PAGASA declares start of Philippines' 2024 rainy season

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Philippine weather bureau PAGASA announces the start of the rainy season on Wednesday, May 29.  Full story: https://www.rappler.com/philippines/weather/pagasa-rainy-season-2024/

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00:00 Philippine Weather Bureau, Pag-asa announces the start of the rainy season on Wednesday,

00:05 May 29.

00:07 It says the following brought significant rain to the western parts of Luzon and the

00:11 Visayas in the past few days.

00:13 The volume of rain that fell along with the winds blowing from the southwest mean, the

00:18 criteria to declare the onset of the rainy season are met.

00:21 Pag-asa also warns there is a high chance of La Niña developing in the July-September

00:26 period.

00:27 La Niña will increase the likelihood of above-normal rainfall in parts of the country, especially

00:32 toward the end of the year.

00:34 For June to November, the Weather Bureau expects 10 to 13 tropical cyclones to enter or develop

00:39 inside the Philippine Area of Responsibility.

00:42 [MUSIC PLAYING]

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