Browsing Aquatic News Index by Subject "rainfall"

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    • Climate change warming Asian waters, altering monsoon 

      Associated Press (AP) (Manila Bulletin, July 7, 2016, on page B8)
      The all-important monsoon forecast becomes a national priority, with more than 70 percent of India's 1.25 billion citizens engaged in agriculture and relying on weather predictions to decide when they will sow their seeds ...

    • Fighting climate change 

      (Manila Standard, June 5, 2018, on page C2)
      Intense rainfall persisting over days, droughts threatening the farmlands and the farmers’ livelihood, continuously rising sea levels and alarming flashfloods – these are only some of the negative effects that the mankind ...

    • 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 ...

    • Plant more trees to lessen heat in the city 

      Jocson, Laarni (The Manila Times, May 3, 2016, on page B7)
      Metro Manila as the center of socio-economic activities in the country has to keep up with growing demands for more infrastructures have been built resulting in the fast deterioration of the environment. For roads and ...

    • Reclamations and red tides 

      Alcala, Angel (Malaya, January 6, 2016, on page B5)
      Land reclamations along coastal areas and the occurrence of red tides are usually associated. Reclamations often result in red tides. Reclamations change the direction of long-shore currents along coastal areas and often ...

    • SEAFDEC to shrimp farmers: Don't stock during cold months 

      (Panay News, February 9, 2018, on page 10)
      Shrimp farmers are advised not to stock shrimps during cold months (November-February). Mr. Vic Estilo, AQD shrimp pond culture expert said culture may be done during the warmer months from April to October, since shrimp ...

    • SEAFDEC/AQD advice: Growers told to avoid stocking shrimps during cold months 

      Subong, Elsa S. (The Daily Guardian, February 2, 2018, on page B1, B6)
      Shrimp pond culture experts at the SEAFDEC Aquaculture Department said growers should not stock shrimps during cold months, especially from November to February. A study done at SEAFDEC/AQD showed that drop of temperature ...