THE Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) yesterday said the weather phenomenon La Niña may persist well until April 2022.
La Niña is an oceanic and atmospheric phenomenon characterized by unusually cold ocean temperature in the Equatorial Pacific, which causes increased numbers of tropical storms in the Pacific Ocean.
Last October, Pagasa declared the onset of La Niña, which is expected to result in extreme weather in the country.
The agency said La Niña may continue until April 2022, adding conditions may return to normal by May. It said that in the next three months, above-normal rainfall is like to occur in most part of the country.
This February, the weather state bureau said an above normal rainfall may be expected in some parts of Mindanao and Eastern Visayas while the Ilocos Region, Cordillera Administrative Region, Central Luzon, Occidental Mindoro, and Palawan may have below normal and way below normal rainfall.
The agency has forecasted a maximum of one tropical cyclone per month that may enter the Philippine Area of Responsibility from February to May.
