Pagasa: Extended El Nino delays onset of La Nina
MANILA, Philippines: There’s a high possibility that the onset of the rainy season in the country will be delayed, which could affect the country’s agriculture, water supply, and weather patterns.
Pagasa: Extended El Nino delays onset of La Nina
In today’s Senate Committee on Basic Education hearing, which focused on the effects of El Niño on schools and the shift to Alternative Delivery Modes (ADMs), Dr. Marcelino Villafuerte, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) deputy administrator for research and development, said that the rainy season expected in June may be delayed.
Villafuerte said the delay was a direct result of the effects of the El Niño phenomenon, which is characterized by warm weather.
La Niña, the opposite of El Nino, is expected in the middle of May.