DOST Secretary Renato Solidum Jr. said that the impacts of the ongoing El Niño would continue until August.
Department of Science and Technology Secretary Renato Solidum Jr. said Tuesday that the impacts of the ongoing El Niño would continue until August. At a Palace press briefing, Solidum provided the figures on how many provinces will be affected by the drought and dry spell due to the phenomenon from April to August.
"Although the El Niño will transition to neutral by April, May, June 2024 season, there is also the increasing probability of La Niña at 62% in June, July, August season,'' said Solidum.The El Niño phenomenon is characterized by the abnormal warming of sea surface temperature in the central and eastern equatorial Pacific Ocean and below normal rainfall.La Niña, on the other hand, is usually associated with above-normal rainfall conditions.
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