El Niño – Page 4 – Thinking Port

Camarines Sur placed under state of calamity due to El Niño

March 20, 2019 admin Calamity, Camarines Sur, El Niño, Latest News Stories, livelohood assistance, local news, miguel villafuerte, Regions

Credit to Author: dmorcoso| Date: Thu, 21 Mar 2019 03:38:38 +0000

PILI, Camarines Sur — Camarines Sur Gov. Miguel “Migs” Villafuerte declared on Thursday a state of calamity in the province due to the effects of El Niño in its farms. “We decided to declare a state of calamity to hasten livelihood assistance and relief goods to the farmers and residents affected by this natural phenomenon,” […]

The post Camarines Sur placed under state of calamity due to El Niño appeared first on Inquirer News.

Inquirer News

No relief yet: La Mesa water level keeps dropping

March 19, 2019 admin danny flores, El Niño, La Mesa Dam, Latest News Stories, Nation, water shortage

Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Tue, 19 Mar 2019 23:24:34 +0000

With thousands of consumers in Metro Manila still suffering from water shortages, La Mesa Dam offered no relief as its water level dropped further on Tuesday.

The post No relief yet: La Mesa water level keeps dropping appeared first on Inquirer News.

Inquirer News

‘Chedeng’ seen as welcome development in El Niño-hit areas

March 18, 2019 admin El Niño, Headlines, Latest News Stories, Nation, Pagasa, Philippine weather, tropical depression chedeng

Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Mon, 18 Mar 2019 23:23:33 +0000

While Tropical Depression “Chedeng” is expected to make landfall in southernmost Mindanao on Tuesday, the weather disturbance seems to be taken as a welcome development for the El Niño-hit region. Despite this, the weather bureau still urged precaution as tropical cyclones during El Niño events may be fewer but tend to bring stronger rains. Davao […]

The post ‘Chedeng’ seen as welcome development in El Niño-hit areas appeared first on Inquirer News.

Inquirer News

Water in Angat Dam enough for farms until May – NIA

March 18, 2019 admin Angat Dam, El Niño, felix robless, Headlines, Irrigation Water, Latest News Stories, NIA, Regions, water shortage

Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Mon, 18 Mar 2019 21:16:57 +0000

BULAKAN, Bulacan — Water collected at Angat Dam is sufficient for irrigating farmlands in Bulacan and Pampanga provinces and for supplying potable water for Metro Manila residents, according to the National Irrigation Administration (NIA).

The post Water in Angat Dam enough for farms until May – NIA appeared first on Inquirer News.

Inquirer News

Execs pin hope on signs drought may spare Caraga

March 17, 2019 admin dry spell, El Niño, Headlines, Latest News Stories, Philippine weather, Regions

Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Sun, 17 Mar 2019 21:19:24 +0000

BUTUAN CITY — While many areas in the country are now reeling from the effects of El Niño, there’s one region where the dry spell was not causing worries for agriculture officials, yet.

The post Execs pin hope on signs drought may spare Caraga appeared first on Inquirer News.

Inquirer News

P420M in crop insurance ready for El Niño-hit farmers

March 16, 2019 admin dry spell, El Niño, Emmanuel Piñol, Farmers, Headlines, jovy bernabe, Latest News Stories, Nation, pcic, philippine crop insurance corp.

Credit to Author: lalos| Date: Sat, 16 Mar 2019 23:30:38 +0000

A total of about P420 million in insurance claims across the country is ready for immediate payout to farmers who have lost their crops to the dry spell caused by the El Niño phenomenon, the Philippine Crop Insurance Corp. (PCIC) said on Saturday.

The post P420M in crop insurance ready for El Niño-hit farmers appeared first on Inquirer News.

Inquirer News

El Niño ruins P800-M crops in Mindanao

March 15, 2019 admin crop damage, DA, drought argiculure, El Niño, Headlines, Mimaropa, Mindanao, Nation, NDRRMC

Credit to Author: clopez| Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2019 21:10:39 +0000

The weak El Niño currently causing various crises nationwide has already caused more than P800 million in damage to agriculture in Mindanao alone.

The post El Niño ruins P800-M crops in Mindanao appeared first on Inquirer News.

Inquirer News

Dry spell damages rice, corn crops worth P130M in Maguindanao

March 14, 2019 admin corn, Crops, dry spell, El Niño, Latest News Stories, local news, Maguindanao, Philippine news updates, Regions

Credit to Author: dmorcoso| Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2019 02:22:01 +0000

COTABATO CITY – The on-going weak El Nino has damaged some P130 million worth of rice and corn crops in Maguindanao, provincial agriculture officials said. The dry spell that started to hit the province as early as the last week of January has severely affected 29 of 36 Maguindanao towns, according to Vic Giabel, Maguindanao […]

The post Dry spell damages rice, corn crops worth P130M in Maguindanao appeared first on Inquirer News.

Inquirer News

Subsidies, warning systems needed for El Niño, say climate activists

March 14, 2019 admin Climate, El Niño, Headlines, Latest News Stories, Nation, subsidies

Credit to Author: clopez| Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2019 21:28:12 +0000

Climate activists have cautioned that El Niño conditions could come more frequently in the coming years

The post Subsidies, warning systems needed for El Niño, say climate activists appeared first on Inquirer News.

Manila News

Cloud seeding operations to start this weekend in Isabela — PH Air Force

March 14, 2019 admin cloud seeding, cloud seeding in isabela, dempsey reyes, El Niño, latest stories, philippine air force, second headline, water crisis, water shortage

Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2019 12:14:16 +0000

THE government will start cloud seeding operations this weekend to induce much needed rain that may ease the impact of the El Niño phenomenon, which has resulted in water shortage…READ

The post Cloud seeding operations to start this weekend in Isabela — PH Air Force appeared first on The Manila Times Online.