La Nina

Info about Lanina

La Niña is a climate pattern that describes the cooling of surface ocean waters along
equatorial region of the Pacific Ocean. Furthermore, it is characterized by unusually cold ocean
temperatures in the Equatorial Pacific, compared to El Niño, which is completely opposite as
warm ocean temperatures in the Equatorial Pacific.
These phenomenon was caused by the strengthening of the normal steady winds blowing from
east to west above and below the equator (trade winds) that usually takes place after an El Niño
event
Occurrence of Typhoons, Hurricanes and very cold weather
The strengthening of trade winds in La Niña events is associated with some of the incidences of
serious typhoons, hurricanes and very cold weather in various parts of the world especially in
the tropical countries like the Philippines

Flooding and Heavy Rains

The changes brought about by La Niña may as well prevail for many months, ensuing rainy
weather patterns in the oceans bring about heavy rains and floods are experienced far beyond
the ocean shores in the main land, destroying property and rendering people homeless for
months that may last for extended periods.
. La Niña is associated with the higher than normal rainfall in the central Andes (South America),
often causing catastrophic flooding. Very heavy rains and flooding in the Philippines, Brazil,
Malaysia, and Indonesia are also largely determined by the La Niña.
Above all, there are benefits of la nina such as free water irrigation in which it will help the
farmers in production of crops that will long term benefit the economy of the country. Moreover it
is also the solution the problem of water shortage in the country.
There are agencies as such who helps the citizen in preventing such hazardous disaster
created by lamina. These government agencies are PAGASA, DOST and many more, in which
bonded together in protecting their fellow citizen through this phenomenon.
Through their intense collaboration they created a Color coded storm signal warning system and
a flood map in which both are s very easy to understand and has saved life many time in the
past.
So let me ask you, are prepared if there is any phenomenon like ondoy or Yolanda that might
occur in our country?
In accordance to my experience in Marikina during the ondoy , it is important to be prepareded
at all times in order for immediate prevention.
If we are prepared, It assured that we all not get hurt, thank you
Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA),