2006-06-19 15:03:18 · 12 answers · asked by marikit 2 in Travel ➔ Asia Pacific ➔ Philippines
ala lang...tinanong ko lang...the truth is im from baguio and its not so hot here! promiz!!!!
2006-06-19 15:38:13 · update #1
Because the Philippines is within the tropical zone.
Most of the Sun's heat is deposited into the tropics of the Earth. This is because the Earth's rotational axis is almost perpendicular to the plane of Earth's orbit around the Sun. The polar latitudes receive on average much less solar heating than the equator. If the tilt of the Earth's axis were exactly perpendicular to the orbit plane around the Sun, then there would be no seasons! Climate in January would be the same as climate in April or July, all over the Earth. But the Earth's rotational axis tilts 23.5 degrees away from perpendicular. Consequently, during one part of the orbit around the Sun, the North Pole will be tilted 23.5 degrees toward the Sun and will be in Sunlight 24 hours a day. Six months later at the opposite side of the orbit around the Sun, the North Pole will be in total darkness 24 hours a day. Why is this important? The amount of solar heating of the polar latitudes varies greatly through the year. In the summer, polar latitudes receive almost as much solar energy as the tropics, while in the winter they receive no solar heat at all. Meanwhile, the tropics receive by comparison roughly constant solar heating throughout the year (hence the small seasonal cycles there). As a result, in the winter hemisphere, the difference in solar heating between the equator and the pole is very large—a situation perfect for driving a strong "heat engine," or circulation of the atmosphere. This energy difference drives large mid-latitude storm systems as heat moves from the surplus in the equator to the deficit in the polar regions. In contrast, the summer has very similar heating at the equator and poles, such that the heat engine slows down, and mid-latitude storms lose their source of energy. Summer storms tend to be very small scale and local.
2006-06-19 15:14:56 · answer #1 · answered by Stray Kittycat 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
You in Baguio is lucky for the cool mountain air! If you do not like the heat, stay in Baguio.
2006-06-19 16:47:59 · answer #2 · answered by peanutz 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Philippines is near the Equator.
Weather is hot! (38 deg. C max.)
Try coming to Thailand,
it's hotter! (42 deg. C max.)
2006-06-20 19:35:59 · answer #3 · answered by ladycroft39 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cause the Philippines is close to the equator
2006-06-20 04:46:51 · answer #4 · answered by welshpinoy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The nearer you are to the equator, the more directly the rays of the sun strike the earth, hence, it is hotter.
2006-06-19 15:07:12 · answer #5 · answered by pg1955 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
2 reasons:
(1) We are close to the equator, and (2) We Filipinas are HOT!! (hehe)!
2006-06-19 15:34:33 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
because the Philippines is a tropical country duh-uh
2006-06-19 15:26:29 · answer #7 · answered by gapdreambabe 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ah really? Correct me if i'm wrong but I have an impression that your question is a negative one? Have you been to Atacama? Or did you know that its even hotter in a lot of countries like India which goes up to 40 - 42C? Now, which is hotter?............... Duh!
2006-06-20 04:09:25 · answer #8 · answered by cernad06 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the closer u are from the E Q U A T O R, the warmer it gets..
2006-06-20 18:37:52 · answer #9 · answered by *rocker chic* 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because you are by the equator, and the equator is closer to the sun.
2006-06-20 11:00:02 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋