Tag: weather

PAGASA: Cloudy skies, rains expected in parts of the PHL

(Eagle News) — Cloudy skies and rains are expected in parts of the country on Thursday, Nov. 4. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Albay, Sorsogon, Catanduanes, Masbate, Palawan, Northern Samar, Samar, and Eastern Samar will have cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms due to the low pressure area estimated  580 km east of Borongan City, Eastern Samar. Flash floods or landslides during moderate to at times heavy rains are […]

PAGASA monitoring two LPAs

(Eagle News) — The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration is monitoring two low pressure areas. According to PAGASA, one LPA was so far situated 70 kilometers west of Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental while the other was at 1,095 kilometers east of Visayas. PAGASA said the northeast monsoon is still affecting Luzon. According to the weather bureau, Visayas, Masbate, Palawan, Zamboanga del Norte, and Misamis Occidental will have cloudy skies with scattered rain showers […]

COP26 leaders vow new drive to save forests, pledge to end deforestation by 2030

by Jitendra JOSHI / Patrick GALEY Agence France Presse GLASGOW, United Kingdom (AFP) — World leaders will conclude a two-day climate summit on Tuesday with a multibillion-dollar pledge to end deforestation by 2030 — a date too far away for campaigners who want action sooner to save the planet’s lungs. The pledge was to be issued at the UN’s COP26 conference, which will continue for another fortnight to try to craft national plans to forestall […]

Tail-end of frontal system affecting Visayas, the northern section of Mindanao

(Eagle News) — The tail-end of a frontal system is affecting Visayas and the northern section of Mindanao. According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, the northeast monsoon is also affecting Luzon. As a result, Caraga, Northern Mindanao, Central and Eastern Visayas, and the provinces of Davao del Norte, Davao Oriental and Davao de Oro will have cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms. Flash floods or landslides during moderate to […]

Rainfall advisory raised over parts of Mindanao

(Eagle News)–A rainfall advisory has been raised over parts of Mindanao. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said light to moderate to at times heavy rains are being experienced over portions of Agusan del Norte (Butuan City), Agusan del Sur (San Luis, Esperanza, Talacogon, La Paz, Loreto, Bunawan, Prosperidad, San Francisco), Misamis Oriental  (Gingoog City), Bukidnon (Sumilao, Talakag, Libona, Manolo Fortich), Lanao del Sur (Mulondo), Zamboanga del Norte (Mutia, Pinan, Manukan), and Zamboanga Sibugay […]

Tail-end of frontal system affecting Visayas, northern section of Mindanao

(Eagle News) — The tail-end of the frontal system is affecting Visayas and the northern section of Mindanao. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said the northeast monsoon is also affecting Luzon. As a result, Central Visayas, Eastern Visayas, Caraga Region, Northern Mindanao, Zamboanga Peninsula, and the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao will have cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms. PAGASA said flash floods or landslides during moderate to at […]

PAGASA: Northeast monsoon affecting Luzon

(Eagle News) — The northeast monsoon is affecting Luzon. As a result, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Bicol Region, Eastern Visayas, and Southern Quezon will have cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms. Flash floods or landslides during severe thunderstorms are possible. Meanwhile, Mindanao, MIMAROPA, and the rest of Visayas will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers or thunderstorms. Metro Manila and the rest of Luzon […]

Sicily braces for second cyclone this week

ROME, Italy (AFP) — Sicily braced for the arrival of a cyclone Thursday, the second this week after a deadly storm hammered the southern Italian island, killing three people. The Mediterranean cyclone known as a “medicane” was set to reach Sicily’s eastern coast and the tip of mainland Calabria between Thursday evening and Friday morning, Italian public research institute ISPRA said. The civil protection unit placed eastern Sicily under an orange alert in anticipation of […]

Northeast monsoon affecting Luzon: PAGASA

(Eagle News) — The northeast monsoon is affecting Luzon. As a result, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said Caraga, Western and Central Visayas will have cloudy skies with rains. PAGASA said Metro Manila and the rest of Luzon, meanwhile, will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated light rains. The rest of Visayas and Mindanao will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers or thunderstorms. According to the weather […]

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 Cagayan Valley, Bicol Region, Aurora, and Quezon will have cloudy skies and rains. Flash floods or landslides during moderate to at times heavy rains are possible. Ilocos Region and Cordillera Administrative Region, PAGASA said, will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated light rains. Metro Manila and the rest of the country, […]

PAGASA monitoring two active tropical cyclones outside PAR

(Eagle News) — The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration is monitoring two tropical cyclones outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility. PAGASA said a tropical depression is so far located 230 kilometers west of Kalayaan Islands. A tropical storm, on the other hand, is situated 1760 kilometers east of Northern Luzon. PAGASA said Cagayan Valley, Cordillera Administrative Region, Aurora, Quezon, Camarines Provinces, and Catanduanes will have cloudy skies with rains but due to the […]

Bomb cyclone slams rain-starved US west, bringing floods

LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — A “bomb cyclone” brought floods and landslides to drought-hit California as forest fire-scarred landscapes were unable to soak up record-breaking rains. Severe thunderstorms deluged the northern part of the state, with strong winds pummeling the area, toppling powerlines and trees and leaving at least two people dead. The cyclone roared in from the Pacific Ocean and struck San Francisco and Oakland, as well as the states of Oregon and […]