The Department of Science and Technology-Food and Nutrition Research Institute (DOST-FNRI) has developed a new system wherein preserved fruits and vegetables retain their nutritional and sensory properties. (DOST Facebook page) The DOST said the FNRI’s Nutrition and Food Research and Development...
OTTAWA, Canada – Canada braced Monday for its highest ever temperature as the country's west and swathes of the United States baked in an unprecedented heat wave, forcing schools and COVID-19 vaccination clinics to close and the postponement of an Olympic athletics qualifying event. The...
OTTAWA, Canada – A "heat dome" over western Canada and the US Pacific northwest sent temperatures soaring to new highs, triggering heat warnings from Oregon to Canada's Arctic territories on Sunday. More than 40 new temperature highs were recorded in British Columbia over the weekend,...
PARIS, France -- Searing, unrelenting heat scorches large swathes of the Earth, killing millions who have no means to escape. Shade is useless, and shallow bodies of water are warmer than the blood coursing through people's veins. This is a scene from a new sci-fi novel, but the suffocating horror...
IF SYMPTOMS PERSISTS Dr. Jose Pujalte, Jr. When Manila heats up past 40°C, it’s time to worry about getting too much of the sun. All of these contribute to the onset of heat emergencies: • High temperatures or humidity • Prolonged or excessive exercise • ...
(MANILA BULLETIN) Several parts of the country continue to experience hot weather as 16 monitoring stations registered above 40 degrees Celsius (°C) heat index on Friday, June 4. The heat index is the measurement of how hot it feels when relative humidity is factored in with the actual air...
(PIXABAY) The computed heat index values in Laoag City, Ilocos Norte and Tuguegarao City, Cagayan reached 46 degrees Celsius (°C) on Thursday, June 3, said the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) The heat index is the measurement of how hot it...
(PIXABAY) Rains due to tropical storm "Dante" resulted in lower heat index values in some areas on Wednesday, June 2. Data from the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) showed that Dagupan City in Pangasinan registered the day's highest heat index at...
• Highest heat index for 2021 was 53℃ in Dagupan, Pangasinan, on May 14. • On Tuesday, June 1, 18 weather stations around the country registered high heat index values that are within the “danger level” for heat cramps or heat exhaustion. • The highest heat index of 51℃ was in Dagupan...
(MANILA BULLETIN) The heat index in Dagupan City, Pangasinan reached 51 degrees Celsius (°C), while Aparri, Cagayan and Sangley Point, Cavite recorded 50 degrees Celsius on Tuesday, June 1. Based on the monitoring of the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services...
There was no respite from the heat as the computed heat index values in Ambulong, Batangas and Sangley Point, Cavite reached 50 degrees Celsius (°C) on Monday afternoon, May 31. Based on the monitoring of the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA),...
Three monitoring stations in Metro Manila registered heat index values between 41 degrees Celsius (°C) and 45°C on Sunday, May 30. The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration's (PAGASA) monitoring showed that the highest heat index in Metro Manila on...
