THE state-run weather bureau on Monday warned of much hotter days ahead and heat indexes at extremely dangerous levels that would last until the second week of May.

Aside from the dry season, the soaring temperatures and heat indexes are being triggered by the El Niño phenomenon, although this has started to weaken, said weather specialist John Manalo of the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa).

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