Rain

Raymund Fernandez 06/21/2016

And so we remember how welcome rain is after being so long without it. The world was becoming so warm it became almost impossible for us to sleep unless we turned on the air-conditioning. Not that I…

Rains ahead in Cebu this week, to intensify by late July

Carmel Loise Matus 06/07/2016

More rains are expected ahead for Cebu this week until classes start next week, the Mactan office of the state weather bureau Pagasa said yesterday. Pagasa Mactan chief meteorologist Al Quiblat said the rains are caused by…

What is La Niña?

05/21/2016

La Niña is an ocean-atmosphere phenomenon characterized by unusually cold ocean temperatures in the Equatorial Pacific, compared to El Niño, which is characterized by unusually warm ocean temperatures in the Equatorial Pacific. The name La Niña originates…

Capitol to hold ‘La Niña caravans’ next month

Victor Anthony V. Silva 05/21/2016

WITH the weather bureau expecting La Niña in the coming months, the Capitol is planning to conduct an information campaign about this weather phenomenon, which will surely bring more rains in the country. Virgilio Jakosalem, provincial supervising…

Cebu officials, residents told to prepare for La Niña

Michaela Jaycel L. Dolores, Victor Anthony V. Silva 05/20/2016

THIS early, Cebu officials and residents were warned to prepare for the rainy season which is seen to be much worse due to the onset of the La Niña phenomenon. Engr. Oscar Tabada, Visayas chief of the…

El Niño dries up Asia as La Niña looms

04/30/2016

Temerloh, Malaysia — Withering drought and sizzling temperatures from El Niño have caused food and water shortages and ravaged farming across Asia, and experts warn of a double-whammy of possible flooding from its sibling, La Niña. The…

Climate-resilient farms

Editorial 01/27/2014

While authorities said poor animal care killed several heads of cattle in Cebu’s upland barangays, we cannot deny the role of climate change in the deaths and damage to agriculture. Dr. Pilar Romero, head of Cebu City’s…

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