What Causes Extreme Precipitation in the Southern Philippines During El Niño Winters?

• Published in: Journal of climate Vol. 38; no. 9; pp. 2047 - 2061
• Main Authors: Zhang, Wen-Jun, Wu, Renguang, Dai, Panxi, Gu, Qinlu
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Boston American Meteorological Society 01.05.2025
• Subjects: Agriculture; Anomalies; Climate change; Cold surges; Comparative analysis; Cyclones; Datasets; El Nino; El Nino events; El Nino phenomena; El Nino-Southern Oscillation event; Extreme weather; Heavy rainfall; Hurricanes; Influence; Madden-Julian oscillation; Precipitation; Precipitation days; Rain; Rainfall; Sea surface temperature; Sea surface temperature anomalies; Southern Oscillation; Storm damage; Surface temperature; Surges; Temperature anomalies; Tropical cyclones; Tropical depressions; Vortices; Weather hazards; Winter; South China Sea; Philippine Sea; Philippines; Luzon

As an archipelagic nation, the Philippines is highly susceptible to the adverse impacts of weather-related hazards, notably extreme precipitation events. Despite the typical dry conditions associated with the warm phase of El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO), this study unravels that extreme precipi...