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…
Super Typhoon Uwan seen from space as it barrels toward northern Luzon
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…
Explainer | Is Typhoon Fung-Wong (Uwan) Really Bigger Than the Philippines? Here’s the Science Behind the Claim
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…
PAGASA monitors potential super typhoon outside PAR
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…
Typhoon Tino Becomes 20th Storm to Hit Philippines in 2025, Underscoring a Worsening Climate Pattern
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…
Typhoon Tino Intensifies, Eastern Visayas Braces for Landfall
MANILA, Philippines โ Typhoon Tino (international name: Kalmaegi) continued to intensify on Monday, November 3, as it approached the eastern coast of the Philippines, prompting widespread evacuations and storm warnings across the Visayas and parts of Mindanao. As of 11…
Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 3 raised in parts of Visayas, Mindanao as storm nears landfall
MANILA, Philippines โ The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) raised Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal (TCWS) No. 3 over parts of the Visayas and Mindanao on Sunday as a tropical cyclone continues to move closer to land, bringing…
Tropical Storm Tino to spare Zamboanga Sibugay from major impact, but heavy rains expected
ZAMBOANGA SIBUGAY โ While Tropical Storm Tino (international name: Kalmaegi) barrels toward the Visayas with intensifying winds and torrential rains, the Zamboanga Peninsula โ including Ipil and nearby towns โ will experience cloudy skies, scattered rain showers, and isolated thunderstorms,…
La Niรฑa Returns, Poised to Shape Winter Weather Across U.S.
After a brief absence, the climate pattern known as La Niรฑa has returned โ and forecasters say it could play a major role in shaping this winterโs weather. La Niรฑa is part of the natural climate cycle called the El…
Weather Watch: Zamboanga Peninsula braces for thunderstorms, scattered showers this week
ZAMBOANGA SIBUGAY, Philippines โ Residents across the Zamboanga Peninsula should brace for changing skies this week, with weather forecasters warning of scattered thunderstorms and passing showers through the weekend. The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said the…
When the Sky Rivers Flow: How an Atmospheric River in the Pacific Northwest Ripples into the Philippines
Itโs easy to think the event has nothing to do with a tropical archipelago more than 10,000 kilometers away when an atmospheric river barrels into the U.S. Pacific Northwest. But in the interconnected web of global weather, what happens off…
Atmospheric River to Drench Pacific Northwest, Forecasters Warn
A powerful atmospheric river is expected to sweep into the Pacific Northwest later this week after a brief break from stormy weather, bringing the threat of flooding, damaging winds and heavy mountain snow, according to AccuWeather meteorologists. The new system…






