THE weather bureau Pagasa on Friday announced the end of the El Niño phenomenon, which wrought havoc on agricultural lands and fishing areas across the country over the past months.
Pagasa in its final El Niño advisory said “El Niño in the tropical Pacific Ocean has ended, as both oceanic and atmospheric indicators have returned to El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO)-neutral levels.”
However, Pagasa climate monitoring and prediction section chief Ana Liza Solis told Super Radyo dzBB that there would still be remnants of El Niño effects possibly in western portions of Luzon and the Visayas.
“Makakaranas pa rin po tayo lalong-lalo na itong mga huling araw na medyo maiinit pa rin na temperatura, mataas na maalinsangan,” Solis said.
“Also, may mga areas pa rin po base doon sa assessment natin ng katapusan ng Mayo, may mga areas pa rin po na under drought condition and dry spell condition,” she added.
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