Pagasa warns of dangerous heat index levels in 28 areas

MANILA, Philippines – Twenty-eight areas in the country will experience sweltering temperatures due to a danger-level heat index, the weather bureau said Saturday. Heat index is what the temperature feels like to the human body when relative humidity combines with air. A peak heat index of 44°C is forecast in Laoag, Ilocos Norte; Camiling, Tarlac; Sangley Point, Cavite City, Cavite; Cuyo, Palawan; Roxas City, Capiz; and Dumangas, Iloilo, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa). The following areas will also see danger-level heat indices: Heat cramps and heat exhaustion are likely under a danger-level heat index of […]...

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