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PAGASA monitors and assesses monthly climate, with regular advisories on regional to global climate phenomena like El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO) or La Niña, and seasonal climate projections like for dry spell, drought, and Habagat and Amihan monsoon together with their dynamic and statistical downscaling.
The country overall is characterized by relatively high temperature, oppressive humidity and plenty of rainfall. There are two seasons in the country: the wet season and the dry season, based upon the amount of rainfall. [1] This is also dependent on location in the country as some areas experience rain all throughout the year (see § Climate ...
Similar drought conditions hit the Northeast United States during 1999 – the Northeast, including Kentucky, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Maryland were pummeled by extensive heat waves which killed almost 700 people across the Northeastern U.S. and unusually dry conditions caused billions of dollars in destruction during 1999. [69]
The dry spell has not let up in the first week of November, with much of the region in the grips of “severe” drought, as classified by the U.S. Drought Monitor, which tracks conditions ...
Apr. 28—Despite a healthy amount of snowfall in the North Cascades over the winter and some recent rain, west Skagit County and surrounding areas slid last week into the "abnormally dry" drought ...
A dry start to the water year in California could ignite drought conditions in a matter of months, climate experts warn. The state is undergoing its worst start to a water year in a decade ...
Fields outside Benambra, Australia suffering from drought in 2006.. The IPCC Sixth Assessment Report defines a drought simply as "drier than normal conditions". [1]: 1157 This means that a drought is "a moisture deficit relative to the average water availability at a given location and season".
Temperatures above the historical average have exacerbated the drought. Despite some frosty mornings over the interior Northeast, the dryness of both the air and the ground has led to warm afternoons.