Scattered rains and thunderstorms brought floods to parts of Metro Manila and across the country the past weeks – an indication of the dry season’s end and the onset of the rainy season.
The rains are caused by various weather conditions:
A frontal system or boundary between air masses that drenched and will continue to prevail over large parts of the country
The southwesterly surface wind flow felt over Region 4A and Western Visayas and,
localized thunderstorms that bring cloudy skies with isolated rain showers and thunderstorms.
Consecutive days of rain continue to dampen large swaths of the country. (Photo courtesy: Pixabay)
Flood specialists like me have been waiting for this announcement – the Philippines’ dry season has officially begun!
The Philippines goes through two seasons within a year. These two seasons are commonly called dry and wet season. Seasons like spring, winter, and fall do not occur in the Philippines.
None have affected the Philippines more severely than with Typhoon Ondoy in 2009 and Yolanda in 2013. There were other floods during those years but none as severe in the aforementioned storms. Continue reading “How prepared are you in a flood calamity?”
Andreas Klippe
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Andreas Klippe is founder of the Asian Center for Flood Control located in Clark Freeport Zone, Philippines.
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