Goodbye Uli …
This afternoon, on White Island, we gave the ashes of our dear friend Uli to the sea. Some close friends and his whole staff accompanied him on his last dive. During our last longer...
Monthly Archive: April 2014
Philippine Airlines – a tough lesson
Philippine Airlines has cancelled an order for five Airbus A330-300 aircraft that was part of a multi-billion dollar order announced in 2012 involving the acquisition of 64 new aircraft from Airbus. Although Airbus recorded cancellations...
PEIPAH/Domeng – nobody knows
PEIPAH/Domeng – no useful forecast available. The depression/storm is playing tricks with forecasters while it has entered PAR (Philippines Area of Responsibility). Why is forecast so difficult? Weather forecast is based on two processes....
TS PEIPAH: Forecasts are converging
The forecasts for Tropical Storm PEIPAH are narrowing. The multi-agency forecasts now converge 0ver Misamis Oriental, Camiguin, Surigao del Norte and Bohol. The storm is still accelerating closer to Palau and is expected to enter...
Tropical Storm “Peipah” (05W)
Tropical Storm 05W is intensifying and got now the international name “Peipah”. If you check the multi-agency forecast below, you see that 3 out of 5 weather agencies predict the storm to run over...
Tropical Storm 05W
The Tropical Depression 05W has strengthened into a Tropical Storm and has accelerated its west-northwest movement towards Palau. This morning the storm had been southwest of Koror (Palau) at 4.3°N and 141.4°E. The winds have increased to 65...
Tropical Depression changes direction
The Tropical Depression (TD 05W ) still east of Palau moving west to northwest towards the Philippines. The forward speed is about 15 km/h. The wind speeds are 55 km/h near the center with gusts...
Tropical Depression approaching
There is a Tropical Depression (TD 05W ) east of Palau moving westwards. This tropical Depression is currently far in the south at about 2° north and moves at 11 km/h. In the following...
Balloon Festival Pampanga
This year’s Balloon Festival in Pampanga will be held next week from April 10 to April 13. More than 100 pilots from round the world will color the sky with their hot air balloons. This year’s...
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