Ondoy (international code name Ketsana), the 15th tropical cyclone to enter the Philippine Area of Responsibility, slammed into the eastern side of Luzon Island from the Pacific Ocean before noon Saturday with maximum winds of 85 kph near the center and gustiness of up to 100 kph. “ Parang paalala lang ito sa mga tao,” he said. The heavy flooding might have been caused by these other factors,” he said.Ĭruz also said that the extreme weather event might be nature’s way of calling the public’s attention to human activities that contribute to climatic fluctuations. “Maybe 10 years ago, maaaring hindi ganito kabaha (The floods might have not been this bad).
He added that other factors such as Metro Manila’s poor drainage system, pollution, and garbage problem might have worsened the effects of the heavy downpour that ‘Ondoy’ brought to the area. Due to climate change, we should expect more extreme weather events like extreme rainfall,” he said. “This could be again a manifestation of climate change. “ Ibig sabihin nito, ‘yung ulan natin ng anim na oras, halos malapit nang maabot ‘yung kalimitang dami ng ulan natin buwan-buwan (This means our rainfall for six hours today is nearly equal to our average monthly rainfall),” he explained.Ĭruz attributed the extreme rainfall caused by “Ondoy” to climate change. Today, we really experienced an extreme weather event,” he said.Ĭruz also said the amount of rain caused by “Ondoy” in six hours is almost equal to the average monthly rainfall in Metro Manila, which he pegged at 392 millimeters. “We were able to break that record in a span of six hours. It was still raining at the time of this posting, as flood waters brought large portions of a mega city of over ten million to a virtual standstill. Saturday surpassed the highest 24-hour rainfall that the weather bureau recorded 42 years ago.Ĭruz said the total rainfall from “Ondoy” in the first six hours of the storm, which measured 341 millimeters, broke the record for the highest 24-hour rainfall of 334 millimeters in metropolitan Manila recorded by Pagasa in June 1967. Nathaniel Cruz, weather services bureau head of the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa), told GMANews.TV that the total rainfall from 8 a.m. The rainfall brought by typhoon “Ondoy” to Metro Manila and nearby areas in a span of six hours on Saturday was the most in recorded history, surpassing the previous record for the metropolis in 1967, a weather bureau official said. Thank you very much! Let us all do our best to help out the victims of Ondoy! More power! :( We might have school/work on wednesday. Any pledges after that cannot be entertained.
PLEASE NOTE: pledges will only be accepted until 6pm tomorrow, Monday, September 28. Text ‘ORCA-CITY-Name-Amount-Address(Exact)-Details for drop off/pick up’Īlso, if you’re willing to lend us you and your car for collection and delivery, then you may pledge those too! Please put in your email: You may also pledge at the following celphone number: Name - Amount (in money or items)- Address (Exact) - Contact number - Details of Drop-off/Pick-up So please donate whatever you can! Many people are still stranded and need our help!įor pledges, please email with the following format: We will be going around areas collecting the pledges the entire day on tuesday, September 29, to be delivered straight to the Ateneo campus to help in the relief efforts. If there is anything that you can pledge from your homes, whether it be food (canned goods, instand noodles), medicine, blankets, clothes, towels, water, or even money, then please do so! We are a group of students from Ateneo that have recognized the need for transporting goods from houses to the relief centers. Then fear not! We from ORCA need YOU to help us in collecting goods to bring to Ateneo to help in the relief effort! For all Ateneans and friends if you live in Metro manila, feeling useless, and areī.) Banned from going to the affected areas to help
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