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Post by bear on Nov 1, 2020 8:00:03 GMT 7
To our members in the Philippines...... It looks like you're in for a hiding from Rolly and Atsani following along behind it. Anecdotally, reports say it's the worst since 2013, it says over a million have already evacuated so; follow advice and stay safe people!! All the best from everyone here. Cheers bear Typhoon Goni is now being called a super typhoon. There is a lot of chatter on Twitter by tropical storm experts calling this a monster storm.
MANILA (UPDATED) - Tropical cyclone Rolly (international name Goni) will intensify into a super typhoon before its landfall over Luzon, the US military weather agency said Thursday.
The tropical cyclone, which is currently brewing east of the Philippines, will reach peak strength at 130 knots (240.76 kilometers per hour) maximum sustained winds and gusts reaching 160 knots (more than 296 kilometers per hour) on October 31, the United States Navy – United States Air Force Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) said.
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Post by bear on Nov 13, 2020 7:43:39 GMT 7
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Post by mulloway on Nov 13, 2020 23:27:15 GMT 7
It is the Filipino men who keep the electricity running over here, I never hear them complain about much. The people here are resilient.
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Post by onemore on Nov 14, 2020 5:14:30 GMT 7
I am amazed at the time it took to restore power to where the typhoon hit, the power was back on this morning, which is remarkable after me looking at the damage that was sustained in the are where the typhoon made landfall yesterday morning. There were power poles down everywhere and roads flooded.
As Mulloway mentioned they are a resilient lot, where there are photos on Facebook where people are still smiling after losing everything, up to their knees in water still.
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Post by Banjo on Nov 14, 2020 6:23:30 GMT 7
Good to hear Philippines expats not maligning the locals, (a popular pastime with many), I was there part time for about three years and thought them a marvelous people.
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Post by JJJ88 on Nov 14, 2020 6:47:58 GMT 7
Good to hear Philippines expats not maligning the locals, (a popular pastime with many), I was there part time for about three years and thought them a marvelous people. A proud Australian/Filipino here.
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Post by nomadic on Nov 14, 2020 21:02:56 GMT 7
The same old same old. Those who have nothing far more content than those who are wealthy but continue to moan about nothing in comparison. Just as I wrote this I hear 30 seconds later on ABC radio over 140 dead in the Philippines from these storms and thousands evacuated in Vietnam as a result. Never ever has even a few been killed in storms in Oz but they moan about a bit of water on a road after heavy rain.
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Post by bear on Nov 15, 2020 7:35:18 GMT 7
They moan about heavy rain two hours in, after a ten year drought!!
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Post by bear on Apr 20, 2021 16:02:13 GMT 7
A Category 5 Super Typhoon Surigae peaks at 190 mph and 888 mbar, becoming the most intense April tropical cyclone on record, heads further northwest across the Philippine SeaBest wishes to all of our members and friends over there. Better late than never I guess!!. Hoping you are all safe and well. Cheers bear
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Post by Banjo on Apr 20, 2021 17:42:14 GMT 7
Stay safe guys.
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Post by nomadic on Apr 28, 2021 21:51:33 GMT 7
Just read over a million COVID cases in The Philippines now. hope all you guys are ok. any news?
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Post by bear on Sept 8, 2021 13:26:04 GMT 7
I trust everyone is safe and well in the Pines and looking out for the second one of the double bunger headed your way. Take care folks, cheers bear Jolina heads for Marinduque; Kiko intensifies into typhoon. Severe Tropical Storm Jolina (Conson) could make another landfall in Marinduque. Typhoon Kiko (Chanthu) is 1,300 kilometers east of Central Luzon on Tuesday evening, September 7, not yet affecting the Philippines. The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said Jolina was located 50 kilometers north northeast of Romblon, Romblon, moving northwest at the same speed of 15 kilometers per hour (km/h). It maintained its strength, with maximum sustained winds of 100 km/h and gustiness of up to 125 km/h. Rainfall warnings remain in effect due to Jolina. PAGASA warned that scattered to widespread floods and landslides could occur in the affected areas on Wednesday, September 8.
www.rappler.com/nation/weather/severe-tropical-storm-jolina-typhoon-kiko-pagasa-forecast-september-7-2021-11pmPossible impact on upper Thailand. Torrential rain warning for Thailand as Tropical Storm Conson approaches. Batten down the hatches, there’s some heavy rainfall coming in the next 24 hours and most of the country will get it. The Thai Meteorological Department says the approach of Tropical Storm Conson means most regions are in for some very wet conditions. Conson is currently moving in a north-westerly direction, across the central Philippines, headed for Vietnam. Over the next 24 hours, there’s a 70% – 80% chance of rain across all parts of the country, with the exception of the South. The heavy rainfall is expected to continue until Monday of next week.
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Post by nomadic on Sept 8, 2021 20:49:53 GMT 7
Already arrived here yesterday. Bu not much today. Stay as safe and dry as possible.
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Post by Banjo on Sept 9, 2021 6:47:21 GMT 7
It's been the wettest season in the north that I can remember, fuun tok mak as the Thais say. Last Sunday.
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Post by bear on Sept 9, 2021 8:53:54 GMT 7
It's been the wettest season in the north that I can remember, fuun tok mak as the Thais say. Last Sunday. Three and a half years in CNX and I haven't seen anything I'd define as proper rain yet. Bit disappointed by that aspect so far; though it's hardly been an Ozzie drought. Hopefully this weekend will change my perception on that!! Cheers bear
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