BAGUIO CITY ? Rains in March and April, considered one of the hottest months in summer, are signs of climate change, according to a weather expert.
The unusual weather is ?good for agriculture but bad for infrastructure,? said Danny Galate, weather specialist of the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration here.
Aside from climate change, the cold front and the melting of ice in Antarctica have contributed to intermittent rains in summer.
?The melting of the ice from Antarctica moved to Japan so the cold front extended. We never experienced this before. The pattern was broken because of the climate change,? he said.
Galate said farmers appreciated the rains during summer because these reduced the use of chemical fertilizers on plants.
Dr. Teresita Mangili, research coordinator of the Bureau of Plant and Industry in the Cordillera, said the rains also drove away insects that fed on vegetables in farms in Mt. Province and Benguet.
