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Issued at: 5:00 a.m., 29 July 2011 At 2:00 am today, Tropical Storm “KABAYAN” was estimated based on satellite and surface data at 840 km East of Catarman, Northern Samar (12.4°N 133.2°E) with maximum sustained winds of 85 kph near the center and gustiness of up to 100 kph. It is forecast to move West [...] Continue

Issued at: 5:00 a.m., 28 July 2011 At 4:00 a.m. today, Tropical Storm “JUANING” was estimated based on radar, satellite and surface data at 240 km West Southwest of Laoag City (17.8°N 118.1°E) with maximum sustained winds of 95 kph near the center and gustiness of up to 120 kph. It is forecast to move [...] Continue

Even with Typhoon Dodong now gone from the Philippines, its effects have been felt the most in Mindanao. With Cotabato City and the state of Maguindanao under a state of calamity after incessant rains from the two past typhoons have flooded vast regions of these areas. 23 out of 37 towns in Cotabato City are [...] Continue

TWC is your Tropical Weather Authority. This tropical season is slated to be an active one in the Atlantic Basin. Our “Tropical Update” at weather.com will give you the latest developments on tropical weather systems, including the latest watches and warnings and information that you may need to stay safe. Have a fun and safe [...] Continue

TOKYO (AFP) – Thousands of people staged anti-nuclear rallies in Japan on Saturday as the country marked three months since its massive quake and tsunami, which resulted in the world’s worst nuclear accident in 25 years. Radiation continued to leak from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, some 220 kilometres (140 miles) northeast of [...] Continue

This has been a wild year, weather-wise. In the winter, there was the record snowfall across the Northeast. Record rainfall and floods in Ohio Valley followed in April and May. The Southwest has been plagued by drought for months, while tornadoes have devastated the Midwest and South. Record heat is scorching most of the country [...] Continue

TOKYO (Reuters) – Thousands of anti-nuclear protesters marched in Japan on Saturday, three months after an earthquake and tsunami triggered the worst nuclear disaster in 25 years, urging the government to cut reliance on atomic power. Three reactors went into meltdown after the earthquake hit the Fukushima Daiichi plant in northeastern Japan, forcing 80,000 residents [...] Continue

As Typhoon Pedring battered Luzon, cyberspace was raining with images from GMA News reporters, YouScoopers, and concerned citizens, including Susan Enriquez’s poignant photo of the rubble that used to be the seawall along Roxas Blvd., and a picture of the grand Sofitel’s watery fate. A slide show on the day Pedring came and went. http://www.gmanews.tv/story/233554/special-reports/the-ruin-in-pedrings-wake-as-seen-by-the-crowd Continue

Several families near Tullahan River in Metro Manila, including some in Quezon City, were evacuated from their homes after La Mesa Dam overflowed due to rain spawned by Typhoon Pedring (Nesat) before dawn Wednesday. Engineer Teddy Angeles, manager of La Mesa waterworks of Manila Water, said the water level exceeded the 80.15-meter level at 2 [...] Continue

MANILA, Philippines – The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said on Tuesday that 3,186 passengers were stranded in various ports due to typhoon “Pedring.” In its latest report, NDRRMC said 1,113 passengers were stranded in Matnog, Sorsogon; 515 in Batangas Port; 481 at Allen port in Northern Samar; 450 and 247 in [...] Continue

Malacañang on Tuesday morning ordered the suspension of work in government offices in Metro Manila due to Typhoon “Pedring” (international name: Nesat). “No government work today except for emergency and NDRRMC (National Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council) related services,” presidential spokesperson Edwin Lacierda said in a text message to reporters. In an interview over GMA’s [...] Continue

Five new areas were placed under Storm Signal No. 3 Monday evening as Typhoon Pedring (Nesat) intensified further, moving West Northwest toward northeastern Luzon. It is expected to make landfall over Aurora-Isabela by Tuesday morning. According to the 11 p.m. update from the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), eight areas were placed [...] Continue

Two years after the onslaught of Ondoy, Malacañang on Monday said the government is now more ready and able to face calamities with the upgraded and updated quality of forecasting. At a press briefing, presidential spokesperson Edwin Lacierda said the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) is now “very accurate with respect to weather [...] Continue

The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said a one-year-old boy was killed while at least four other people were reported missing as typhoon “Pedring” (international name: Nesat) battered Luzon. In its 6:00 a.m. update on Tuesday, the NDRRMC said Chawn Andrie Daliora, one year and 10 months old, died after falling off [...] Continue