One of the most tragic events in the history of the Philippines was the recent flood brought by typhoon “Ondoy” that hit Metro Manila and nearby provinces in the last week of September 2009. The typhoon was only categorized as signal no. 1 by PAG-ASA which caused the public little alarm. Surprisingly, Ondoy poured heavy rains for hours which caused the water level to rise tremendously, flooding Metro Manila and Central Luzon at no time. But how did it happen?
Why was PAG-ASA not able to determine or at least predict the possible extent of Ondoy’s damaging power? If PAG-ASA had enough information beforehand about the upcoming amount and extent of Ondoy’s rainfall, maybe it could have prevented or at least minimized the tremendous damages incurred on properties and loss of many lives.
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