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El Niño is over - PAGASA
El Niño is over - PAGASA
People try to deal with the heat as they travel in Navotas City on April 22, 2024. Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News
People try to deal with the heat as they travel in Navotas City on April 22, 2024. Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN NewsMANILA – The El Niño weather phenomenon has ended, but its impact could continue in some parts of the country, PAGASA said Friday.
MANILA – The El Niño weather phenomenon has ended, but its impact could continue in some parts of the country, PAGASA said Friday.
The state weather bureau made the announcement after conditions in the tropical part of the Pacific Ocean returned to normal levels.
The state weather bureau made the announcement after conditions in the tropical part of the Pacific Ocean returned to normal levels.
“Despite the ENSO (El Niño-Southern Oscillation)-neutral condition and prevailing Southwest monsoon, the impacts of El Niño, such as warmer-than-usual surface temperature and below-normal rainfall, may still continue in some areas of the country,” the weather agency warned.
“Despite the ENSO (El Niño-Southern Oscillation)-neutral condition and prevailing Southwest monsoon, the impacts of El Niño, such as warmer-than-usual surface temperature and below-normal rainfall, may still continue in some areas of the country,” the weather agency warned.
It added that a transition to La Niña remained likely between July and September.
El Niño and La Niña are the warm and cold phases, respectively, of a naturally occurring climate pattern called El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO).
El Niño and La Niña are the warm and cold phases, respectively, of a naturally occurring climate pattern called El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO).
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ENSO is exhibited through changes in the wind strength and direction and sea surface temperatures of tropical Pacific Ocean with wide-ranging impacts on global climate.
ENSO is exhibited through changes in the wind strength and direction and sea surface temperatures of tropical Pacific Ocean with wide-ranging impacts on global climate.
In the Philippines, El Niño leads to less rains and storms while during La Niña, there are above-normal rains and more tropical cyclones forming near the country.
In the Philippines, El Niño leads to less rains and storms while during La Niña, there are above-normal rains and more tropical cyclones forming near the country.
The El Nino had brought drought to swaths of the country.
The El Nino had brought drought to swaths of the country.
Rising temperatures in recent months also forced tens of thousands of schools to suspend face-to-face classes, while increased demand stressed the country's already strained power supply.
Rising temperatures in recent months also forced tens of thousands of schools to suspend face-to-face classes, while increased demand stressed the country's already strained power supply.
PAGASA announced the start of the rainy season on May 29. It forecasts 13 to 16 tropical cyclones forming inside or entering the Philippine area of responsibility.
PAGASA announced the start of the rainy season on May 29. It forecasts 13 to 16 tropical cyclones forming inside or entering the Philippine area of responsibility.
Aghon, the first storm of the year, crossed the central parts of the country from May 24 to 29, leaving in its wake 6 dead and more than P1 billion damage in infrastructure and agriculture.
Aghon, the first storm of the year, crossed the central parts of the country from May 24 to 29, leaving in its wake 6 dead and more than P1 billion damage in infrastructure and agriculture.
– With a report from Agence France-Presse
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