Today, after two storms skirted Luzon, the very same areas identified as prone to drought are completely inundated. Severe weather caused by climate change includes both severe rain and long droughts. The present situation where our dams are dry one week and overfilled the next will likely become the usual pattern. If Ukraine is unable to export its grains, there will be food shortages in many parts of the world. Built many decades ago, our existing dams are too small to service the needs of a substantially larger population.

Source: Philippine Star July 31, 2023 22:01 UTC