Bagyo and Habagat More Enjoy in the Philippines

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June 23, 2015 Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) formally announced the start of rainy season during a press conference in Quezon City. PAGASA said that this will put a stop in the drop of water levels on some major dams in Luzon, including Angat Dam that has reached its critical level for irrigation last month.

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Home of the world’s strongest typhoon ever recorded in the history- Haiyan also known as Yolanda, the Philippines is one of the most frequently visited place by typhoons and monsoons. Around 20 typhoons hits the Philippines every year, also there are some monsoons to add in that count. Yes, not only tourists love to come in the Philippines but also typhoons and monsoons enjoy taking a vacation here every once in a while.

Early this week typhoon Egay with an international name Linfa entered the Philippine Area of Responsibilty, that caused a total of four (4) landslide incidents in Palawan, Benguet, and Apayao; sixteen (16) flooding incidents in La Union, Palawan, Apayao, Mandaluyong City, Pasay City, and Marikina City; and one (1) fallen tree incident in Palawan. A total of 11,751 families / 48,307 persons were affected in Region I, IV-B, and CAR.Typhoon Egay left the PAR last Tuesday, July 7, 2015.

Egay was soon followed by Typhoon Chan-Hom with a local name Falcon. Packed with southwest monsoon or Habagat and with a maximum sustained winds of 130 kph near the center up to 160 kph, Typhoon Falcon is considered to be much stronger compared to Typhoon Egay. Falcon exited the PAR early this Friday morning but PAGASA warned the public that more rain is still expected in the coming days due to the Habagat pulled by Typhoon Falcon. Meanwhile, PAGASA is also monitoring typhoon Nangka (international name), a stronger tropical cyclone that is expected not to enter the PAR but may still affect the weather in the archipelago.

This is only the beginning of our wet season and the ending is yet to come. Make sure to stay warm and dry during this time of the year. Also, always be aware and alert for we don’t know when will Yolanda version 2.0 will come.


Sources are gathered from:
http://visitpinas.com/typhoon-watch-2014-list-of-typhoons-in-the-philippines/
http://www.gov.ph/2015/07/08/effects-of-typhoon-egay-as-of-800-a-m-july-8-2015/
http://cnnphilippines.com/news/2015/07/08/Typhoon-falcon-habagat-moonsoon-rains-chan-hom.html
http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/519522/weather/pagasa-falcon-exits-par-but-more-monsoon-rain-in-days-ahead.