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Partly because of its wind and weather patterns, tourism in Boracay is at its peak during the amihan season (which generally starts around the Christmas season and runs through February [78]). During amihan, the prevailing wind blows from the east. Boracay's main tourism area, White Beach, is on the western side of the island and is sheltered ...
Algal bloom in Boracay on April 25, 2018, a day prior to the resort island's closure. Boracay is a popular tourist island and the infrastructure needed to accommodate tourism was put in place at a fast pace. [1] This caused environmental problems. [1] Condé Nast Traveler magazine called Boracay "the poster child for overtourism". [1]
Typhoon Man-yi, known in the Philippines as Super Typhoon Pepito, was a powerful and long-tracked tropical cyclone that impacted the Philippines in mid–November 2024. . Closely following Tropical Storm Trami and Typhoons Kong-rey, Yinxing, Toraji and Usagi, Man-yi became the sixth and final consecutive tropical system to affect the country in less than a
On September 12, as Mangkhut was forecast to severely threaten Hong Kong, the Hong Kong Government convened an inter-departmental meeting to discuss possible responses to the storm. [ 30 ] On September 14, the Hong Kong Government held a rare cross-department press conference over the preparation for Mangkhut, reminding Hong Kong citizens to ...
Dangerous conditions caused many schools to close. [7] October 21, 2003: Tropical Depression Ursula affects Palawan with light rainfall, killing only one person. [8] November 1–2, 2003: Tropical Storm Melor (Viring) affects much of Luzon and Eastern Visayas with moderate to heavy rainfall. The storm made landfall over Cagayan, eventually.
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Palawan, which includes Coron, is a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve.. Tourism is an important sector for the Philippine economy.The travel and tourism industry contributed 8.6% to the country's GDP in 2023; [1] this was lower than the 12.7% recorded in 2019 prior to the COVID-19 lockdowns. [2]
What one nurse learned about humanity amidst the Ebola epidemic