{"id":7468,"date":"2024-04-28T12:33:56","date_gmt":"2024-04-28T09:03:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyenglishtimes.com\/?p=7468"},"modified":"2024-04-28T12:33:56","modified_gmt":"2024-04-28T09:03:56","slug":"philippines-to-endure-extreme-heat-until-mid-may","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyenglishtimes.com\/?p=7468","title":{"rendered":"Philippines to endure extreme heat until mid-May"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"headline_content_block post_template-0\">\n<div class=\"headline_section mb-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"dtl_part\" class=\"dtl_section\">\n<p>Unusually hot weather in the Philippines was expected to last until mid-May, a forecaster said Sunday, after the temperature hit a record high in the capital Manila. Extreme heat has scorched Southeast Asia in recent days, prompting thousands of schools to suspend in-person classes and authorities to issue health warnings. In the Philippines, many people flocked to air-conditioned shopping malls and swimming pools for relief from the relentless heat. &#8220;This is the hottest I&#8217;ve ever experienced here,&#8221; said Nancy Bautista, 65, whose resort in Cavite province near Manila was fully booked due to the hot weather. &#8220;Many of our guests are friends and families. They swim in the pool to fight the heat.&#8221; The temperature in Manila hit a record high of 38.8 degrees Celsius (101.8 degrees Fahrenheit) on Saturday with the heat index reaching 45C, data from the state weather forecaster showed. The heat index measures what a temperature feels like, taking into account humidity. The months of March, April and May are typically the hottest and driest time of the year, but this year&#8217;s conditions have been exacerbated by the El Nino weather phenomenon. &#8220;All places in the country, not necessarily just Metro Manila, are expected to have hotter temperatures until the second week of May,&#8221; Glaiza Escullar of the state weather forecaster told AFP. &#8220;There is a possibility that the areas will exceed those temperatures being measured today until the second week of May.&#8221; Camiling municipality in Tarlac province, north of Manila, recorded a temperature of 40.3C on Saturday &#8212; the country&#8217;s highest this year. As the mercury rose, Gerise Reyes, 31, planned to take her two-year-old daughter to a shopping mall near Manila.m &#8220;It&#8217;s hot here at home. This is the hottest I&#8217;ve ever experienced especially between 10:00 am and 4:00 pm,&#8221; she said. &#8220;We need a free aircon to cut our electricity bill.&#8221; Global temperatures hit record highs last year, and the United Nations&#8217; weather and climate agency said Tuesday that Asia was warming at a particularly rapid pace. The Philippines ranks among the countries most vulnerable to the impacts of climate change.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"dtl_share_blk clearfix\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Unusually hot weather in the Philippines was expected to last until mid-May, a forecaster said Sunday, after the temperature hit a record high in the capital Manila. Extreme heat has scorched Southeast Asia in recent days, prompting thousands of schools to suspend in-person classes and authorities to issue health warnings. 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