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Climate change is driving changes in rainfall patterns across the world, scientists said in a paper published on Friday, which could also be intensifying typhoons and other tropical storms.
BAGUIO CITY — Two large dams in Benguet opened its gates in a bid to lower water levels in the dams’ reservoirs that swelled in the past few days because of the heavy rains brought by Super Typhoon Carina (International name: Gaemi) and the southwest monsoon.
People especially in Marikina compared the heavy rainfall and torrential flooding to what was unleashed by Tropical Storm Ondoy in late September 2009. The stories and images were familiar: cars being swept away by floods in Manila; floodwaters rising so quickly people could not flee in time to safer ground, and were instead forced to scramble to the second floor or the rooftops of their homes. At the Quezon City Science Garden, the amount of rainfall reportedly even surpassed what was experienced during the onslaught of Ondoy.
EDUCATION Secretary Juan Edgardo Angara yesterday said he is eyeing the creation of a task force to study and make recommendations on how to address the poor performance of Filipino students in the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) tests.
PARIS — Earth withered through a second-straight day of record-breaking heat on July 22, the EU's climate monitor said Wednesday, as large parts of Europe, Asia and North America suffer blistering temperatures.
NATIONAL University (NU) celebrated the opening of its newest campus, NU East Ortigas, at SM City East Ortigas Atrium Center, Pasig City, on June 29, 2024.
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Scientists have confirmed a cave on the moon, not far from where Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed 55 years ago, and suspect there are hundreds more that could house future astronauts.
NAGA CITY – The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) has equipped nine agrarian reform beneficiaries’ organizations (ARBOs) in Camarines Sur with portable solar drying equipment valued at P328,500 to help enhance the farmers' drying processes and preserve the quality of their rice and other agricultural products.