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– The Philippines has been witnessing fewer but more intense storms in the past few years, the country’s weather bureau said Saturday.
Attributing the phenomenon to global warming, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said the country should expect this trend 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 (Based on historical record, there is a decreasing trend in the frequency of tropical cyclones here, but there is an increasing trend in the number of typhoons that will be more intense),” Pagasa climate monitoring and prediction chief Dr.
