Pagasa: Low chance of reaching highest temperature in May

Pia Piquero 05/14/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – There is now a meager chance of reaching the forecasted highest temperature for May, initially reported to be between 45 and 47 degrees Celsius, according to the local weather bureau in Mactan. Engineer…

6 die of heat stroke in Cotabato village

Williamor Magbanua 04/14/2024

KIDAPAWAN CITY — Rising temperature in Cotabato province has led to the deaths of at least six residents of a remote village in Makilala town, due to heat stroke, reports from village officials showed. The victims were…

Deadly winter weather keeps icy grip across much of the US

Reuters 01/21/2024

Winter storms and biting cold that have gripped much of the United States in recent days with deadly consequences are expected to persist through this weekend, the National Weather Service (NWS) reported on Saturday. Even as frigid…

Western Australia in ‘extreme’ heatwave, raising bush fire risk

Reuters 01/20/2024

SYDNEY — Parts of Western Australia were gripped by an “extreme” heatwave on Saturday, raising the risk of bushfires in the vast state, the nation’s weather forecaster said. The Bureau of Meteorology had an “extreme heat-wave warning”…

Ferocious weather could see low-temperature records set in US heartland

Associated Press 01/14/2024

O’FALLON, Missouri — Icy winter weather blanketed the US on Saturday as a wave of Arctic storms threatened to break low-temperature records in the heartland, spread cold and snow from coast to coast and cast a chill over everything…

Heat rising in Cebu, public told to take precautionary measures

Wenilyn Sabalo 07/07/2023

  CEBU CITY, Philippines – Cebuanos are advised to take precautionary measures against excessive heat as rising heat index or heat temperature has again been recorded this week. Jhomer Eclarino, a weather specialist from Pagasa-Mactan station, said…

Earth hit an unofficial record high temperature this week – and stayed there

Associated Press 07/07/2023

Sweltering heat is blanketing much of the planet, and one unofficial analysis says the past seven days have been the hottest week on record, the latest grim milestone in a series of climate-change-driven extremes. On Thursday, the National Oceanic…

July 3 world’s hottest day on record, initial measurements show

07/05/2023

  PARIS, France—Monday was the world’s hottest day on record, exceeding an average of 17 degrees Celsius (62.6 degrees Fahrenheit) for the first time, according to initial measurements taken on Tuesday by US meteorologists. The average daily…

It’s going to get 1.5-degree C hotter by 2027, scientists warn

Cristina Eloisa Baclig 05/23/2023

MANILA, Philippines—For the first time ever, global temperatures are likely to set new record highs in the next five years due to heat-trapping greenhouse gases (GHG) and a naturally occurring El Niño event, according to an update…

Wet bulb temperatures

Michael L. Tan - @inquirerdotnet 05/16/2023

Last May 2, I wrote a column about the heat index, which measures both air temperature and relative humidity for a more accurate assessment of the possible risks coming from heat. Over the weekend, I learned about…

Heat index may go above 40°C in areas across PH — Pagasa

Jean Mangaluz - Reporter 05/13/2023

MANILA, Philippines — The heat index in several areas across the Philippines on Saturday could reach 40 degrees Celsius and above, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa). The heat index is the…

More hot days ahead as El Niño looms in the corner — Pagasa

Wenilyn Sabalo 04/28/2023

(Part 1) CEBU CITY, Philippines — Ronald Robusto, 35, is a familiar sight to his regular customers as he braves the streets of Barangay Quiot in Cebu City while using his winnowing basket full of homemade “bibingka”…

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