As the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) officially declared the start of the rainy season, the Oscar M. Lopez Center has released a fact sheet explaining PAGASA terminologies related to this period and their connection to other weather phenomena. This release aims to enhance the public’s understanding and awareness of the terms and concepts used in weather forecasts, advisories, and media reporting.

This Fact Sheet provides definitions and explanations of various weather phenomena commonly encountered during the rainy season. This includes definitions of concepts such as “tropical cyclone,” “ENSO,” and “monsoon,” among others.

Click here to access and download the fact sheet.

Additional Fact Sheets Available

In previous years, the Oscar M. Lopez Center has developed several other informative Fact Sheets that are available for download:

• Fact Sheet: Climate Change and Limiting Warming to 1.5 °C which focuses on the basics of climate change, including what differentiates climate from weather, how climate change impacts are felt in the Philippines, and what limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees means.

• Fact Sheet: Addressing Climate Change which answers frequently asked questions related to climate action, such as the impact of clean energy, differentiating adaptation and mitigation, and what appropriate action to climate hazards means.

• Fact Sheet: Climate Change and Risk Management which outlines the climate-related risks that affect the Philippines and how these impact various sectors. It also outlines how the Philippine government supports action on climate change.

• Fact Sheets and Primers on the IPCC 6^th Assessment Report which help communicators and researchers write about the IPCC Sixth Assessment Report.
  • Primer on IPCC Working Group 1 Report (Download)
  • IPCC AR6 Working Group 1 Highlights (Go to Page)
  • Primer on IPCC Working Group 2 Report (Download)
  • IPCC AR6 Working Group 2 Highlights (Download)
  • IPCC AR6 Report on Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability for Communicators (Go to page)

For updates, visit the social media accounts of the OML Center at /OMLopezCenter.