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Frontal system affecting extreme Northern Luzon: PAGASA

Cloudy skies, rains expected in parts of PHL (Eagle News) — The frontal system is affecting extreme Northern Luzon. According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, Ilocos Region, Cordillera Administrative Region, Batanes, and Cagayan, as a result, 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 […]

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Snow ‘bomb’ unleashes blizzard on eastern US

Blinding snow whipped up by near-hurricane force winds pummeled the eastern United States on Saturday, as one of the strongest winter storms in years triggered severe weather alerts, transport chaos and power outages across a region of some 70 million people. With multiple blizzard warnings in effect, cities like New York and Boston bore the brunt of the storm, which the National Weather Service (NWS) confirmed Saturday morning had intensified into a “bomb cyclone” — […]

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Powerful winter storm slams into eastern US

A powerful winter storm packing heavy snow and high winds pummeled the US East Coast Saturday, forcing the cancellation of thousands of flights as severe weather alerts were sounded across a region of around 70 million people. With blizzard warnings in effect, cities like New York and Boston bore the brunt of the storm Saturday morning, but the far-reaching system also hit the Mid-Atlantic. Freeze alerts were raised as far south as Florida, where the […]

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PAGASA: Shear line affecting N. Luzon

(Eagle News) — The shear line is affecting Northern Luzon. According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, Ilocos Region, Cordillera Administrative Region, Batanes, and Cagayan 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 or thunderstorms. Extreme […]

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Rare snowfall carpets Jerusalem

JERUSALEM, Undefined (AFP) — Snow carpeted Jerusalem on Thursday as a rare wintry storm swept across Israel and the Palestinian territories as well as the wider Middle East. The cold snap, which has already caused major disruption in Athens and Istanbul, saw heavy snowfall in areas better known for their summer heat. In the alleyways of Jerusalem’s walled Old City, children pelted each other with slushy snowballs after the first flakes fell. By morning, snow […]

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70 dead from Tropical Storm Ana in southern Africa

ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar (AFP) — The death toll from a storm that struck three southern African countries rose to 70 on Thursday as emergency teams battled to repair damaged infrastructure and help tens of thousands of victims. Packing torrential rains, Tropical Storm Ana made landfall Monday in Madagascar before ploughing into Mozambique and Malawi. Rescue workers and authorities across the three countries were still assessing the full extent of the damage. Madagascar has reported 41 dead, […]

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Cloudy skies, rains expected in parts of PHL

(Eagle News) — Cloudy skies and rains are expected in parts of the country. According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, Visayas, Zamboanga Peninsula, Bicol Region, MIMAROPA, and Quezon will have cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms due to the low pressure area (LPA)  in the vicinity of Tayasan, Negros Oriental and the shear line. Flash floods or landslides due to moderate to at times heavy rains are possible. Meanwhile, […]

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Snowfall blankets much of Greece

ATHENS, Greece (AFP) — Snowfall blanketed much of Greece on Monday, closing schools, vaccination centres and parliament in Athens, causing blackouts in mountain villages and falling as far south as the island of Crete. Temperatures plummeted to -14 degrees Celsius (6.8 Fahrenheit) overnight as the front dubbed ‘Elpis’ (the Greek word for hope) brought the first snow of the winter to central Athens. Parliament was suspended, schools were shut down across the greater Athens area […]

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Cloudy skies, rains expected in parts of PHL

(Eagle News) — Cloudy skies and rains are expected in parts of the country on Monday, Jan. 24. According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, Eastern Visayas, Central Visayas, Caraga, Northern Mindanao, and Davao Region, in particular, will have cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms due to the trough of the low pressure area found 445 km east of Surigao City, Surigao del Norte . PAGASA said flash floods or […]

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PAGASA monitoring LPA off Mindanao

(Eagle News) — The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration is monitoring a low pressure area off Mindanao. According to the weather bureau, the LPA was so far located 965 km east of the island group. Eastern Visayas, Caraga, and Davao Region are expected to have cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms due to the trough of the LPA. Flash floods or landslides due to moderate to at times heavy rains are […]

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Cloudy skies, rains expected in parts of PHL

(Eagle News) — Cloudy skies and rains are expected in parts of the country on Saturday, Jan. 22. According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, these conditions will particularly be felt in Cagayan Valley, Cordillera Administrative Region, Aurora, and Quezon. The weather bureau they were due to the northeast monsoon affecting Northern Luzon and the rest of Central Luzon, and the shear line affecting the eastern section of Central Luzon. Meanwhile, Caraga […]

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PAGASA: Shear line affecting eastern portion of S. Luzon

Rest of Luzon affected by northeast monsoon (Eagle News) — The shear line is affecting the eastern section of Southern Luzon. According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, the northeast monsoon is also affecting the rest of Luzon. As a result, Bicol Region and CALABARZON will have cloudy skies with scattered rains and thunderstorms. Flash floods or landslides during moderate to at times heavy rains are possible. Cagayan Valley, Cordillera Administrative Region, […]

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