Space-Based Information for Understanding Atmospheric Hazards in Disaster Risk by Gemma Teresa T. Narisma, PhD [Delivered at the DOST Space Forum, “The Philippines: Crossing the Atmospheric Borders,” last 20 July 2018 during the DOST National Science and Technology Week (NSTW) at the World...
by Genie Lorenzo Rain due to the enhanced habagat totaled ~150-200 mm the past 5 days in weather stations in and around Metro Manila. The greatest observed total rainfall (206.4 mm as of 7 am, June 12, 2018) was observed in Manila Observatory,...
The Ifugao Rice Terraces have long been a source of national pride and identity for every Filipino. For over two thousand years it has withstood both the effects of time and weather. But recent decades have brought urbanization closer to once isolated areas...
In partnership with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Ateneo School of Government, the Manila Observatory used station observations from the province of Nueva Ecija to identify local temperature and rainfall trends for the agriculture sector. This study showed that there...
With the support of Sentinel Asia, the International Charter Space and Major Disasters and the Canadian Space Agency, GED generated several Flood Footprint maps for the heavy rainfall events of the southwest monsoon season in 2012 in the greater Metro Manila area. The ...
In August 2012, Metro Manila and its environs were affected by a period of heavy and continuous rainfall caused by an enhanced monsoon season (Habagat). The disaster affected millions because of flooding and rainfall-induced landslides. Christian Aid, a UK-based international development and relief ...