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Rising temperatures force General Santos university to revert to online classes

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GENERAL SANTOS, Philippines – Rising temperatures prompted the state-run Mindanao State University (MSU) in General Santos to suspend face-to-face classes, shifting back to the online mode of holding classes in all levels of learning starting on Monday, March 27. 

The move, first resorted to during the crucial period of the COVID-19 pandemic, is intended to protect students and teachers from the threat posed by rising temperatures.

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The MSU decision in General Santos was prompted by the advisory of the state weather agency Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) that warned of scorching heat index levels as high as 59 degrees Celsius. 

Pagasa has forecast the local heat index level – the measure of how one feels when relative humidity is factored in with the actual air temperature – to reach 36°C to 59°C on Monday, and 35°C to 53°C on Tuesday, March 28, and 35°C to a maximum of 55°C on Wednesday, March 29.

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