Browsing Philippine Daily Inquirer by Subject "weather"
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8 die in rough seas; thousands flee floods
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,August 4, 2019 , on page A5)Eleven people died on Saturday after three passenger boats capsized in rough waters in the Visayas, while thousands fled their homes as monsoon rains triggered floods and caused rivers to swell in several provinces in ... -
Bad weather heat trigger Bulacan fishkill
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,May 9, 2018 , on page A10)Cloudy skies followed by extreme heat depleted oxygen in fishponds here, killing “bangus” (milkfish) worth P30 million over the weekend. The shift in weather, referred to by local fishermen as “alimuom,” was detected on ... -
Bad weather stalls Tubbataha salvage operation anew
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,March 6, 2013 , on page A7)Bad weather has forced a US Navy-contracted salvage team to suspend the dismantling of the USS Guardian, the minesweeper that has been grounded since Jan. 17 at the Tubbataha Reefs in the Sulu Sea, the Philippine Coast ... -
Damage to Batangas coral reefs feared
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,November 9, 2020 , on page A10)Marine conservationists are trying to determine the extent of damage to coral reefs after a cargo ship ran aground at a marine sanctuary in the town of Tingloy, Batangas province, at the height of Typhoon Quinta (international ... -
Dead tilapia found in Laguna de Bay
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,May 26, 2012 , on page A8)The agriculture office in Calamba, Laguna province, on Friday ordered fish pen operators in their coastal area to bury the tons of dead tilapia plucked out from Laguna de Bay. This was while they were waiting for the ... -
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 ... -
Global warming to pick up in 2015, 2016, say experts
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,September 15, 2015 , on page A18)Man-made global warming is set to produce exceptionally high average temperatures this year and next, boosted by natural weather phenomena such as El Niño, Britain's top climate and weather body said in a report on Monday. ... -
Living Planet Report: WWF paints dire picture for survival of the species
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,November 5, 2016 , on page A8-A9)Nearly three-fifths of all animals with a backbone— fish, birds, amphibians, reptiles and mammals—have been wiped out since 1970 by human appetites and activity, according to a grim study released on Thursday. Swathes of ... -
Need for environmental literacy
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,October 2, 2016 , on page A16)Nowadays, no one could deny the urgency of the major environmental problems, particularly global warming and climate change, because of the threat to humanity’s existence. The cause is the unprecedented greenhouse gas ... -
Rising temperatures kill thousands of fish
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,August 7, 2012 , on page A23)Thousands of fish are dying in central United States as the hot, dry summer dries up rivers and causes water temperatures to climb in some spots to nearly 38 degrees Celsius. About 40,000 shovelnose sturgeon were killed ... -
Scientists: warming making oceans 'sicker' than before
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,September 7, 2016 , on page A15)Global warming is making the oceans sicker than ever before, spreading disease among animals and humans and threatening food security across the planet, a major scientific report said on Monday. "We all know that the oceans ... -
Synergy needed to fight climate change threats
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,June 20, 2016 , on page A15)At the 2015 UN Climate Change Conference in Paris, we witnessed the adoption of the most historic global agreement on effectively addressing climate change. The United States and China committed to cut their emissions by ... -
Water at Bato lake reaches critical level; fish kill feared
(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 ... -
Weather change led to Batangas fishkill, says BFAR
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,May 30, 2011 , on page A22)A sudden drop in temperature that lowered oxygen level at the onset of the rainy season in Taal Lake has killed 752.6 metric tons of fish worth P57.226 million since Friday, officials said on Sunday. The fishkill was the ...