Philippine schools face climate-related disruptions, leading to classroom closures and altered education calendars due to extreme heatwaves and typhoons.

Philippine schools face climate-related disruptions, with extreme heatwaves and approaching typhoon seasons causing classroom closures and suspension of lessons. Authorities are reworking the education calendar to adapt to the changing weather patterns, and in the past, schools have been used as temporary evacuation centers. The country's state weather bureau predicts more tropical cyclones in 2024 compared to last year, primarily due to the potential return of the La Niña weather phenomenon.

June 12, 2024
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