Manila, March 24 -- Drought-driving El Nino phenomenon may cause drier and warmer conditions nationwide this April.
Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services (PAGASA) said way-below normal rainfall in 26 provinces and below-normal rainfall in 57 provinces are possible next month.
It added 51 provinces or 61 percent of the country may be already drought-stricken by the end of April this year while 32 other provinces can be under the dry spell then.
"April is when we see severe impacts in terms of meteorological drought," said Analiza Solis, officer-in-charge of the PAGASA Climate Monitoring and Prediction Section.
Solis explained drought is a condition marked by either three consecutive months of way-below normal rain...