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==Weather Equipment== | |||
*Source: http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/336581/zamboanga-mayor | |||
*October 4, 2011, 2:33pm | |||
:By Mindanao Newsbits | |||
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (PNA) – Three automated weather stations (AWS) have been installed in Region 12 or Southwestern Mindanao in line with the government’s disaster mitigation modernization program nationwide, a top regional official from the Department of Science and Technology (DoST) said. | |||
The installation of the disaster mitigation gadgets came on the heels of flooding that recurred last week in this city and parts of Maguindanao province, caused by rainfall and the massing of water hyacinths at the Rio Grande de Mindanao River. Zenaida Hadji Raof Laidan, DoST-12 director, said the AWS can also be used to issue a tsunami warning to give people in coastal areas time to evacuate. | |||
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Each AWS is equipped with sensors capable of measuring weather parameters, wind speed and direction, air temperature, air humidity, air pressure, rain volume, duration and intensity. | Each AWS is equipped with sensors capable of measuring weather parameters, wind speed and direction, air temperature, air humidity, air pressure, rain volume, duration and intensity. | ||
It will also help in monitoring flood and typhoon that may affect the locality. | It will also help in monitoring flood and typhoon that may affect the locality. | ||
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