The record-breaking heat that 's scorching Europe day and night this month would not have been possible without climate change, according to a new study. The World Weather Attribution rapid study released Friday found that the heat would have been virtually impossible just five decades ago,...
El Niño is now in the Philippines, and we should begin preparing for its impact. According to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), there is an 80 percent probability that current conditions will develop into a full-blown El Niño event that may...
WASHINGTON (AP) — El Nino, Nature 's chaotic climate agent, has formed in a warmed-up Pacific Ocean and is expected to grow to historic strength, meteorologists announced Thursday. Experts said the El Nino, a natural warming cycle, should further heat a globe already warming from fossil...
The Quezon City government has created a Heat Action Team (QC‑HAT) to boost its response to extreme weather and safeguard residents from rising climate risks. Quezon City has recorded heat index levels reaching 42 to 44 degrees Celsius in 2024 and 2025, raising concerns over health impacts,...
The Philippines is among Southeast Asian countries facing increasing risk of extreme rainfall, according to a new study that analyzed changes in heavy precipitation from 1981 to 2024 using large climate model ensembles. The study, titled “Unseen but Increasing: Recent Changes in Risk of Extreme...
ILOILO CITY – Authorities have cautioned the public about the impact of the extreme heat that has been affecting this highly urbanized city, including the increasing number of heat-related incidents. The Iloilo City Emergency Operations Center, in a briefing on Thursday, said the city is...
Amid extreme heat conditions being experienced across the country, an occupational health expert on Thursday, May 14, urged employers to limit outdoor field work to only two to three hours to help prevent heat-related illnesses among workers. During a press conference organized by the Health...
The Quezon City government led the country’s first Urban Heat and Drought Summit to advance coordinated, science-based action against extreme temperatures in urban areas. The initiative was driven by heat indices reaching up to 46°C in the city in 2024 and 2025, underscoring growing risks to...
Tropical Storm Basyang (Penha) brought extremely rare rainfall to Northern Mindanao on Feb. 6, with amounts so heavy they are expected to occur only once in a century, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said. The downpour overwhelmed rivers and...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – A whirlwind destroyed 10 houses in Barangay Kud-kud, Siasi municipality, Sulu province on Tuesday. Nine houses on stilts were totally destroyed while the roof of one house was blown off. Siasi Mayor Ben Sayeed Muksan said financial assistance to the affected families are...
Scientists say four billion people, about half the world 's population, experienced at least one extra month of extreme heat because of human-caused climate change from May 2024 to May 2025. The extreme heat caused illness, death, crop losses, and strained energy and health care systems,...
Scorching temperatures are expected in 17 areas amid nationwide Labor Day celebrations and protests on Thursday, May 1. PAGASA / MB Visual Content Group The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), in its latest heat index bulletin, noted that 17 areas...
