Pagasa set to declare onset of La Niña
THE state-run weather bureau said Tuesday it would likely declare the onset of La Niña in the coming days. "We may declare a short-lived La Niña or La Niña-like condition either this week or next week," said Nathaniel Servando, administrator at the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa). He cited a forecast that the natural climate phenomenon would last until the first quarter of 2025. The state-run weather agency said La Niña is characterized by unusually cooler-than-average sea surface temperatures at the central and eastern equatorial Pacific. This will bring about a higher chance of increased convective activity — referring to the development of convective clouds that bring showers, thunderstorms, squalls and tropical cyclones — that may bring above-normal rainfall over some parts of the country in the coming months. This, in turn, may result in floods and landslides over vulnerable areas, the weather bureau added.
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THE state-run weather bureau said Tuesday it would likely declare the onset of La Niña in the coming days.
"We may declare a short-lived La Niña or La Niña-like condition either this week or next week," said Nathaniel Servando, administrator at the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa).
He cited a forecast that the natural climate phenomenon would last until the first quarter of 2025.
The state-run weather agency said La Niña is characterized by unusually cooler-than-average sea surface temperatures at the central and eastern equatorial Pacific.
This will bring about a higher chance of increased convective activity — referring to the development of convective clouds that bring showers, thunderstorms, squalls and tropical cyclones — that may bring above-normal rainfall over some parts of the country in the coming months.
This, in turn, may result in floods and landslides over vulnerable areas, the weather bureau added.
