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DIPOLOG CITY, Philippines โ Tropical Depression Verbena swept into the Caraga region Monday, making landfall in Bayabas, Surigao del Sur, before crossing Agusan del Norte and triggering widespread rains across large parts of the country. PAGASA said that as of 5 pm, Verbenaโs center was spotted near Jabonga, Agusan delContinue Reading
If you live in Utqiagvik, Alaska โ the northernmost town in the U.S. โ Tuesday, November 18 is a big day. That sunset will be the last time anyone there sees the sun in 2025, as the community heads into what’s known as polar night: about 65 straight days withoutContinue Reading
After Super Typhoon Uwan (international name: FungโWong) hit northern Luzon, social media buzzed with claims that the SierraโฏMadre mountain range โbroke the eyeโ of the storm. Images showed a well-defined eye before landfall and a degraded one afterward, leading many to credit the mountain range with weakening the super typhoon.Continue Reading
MANILA, Philippines (November 9) โ Satellite images from Japanโs Himawari-8 weather satellite show Typhoon Uwan (international name: Fung-Wong) rapidly intensifying over the Philippine Sea, its massive cloud cover now spanning the entire Luzon landmass and much of the Visayas. At 11 a.m. on Sunday, November 9, PAGASA said Uwanโs eyeContinue Reading
In the swirl of social media posts about Typhoon Fung-Wong โ locally known as Uwan โ one claim stands out and spreads quickly: that the storm is โbigger than the Philippines.โ At first glance, the satellite images seem to confirm it. The circular mass of clouds appears to engulf nearlyContinue Reading
ZAMBOANGA SIBUGAY, Philippines โ State weather forecasters are closely monitoring a developing tropical system outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR), which may enter the countryโs jurisdiction by the weekend and could intensify into a typhoon โ or possibly a super typhoon. The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services AdministrationContinue Reading
The Philippines, one of the worldโs most disaster-prone countries, is again reeling under the impact of another tropical cyclone. Typhoon Tino โ the 20th storm to enter the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) this year โ swept across parts of the Visayas and Mindanao on Tuesday, bringing torrential rains, fierceContinue Reading
