At the onslaught of Tropical Storm Maring, viewers relied on GMA News and Public Affairs’ GMA Weather for comprehensive and accurate weather reporting. At the forefront of GMA Weather was the leading authority in the field of meteorology, Nathaniel “Mang Tani” Cruz.
Mang Tani lent his 30 years of expertise to GMA News to report various weather conditions as the network’s resident meteorologist. A former meteorologist for Australia’s Bureau of Meteorology, Mang Tani was also the Officer in Charge in the Office of the Deputy Administrator for the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA). To date, GMA remains the only broadcast news organization in the country with a resident meteorologist.
Mang Tani recently topped the online survey of a local website which polled netizens on their choice for the country’s Most Reliable Weatherperson with an overwhelming 53 percent or 13,717 votes. GMA Weather’s Consultant for Science and Weather Karen Cardenas ranked second with 39.86 percent or 10,139 votes.
Mang Tani and Cardenas have been invited by different schools, universities, organizations, and even the Department of Budget and Management to talk about climate change and disaster preparedness. GMA Weather is under the I M READY banner, GMA News’ award-winning campaign for public safety.
Working in synergy with PAGASA and Project NOAH (the Department of Science and Technology’s unit for disaster prevention and disaster risk management), GMA Weather is able to do both weather forecasting and news casting. The team has met with DOST Secretary Mario Montejo and key officials of PAGASA and Project Noah to discuss ways on how to effectively prepare people for floods, strong winds and the calamitous effects of typhoons, monsoon rains and other weather disturbances.
GMA Weather’s up-to-the-minute updates may be seen on GMA-7’s 24 Oras, Unang Hirit, and Saksi, as well as on GMA News TV’s State of the Nation with Jessica Soho, QRT, Balita Pilipinas, Balitanghali and News To Go. Weather forecasts may also be heard via GMA Network’s flagship radio station, Super Radyo DZBB 594.
GMA Weather is powered by Weather Central, a US-based weather solutions provider widely-regarded as the most viewed broadcast weather system in the world. Weather Central allows GMA Weather to deliver interactive weather reports, highlighting key weather events and the extent of a weather disturbance’s potential impact down to a specific location. /MP
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