Last night, I couldn’t sleep because of the heavy rain with matching thunder and lightning to boot. Thunderstorms are frequent before the actual rainy season sets in. Maybe this is the start. There is a low pressure area somewhere in the Visayas and it is somehow affecting Luzon too. The sun is afraid to show its face.
What I don’t like about the rainy season are the flash floods. When it rains hard, the streets on low-lying areas get flooded and traffic will be at its worse. When it rains even harder, it is a little frightening. I prefer the lovely months beginning October until March. By then the weather is just okay with little rain while April and May seem to be the hottest months of summer. This year, June is still so hot.
A friend from Cebu City and I started talking about climate change yesterday when she saw my post from CNN.
If we won’t do our share, then who will? Some people don’t care, some are not probably aware that this is a climate emergency that needs our attention. It is a global problem.
I’ve often blogged about those garbage that are haphazardly thrown at the sidewalks, on the streets and even in areas which are privately owned. I often see empty bottles of mineral water and plastic of soft drinks and straw atop my Santan blooms. Most people are undisciplined. Cigarette butts increase every day, some even reach our garage when it is windy.
I hate to say this but it seem we are in a water crisis. Water at Angat Dam where Maynilad and Manila Water source our water supply (two concessionaires that supply our water needs) is now below critical level. They shut down water distribution at night. Early this morning at 3am, I woke up only to find there is no flow even in our bypass faucet at the laundry area. Enough water does not reach our overhead tank. The latter supplies our water needs inside the house. Right now until probably around 8pm, we don’t have water interruption but the flow is not as strong as before.
It’s a lovely Monday. The sun is finally shining….at last.
Yes we have to give the earth as much care as it gets.
It’s been quite stormy weather the past few days.
It’s even snowed in May very strange weather.
I’m not too fond of storms myself they really get my anxiety up high.
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Same here Cinnamon. We got flooded back in 2009 and we had to renovate. A lot of our furnitures and fixtures were destroyed. Even our koi fish in our small pond drowned.
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Oh my, that’s terrible I’m glad you are all ok now. But, this weather seems too get worse and worse now days. I only pray that it will get better less storms.
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Yes, it was, even our old car got submerged in water. That is why I am afraid of floods. I always worry when the rain is heavy.
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Oh my
I can see why you would be afraid.
God bless you and your family
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Thank you Cinnamon!
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It angers me immensely when people are so casual about caring for the environment Arlene. Their reckless behaviour is to a large extent responsible for all the mess we are in today.
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True Radhika, they don’t care because they are not personally affected. Our youth would be the ones greatly affected in the future.
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Yes Arlene, I dread to think of the world we will leave for out children.
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They will be the most affected Radhika.
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We have also had the warnings for heavy rain and thunderstorms, with possible flooding. As son as it stopped raining and warmed up here, it seems like it is already coming back!
Best wishes, Pete.
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That’s what I don’t like about the rainy season, the flooding. Isn’t it summer there now?
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Yes, but the high temperatures are causing thunderstorms. We cannot win! 🙂
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This climate of ours is really so erratic.
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The weather’s been erratic everywhere around the globe I’m afraid. I do believe that many people are making changes to their habits, but it sure seems like many governments simply ignore and deny the facts of climate change.
I hope that there will be enough rain to replenish the water supplies in your area! I watched a program on the severe water shortages in South Africa and India. Just scary to think there could be no water coming out of the faucet one day!
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That scene is so scary. Reports say that it will probably take three strong weather disturbances to fill the gap in our water supply and it will possible normalize come September when the rains are more freequent.
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I’m keeping my fingers crossed for you!
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Thank you Sabine 🙂
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What does Oreo do with thunder and lightning? Our dog gets very upset and tries to climb into bed with us and sit on my husbands’ head!
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He howls and stays at my side. I let our other dog in when there is thunder because he scratches our screen door. He stays for a while under our dining table.
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Dogs sure dislike storms.
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