Local environmentalists in Cagayan de Oro City said that typhoon Agaton has shown unusual patterns that could be attributed to climate change now affecting the country.
Nixon Baban of Save CDO Movement, one of the many environmental groups in the city, said that typhoon Agaton affected the entire Mindanao island with the “longest rainfall” that was very unusual as it had not happened for many decades.
“The continuous rains poured more than ¼ of the total maximum precipitation as determined by the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA),” Baban said.
He said that as per PAGASA data, Philippine accumulated annual rainfall count is only between 965 to 4,064 millimeters while Agaton poured 28 percent or 1,168 millimeters (about 46 inches) as measured by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). This almost leveled the total recorded rainfall count of Typhoon Pablo in 2012 that lasted only for 24 hours.
Many science experts said that the latest typhoon has a serious impact, considering that its strength was not so powerful but the impact was huge.
“Agaton” caused 42 deaths, 8 missing, 16 landslides, 6 areas flooded, 50 roads destroyed and 25 bridges rendered impassable. [PNA]
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