Prolonged monsoon rains bring widespread floods to the Philippines

Prolonged monsoon rains bring widespread floods to the Philippines

Widespread floods brought by prolonged monsoon rains continue affecting the Philippines, leading to casualties and damage. According to the Disaster Response Operations Monitoring and Information Centre, more than 570 240 people were affected across the country and…

Strong M6.7 earthquake hits Mindoro, Philippines

Strong M6.7 earthquake hits Mindoro, Philippines

A strong earthquake registered by PHIVOLCS as M6.7 hit Mindoro, Philippines at 20:48 UTC on July 23, 2021 (04:48 LT, July 24) at a depth of 116 km (72 miles). The USGS is reporting M6.7 at a depth of 112 km (69 miles). EMSC is reporting M6.7 at a depth of 118 km…

Tropical Wave brings heavy rainfall to the Philippines

Tropical Wave brings heavy rainfall to the Philippines

Could we have a new named storm system next week? Models still pull for some sort of development. The question is when, where and how strong. Robert Speta of the WestPacWx explains in the new video. Featured image and video courtesy WestPacWx…

Unprecedented high volcanic SO2 degassing at Taal volcano, Philippines

Unprecedented high volcanic SO2 degassing at Taal volcano, Philippines

The highest levels of volcanic sulfur dioxide or SO2 gas emission were recorded today, July 4, 2021, at an average of 22 628 tonnes/day — representing the highest ever recorded over Taal, PHIVOLCS reports. The previous record was set on June 28, 2021, with 14 326…

Lahar advisory for Taal and Pinatubo volcanoes, Philippines

Lahar advisory for Taal and Pinatubo volcanoes, Philippines

Due to potentially high-volume rainfall produced by Tropical Storm "Choi-wan" — known as Dante in the Philippines" — and its trajectory, DOST-PHIVOLCS has issued lahar advisories for Taal and Pinatubo volcanoes on June 2, 2021. Based on DOST-PAGASA…