Tropical Storm Cristine, internationally known as Wipha, continues to sprawl across the Philippine region as part of a broad monsoonal gyre, bringing dangerous rainfall and flood threats across the archipelago. While the storm’s official track shows it gradually moving westward and away from Luzon, the most serious impacts are not near the center — they’re […]
The Western Pacific has become a bustling hub of tropical activity, with multiple systems churning across the region—each posing unique hazards from strong winds to flooding rains. While the official peak of the typhoon season typically arrives later in August and September, current conditions would suggest otherwise. A newly-formed tropical storm, located due south of
Severe Tropical Storm Bising—internationally known as Danas—continues to intensify as it tracks northward off the west coast of Luzon. The storm, currently packing sustained winds near 85 mph (approximately 137 kph) with a central pressure around 990 hPa, is bringing significant rainfall and gusty winds to parts of Northern Luzon and southern Taiwan. While the