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Typhoon expected to make landfall over the vicinity of northern or central portion of Palawan this afternoon, PAGASA says (Eagle News) — Signal No. 4 has been lifted from all areas with Typhoon “Odette” now over the Panay Gulf. According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, the following areas are under Signal No. 3, with the typhoon 75 kilometers off Iloilo: Luzon: The northern portion of Palawan (El Nido, Taytay, Araceli, Dumaran, […]
(Eagle News) — With maximum sustained winds of 195 kilometers per hour and gusts of up to 240 km/hr, Typhoon Odette (international name Rai) showed its fury as it hit Surigao del Norte on Thursday, December 16, 2021. PAGASA said that as of 2 p..m. on Thursday, December 16, Odette has made landfall over Siargao Island in Surigao del Norte. Typhoon Odette’s maximum sustained winds and gusts were comparable to the strength of super typhoon […]
(Eagle News) — In these photos provided by Eagle News correspondent Jabes Juanite in Surigao del Norte, a concrete road in Bgy. Songkoy, Socorro town in Surigao del Norte proved no match for Typhoon Odette’s fury as the typhoon with maximum sustained winds of 185 kilometers per hour and gusts of up to 230 km/hr first pummeled the province and other areas in Visayas and Mindanao on Thursday, December 16, 2021. Surigao del Norte […]
“Odette” expected to make landfall over Siargao-Bucas Grande Islands area or Dinagat Islands between 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. (Eagle News) — Signal No. 4 has been raised over parts of Visayas and Mindanao, as “Odette” further intensified on Thursday, Dec. 16. According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, the following areas are under the tropical cylone wind signal, which means very destructive winds are expected: Visayas Southern Leyte the eastern portion […]
by Brendan SMIALOWSKI DAWSON SPRINGS, United States (AFP) — Severe storms battered the American Midwest Wednesday evening, hours after President Joe Biden pledged increased federal assistance to Kentucky, where scores were killed and towns leveled by recent tornadoes. The National Weather Service (NWS) warned of an “extremely strong” and “potentially record-breaking” storm system producing “a plethora of weather hazards” throughout several states in the central and northern part of the country Wednesday night, including “dangerously […]
(Eagle News) — Signal No. 2 has been raised over parts of Mindanao as “Odette” intensified into a typhoon and moved westward over the Philippine Sea east of Mindanao. According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, the eastern portion of Surigao del Norte (Claver, Siargao and Bucas Grande Islands) and Surigao del Sur are under the tropical cyclone wind signal. Signal No. 1, meanwhile, is hoisted over the following: Luzon Sorsogon Masbate […]
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — The UN on Tuesday officially recognised the 38 degrees Celsius measured in Siberia last year as a new record high for the Arctic, sounding “alarm bells” over climate change. The sweltering heat — equivalent to 100.4 degrees Fahrenheit — was seen on June 20, 2020 in the Russian town of Verkhoyansk, marking the highest temperature ever recorded above the Arctic Circle, the World Meteorological Organization said. This is the first […]
(Eagle News) — The weather disturbance east of Mindanao is expected to enter the Philippine Area of Responsibility on Tuesday evening. According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, “Rai,” now a tropical storm, is expected to enter PAR as a severe tropical storm. Once it enters PAR, it will be named “Odette.” PAGASA said the weather disturbance will begin moving westward over the Philippine Sea on Wednesday morning and may make landfall […]
(Eagle News) — The Palace on Monday, Dec. 13, gave the assurance the country was prepared for when the tropical depression off Mindanao enters the Philippines. In a statement, acting Presidential Spokesperson Karlo Nograles said the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council was “already making the necessary preparations in coordination with the regional and local disaster risk reduction and management councils to ensure the safety of the public.” He said the Department of Social […]
(Eagle News) — The tropical depression spotted off Mindanao is expected to enter the Philippine Area of Responsibility on Tuesday, Dec. 14. According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, once inside PAR, the tropical depression will be named “Odette.” So far, the weather disturbance was situated 1,760 km east of the Philippines’ island group. The weather bureau said the tropical depression’s west northwestward movement is forecast to continue until Wednesday morning. It […]
MADRID, Spain (AFP) — The body of a man was pulled from a van trapped in floodwaters in northern Spain on Sunday, the second death linked to heavy rains which have caused rivers to burst their banks. Rescuers located the van in the Bidasoa river in the northern Navarra region on Saturday, a day after the 61-year-old was reported missing, a police spokesman said. Strong currents and poor visibility had prevented them from retrieving his […]
(Eagle News) — Cloudy skies and rains are expected in parts of the Philippines. According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, Bicol Region, Eastern Visayas, Quezon, Oriental Mindoro, Marinduque, Romblon, Aklan, Capiz, Dinagat, and Surigao Provinces will have cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms due to the shear line affecting the eastern sections of Southern Luzon and Visayas. Flooding or landslides during moderate to at times heavy rains are possible. […]
