The Philippine government expects the country to still experience tropical cyclones and flooding during 2014's second half despite the possible onset of the drought-driving El Nino phenomen this year.
"We expect an average of 13 to 16 tropical cyclones to develop to enter the Philippine Area of Responsibility from July to December, "Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) weather specialist Anthony Lucero said.
Data he presented show that two or three cyclons are expected to occur in July, three or four in August, another three or four in September and several more untill December.
PAGASA noted climate model output suggests cyclones that will enter or develop the Philippines in July may tend to move more along the Philippines' coast.
People must guard against flooding, particularly during the next months, because occurence of flooding is highly possible in low-lying areas. Let's face it: there is no El Nino yet!
