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...
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Earthquakes – a strong series
Earthquakes – a strong series shook the underground of the northern Philippines. Yesterday, 6 rather strong earthquakes rattled north of Ilocos Norte. The series started at 9:34 p.m. on November 17 with a magnitude...
Typhoon MATMO/Henry’s backdoor
Typhoon MATMO/Henry seems to pass by. But even if it is not hitting the Philippine islands it is amplifying the south-west monsoon called Habagat. These winds can get rather strong. Yesterday afternoon Habagat got...
Typhoon USAGI / Odette moving towards Hongkong
Typhoon USAGI / Odette is still inside PAR (Philippines Area of Responsibility) but is now moving at 19 km/h towards Hongkong. The typhoon battered the Batanes Island group in the far north of the Philippines...
Super Typhoon USAGI / Odette made landfall in Itbayat
Super Typhoon USAGI / Odette had a bit weakened down to category 4 before making landfall in Itbayat, Batanes Islands. At 7:00 a.m. the storm ran over Itbayat with wind speeds of 215 km/h and gusts...
Magnitude 6.0 Earthquake in the Batanes Islands
Yesterday evening at 07:33:53 p.m. a Magnitude 6.0 Earthquake shook the Batanes Group of Islands between Luzon and Taiwan. The Focus of the earthquake was in a depth of 183 km. In Uyugan the quake was...
The Batanes Islands – another kind of Philippines
Most storms and typhoons from July to September run over the Batanes Group of Islands. The Batanes Islands, composed of ten islands, are located in the Luzon Strait between the islands of Luzon and Taiwan....
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