According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, the northeast monsoon is also  affecting the rest of Luzon. As a result, Visayas, Bicol Region, and the provinces of Quezon, Oriental Mindoro, Marinduque, and Romblon will have cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms. Flash floods or landslides due to moderate to at times […]

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PAGASA: Shear line affecting Visayas

Luzon affected by northeast monsoon (Eagle News) — The shear line is affecting Visayas. According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, the northeast monsoon is also affecting Luzon. PAGASA said, as a result, Visayas, Caraga, Northern Mindanao, and Zamboanga Peninsula will have cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms. Flash floods or landslides due to moderate to at times heavy rains are possible. Quezon and Aurora will have cloudy skies with […]

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California sizzles in February heatwave

by Paula RAMON LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — A heatwave was bringing unseasonably high temperatures to California on Thursday, sending sun-worshippers to the beach, but also sparking a brushfire. Forecasters issued a heat warning for the most populous US state through to Sunday, warning the mercury could hit a height-of-summer 90 Fahrenheit (32 Celsius) in Los Angeles, well above the average for winter. California, in common with much of the western United States, is […]

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PAGASA: Northeast monsoon affecting N. Luzon

Eastern section of Mindanao affected by easterlies (Eagle News) — The northeast monsoon is affecting Northern Luzon. According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, the easterlies are also affecting the eastern section of Mindanao. As a result, Visayas, Caraga, Davao Region, and Northern Mindanao will have cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms. Flash floods or landslides due to moderate to at times heavy rains are possible. Meanwhile, Cagayan and Apayao […]

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Northeast monsoon affecting extreme N. Luzon: PAGASA

Trough of LPA affecting eastern section of Mindanao (Eagle News) — The northeast monsoon is affecting extreme Northern Luzon. Meanwhile, the trough of a Low Pressure Area is affecting the eastern section of Mindanao, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said. According to PAGASA, as a result, Caraga, Davao Region, Cebu, Bohol, Leyte, Southern Leyte, Samar, and Eastern Samar will have cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms. Flash floods or landslides […]

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PAGASA: Northeast monsoon affecting N. Luzon

(Eagle News) — The northeast monsoon is affecting Northern Luzon. According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, as a result, Batanes and Cagayan including Babuyan Islands will have cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms. Flash floods or landslides due to moderate to at times heavy rains are possible. Caraga, Northern Mindanao, Davao Region, Leyte, Southern Leyte, and Bohol, meanwhile, will have cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms. The […]

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Northeast monsoon affecting Luzon, Visayas: PAGASA

(Eagle News) — The northeast monsoon is affecting Luzon and Visayas. As a result, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Cagayan Valley, Aurora and Quezon will have cloudy skies with light rains. Metro Manila, the rest of Luzon, and Visayas, meanwhile, will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated light rains. Mindanao will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers. Flash floods or landslides during severe thunderstorms are […]

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Nine dead as a hundred avalanches hit Austria

VIENNA, Austria (AFP) — Nine people died in three days during which more than 100 avalanches struck Austria, authorities said Sunday. Most of the avalanches hit the western Tyrol region and Friday alone saw five fatalities, rescue services said. Police said that one incident had claimed the lives of a group of Swedish skiers going off-piste with a mountain guide in the zone around Ischgl, near the Swiss border. The guide and four of the […]

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