THE recently launched Smart Water Infrastructure and Management (SWIM) Research and Development (R&D) Center intends to provide community-tailored comprehensive water resources management plans for Batanes, Quirino, Cauayan and Nueva Vizcaya. It is also expanding its R&D jurisdiction from the Magat Dam to the Angat Dam and the Cagayan de Oro River Basin.
THE Department of Health (DoH) has issued an advisory to Central Luzon residents, especially those with comorbidities, on the preventive measures against heat and water-related illnesses in the face of the El Niño phenomenon.
Two men were critically injured in water-related accidents Thursday at separate Lake Michigan beaches. Chicago fire officials said a 20-year-old man was pulled out the water around 5 p.m. at Ohio Street Beach. He was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital and listed in critical condition. Hours later, about 10:30 p.m., a 65-year-old man was pulled from the water at 31st Street Beach. He also .