Wednesday, February 2, 2011

PAGASA WARNS OF WET SUMMER, 'CREEPING DISASTER'


By Delon Porcalla (The Philippine Star)
floodUndersecretary Graciano Yumul of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) warned the public yesterday that aside from a wet summer the La NiƱa phenomenon and the climate change worldwide could cause a “creeping disaster” in the country.

“I think the message that we would like to impart here is that what we’re having right now is a creeping disaster,” Yumul told Palace reporters.
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