Mabuti naman at hindi ito tuluyang naglandfall sa Northern Luzon. Manatiling handa at mag-ingat sa pag-ulan at pagbaha na maaaring idulot nitong bagyo.
Thursday, June 28, 2012
Wednesday, June 27, 2012
Typhoon Dindo
Maghanda at patuloy na magbantay sa mga kababayan nating tatamaan ng bagyo sa Northern Luzon. Ang bagyong ito ay forecasted na tatama sa lupa kaya mas kailangan ang maagang paghahanda sa mga malalapit sa dagat, ilog at mga nakatira sa gilid ng bundok.
Update galing sa Inquirer.
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MANILA, Philippines – Signal number two was raised in more provinces of northern Luzon as Tropical Storm Dindo (International Name Doksuri) maintained its strength and speed moving closer to the country, the state weather bureau said in its latest report Wednesday afternoon.
The provinces of Isabela, Apayao, Kalinga, Mountain Province, Cagayan including Calayan and Babuyan Group of Islands, and the Batanes Group of Islands are now under Public Storm Signal No. 2 (60-100 kph winds), the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said in its 5 p.m. report.
Signal No. 1 (45-60 kph winds) has been raised in Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, Abra, Aurora, Ifugao, Nueva Vizcaya, Quirino, and Benguet provinces, Pagasa said.
Dindo has been spotted 430 kilometers east southeast of Casiguran, Aurora and was said to be maintaining its speed and direction at 19 kilometers per hour West Northwest.
Its strength has maintained at 75-kilometer- per-hour winds near the center and gustiness of up to 90 kilometers per hour, Pagasa said.
Dindo was expected to be at 190 kilometers east northeast of Tuguegarao, Cagayan by Thursday afternoon if it maintains its current speed and direction within 24 hours.
By Friday afternoon, Dindo is expected to be 210 kilometers West Southwest of Basco, Batanes, Pagasa said.
The estimated rainfall amount has increased to 15 – 25 millimeters per hour, considered as heavy to intense, within the 400-kilometer diameter of the storm.
Pagasa continues to warn the entire country against landslides and flashfloods that are brought about by the strong rains.
Fishing boats and sea vessels have likewise been advised to not go out to sea throughout the eastern seaboard of the country due to possible big waves and rough seas, Pagasa said.
National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) executive director Benito Ramos earlier said that they are already on red alert since Tuesday afternoon.
Update galing sa Inquirer.
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MANILA, Philippines – Signal number two was raised in more provinces of northern Luzon as Tropical Storm Dindo (International Name Doksuri) maintained its strength and speed moving closer to the country, the state weather bureau said in its latest report Wednesday afternoon.
The provinces of Isabela, Apayao, Kalinga, Mountain Province, Cagayan including Calayan and Babuyan Group of Islands, and the Batanes Group of Islands are now under Public Storm Signal No. 2 (60-100 kph winds), the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said in its 5 p.m. report.
Signal No. 1 (45-60 kph winds) has been raised in Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, Abra, Aurora, Ifugao, Nueva Vizcaya, Quirino, and Benguet provinces, Pagasa said.
Dindo has been spotted 430 kilometers east southeast of Casiguran, Aurora and was said to be maintaining its speed and direction at 19 kilometers per hour West Northwest.
Its strength has maintained at 75-kilometer- per-hour winds near the center and gustiness of up to 90 kilometers per hour, Pagasa said.
Dindo was expected to be at 190 kilometers east northeast of Tuguegarao, Cagayan by Thursday afternoon if it maintains its current speed and direction within 24 hours.
By Friday afternoon, Dindo is expected to be 210 kilometers West Southwest of Basco, Batanes, Pagasa said.
The estimated rainfall amount has increased to 15 – 25 millimeters per hour, considered as heavy to intense, within the 400-kilometer diameter of the storm.
Pagasa continues to warn the entire country against landslides and flashfloods that are brought about by the strong rains.
Fishing boats and sea vessels have likewise been advised to not go out to sea throughout the eastern seaboard of the country due to possible big waves and rough seas, Pagasa said.
National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) executive director Benito Ramos earlier said that they are already on red alert since Tuesday afternoon.
Working Gundam robot
Sana may ganito rin sa Pinas... :)
Japanese lawmakers plan working Gundam robot
In what could be an anime fan's wildest dream —or an ordinary Japanese
taxpayer's nightmare —come true, Japanese politicians are thinking of
building a giant bipedal robots for civil defense, much like the famous
mecha in the popular Gundam anime.
Members of Japan's Liberal Democratic Party are apparently going
to discuss the idea of building a real-life Gundam in an upcoming
broadcast on Japanese video platform Nico Nico Live, tech site
Kotaku.com reported.
"These politicians probably
do not mean they want to make a 60-foot tall, 43.7 metric ton Gundam
replica ... but instead, large mecha contraptions that could be used by,
presumably, the country's Self Defense Force," Kotaku.com said.
According to the site, Tadamori Oshima and Bunmei Ibuki, members of
Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, are slated to discuss biped
robots and now the LDP is "seriously considering the development of
Gundam."
But it also pointed out that in an age
of drone attacks - the Gundam franchise started in 1979 - mecha "don't
exactly seem ideal on the battlefield."
It also said the LDP, which ruled Japan for over 50 years after World War II, is conservative.
Kotaku.com added that back in 2008, it was estimated that a working
one-to-one scale of a Gundam mecha would cost US$725,000,000 for parts
and materials.
"That figure doesn't include the cost of labor or the cost of insanity required to build such a machine," it said.
Also, Kotaku.com said Japan is deeply in debt, the population is aging, and Japan has no natural resources.
It added that with a strong yen and a sour world economy, Japan can't
export its way to prosperity, and can ship its manufacturing to China
and hollow itself out.
"These are serious times.
They require serious conversations by serious leaders. And the LDP, who
hopes to regain power after the current Democratic Party of Japan
implodes, appears like its fishing for the nerd vote by appearing on
Nico Nico and talking about building Gundam robots as a viable way to
promote industry and protect the nation," it noted. — TJD, GMA News
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