Weather stations put up in ARMM

COTABATO CITY— The Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) now hosts 26 automated weather stations that can help forecast storms so that more lives can be saved during natural disasters, a ranking ARMM official said.

Myra Alih, secretary of the Department of Science and Technology in the ARMM, said 10 more weather stations would be installed in the provinces of Maguindanao, Lanao del Sur, Tawi-Tawi, Basilan and Sulu in the coming days, as the region had been identified as a pilot area in Mindanao for Project NOAH (Nationwide Operational Assessment of Hazards).

Alih said Project NOAH was officially launched in the five-province region on Monday, with the turnover of the 26 weather stations.

Alih said the weather stations were equipped with advanced devices that could detect wind velocity and direction, and rainfall level.

Alih said the stations would be used to gather data to project storm paths and strengths, and for long-term research studies, particularly on climate change. Charlie Señase, Inquirer Mindanao