MAYSAK/Chedeng – vanished!
The storm MAYSAK/Chedeng belongs to the past. The Doppler radars show some light to rainfalls in norther Luzon. In some parts the rainfall is although heavy. On the east coast of Luzon waves are still high...
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Black-out Mindanao
Black-out Mindanao. Last night all Mindanao had no power starting 1 a.m. on Easter Sunday. At this moment, NGCP is still trying to determine whether the blackout was due to technical failure, plant shutdowns, or toppled...
Tropical Storm MAYSAK/Chedeng – before landfall
Tropical Storm MAYSAK/Chedeng behaved strangely last night. It almost lost all of its energy and got completely disorganized. But this morning it showed up again. The animated satellite images clearly show this strange behavior....
Tropical Storm MAYSAK/Chedeng
Tropical Storm MAYSAK/Chedeng – Lucky Philippines again. The monster typhoon seen this week approaching our islands has lost most of its destructive energy. The Doppler radar stations on the east coast report light to medium rainfall. This...
Typhoon MAYSAK/Chedeng – now Category 1
Typhoon MAYSAK/Chedeng again got weaker last night but got a bit better organized. This makes us think that the storm will reach the coast of Aurora/Isabela tomorrow morning still as a typhoon category 1....
Typhoon MAYSAK/Chedeng – the last hours?
Typhoon MAYSAK/Chedeng showed a really strange behavior today. It changed its cloud shape from the usual typhoon doughnut to a pear and then an inverse comma. Being still a Typhoon Cat.2 it is continuing...
Hibok-Hibok Brew – Camiguin for Coffee Lovers
Hibok-Hibok Brew from Camiguin – Camiguin for Coffee Lovers! What a surprise, today we discovered “Mount Hibok-Hibok Brew”, the first coffee from Camiguin. This morning, after having checked what typhoon MAYSAK/Chedeng is doing out there...
Typhoon MAYSAK/Chedeng – weakening!
Typhoon MAYSAK/Chedeng is progressively weakening. At this moment it has still category 2 strength. The storm is getting disorganized in the dry air. There is hope that it will stall completely within 24 hours....
Typhoon MAYSAK/Chedeng – appoaching
Typhoon MAYSAK/Chedeng is still approaching. PAGASA and other government agencies start now to inform people. Don’t mind this is the Philippines. For 5 days now we follow this cyclone (aka. typhoon or storm). But...
Typhoon MAYSAK/Chedeng now Cat.4
Typhoon MAYSAK/Chedeng continued to weaken while approaching the Philippines. Central pressure is now at 935 hPa. Forward speed slowed down to 15 km/h west-northwest. The title photo had been shot by Samantha Cristoforetti from...
Typhoon MAYSAK/Chedeng – the Monster weakens
Typhoon MAYSAK/Chedeng weakens. The monster storm lost a bit of its strength today but is still extremely strong. The central pressure went up from 905 hPa to 925 hPa. The cyclone continues west-northwest at...
Pacman in Cagayan de Oro
Play Pacman in Cagayan de Oro. No, it’s not an April fool and no, it’s not Manny Pacquiao. It’s the good old Pacman game. Google maps lets you play pacman in almost any city. I am...
Camiguin – powerless again!
Camiguin lives a difficult week. Electrical power comes and goes in a furious rhythm. The worst, even public utility companies such as CAMTECO do not have auxiliary power supply. This chart shows the situation...
Super Typhoon MAYSAK – not an April Fool
Super Typhoon MAYSAK again got stronger last night. The central pressure of the cyclone had been down to 905 hPa. This makes MAYSAK one of the strongest typhoons. Michael Padua, the famous meteorologist from Naga...
Super Typhoon MAYSAK – a violent guy
Super Typhoon MAYSAK is just now developing its peak strength. The Saffir-Simpson scale attributes Category 5, Super Typhoon. JMA in Japan assigns “Ferocious” or 猛烈な. Wind speed is now up to 280+ km/h. This typhoon...
Typhoon MAYSAK now Category 4
Typhoon MAYSAK is now Category 4 Cyclone. The storm is still heading straight west at 20 km/h. It got much stronger during the last 12 hours and has now a central pressure down to...
Typhoon MAYSAK – short update
Typhoon MAYSAK is continuing on its westward track at 20 km/h. The current position is 8.8° North and 145.2° East. The cyclone has maintained its strength. Typhoon MAYSAK forecasts narrowing Compared with the forecasts of this...
Typhoon MAYSAK now Category 2
Typhoon MAYSAK got stronger and is now a Typhoon Category 2. The cyclone is continuing its westward track towards the Philippines at a forward speed of 27 km/h. First of all we’d like to...
Typhoon MAYSAK
Cyclone MAYSAK has gained strength and is now a Typhoon Cat. 1. Typhoon MAYSAK is still heading west-northwest towards the Philippines. The storm will get stronger in the next 2 to 3 days. This is...
Camiguin dives – freedives
Camiguin dives – freedives with Herbert Nitsch. The Deepest Man on Earth (253.2 m / 830.8 ft) and the only freediver with 33 World Records in all freediving disciplines. For several years now, Camiguin becomes...
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