Browsing Aquatic News Index by Subject "water levels"

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    • Angat dam dips below critical level 

      Simeon, Louise Maureen (The Philippine Star, April 29, 2019, on page 1)
      The water level in Angat Dam, Metro Manila’s water source, has dipped to critical as El Niño continues to persist in the country. The latest update from state weather bureau Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical ...

    • Angat dam's water level drops 

      Flora, Ian (SunStar Philippines, May 16, 2023, on page 3)
      Rains in the past week did little to increase the water level of Angat Dam, according to latest data from the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA). As of May 12, the water ...

    • Angat Dam's water level drops to 161.34 meters 

      Velez, Freddie C.; De Vera-Ruiz, Ellalyn (Manila Bulletin, July 8, 2019, on page 1-4)
      Despite rains brought about by the southwest monsoon, the water level of Angat Dam dropped to 161.34 meters on Sunday. Vice Governor Wilhelmino M. Sy-Alvarado said that with the rains, the water elevation of Angat Dam ...

    • Angat may drop to minimum level; Metro folk urged to conserve water 

      De Vera-Ruiz, Ellalyn (Manila Bulletin, February 24, 2022, on page 1-3)
      Metro Manila residents were advised to start conserving water, as the level of Angat Dam, which supplies 98 percent of the region’s domestic water requirements, may drop to its minimum operating level of 180 meters by ...

    • Angat water for Metro Manila further cut; reduction till June 30 

      Reyes-Estrope, Carmela (Philippine Daily Inquirer, June 22, 2019, on page A4)
      The National Water Resources Board (NWRB) has again reduced the water allocation of Metro Manila from Angat Dam as the regulator expected the level at the reservoir to hit the critical mark of 160 meters above sea level. ...

    • Bulacan, Pampanga farms to get less water from Angat 

      Reyes-Estrope, Carmela (Philippine Daily Inquirer, February 3, 2022, on page A10)
      The water elevation at Angat Dam on Wednesday dropped to 197.06 meters above sea level, which was still far below the normal high water mark of 212 masl, according to the Bulacan Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction Management ...

    • Fewer birds seen in Mindoro lake 

      (Philippine Daily Inquirer, February 1, 2017, on page A10)
      Fewer migratory birds visited the Naujan Lake National Park in Naujan town in Oriental Mindoro province last month, a recent bird census showed. From 10,821 birds recorded in 2016, only 6,932 from 36 species were recorded ...

    • Hoover Dam 

      Mana-ay, Edgar (The Daily Guardian, April 3, 2018, on page 4)
      A stay in Las Vegas is not complete without visiting the historic and world-famous Hoover Dam which is only about 40 kilometers from The Strip. Lessons can be learned from this mega-dam in view of the start “kuno” of the ...

    • Long-missed pink flamingos return to Kenyan Lake 

      Reuters (Philippine Daily Inquirer, September 4, 2020, on page A6)
      Eight years ago, rising water levels in Kenya’s Lake Nakuru drove away the clouds of pink coloured flamingos that were the park’s biggest draw. Rangers say their disappearance triggered a drop in visitor numbers by for the ...

    • Low water levels causing chaos in Germany 

      Associated Press (AP) (Philippine Daily Inquirer, October 28, 2018, on page A17)
      A new island in Lake Constance. A river in Berlin flowing backward. Dead fish on the banks of lakes and ponds. A hot, dry summer has left German rivers and lakes at record low water levels, causing chaos for the inland ...

    • Marikina River water level back to normal 

      Tupas, Emmanuel (The Philippine Star, August 25, 2022, on page 8)
      The 92 families or 301 people who were evacuated in Marikina on Tuesday due to Severe Tropical Storm Florita returned to their homes as the Marikina River water level subsided yesterday. The city public information office ...

    • Marikina River water level rises; residents told to evacuate 

      Yalao, Khriscielle (Tempo, July 28, 2023, on page 3)
      Residents in low-lying areas, especially those near the Marikina River, were asked to voluntarily move to their barangays' designated evacuation sites after the river's water level reached 16 meters due to heavy rains ...

    • Ondoy' upside: Why lake is till above critical level 

      Cinco, Maricar (Philippine Daily Inquirer, March 25, 2010, on page A11)
      While intense heat due to the El Niño weather phenomenon may be drying up the Laguna de Bay, the lake’s water level has not yet dropped to a critical reading because of too much rainwater dumped last year by Typhoons “Ondoy” ...

    • Pantabangan water level enough 

      (Daily Tribune, June 27, 2021, on page B15)
      Despite its dipping water level, the Pantabangan Dam in Nueva Ecija can still serve the power and irrigation needs of Central Luzon in July, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration ...

    • Residents evacuated as Cagayan River swells anew 

      Iñigo, Liezle Basa (Manila Bulletin, November 30, 2020, on page 6)
      Residents living in low-lying areas here were advised Sunday morning to take the necessary precautions after it was observed that the Cagayan River was swelling anew to above alarm level. Some residents have even evacuated ...

    • US coastline to rise 30 cm by 2050 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (The Manila Times, February 17, 2022, on page B7)
      The US coastline is expected to experience up to a foot (30 centimeters) of sea-level rise by the year 2050 because of climate change, making damaging floods far more common than today, a US government study said Tuesday ...

    • Water at Bato lake reaches critical level; fish kill feared 

      Jaucian, Michael (Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 22, 2015, on page A20)
      With the extreme heat gripping the country, water level at the Bato Lake here has been dropping fast to its critical level. From last month’s 3 meters, the water level is now 1.75 meters, Alejandro Pili Jr., agriculture ...

    • Water service interruption worsens 

      Domingo, Ronnel (Philippine Daily Inquirer, June 16, 2019, on page B1-B6)
      Water users are in for a greater ordeal starting today as Manila Water Co. Inc. and Maynilad Water Services Inc. begin longer hours of service interruption as regulators are expected to further reduce supply coming from ...

    • We have 7 endangered cities if ocean levels rise 

      (Manila Bulletin, July 19, 2017, on page 12)
      A massive iceberg, said to be as large as the United States state of Delaware split off from Antarctica’s Larsen C Shelf in the South Pole early this month. The iceberg is said to have an area of about 5,800 square kilometers ...