Current State of the Air in the Philippines
The Climate of the Philippines is either tropical rainforest, tropical savanna or tropical monsoon, or humid subtropical (in higher-altitude areas) characterized by relatively high temperature, oppressive humidity and plenty of rainfall. There are two seasons in the country, the wet season and the dry season, based upon the amount of rainfall.
Climate Type:
The climate types in the Philippines are based on the distribution rainfall in a certain area. Currently, the Philippines has four types of climates.
a. Type I - Two pronounced season: dry from November to April and wet during the rest of the year.
b. Type II - No dry season with a pronounced rainfall from November to January.
c. Type III - Seasons are not very pronounced, relatively dry from November to April, and wet during the rest of the year.
d. Type IV - Rainfall is more or less evenly distributed throughout the year.
Climate Type:
The climate types in the Philippines are based on the distribution rainfall in a certain area. Currently, the Philippines has four types of climates.
a. Type I - Two pronounced season: dry from November to April and wet during the rest of the year.
b. Type II - No dry season with a pronounced rainfall from November to January.
c. Type III - Seasons are not very pronounced, relatively dry from November to April, and wet during the rest of the year.
d. Type IV - Rainfall is more or less evenly distributed throughout the year.
Air Quality
source: http://earthtrends.wri.org
Problem
Air pollution is a common and frequent problem nowadays. When you are on your way to school, to the malls or just passing by your neigbor's backyard where he is currently burning their garbage from yesterday. We also come across a smoke-belching public utility vehicles when were are commuting or driving to where we are going. Then we have those people who light a cigarette right beside you and starts suffocating you with second-hand smoking. You cannot always depend on your handkerchief on covering your nose and mouth to prevent these air pollutants from entering your lungs. That is why in the Philippines, Local Government Units and Non-local Government Organizations together act to resolve air pollution. We all know about the smoking ban and the anti-smoke belching. But how about the large scale air pollution contributors? These are industries with operations that involve process that emits hazardous gases such as but not limited to NOx, SOx, COx, and CFCs in high quantity.