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characterized by below-normal rainfall that can lead to dry spells and drought and is projected to start in the second half of this year.
Last week, water firm Maynilad also warned its customers in the National Capital Region and Cavite of possible water interruptions for as long as 19 hours a day.Meanwhile, a low-pressure area spotted east of the country is likely to develop into a tropical depression, the first typhoon in 2023, the state weather bureau said.
PAGASA said the LPA will bring light to moderate to at times heavy rains over Eastern Visayas and Caraga. But NWRB executive director Sevillo D. David Jr. said in a TeleRadyo interview: “I think we are more prepared than before. More facilities are now in place at Laguna Lake than in 2019.” El Niño is the warm phase of the naturally occurring climate pattern El Niño-Southern Oscillation , marked by changes in wind direction and sea surface temperatures in the equatorial Pacific.
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