Great fortune for my family. We are in our bug out / vacation house in Calamba Laguna and this Typhoon Nesat / Pedring suddenly comes up out of nowhere. We are safe, our most important stuff are with us. No worries. Which gave me time to reflect and analyze what mad Typhoon Nesat / Pedring so much worse.
First there is the ongoing CME striking the earth September 26, that counts for something, maybe a lot. Then there is the fact of the new moon this September 27. New moons enhance high tides because aligned with the sun, this forms NEAP tides, special, higher than the usual high tides with the sun + moon tugging at the earth.
The neap tides may explain why Roxas Blvd was flooded as the waters in Manila Bay rose to neap tide levels, even flooding the US Embassy. Maybe more diligent investigators can check when was the last time Manila was hit by a strong typhoon and there was a new moon at the same time.
The neap tides may also explain the magnification of the height of the Marikina river. Of course there was a lot of rainfall, but add the tidal effects of the sun and the moon and you have Marikina river going up to 20 meters.
Reporting here from Calamba Laguna, we’ve got wind and we’ve got rain. Seems like the strength of a signal number 2 here and it is 8pm September 27. Seems this typhoon will continue to affect Manila until tomorrow.
Websites I monitored during this typhoon:
www.marikina.gov.ph – has water levels of the marikina river
www.pagasa.dost.gov.ph – our official weather bureau
www.twitter.com – searching for “marikina river” and I got tons of up to date tweets on what’s happening
Heard from our maid left at the house that water did not come up to our steps.