Scattered rains in parts of Luzon, Mindanao on April 1

Sat, 31 Mar 2018 13:56:00 +0200rappler (en)

Satellite image as of March 31, 6:30 pm, from PAGASA website. MANILA, Philippines – Parts of Luzon and Mindanao will experience scattered rains on Sunday, April 1, according to state weather bureau PAGASA. The trough of Typhoon Jelawat , which has moved away from the country earlier this week, is....

NASA satellite gets an eye-opening look at Super Typhoon Jelawat

Fri, 30 Mar 2018 19:58:00 +0200eurekalert (en)

IMAGE: On March 30 at 12:12 a.m. EDT (0412 UTC) NASA-NOAA's Suomi NPP satellite captured a visible image of Super Typhoon Jelawat that clearly showed an eye had formed.... Credit: NOAA/NASA Goddard Rapid Response Team. Satellite imagery showed that Tropical Cyclone Jelawat had developed an eye as it strengthened into a Super Typhoon.

NASA finds Tropical Storm Jelawat strengthening

Wed, 28 Mar 2018 20:42:00 +0200eurekalert (en)

IMAGE: NASA's Aqua satellite passed over Tropical Storm Jelawat on March 28 at 12:11 a.m. EDT (0411 UTC) and saw coldest cloud top temperatures (purple) around the storm's center.... Credit: NASA JPL/Heidar Thrastarson. Infrared imagery from NASA's Aqua satellite revealed that Tropical Storm....

Tropical Storm Caloy not going to make landfall in PH

Tue, 27 Mar 2018 06:02:00 +0200rappler (en)

What's the weather like in your area? Report the situation through Rappler's Satellite image as of March 27, 11 am. Image courtesy of PAGASA. MANILA, Philippines – A tropical storm with the international name Jelawat entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) at 8 am on Holy Tuesday, March....

Jelawat Not Seen As a Threat to the Philippines

Tue, 27 Mar 2018 04:42:00 +0200enn (en)

Tropical Depression Jelawat , a newly-formed tropical cyclone over Western Micronesia is expected to strengthen into a Tropical Storm and enter the southeastern border of the Philippines by this afternoon (March 26). However, this storm is too far away to actually affect any part of the country.

Leyte priest prays for sunny Holy Week amid storm threat

Tue, 27 Mar 2018 02:08:00 +0200pna (en)

PALO, Leyte -- The Archdiocese of Palo is praying for a good weather as an approaching tropical storm threatens to dump rains in Eastern Visayas region this Holy Week. Fr. Gilbert Urbina, Palo archdiocesan liturgist, said Monday they have strong faith that no storm will hit the country this Lenten season.

Jelawat Not Seen as a Threat to the Philippines

Mon, 26 Mar 2018 19:26:00 +0200sciencenewsline (en)

Tropical Depression Jelawat , a newly-formed tropical cyclone over Western Micronesia is expected to strengthen into a Tropical Storm and enter the southeastern border of the Philippines by this afternoon (March 26). However, this storm is too far away to actually affect any part of the country.

Jelawat not seen as a threat to the Philippines

Mon, 26 Mar 2018 18:36:00 +0200eurekalert (en)

Credit: Credits: NOAA/NASA Goddard Rapid Response Team. Tropical Depression Jelawat , a newly-formed tropical cyclone over Western Micronesia is expected to strengthen into a Tropical Storm and enter the southeastern border of the Philippines by this afternoon (March 26).

Tropical storm set to enter PAR but won't hit land

Sun, 25 Mar 2018 12:53:00 +0200rappler (en)

What's the weather like in your area? Report the situation through Rappler's or tweet us at Satellite image as of March 25, 4:30 pm. Image courtesy of PAGASA. MANILA, Philippines – A tropical storm with the international name Jelawat will enter the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) on Holy Monday, March 26, or Holy Tuesday, March 27.

March For Our Lives: Fort Worth joins worldwide protest

Sat, 24 Mar 2018 21:17:00 +0100star-telegram (en)

A lot of Dallas Cowboys fans are on Jerry Jones' side with this one. Star-Telegram sports columnist Mac Engel wrote in a column that it's "pathetic" that the Cowboys and their fans don't want Dallas to sign free agent Eric Reid because of his history of kneeling during the National Anthem.

Water seeping near 17th Street Canal has neighbors nervous

Sat, 24 Mar 2018 18:08:00 +0100nola (en)

Levee officials and the are investigating the cause of water seeping up from the ground on the Lakeview side of the 17th Street Canal in New Orleans, where a breach in the floodwall during Hurricane Katrina caused catastrophic flooding in 2005. The muddy spots that have surfaced on a vacant plot....

The most annoying college basketball fans

Sat, 24 Mar 2018 17:36:00 +0100missoulian (en)

The New York Times did the math, and the fans that are the most effective at making opponents miss free throws in all of college basketball are Arizona State and their Curtain of Distraction. The curtain remains closed throughout the game until a visiting player sets up to shoot a free throw.

Philippines: ANALYSIS-Can Philippines storm survivors hold companies to account for climate damage?

Sat, 24 Mar 2018 11:10:00 +0100reliefWeb (en)

by Rina Chandran | @rinachandran | Thomson Reuters Foundation Thursday, 22 March 2018 01:00 GMT. Hearings to begin in landmark inquiry on whether high-emitting companies have caused human rights violations. By Rina Chandran. MANILA, March 22 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Veronica Cabe still....

FIJI TARO FARMERS FACE $1.2 MILLION IN CROP

Sat, 24 Mar 2018 11:00:00 +0100pidp (en)

DAMAGE Cyclone Tomas left Tavenui dalo farms in shambles. SUVA, Fiji (Fiji Times, April 1, 2010) - Dalo farmers in Taveuni will lose about FJ$2.4 million [US$1.2 million] in export earnings because of damage caused by Hurricane Tomas. Agriculture Ministry permanent secretary Colonel Mason Smith said....

Observatory chief forecasts early typhoon season, hot days for Hong Kong

Sat, 24 Mar 2018 05:41:00 +0100scmp (en)

Hongkongers can expect an earlier than usual typhoon season and above normal temperatures this year, according to the weather forecasters. Hong Kong Observatory director Shun Chi-ming on Friday said five to eight tropical cyclones entering within 500 kilometres of the city had been forecast for 2018, which he described as normal to above normal.

UN: Last three years hottest to date, costing billions and destroying livelihoods The 2017 UN climate report has found extreme weather and climate-related events cost a devastating $320 billion in 2017. The UN says 2018 has followed in the footsteps of 2017 with extreme weather destroying livelihoods.

Sat, 24 Mar 2018 04:57:00 +0100dw-en (en)

Most expensive year. The North Atlantic hurricane season, major monsoon floods in India and severe drought in parts of East Africa made 2017 the most expensive year yet for severe weather and climate events, according to the report. Read more: Change your ways, save the environment Germany-based....

UN: Last three years hottest to date, costing billions and destroying livelihoods The 2017 UN climate report has found extreme weather and climate-related events cost a devastating $320 billion in 2017. The UN says 2018 has followed in the footsteps of 2017 with extreme weather destroying livelihoods.

Sat, 24 Mar 2018 04:21:00 +0100deutschewelle-en (en)

Most expensive year. The North Atlantic hurricane season, major monsoon floods in India and severe drought in parts of East Africa made 2017 the most expensive year yet for severe weather and climate events, according to the report. Read more: Change your ways, save the environment Germany-based....

APOCALYPSE WOW Crete turns ORANGE as it's covered in dust and it looks like Blade Runner

Sat, 24 Mar 2018 04:21:00 +0100thesun (en)

CRETE has been cloaked in an eerie orange glow as dust gusted in from the Sahara Desert - creating scenes that could be from Blade Runner. These photographs show the spectacular scenes tourists and locals woke up to when the veil of sand descended on the holiday island. Crete yesterday, bathed in an orange glow.

2017 costliest year ever for natural disasters in Indian subcontinent: WMO

Fri, 23 Mar 2018 22:38:00 +0100business-standard (en)

The most serious flooding occurred in mid-August, after extremely heavy rainfall over a region centred on eastern Nepal, northern Bangladesh and adjacent areas of northern and north-eastern India. and climate disasters cost countries about $ 320 billion last year with major monsoon floods in the....

What climate change means to our crucial snowpack

Fri, 23 Mar 2018 22:14:00 +0100seattletimes (en)

“Low mountain snowpack raises water-supply fears in Washington” was a Seattle Times headline on Jan. 6, 2015. Just one year later, another headline proclaimed, “Snow pack in good shape, likely well into spring.” Given this conflicting information, what can we say about changes in our state’s snow?....

World: World Meteorological Day: Weather-ready, climate-smart

Fri, 23 Mar 2018 18:23:00 +0100reliefWeb (en)

Weather-ready, climate-smart is the theme of this year’s World Meteorological Day on 23 March. It highlights the need for informed planning for day-to-day weather and hazards like floods as well as for naturally occurring climate variability and long-term climate change.

FANTA-SEA Crete looks like an alien world after it’s covered in orange dust from Sahara TOURISTS and locals woke up to surreal scenes when the veil of sand descended on the Greek holiday island, turning the skies orange for most of the day. The mass of dusty and very dry forms from late spring to autumn and is known as the Saharan air layer.

Fri, 23 Mar 2018 18:20:00 +0100thesun (en)

CRETE was cloaked in an eerie orange glow yesterday as dust gusted in from the Sahara Desert. These photographs show the spectacular scenes tourists and locals woke up to when the veil of sand descended on the Greek holiday island. Crete yesterday, bathed in an orange glow.