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4 Types Of Climate in the Philippines:

Type 1- Dry season from December to May and wet season from June to Nobember. During the months of June to
september rain periods is at maximum. Places that has this type of climate are exposed to southwest moonsoon.
Type 2- No dry season occurs from December to January. Places that has this Type are exposed to North East
Moonsoon. Tropical Cyclone are frequent in this areas.
Type 3- Seasons not very pronounced relatively dry. For 6 months , places experiencing this type of climate are
located inland . Southwest moonsoon greatly affects this areas.
Type 4- Rainfall is more or less evenly through out the year. North East Luzon, Southern part of Luzon, Southern
Mindanao, and few areas in Visayas experience this type of climate.

Climate vs. Weather

Climate and weather are not the same.

Weather is what's happening in the atmosphere on a given day, in a specific place. Local forecasts include
temperature, humidity, winds, cloudiness, and prospects for storms or other changes over the next few days.

Climate is the average of these weather ingredients over many years. Some meteorologists say that "climate is
what you expect; weather is what you get".

A weather sample:

Manila:
SUN 09.02.2014
Few clouds
Max: 33.6°C
Min: 24.2°C
Risk of precip.: 20 %
Wind 10.8 km/h ENE
Gusts up 19.4 km/h

A climate sample:

Metro Manila has a tropical savanna climate with dry winters.

Over the course of a year, the temperature typically varies from 22°C in January to 34°C in May.

The sky is cloudiest in August and clearest in April.

Precipitation is most likely in July and least likely in April.

The relative humidity typically ranges from 51% (mildly humid) to 97% (very humid). The air is driest in April and
most humid in August.

The 4 climates

The Climate of the Philippines is either tropical rainforest, tropical savanna or tropical monsoon, or humid
subtropical (in higher-altitude areas) characterized by relatively high temperature, oppressive humidity and plenty
of rainfall.
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There are two seasons in the country, the wet season and the dry season, based upon the amount of rainfall. This
is dependent as well on your location in the country as some areas experience rain all throughout the year (see
Climate Types).

The seven warmest months of the year are from March to October. The winter monsoon brings cooler air from
November to February. May is the warmest month, and January, the coolest.

There are four recognized climate types in the Philippines, and they are based on the distribution of rainfall. They
are described as follows:

Type I.. Two pronounced season: dry from November to April and wet during the rest of the year.

Type II. No dry season with a pronounced rainfall from November to January.

Type III. Seasons are not very pronounced, relatively dry from November to April, and wet during the rest of the
year.

Type IV. Rainfall is more or less evenly distributed throughout the year.

There are three recognized seasons: Tag-init or Tag-araw (the hot season or summer from March to May), Tag-ulan
(the rainy season from June to November), and Taglamig (the cold season from December to February).

The humid southwest monsoon (May-October) is known as "Habagat". The cool and dry winds of the northeast
monsoon (November April) are called "Amihan".

These seasons can seriously get mixed up by the El Niño / La Niña effects. El Niño brings dry weather and even
droughts. La Niña stands for rainy weather and floods.

The greenhouse effect is a process by which thermal radiation from a planetary surface is absorbed by
atmosphericgreenhouse gases, and is re-radiated in all directions. Since part of this re-radiation is back towards
the surface and the lower atmosphere, it results in an elevation of the average surface temperature above what it
would be in the absence of the gases.[1][2]

How the Greenhouse Effect Works

Carbon dioxide (CO2) is an atmospheric constituent that plays several vital roles in the environment. It absorbs
infrared radiation in the atmosphere. It plays a crucial role in the weathering of rocks. It is the raw material for
photosynthesis and its carbon is incorporated into organic matter in the biosphere and may eventually be stored in
the Earth as fossil fuels.

Most of the sun's energy that falls on the Earth's surface is in the visible light portion of the electromagnetic
spectrum. This is in large part because the Earth's atmosphere is transparent to these wavelengths (we all know
that with a functioning ozone layer, the higher frequencies like ultraviolet are mostly screened out). Part of the
sunlight is reflected back into space, depending on the albedo or reflectivity of the surface. Part of the sunlight is
absorbed by the Earth and held as thermal energy. This heat is then re-radiated in the form of longer wavelength
infrared radiation. While the dominant gases of the atmosphere (nitrogen and oxygen) are transparent to infrared,
the so-called greenhouse gasses, primarily water vapor (H 2O), CO2, and methane (CH4), absorb some of the
infrared radiation. They collect this heat energy and hold it in the atmosphere, delaying its passage back out of the
atmosphere.

Due in part to the warming effects of the greenhouse gases, the global average temperature is about 15°C (59°F).
Without the greenhouse gases the global average temperature would be much colder, about -18°C (0°F).

Climate change is a significant time variation in weather patterns occurring over periods ranging from decades to
millions of years. Climate change may refer to a change in average weather conditions, or in the time variation of
weather around longer-term average conditions (i.e., more or fewer extreme weather events). Climate change is
caused by factors such as biotic processes, variations in solar radiation received by Earth, plate tectonics,
and volcanic eruptions. Certain human activities have also been identified as significant causes of recent climate
change, often referred to as "global warming".[1]
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GLOBALWARMING

Sea level rise is accelerating. The number oflarge wildfires is growing. Dangerous heat waves are becoming more
common. Extreme storm events are increasing in many areas. More severe droughts are occurring in others.
These are just some of the consequences of global warming, which are already having significant and harmful
effects on our health, our environment, and our communities.
Unless we take immediate action to address global warming, these consequences will continue to intensify, grow
ever more costly, and increasingly affect the entire planet — including you, your community, and your family.

Global warming is happening now.

The planet's temperature is rising. The trend is clear and unmistakable.

Every one of the past 37 years has been warmer than the 20th century average. The 12 warmest years on record
have all occurred since 1998. 2012 was the hottest year ever recorded for the contiguous United States.

Globally, the average surface temperature has increased more than one degree Fahrenheit since the late 1800s.
Most of that increase has occurred over just the past three decades.

We are the cause.

We are overloading our atmosphere with carbon dioxide, which traps heat and steadily drives up the planet’s
temperature. Where does all this carbon come from? The fossil fuels we burn for energy — coal, natural gas, and
oil — plus the loss of forests due to deforestation, especially in the tropics.
The scientific evidence is clear.
Within the scientific community, there is no debate: An overwhelming majority of climate scientists agree that
global warming is happening and that human activity is the primary cause.

This broad consensus — and the extensive scientific evidence that supports it — is often downplayed or distorted
by a small but vocal minority of special interests that have a vested interest in delaying action on climate change.
We have a choice.
We can act now to reduce our carbon emissions, slow the pace of global warming, and pass on a safer, healthier
world to our children. Or we can choose to do nothing, continue pumping massive amounts of carbon into an
already overloaded atmosphere, and suffer the increasingly costly consequences.

At UCS, we believe the choice is clear: We must take steps now to reduce our global warming emissions.

Together we can tackle global warming.

We have the practical solutions and technologies at hand to substantially reduce our emissions, create a clean
energy economy, and establish the United States as a global leader in innovation.
To accomplish it, we must:

 Demand action from our elected leaders

 Take simple, practical steps to reduce our personal carbon emissions
 Aggressively fight misinformation about global warming
 Prepare our cities and communities for the growing impacts of climate change
Working together, we can do it — and you can help make it happen. Take action today!