NAAWAN, Misamis Oriental (MindaNews / 08 August) -- In March-April, the farmers in central and northern Luzon complained about the scorching weather that
NAAWAN, Misamis Oriental — In March-April, the farmers in central and northern Luzon complained about the scorching weather that dried up their farmland, leaving no crops alive. Then early in May they sighed with relief when the southwest monsoon season began, giving back life to their parched land. But their joy was fleeting because the southwest monsoon dumped more rain than they needed, drowning slowly their newly planted rice and other crops.
Most of Bulacan and Pampanga will remain underwater indefinitely because the two are low-lying river basin area. Farming is getting impossible and fishing becoming unreliable. In recent days, China, India, Bangladesh, and Pakistan have been ravaged by long lasting torrential rains and floods that brought incalculable damage to agriculture and infrastructures.
Of late, heat wave lasting from two to five days swept over Europe and the US, incurring casualties and hospitalization, particularly of the elderly. Heat waves are actually the deadliest kind of extreme weather event, killing, accordingly, more U.S. residents each year on average than any other weather disaster.
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