The 2007 dry spell in Luzon (Philippines): its cause, impact and corresponding response measures

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Author(s):
Graciano P. Yumul Jr., Nathaniel A. Cruz, Carla B. Dimalanta, Nathaniel T. Servando and Flaviana D. Hilario
Year:
2009
Publisher:
Springer Netherlands
Summary:

Climate change, involving both human-induced global warming and natural climate variability, has been called upon to explain the occurrences of weather extremes with their associated natural hazards. The Philippines experienced a dry spell in 2007 specifically in parts of Luzon which occurred during the rainy season. On the other hand, areas in Mindanao, southern Philippines which were supposed to be dry, were wet due to the non-migration of the inter-tropical convergence zone northward.