NASA predicted 'Ondoy-like' rains for 'Sendong'

Posted at 12/17/2011 9:28 PM | Updated as of 12/17/2011 9:28 PM

MANILA, Philippines - Tropical storm Sendong (international name Washi) was expected to bring heavy rains with almost similar amount and intensity as carried by tropical storm Ondoy 2 years ago, according to a prediction made 2 days ago by a joint US-Japanese scientific project.

The Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM), a joint project between the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), said tropical storm Washi had strengthened when the TRMM satellite passed over December 15.

TRRM analysis of data gathered by the satellite's instruments showed that Sendong was already carrying "very heavy rainfall of over 50mm/hr (~2 inches).” In comparison, Ondoy dumped 56.83 mm/hr of rainfall on Metro Manila in September 2009.

Around the same day, Philippine state weather bureau PAGASA and the disaster management agency NDRRMC predicted only a 10-25 mm per hour rainfall amount for Sendong.

The highest storm warning signal raised over areas affected by Sendong was only signal number 2.

The storm devastated southern Philippines Friday night and Saturday morning, causing flash floods that killed at least 180 people and left almost 400 others missing.

Sendong is expected to make landfall again early Sunday morning in Palawan.

Quoting PAGASA officer-in-charge Graciano Yumul, Presidential Communications Development and Strategic Planning Undersecretary Manuel L. Quezon III said on Twitter Saturday that Cagayan de Oro City received more rainfall in a single day than what the area gets for a month.

"For the month of December, normal rainfall for CDO is 113.2mm. The December 16, 2011 volume at 180.9mm in one day in Lumbia is greater than a whole month's rain," he said.

Asked regarding the use of rainfall volume in storm warning signals, Quezon said the government is reviewing the system.

"There's an ongoing review of that as heavy rains increasingly posing separate peril from old signal system based on winds," he said.

President Benigno Aquino also wants to review the country's disaster management plan following the deaths and devastation caused by Sendong.

According to the NDRRMC, it properly relayed advisories to local government units, media, the military, police, and emergency response agencies in Mindanao regarding the threat posed by the storm.

Around 20,000 soldiers have now been mobilized for rescue and relief operations across the north coast of Mindanao, particularly Cagayan de Oro and Iligan.


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buti na lang

buti na lang si PNoy naglagay sa kanya sa pwesto... kundi naku sibak ka na agad tulad ng ginawa nya sa nauna pang PAGASA chief. pero dahil kampi sila... cge ok lang yan.


ANG MANHID NA PANGULO ng PILIPINAS!!!

SA MGA BOSING NI ABNOY NA TAGA CDO, ILIGAN, DUMAGUETE NA NABIKTIMA SA BAHA ALAM NYO BA NASAAAN ANG ABNOY SA KASAGSAGAN NG RESCUE OPERATION? ANG SARAP TALAGA NG BUHAY SA UTUSAN NATIN, NAKIPAG PARTY AT NANOOD LANG NAMAN SA SHOW NI VALERIE CONCEPCION.

GANYAN KA INUTIL ANG BAKLANG-BALIW NA ABNOY. SA MGA NABIKTIMA SA BAHA PAG MAKITA NYO ANG PANOT NA BAKLANG-BALIW NA ABNOY PAKI LUBLOB SA PUTIKAN ANG BUBUNAN SA WALANG KWENTA AT INUTIL NA ABNORMAL NA YAN.

WALA GINAWA YAN KUNDI PURO KAPAKANAN SA SARILI AT INTERES NG PAMILYA ANG INA-ATUPAG NYAN . PAKI HAMBALUS NYO NA RIN BAKASAKALING MAHIMASMASAN AT MANUMBALIK ANG KATINU-AN, INUTIL!


AnVil THE SPAMMER

BALIW, LUNATIC, SERA-ULO….REPEATING TWISTED LOGIC OVER AND OVER WILL NEVER MAKE IT RIGHT. IT JUST SHOWS MENTAL ILLNESS OR DESPERATION. THESE SPAMMERS ARE MOST LIKELY JUST ONE OR TWO PERSONS WITH VARIOUS ACCOUNTS, PAID BY THE CORRPURT PEOPLE OF THIS COUNTRY, ESPECIALLY THE ARROYOS AND HER CRONIES. ALAM NAMIN ANG GINAGAWA NINYO! HINDI KAMI PWEDE MALOKO. PAID SPAMMERS, SHAME ON YOU FOR SELLING YOUR SOULS AND BETRAYING THIS COUNTRY!

STOP TROLLING THIS FORUM!!!


We have an uncommon typhoons

We have an uncommon typhoons during December because we are in the period of El Viejo (the old man in Spanish) it is called the El Nino Southern Oscillation it occurs when there is a rising ocean temperature off the coast of Australia down to Tahiti and the effect would be a strong flood and typhoons coming to Asia. This weather phenomenon is now being investigated and being studied which our PAGASA refused to acknowledge that we are( last year 2010 and this year 2011) in the period of El viejo (usually comes in the period of October-December. El Viejo is not the same as the common El nino (the boy - drought) and the La nina (little girl- floods). It has a more devastating effect and more cruel than La nina. It is surprising also to know that based from the research of scientists, these El viejo do not only bring misery on flood and strong typhoons but also bring and trigger the increase of dengue and other infectious diseases probably SARS and bird flu. The weather may have a strong effect on the appearance of vectoborne diaseases. Remember that the Spanish flu that killed 50-100 million people worldwide in 1918 was triggered by the El Nino.
Before El Viejo comes once every 10 years, its visit is now regular and very abnormal. In fact Australian television when they report about their weather talk about the oscillation index that have a big impact on Australian weather. The cause of ENSO or El Viejo is now thoroughly being investigated scientist assume that the cause of rising temperature off the coast of Australia maybe be due to the toxic greengas emssion that destroying their coral reefs.It is high time now for PAGASA to acknowledge this weather phenomenon that is affecting our country so that we become wary the effect of climate change and to avert a more disastrous consequences in the future.


NAKIPAG PARTY HABANG ANG KANYANG MGA BOSS NAMAMATAY!!

SA MGA BOSING NI ABNOY NA TAGA CDO, ILIGAN, DUMAGUETE NA NABIKTIMA SA BAHA ALAM NYO BA NASAAAN ANG ABNOY SA KASAGSAGAN NG RESCUE OPERATION? ANG SARAP TALAGA NG BUHAY SA UTUSAN NATIN, NAKIPAG PARTY AT NANOOD LANG NAMAN SA SHOW NI VALERIE CONCEPCION.

GANYAN KA INUTIL ANG BAKLANG-BALIW NA ABNOY. SA MGA NABIKTIMA SA BAHA PAG MAKITA NYO ANG PANOT NA BAKLANG-BALIW NA ABNOY PAKI LUBLOB SA PUTIKAN ANG BUBUNAN SA WALANG KWENTA AT INUTIL NA ABNORMAL NA YAN.

WALA GINAWA YAN KUNDI PURO KAPAKANAN SA SARILI AT INTERES NG PAMILYA ANG INA-ATUPAG NYAN . PAKI HAMBALUS NYO NA RIN BAKASAKALING MAHIMASMASAN AT MANUMBALIK ANG KATINU-AN, INUTIL!


WARNING: BALIW PAID SPAMMER!!!

BALIW, LUNATIC , SERA-ULO….REPEATING SOMETHING WRONG OVER AND OVER WILL NEVER MAKE IT RIGHT. IT JUST SHOWS MENTAL ILLNESS OR DESPERATION. THESE SPAMMERS ARE MOST LIKELY JUST ONE OR TWO PERSONS WITH VARIOUS ACCOUNTS, PAID BY THE CORRPURT PEOPLE OF THIS COUNTRY, ESPECIALLY THE ARROYOS AND HER CRONIES. ALAM NAMIN ANG GINAGAWA NINYO! HINDI KAMI PWEDE MALOKO. PAID SHAMMERS, SHAME ON YOU FOR SELLING YOUR SOULS AND BETRAYING THIS COUNTRY!


GAGO ANG ATING PANGULO NA SI ABNOY!

Napakalaking inutil talaga ni Pres.Abnoy na hindi man lang nabigyang pansin tungkol sa Bagyong Sendong bago ito hagipin ang ating Bansa.

Puro kasi cya paninira sa mga kaaway niya.

Tingnan nyo ano ang nagyari? Maraming namamatay na Pinoy.

ABNORMAL KA ABNOY! DAPAT IKAW ANG MAMATAY! HINDI ANG TAONG BAYAN!!!

-opinion_union

---> "It doesn't take the most powerful branches of Government in the Philippines to create the next political conflict. Just the will of a single man. And that man is PRES. BENIGNO 'ABNOY' AQUINO III"

WARNING: BALIW PAID SPAMMER!!!

BALIW, LUNATIC , SERA-ULO….REPEATING SOMETHING WRONG OVER AND OVER WILL NEVER MAKE IT RIGHT. IT JUST SHOWS MENTAL ILLNESS OR DESPERATION. THESE SPAMMERS ARE MOST LIKELY JUST ONE OR TWO PERSONS WITH VARIOUS ACCOUNTS, PAID BY THE CORRPURT PEOPLE OF THIS COUNTRY, ESPECIALLY THE ARROYOS AND HER CRONIES. ALAM NAMIN ANG GINAGAWA NINYO! HINDI KAMI PWEDE MALOKO. PAID SHAMMERS, SHAME ON YOU FOR SELLING YOUR SOULS AND BETRAYING THIS COUNTRY!


NASAAN KA ABNOY, MAMIGAY KA NA AGAD NG NOODLES, BILIS!!!

ABNOY NASAAN NA ANG PINAGYAYABANG MO? ANG SABI MO NOON NA SA IYONG ADMINISTRATION MAS MAAGAP AT MABILIS ANG WHEATHER BUREAU NA PAG-ASA SA KANILANG TUNGKULIN.

BULAGA! ANO NGAYON SUMABOG SA IYONG BUBUNAN ANG IYONG PINAGSASABI. PINAGMUMUKHA NA SA IYO NG KALIKASAN KUNG GAANO KA KA-INUTIL!, BALIW!, PURO KAYABANGAN! DI MO NA KAYANG BOLAHIN SA IYONG PROPAGANDA ANG KALIKASAN


BALIW,

BALIW, LUNATIC,SERA-ULO….REPEATING SOMETHING WRONG OVER AND OVER WILL NEVER MAKE IT RIGHT. IT JUST SHOWS MENTAL ILLNESS OR DESPERATION. THESE SPAMMERS ARE MOST LIKELY JUST ONE OR TWO PERSONS WITH VARIUOS ACCOUNTS, PAID BY THE CORRPURT PEOPLE OF THIS COUNTRY, ESPECIALLY THE ARROYOS AND HER CRONIES. ALAM NAMIN ANG GINAGAWA NINYO! HINDI KAMI PWEDE MALOKO. PAID SHAMMERS, SHAME ON YOU FOR SELLING YOUR SOULS!



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