Isa sa mga senyales ng paglala ng climate change ay ang patuloy na pagtaas ng temperatura sa mundo. Ayon sa mga eksperto, mahalagang malaman natin ang temperatura araw-araw. Pero, napapaisip ba kayo kung paano nasusukat ang temperatura sa iba’t ibang lugar sa bansa? Here's what you need to know.
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00:00Are you also wondering how the temperature in some places is measured by hope?
00:05And why is it important for us to know this information?
00:10I got you!
00:11I'm Yumer Yanga, and this is what you need to know.
00:20Not only in the Philippines, high temperatures were recorded in the month of April.
00:24According to studies, 2024 is the hottest month in history.
00:30But April is not the only record-breaking month.
00:33All the months since June 2023 are recorded as the hottest months in history.
00:40That's why 2023 is the hottest year since 1850.
00:45In the Philippines, the hope is the agency that is responsible for monitoring the climate and temperature.
00:50The information about the temperature can be used by our countrymen to protect themselves.
01:00For example, in hot weather, or for diseases like heat stroke.
01:07They use different weather instruments here.
01:10There are new instruments, but manuals are still present.
01:14They also measure the temperature.
01:17Here at Science Garden Complex Station in Quezon City,
01:20you can find one of the thermometer shelters of hope.
01:25The thermometer shelter serves as a protection for different types of weather thermometers
01:30against the direct effects of sun and rain.
01:33We are the only station in Quezon City.
01:36In Metro Manila, we also have the Naia.
01:39Only two.
01:40We get it every hour.
01:4310 minutes before the hour of 5 a.m., then 8 a.m., 9, 10, 11, 12, until 5 a.m. again.
01:53So every hour, we mark the highest temperature level.
02:00These are the dry bulb and wet bulb thermometers that are collected by the agency.
02:05These are the dry bulb and wet bulb thermometers that are collected by the agency.
02:11The air temperature is obtained through the dry bulb.
02:18The temperatures obtained from the dry and wet bulb are the same parameters
02:21in obtaining relative humidity or the amount of moisture in the air.
02:26With the help of this psychrometric table,
02:28the value of relative humidity is known
02:31using the corresponding readings from the dry and wet bulb thermometer.
02:35The combined effect of the temperature of the air
02:38and relative humidity is based on the heat index
02:42or the heat that the body feels.
02:46In the whole country, there are 58 temperature sensors.
02:50I noticed that we still encode and gather data manually from outside, from our sensors.
02:58So, why?
02:59Because you'll get the actual air temperature from the environment.
03:04It's expected that we'll have a power failure.
03:08There will be no more technology, computer, and everything.
03:12So, how will we defend ourselves?
03:14With technology.
03:16In Iba, Zambales, the highest heat index was recorded in April.
03:20It reached 53 degrees Celsius.
03:24This year, 38.2 degrees Celsius is the highest actual temperature recorded in Metro Manila.
03:30It's just, you know, it's scary that it's still rising.
03:33But up to that point, it didn't go up to 38.2.
03:36That was in April.
03:38So, it's really hot.
03:40According to historical records, the temperature in the country rises every May.
03:45But according to Pag-asa, the worst is over when it comes to the intense heat of the time.
03:50The heat index is still high in other places,
03:53but it's not because of the intense experience of April.
03:56Is it possible for the storms to get stronger in the coming months?
04:01It's possible.
04:02Because of climate change, the rise in temperature is also a contributing factor
04:07in the intensity of the storms.
04:12It's not just simple numbers or predictions of the weather.
04:16They serve as a direction for our well-being.
04:19It's important to be prepared,
04:21whether it's raining or snowing.
04:23It's important to be prepared,
04:25whether it's raining or snowing.