(Eagle News) — The southwest monsoon is affecting Luzon. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Ilocos Region, Apayao, Abra, Benguet, Cagayan, Bataan, Zambales, Occidental Mindoro, and Northern Palawan including Kalayaan Islands, 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, on the other hand, will have […]
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PAGASA: Southwest monsoon affecting Luzon
(Eagle News) — The southwest monsoon is affecting Luzon. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said as a result, Occidental Mindoro, Bataan and Zambales 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, on the other hand, will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers also due […]
Moscow melts in historic June heat wave
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) — Moscow has been hit by a historic heat wave this week, with temperatures reaching a 120-year record due to the effects of climate change, Russia’s weather service said Tuesday. On Monday the Russian capital sweated under 34.7 degrees Celsius (94.5 degrees Fahrenheit), according to Roshydromet, matching the record for a June day from in 1901. The weather service, which has kept records since 1881, is forecasting temperatures above 35 degrees Celsius […]
Tornado kills one, wounds others near Montreal
MONTREAL, Canada (AFP) — A tornado killed one person near Montreal, the deputy premier and minister of public safety of Quebec announced Monday. “Extreme weather phenomenon in Mascouche,” a city a few dozen kilometers (miles) north of Montreal, Genevieve Guilbault wrote on Twitter. “We unfortunately can confirm the death of one man. Our thoughts are with his family and loved ones.” “Our government teams are mobilized on the ground to help victims and support municipal […]
PAGASA: Southwest monsoon affecting Luzon, Western Visayas
(Eagle News) — The southwest monsoon is affecting Luzon and Western Visayas. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Metro Manila, Western Visayas, Mindoro Provinces, Palawan, Cavite, Bataan, Zambales, and Pangasinan, 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. The rest of the country will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain […]
PAGASA monitoring tropical depression outside PAR
(Eagle News) — The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration is monitoring a tropical depression outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility. According to the weather bureau, the tropical depression is so far located 2265 kilometers east of Visayas. It is packing maximum sustained winds of 55 kilometers per hour near the center and gustiness of up to 70 kilometers per hour. It is moving west northwest at 70 kilometers per hour. According to PAGASA, […]
Nine children among 10 killed in storm-hit Alabama crash
MIAMI, United States (AFP) — Nine children and an adult were killed in a fiery multi-vehicle crash on an Alabama highway as heavy storms lashed the southeastern US, authorities said Sunday. Saturday’s crash on an interstate highway near the city of Greenville involved at least 15 vehicles and was “probably” caused by hydroplaning under torrential rains, Butler County coroner Wayne Garlock told AFP. Storm Claudette dumped up to 12 inches (30 centimeters) of rain in […]
PAGASA: Southwest monsoon affecting Luzon
(Eagle News) — The southwest monsoon is affecting Luzon. As a result, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said MIMAROPA, Western Visayas, and the provinces of Zambales and Bataan 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, on the other hand, will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers. The rest of […]
PAGASA: Southwest monsoon affecting Northern, Central Luzon
(Eagle News) — The southwest monsoon is affecting Northern and Central Luzon. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said as a result, Ilocos Region and the provinces of Zambales, Bataan, Occidental Mindoro, and Palawan 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, Metro Manila and the rest of the country will have partly cloudy to cloudy […]
PAGASA: Southwest monsoon affecting extreme Northern Luzon
(Eagle News) — The southwest monsoon is affecting extreme Northern Luzon. As a result, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Metro Manila will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers or thunderstorms. The weather bureau said the rest of the Philippines will also have the same conditions. Flash floods or landslides due to severe thunderstorms are possible. Extreme Northern Luzon, meanwhile, will have moderate to strong winds and moderate […]
PAGASA: Southwest monsoon affecting extreme N. Luzon
Rest of Luzon affected by ridge of High Pressure Area (Eagle News) — The southwest monsoon is affecting extreme Northern Luzon. According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, the ridge of the High Pressure Area is affecting the rest of Luzon. Due to the southwest monsoon and localized thunderstorms, the weather bureau said Metro Manila will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers or thunderstorms. Flash floods or landslides […]
One dead, seven missing in Nepal monsoon flood
SINDHUPALCHOK, Nepal (AFP) — At least one person died and seven others were missing after houses and bridges were washed away when a river burst during heavy monsoon rains in Nepal, officials said Wednesday. The annual monsoon rains in the Himalayan nation revitalizes farms and waterways but also triggers deadly landslides and floods. Officials said a landslide caused by the monsoon deluge blocked a river, which then burst and sent a flood of water downstream […]





