Tropical Depression MEARI – one out of five LPA’s
Two Tropical Depressions out of five Low Pressure Areas did develop. One of them, the former #2 has already gotten a name: Tropical Depression MEARI. These had been the situation on October 31: #1...
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Five Low Pressure Areas in a row approaching the Philippines
Five Low Pressure Areas in a row are approaching the Philippines. Today we observed five Low Pressure Areas (LPA) approaching the Philippines from east. Three of them are already rather near. Habagat, the south-western...
Super Typhoon HAIMA/Lawin – Category 5 – Big Danger for Isabela and Cagayan
Super Typhoon HAIMA/Lawin continues to pose serious danger to the provinces of Isabela and Cagayan as it intensifies further and maintains its quick motion. Residents along its path are advised to take all necessary precautions NOW! This...
Typhoon HAIMA/Lawin upgraded to category 4 becoming a Super Typhoon
Typhoon HAIMA/Lawin has been upgraded to cyclone category 4. JMA has already attributed their highest category: VIOLENT Typhoon HAIMA/Lawin has further intensified as it continues to move fast across the eastern part of the Central...
Two typhoons and 200 cancelled flights – what a mess!
Two typhoons SARIKA/Karen and HAIMA/Lawin in a row and 200 cancelled flights today make air and sea trips difficult. Typhoon SARIKA/Karen crossed over northern Luzon last night and is now leaving from La Union. The...
Typhoon Lionrock – the strange guy out over the near Pacific
Typhoon Lionrock is a really strange guy out over the Pacific. The northwest Pacific weather is turbulent for several weeks now. The usual air streams from east (the Easterlies) are perturbed and fringe out towards...
Tropical Storm NIDA / Carina now at the northern end of Luzon
Tropical Storm NIDA / Carina is now in the vicinity of Sta. Ana (Aparri) in the north of Luzon. The exact centre cannot be measured. Tropical Storm NIDA / Carina increased both, forward and...
Tropical Depression Carina concentrating East of Samar
Tropical Depression Carina (SIX-16) has started to get organized east of Samar. GDACS has issued an orange tropical cyclone warning for the Philippines and China. The satellite images show the concentration process east of Samar....
Tornado in Legazpi – an impressive waterspout surprised people yesterday afternoon
A Tornado in Legazpi near the embarcadero an impressive waterspout built up yesterday afternoon around 4:40 p.m. A waterspout is an intense columnar vortex (usually appearing as a funnel-shaped cloud) that occurs over a body of water. They are connected...
Super Typhoon NEPARTAK / Butchoy now Category 5
The first Typhoon of the Storm Season 2016 is a real Monster. Approaching the costs of Taiwan it now presents gust wind speeds of up to 305 km/h. NEPARTAK / Butchoy slowed down a...
Ouverture furioso – Super Typhoon NEPARTAK / Butchoy
The 2016 Typhoon Season starts with a Super Typhoon. Typhoon NEPARTAK / Butchoy has rapidly gained strength and is now a Super Typhoon Cat. 4. Tue United Nations have issued a Red Typhoon Alert...
Typhoon Nepartak moving fast west-northwest towards Taiwan
Typhoon Nepartak has been upgraded from a Tropical Storm to a Typhoon Cat.1. It is moving fast at 30 km/h towards Taiwan. Only the most northern islands of the Batanes group are within the storm...
2016 Storm Season approaching – first Tropical Storm Nepartak
2016 Storm Season is beginning. It is not yet the Typhoon Season 2016, but first tropical storm is building up in the east. Tropical Storm Nepartak will become a typhoon, however it will pass east of the...
Habagat – Yellowfin Tuna and Gaisano
What have Habagat, Yellowfin Tuna and Gaisano to do in one headline. The answer is simple: They are back in Camiguin or will come soon. Habagat Habagat is the south-west monsoon so long awaited here...
Drought 2016 in the Philippines – man made?
The 2016 Drought still haunts the southern islands of the Philippines. Elder people here in Camiguin say that this year is the worst one since 1982. Even 1998 had not been so dry. The...
Mactan–Cebu International Airport: Again a step forward
Mactan–Cebu International Airport is progressing. In our article from Januar 27, 2016, we showed you the excellent renovation and extension work done by the Indians. Early this morning we learned that at least one...
Typhoon MELOR/Nona moving towards Samar-Sorsogon
Typhoon MELOR/Nona has been upgraded to Category 4 and is moving towards Samar-Sorsogon. The cyclone is now getting a bit weaker. The central pressure has slightly increased in the last 6 hours from 940 to...
Cyclone MELOR/Nona moving towards Bicol
Cyclone MELOR/Nona is now a Tropical Storm moving towards Bicol region and is intensifying. The cyclone should arrive early Tuesday morning in Catanduanes. It is expected to be a Typhoon Category 2. The forward speed (35 km/h) of the cyclone...
Cyclone IN-FA | short update
Cyclone IN-FA has gained strength and is now a Typhoon Category 1. Fortunately the track of this storm has already started to veer to northwest and it will even bend more northwards in the...
Tropical Storm IN-FA moving west
Tropical Storm IN-FA is moving west. This storm is still far away from the Philippines but has the potential to amplify to a Typhoon Cat. 3. Currently the storm is located over Micronesia south of...
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