By Gabriel Kim Leal
(November 23, 2024) – The Philippines may be experiencing fewer typhoons but they are becoming increasingly powerful due to climate change, the state weather bureau said on Saturday.
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) warned that this trend is expected to continue in the coming years.
“Based on historical record, decreasing trend ‘yung number ng tropical cyclones dito sa atin, but (may) increasing trend ng mga bilang ng mga bagyo na magiging mas intense,” said PAGASA climate monitoring and prediction chief Dr. Ana Liza Solis, as quoted by the Philippine News Agency.
According to PAGASA, the country has seen an average of 19 to 20 tropical cyclones annually over the past decade. However, this is now becoming less common. The country has experienced 15 typhoons this year.
Solis noted that this shift is likely to persist due to climate change.
“We need to adapt to it and be resilient because it will come, we need to cope with it,” added Solis.
Various provinces were submerged in floods due to the string of weather disturbances in recent months.
Last July, Pres. Bongbong Marcos Jr. touted the government’s flood control projects worth billions of pesos, only to get slammed when Super Typhoon Carina and the southwest monsoon battered Metro Manila and nearby provinces a few days later.
On Friday, Marcos vowed to improve the government’s disaster preparedness and told government agencies to “learn from the past.”
His administration also reiterated the call for more financial help from rich nations to adequately address climate change.
According to the World Risk Index, the Philippines remained the most at-risk nation to natural disasters for the third straight year.
(PM)
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