Hasn’t the Philippines had its fair share of disasters?

[ASEAN NOW News]

We all know that due to global warming and climate change the world’s weather is even more unreliable.

According to travelfish’s website, there is no right time to go to Southeast Asia.

 

It is a large region with a climate affected by a variety of different but interrelated weather systems.

 

Over in Thailand, their Songkran festival normally heralds the start of the wet season but most of the country is experiencing hot weather.

 

Vietnam has been hit by storms and flooding, as has Singapore too.

 

However, the Philippines in the past twelve months has had even more of its share of weather-related issues.

 

 

Only this week we have seen a deluge of rainwater creating massive flooding and numerous landslides due to the tropical depression Agaton.

 

Last year there were twenty-five tropical storms reported and thirteen typhoons.

 

file photo Odette's devastation

 

The worst and most deadly was on 14 December 2021, when the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) identified Severe Tropical Storm (STS) “RAI” (locally known as “ODETTE”) at 890 km east of Mindanao (8.3°N, 134.4°E), the Philippines.

 

Many lost their lives, and thousands lost their homes, and the mop up operations are still ongoing.

Even Manila has been threatened by a local volcano last month and this week.

 

Typhoons in the Philippines can occur any time of the year, with the months of June to September being most active, with August being the most active individual month and May the least active.

 

Let us hope there will be some respite over the next few months.

 

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[BritManToo]

8 minutes ago, ASEAN NOW News said:

We all know that due to global warming and climate change the world’s weather is even more unreliable.

We've certainly all been told that ......... but the people telling us that all seem to have other motives.

[NanLaew]

In direct response to the question "Hasn’t the Philippines had its fair share of disasters?" I say yes but Duterte will be gone in a few months.

[KhunLA]

To the title, that's why I didn't retire there ... typhoons, now landslides ... no thanks.