A smart weather station network project deployed in key agricultural areas and high-risk areas for geological disasters across the country in the Philippines has achieved significant results. With the help of the intensive monitoring system, the accuracy rate of mountain flood warnings in areas such as the Bicol District of Luzon Island and Mindanao Island has significantly increased from less than 60% in the past to 90%, greatly enhancing the disaster prevention and mitigation capabilities of this country frequently hit by typhoons.
The thousands of sites deployed this time are mainly automatic weather stations and wireless weather stations. They rely on solar panels to independently supply power in remote mountainous areas and islands, overcoming the problem of instability in traditional power grids. The high-precision sensors inside the station continuously monitor key data such as temperature, humidity, wind speed, wind direction, precipitation and atmospheric pressure.
For the Philippines, real-time and accurate precipitation data is a lifeline. A project leader said, “The data loggers at each site send the information back in real time to the data center in Manila.” When the system detects short-term heavy rainfall in mountainous areas, it can send out early warning information before a mountain flood occurs.
This system played a decisive role during the passage of Typhoon Kading last year. The meteorological station located in the Leya Shibi mountain area detected a sharp increase in rainfall. The system immediately issued the highest-level warning, successfully guiding several communities along the river to evacuate in advance and avoiding a possible large number of casualties.
In addition to disaster prevention, this network also injects technological impetus into the resilience of agriculture in the Philippines. Farmers can obtain local microclimate data for free, thereby arranging the planting and irrigation of rice and corn more scientifically and effectively responding to the challenges of drought and the unpredictable rainy season. This move marks a crucial step for the Philippines on the path of using technology to address climate change and ensure food security.
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Post time: Sep-24-2025