Norobiik @[email protected]Apr 29, 2024

#Children are particularly vulnerable to heat-related illnesses such as #dizziness, #vomiting and #fainting when exposed to #ExtremeHeat for long periods.

#HeatIndices have hit 50 degrees Celsius (122 degrees Fahrenheit) in various regions in the #Philippines, as the weather phenomenon #El Nino intensifies the heat enveloping the nation in its summer months of March to May. #BurningEarth

Students suffer in wilting heat, thwarting education efforts
https://www.rappler.com/philippines/students-suffer-wilting-heat-thwarting-education-efforts/

Students suffer in wilting heat, thwarting education efforts

The wilting heat - part of a band spreading across much of South and Southeast Asia, exacerbated by climate change - makes it harder for students to learn

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Norobiik @[email protected]Apr 19, 2024

#PAGASA warned on Thursday that the rise of the #HeatIndices to those levels, citing the temperatures to continue to rise at the height of the #summer season and the lingering effects of the #ElNiño phenomenon.

The #HeatIndex in some parts of the country was projected to reach up to 52 degrees Celsius when summer would reach its peak next month. #BurningEarth #Philippines

‘Extreme danger’ heat levels still to come, Pagasa warns
https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1931290/pagasa-extreme-danger-heat-levels-still-to-come

Pagasa: ‘Extreme danger’ heat levels still to come

Heat indices in the country will soon hit levels of “extreme danger” in the coming days and next month, as temperatures continue to rise at the height of the summer season, on top of the

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