Earth Changes and the Pole Shift
Wild Weather, the Wobble Effect
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"We warned at the start of ZetaTalk, in 1995, that unpredictable weather extremes, switching about from drought to deluge, would occur and increase on a lineal basis up until the pole shift. Where this occurred steadily, it has only recently become undeniable. ZetaTalk, and only ZetaTalk, warned of these weather changes, at that early date. Our early warnings spoke to the issue of global heating from the core outward, hardly Global Warming, a surface or atmospheric issue, but caused by consternation in the core. Affected by the approach of Planet X, which was by then starting to zoom rapidly toward the inner solar system for its periodic passage, the core was churning, melting the permafrost and glaciers and riling up volcanoes. When the passage did not occur as expected in 2003 because Planet X had stalled in the inner solar system, we explained the increasing weather irregularities in the context of the global wobble that had ensued - weather wobbles where the Earth is suddenly forced under air masses, churning them. This evolved by 2005 into a looping jet stream, loops breaking away and turning like a tornado to affect the air masses underneath. Meanwhile, on Planet Earth, droughts had become more intractable and deluges positively frightening, temperature swings bringing snow in summer in the tropics and searing heat in Artic regions, with the violence of storms increasing in number and ferocity."
From the ZetaTalk Chat Q&A for February 4, 2012:
The wobble seems to have changed, as the temperature in Europe suddenly plunged after being like an early Spring, Alaska has its coldest temps ever while the US and much of Canada is having an extremely mild winter. India went from fatal cold spell to balmy again. Has the Earth changed position vs a vs Planet X to cause this? [and from another] Bitter cold records broken in Alaska - all time coldest record nearly broken, but Murphy's Law intervenes [Jan 30] http://wattsupwiththat.com/2012/01/30/bitter-cold-records-broken-in-alaska Jim River, AK closed in on the all time record coldest temperature of -80°F set in 1971, which is not only the Alaska all-time record, but the record for the entire United States. Unfortunately, it seems the battery died in the weather station just at the critical moment. While the continental USA has a mild winter and has set a number of high temperature records in the last week and pundits ponder whether they will be blaming the dreaded "global warming" for those temperatures, Alaska and Canada have been suffering through some of the coldest temperatures on record during the last week.
There has been no change in the wobble pattern, the wobble has merely become more severe. Nancy noted a Figure 8 format when the Earth wobble first became noticeable, in early 2005, after Planet X moved into the inner solar system at the end of 2003. The Figure 8 shifted along to the east a bit on the globe between 2005 and 2009, (the last time Nancy took its measure) as Planet X came closer to the Earth, encountering the magnetic N Pole with a violent push earlier in the day. But the pattern of the Figure 8 remained essentially the same. So what changed recently that the weather patterns became noticeably different in late January, 2012?
The N Pole is pushed away when it comes over the horizon, when the noon Sun is centered over the Pacific. This regularly puts Alaska under colder air, with less sunlight, and thus the historically low temps there this January, 2012 as the wobble has gotten stronger. But by the time the Sun is positioned over India, the N Pole has swung during the Figure 8 so the globe tilts, and this tilt is visible in the weather maps from Asia. The tilt has forced the globe under the hot air closer to the Equator, warming the land along a discernable tilt demarcation line.
The next loop of the Figure 8 swings the globe so that the N Pole moves in the other direction, putting the globe again at a tilt but this time in the other direction. This tilt is discernable in weather maps of Europe, again along a diagonal line. Depending upon air pressure and temperature differences, the weather on either side of this diagonal line may be suddenly warm or suddenly cold. The tilt and diagonal line lingers to affect much of the US and Canada, but the Figure 8 changes at this point to be an up and down motion, pulling the geographic N Pole south so the US is experiencing a warmer than expected winter under a stronger Sun. Then the cycle repeats, with the magnetic N Pole of Earth pushed violently away again as the Sun is positioned over the Pacific.
From the ZetaTalk Chat Q&A for April 6, 2013:
Would the Zetas be able to let us know what is causing the early break-up of the Arctic Ice, the ice seems to have taken on a swirling pattern at the same time, would this be wobble related? [and from another] http://www.vancouversun.com/news/national/Canada+Arctic+cracks+spectacular+event/8185609/story.html The ice in Canada’s western Arctic ripped open in a massive “fracturing event” this spring that spread like a wave across 1,000 kilometres of the Beaufort Sea. Huge leads of water – some more than 500 kilometres long and as much as 70 kilometres across – opened up from Alaska to Canada’s Arctic islands as the massive ice sheet cracked as it was pushed around by strong winds and currents. It took just seven days for the fractures to progress across the entire area from west to east. [and from another] http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=80752&src=iotdrss A high-pressure weather system was parked over the region, producing warmer temperatures and winds that flowed in a southwesterly direction. That fueled the Beaufort Gyre, a wind-driven ocean current that flows clockwise. The gyre was the key force pulling pieces of ice west past Point Barrow, the northern nub of Alaska that protrudes into the Beaufort Sea.
The Figure 8 formed by the N Pole during the daily Earth wobble has shifted somewhat to the East, due to Planet X positioned more to the right of the Earth during its approach. This was anticipated, and well described in ZetaTalk, the Earth crowding to the left in the cup to escape the approach of Planet X, so the angle between these two planets would change slightly. This shift of the Figure 8 to the East is due to the push against the Earth’s magnetic N Pole occurring sooner each day than prior. Thus instead of occurring when the Sun is high over the Pacific, over New Zealand, it is now occurring when the Sun is high over Alaska. All the wobble points have shifted eastward accordingly.
This has brought a lingering Winter to the western US, and a changed sloshing pattern to the Arctic waters. Instead of Pacific waters being pushed through the Bering Straits into the Arctic when the polar push occurs, the wobble is swinging the Arctic to the right, and then later to the left, creating a circular motion in the waters trapped in the Arctic. Since the Earth rotates counterclockwise, the motion also takes this path. This is yet another piece of evidence that the establishment is hard pressed to explain. They are attempting to ascribe this to high pressure and wind, all of which are not new to the Arctic, but this circular early breakup of ice in the Arctic is new.
jorge namour
Thunderstorms in France: more than 500,000 lightning in 15 days!
News - Updated Friday, 19 June 2015 by The Weather Channel - LA CHAINE METEO
After a remarkably stable spring, the beginning of June was particularly hot in France, but also very stormy, with several peaks of activity during the first 15 days.
http://actualite.lachainemeteo.com/actualite-meteo/2015-06-19-06h25...
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If the first three days of June 2015 have not been particularly stormy, it is quite another result. Indeed, according Blitzortung network, the number of readings lightning was above 20000 for 10 consecutive days, from June 5 to 14, with two peaks of activity on June 6 and June 11 (over 80000 flashes these days there). Of all the first 15 days of the month, more than 500,000 lightning were recorded.
However, in the image of the distribution of total rainfall, thunderstorm activity was very heterogeneous across the country. It is above the edge of the reliefs and the south, mainly the southeast as storms erupted and where the electrical activity was intense. In the north, however, the electric activity was much lower (0 days in Paris), and mainly concerns the Normandy and Picardy.
Jun 19, 2015
lonne rey
June on track to be coldest summer for 40 years
http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/home-news/june-on-track-to-be-co...
JUNE is on track to be the coldest summer month for more than 40 years as the persistent rainfall and low temperatures blight hopes of a turn to warmer weather.
Scotland's average temperature up until June 15 was 9.3C, two degrees below normal and the coldest June, July or August since June 1972, Met Office records show.
Forecasters are predicting another 10 days of downpours from next week. But first, another cold front will bring cloud and scattered heavy showers tomorrow, followed by a wet Sunday with hail. Highs of 18C tomorrow will drop to 15C on Sunday.
Jun 21, 2015
lonne rey
18 dead, 4 missing as dangerous storms sweep through China
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2015/06/20/18-dead-4-missing-as-danger...
Heavy storms that swept through several southern Chinese provinces this past week have killed 18 people and left four more missing, according to the Ministry of Civil Affairs.
The storms have dumped more than nearly 8 inches of rainfall in 48 hours on some towns, toppled thousands of homes, and dislocated tens of thousands of residents, the ministry said Friday.
The deaths were caused by house collapses, landslides, drowning or lightning.
Jun 21, 2015
KM
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/69567269/hundreds-flee-rising-flood...
Hundreds flee rising floodwaters in North Island
People in Waitotara return to the Taranaki town to assess the damage from the weekend's flooding.
A hundred people have been evacuated from Waitotara - likely the south Taranaki village's entire population - after flooding engulfed the remote town.
Waitotara is located about 30 kilometres north of Whanganui. It has sixty houses and sits on the Waitotara River, which flooded in the heavy rain over the weekend.
Residents were not able to return to their homes on Sunday, as flood waters were still high, Civil Defence said. Some residents were asked to evacuate, while others self-evacuated. Many went to the nearby town of Waverley.
A state of emergency remains in place for Taranaki, Whanganui and Rangitikei.
More than 200 people were evacuated from areas near the Whanganui River, which reached record levels of 9.1 metres at Town Bridge at 3am on Sunday. Many more people had self-evacuated.
About 100 flood affected homes on the city's Anzac Parade could be inaccessible until Tuesday because of the high waters, the Ministry of Civil Defence said.
The Whangaehu River in flood.
Assessments of properties along the Whanganui River had been delayed because water levels were not expected to start receding until early afternoon, despite improvements in the weather, CD director Sarah Stuart-Black said.
Slips had also come down on the aveneue and needed to be assessed before the road could reopen.
Jun 21, 2015
KM
http://pulse.ng/local/in-lagos-floods-overwhelm-major-streets-photo...
Floods overwhelm major streets [PHOTOS]
Motorists are finding it hard to navigate their way due to the water level and pedestrians are unable to pass unaided.
Motorists are finding it hard to navigate their way due to the water level and pedestrians are unable to pass unaided.
The affected areas include Lekki, Ajah, Oshodi, Iju, Opebi, Agege and Ikorodu among others.
Floods are a constant problem in Lagos leading the state government to provide a free phone line, 08099183777, for residents to report flooding incidents in their respective areas.
Jun 21, 2015
jorge namour
Rare double rainbow frames Sydney skyline
June 18, 2015
http://edition.cnn.com/2015/06/18/asia/sydney-double-rainbow-stunne...
double rainbow at sunset in Sydney.
Sydney's sunset was twice as spectacular Wednesday when its beaches, harbor and city skyline were framed by a rare double rainbow.
Social media was awash with breathtaking pictures, with the sight literally stopping traffic on the city's streets.
Jun 23, 2015
lonne rey
Pakistan Heat Wave Kills Hundreds: Victims 'Dying On the Streets'
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/pakistan-heat-wave-kills-hundreds...
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — A heat wave raging through southern Pakistan has claimed more than 700 lives, officials said, with witnesses describing victims "dropping dead" on the streets.
Temperatures have exceeded 110 degrees in recent days, and thousands of people have been left to face the heat without electricity amid widespread power outages.
Jun 24, 2015
lonne rey
South Island wakes to record freeze (new zealand)
http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/regional/276919/south-island-wakes-to...
In a rare event, almost the entire South Island has woken up to temperatures below zero degrees today.
MetService meteorologist Stephen Glassy said the coldest place in the South Island overnight was Pukaki aerodrome near Twizel which reached a bone chilling - 19.8°C.
The all time record low is - 25.6°C recorded in Ranfurly in 1903.
Power still out for many
Some people in the Canterbury region have been without power since heavy snow brought down lines last week.
Line workers have been working to restore power, using helicopters to get to isolated places.
Jun 24, 2015
Moderating Staff
Arctic Sea Ice Area Drops 340,000 Square Kilometers in Just One Day
On Tuesday evening, the Cryosphere Today site showed Arctic sea ice at about 8,986,000 square kilometers. The next day the measure stood at about 8,646,000 square kilometers. That’s a huge loss of 340,000 square kilometers in just one day!
https://robertscribbler.wordpress.com/2015/06/18/arctic-sea-ice-are...
340,000 square kilometers gone in a single 24 hour period. That’s an area of sea ice the size of the state of New Mexico gone in a single day. In the above graph, you can see the drop as the vertical turn in the yellow line denoting 2015.
The massive single day drop temporarily brought sea ice area in the Cryosphere Today sea ice area chart into the range of second lowest on record for the date. Area losses of around 70,000 square kilometers for Wednesday resulted in a retreat to around 4th lowest on record. But any period in which drops of this size become frequent would easily transport the measure into new record low territory.
Jun 25, 2015
Derrick Johnson
Water level in reservoir formed by Hoover Dam dips to record low
Low water levels of Lake Mead is seen near the Hoover Dam on the Nevada and Arizona border in this April 11, 2015, file photo. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart/Files
By David Schwartz
(Reuters) - The largest capacity reservoir in the United States has hit its lowest water level in history following years of severe drought that have dramatically reduced flows from the Colorado River, water managers said on Wednesday.
Officials said Nevada’s Lake Mead, the 79-year-old reservoir created by the massive Hoover Dam, registered 1,074.98 feet (327.7 meters) above sea level late on Tuesday, but was able to rise above a critical mark by early on Wednesday morning.
A water level of below 1,075 feet projected for January would translate to water cutbacks in 2016 for two U.S. western states, Arizona and Nevada. An announcement would be made this August.
But a U.S. Bureau of Reclamation spokeswoman said cutbacks are not expected to be implemented and that projections are for the water level to be 6 feet (1.8 meters) above the trigger point.
“We don’t expect that to happen right now,” spokeswoman Rose Davis said, referring to possible cutbacks. “Right now the probability of a shortage for 2016 is negligible.”
Davis said the reservoir’s water level could again fall to record lows in the next six to eight weeks, but that it would rebound by the end of December.
Lake Mead supplies water to roughly 40 million people and agricultural customers in Nevada, Arizona, Southern California and northern Mexico.
The water source and several other man-made reservoirs springing from the Colorado River have dropped to as low as 45 percent of their capacity as the river suffers a 14th straight year of crippling drought.
About 96 percent of the water in Lake Mead is from melted snow that falls in Colorado, Utah, New Mexico and Wyoming, officials said.
Snowfall has dipped in the Rocky Mountains, leading to a drop in snow pack runoff that feeds the river, according to Bureau of Reclamation statistics. In 2013, runoff was at 47 percent of normal.
“We’re all definitely concerned about the low levels of Lake Mead,” Davis said. “You have to be... this drought has extended for so long.”
She said water managers will continue to closely monitor its levels and work with those involved on various conservation efforts.
(Reporting by David Schwartz in Phoenix; Editing by Cynthia Johnston and Lisa Lambert)
Source: http://news.yahoo.com/water-level-reservoir-formed-hoover-dam-dips-...
Jun 25, 2015
Derrick Johnson
Parched Caribbean faces widespread drought, water shortages
By DANICA COTO8 hours ago
This June 19, 2015 aerial photo shows the drought affected lakeshore of La Plata reservoir in Toa Alta, Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico expanded water rationing across several municipalities as it continues to confront a drought of potentially historic proportions. Thanks to El Nino, a warming of the tropical Pacific Ocean that affects global weather, and a quieter-than-normal hurricane season that began in June, forecasters expect a shorter wet season. (AP Photo/Ricardo Arduengo)
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The worst drought in five years is creeping across the Caribbean, prompting officials around the region to brace for a bone dry summer.
From Puerto Rico to Cuba to the eastern Caribbean island of St. Lucia, crops are withering, reservoirs are drying up and cattle are dying while forecasters worry that the situation could only grow worse in the coming months.
Thanks to El Nino, a warming of the tropical Pacific that affects global weather, forecasters expect the hurricane season that began in June to be quieter than normal, with a shorter period of rains. That means less water to help refill Puerto Rico's thirsty Carraizo and La Plata reservoirs as well as the La Plata river in the central island community of Naranjito. A tropical disturbance that hit the U.S. territory on Monday did not fill up those reservoirs as officials had anticipated.
Puerto Rico is among the Caribbean islands worst hit by the water shortage, with more than 1.5 million people affected by the drought so far, the U.S. National Drought Mitigation Center says. The amount of water flowing into 12 of at least 22 rivers that supply the island's reservoirs is at an all-time historic low, the Department of Natural Resources reported Wednesday.
Tens of thousands of people receive water only every third day under strict rationing recently imposed by the island government. Puerto Rico last week also activated National Guard troops to help distribute water and approved a resolution to impose fines on people and businesses for improper water use.
The Caribbean's last severe drought was in 2010. The current one could grow worse if the hurricane season ending in November produces scant rainfall and the region enters the dry season with parched reservoirs, said Cedric Van Meerbeeck, a climatologist with the Caribbean Institute for Meteorology and Hydrology.
The Caribbean isn't the only area in the Western Hemisphere dealing with extreme water shortages. Brazil has been struggling with its own severe drought that has drained reservoirs serving the metropolis of Sao Paulo.
In the Caribbean, the farm sector has lost more than $1 million in crops as well as tens of thousands of dollars in livestock, said Norman Gibson, scientific officer at the Trinidad-based Caribbean Agricultural Research and Development Institute.
On St. Lucia, which has been especially hard hit, farmers say crops including coconuts, cashews and oranges are withering.
"The outlook is very, very bad," said Anthony Herman, who oversees a local farm cooperative. "The trees are dying, the plants are dying ... It's stripping the very life of rivers."
In the nearby Dominican Republic, water shortages have been reported in hundreds of communities, said Martin Melendez, a civil engineer and hydrology expert who has worked as a government consultant. "We were 30 days away from the entire water system collapsing," he said.
The tourism sector has also been affected.
Most large hotels in Puerto Rico have big water tanks and some recycle wastewater to irrigate green areas, but many have curtailed water use, said Frank Comito, CEO of the Florida-based Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Association.
Other hotels have cut back on sprinkler time by up to 50 percent, said Carlos Martinez of Puerto Rico's Association of Hotels. "Everybody here is worried," he said. "They are selling water tanks like hot cakes ... and begging God for rain."
Guests at Puerto Rico's El Canario by the Lagoon hotel get a note with their room keys asking them to keep their showers short amid the water shortage. "We need your cooperation to avoid waste," says the message distributed at the front desk of the hotel in the popular Condado district.
At the Casa del Vega guesthouse in St. Lucia, tourists sometimes find the water in their rooms turned off for the day, preventing them from taking a shower. "Even though we have a drought guests are not sympathetic to that," hotel manager Merlyn Compton said.
Source: http://news.yahoo.com/parched-caribbean-faces-widespread-drought-wa...
Jun 25, 2015
KM
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-33265985
India floods: Fifty die in Gujarat rains
Authorities in India's Gujarat state have asked people to move to higher grounds as incessant monsoon rains have triggered floods and house collapses.
Heavy rains have been battering the worst-affected Saurashtra region, where more than 50 people have died in flood-related incidents.
Nearly 10,000 people have been moved to higher ground, including 1,000 who were airlifted to safety.
India regularly witnesses severe floods during the monsoon season.
But the ferocity of this year's monsoon in Gujarat has surprised many, says the BBC Hindi's Ankur Jain in Ahmedabad, the main city in Gujarat.
House collapses have been responsible for most of the deaths and the toll is likely to increase, our correspondent adds.
"The coastal district of Amreli was the worst affected, where 36 people succumbed to the flood fury," Gujarat's disaster control room said in a statement.
There have been reports of lions coming out of their habitat in the Gir forest in Junagadh - the only home to Asiatic lions - which has been hit by rains, our correspondent adds.
Indian air force helicopters have airlifted people stranded in a bus on a highway and low lying villages in the flood-hit districts.
India receives 80% of its annual rainfall during the monsoon between June and September.
Jun 25, 2015
KM
http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2015/06/24...
Nearly 300 fires are burning in Alaska right now. That’s an even bigger problem than it sounds
Trees are consumed by flames as an out-of-control wildfire burns near Willow, Alaska, on June 14. (Stefan Hinman/Mat-Su Borough via Reuters)
This story has been updated.
Following on a record hot May in which much snow cover melted off early, Alaska saw no less than 152 fires erupt over the weekend. The numbers have only grown further since then, and stood at 291 active fires Thursday,according to the Alaska Interagency Coordination Center.
“Given the high number of fires and the personnel assigned to those fires, the state’s firefighting resources are becoming very limited, forcing fire managers to prioritize resources,” noted the state’s Department of Natural Resources Tuesday. The preparedness level at the moment for the state is 5, meaning that “resistance to control is high to extreme and resistance to extinguishment is high.”
Jun 25, 2015
jorge namour
Dramatic flash flood ravaging the city of Sochi, fallen over 177 mm of rain in a few hours - Southern Russia
June 26, 2015
A series of strong thunderstorm flooded the city of Sochi, on the heights of the nearby hinterland are estimated more than 200 mm of rain
http://www.meteoweb.eu/2015/06/drammatica-alluvione-lampo-flagella-...
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Credit Severe Weather RU (facebook)
The streets of Sochi completely under water. Credit Severe Weather RU (facebook)
An overhead view of members flooded after heavy storms yesterday
A dramatic flash flood, yesterday afternoon, Thursday, June 25, 2015, swept through the city of Sochi, one of the best known and most famous cities of southern Russia, overlooking the Black Sea coast. During the day yesterday the city was invested by a series of strong rain, to vent thunderstorm, sometimes even violent, that in less than 12 hours have downloaded to the ground over 177 mm of rain.
But on the areas near the mountainous hinterland, behind the town, the intense precipitation, characterized by indices of rain / very high rate, in a few hours would have downloaded up to 200 mm of water. Just enough to transform the hilly streets in torrents of water and mud that have afflicted with all their impetus Housing, dragging the Black Sea coast of a large quantity of water and debris that reached as well the districts of Sochi. All that water falling in such a short time on the surrounding heights could not be disposed of easily. The large "surplus" water caused the flooding of almost all rivers and the subsequent "flash flood" that put under water much of the city. The steepness of the area has made it even more destructive floods.
In practice, in as little as 11-12 hours on the eastern part of the region of Krasnodar it fell the same amount of rain that usually falls in two months. Probably on the southern slopes of the hills that characterize the immediate hinterland, behind the city of Sochi, they have focused the maximum loads precipitation,
This flow of very moist air and highly unstable raised by the now more warm surface waters of the Black Sea, going towards the north-east, has reached the coastal area near Sochi.
Just three years ago, in July 2012, a devastating flash flood, caused by a violent storm, plague the city of Krymsk and Novorossiisk, claiming dozens of casualties and enormous damage materials for the overflowing of all rivers and streams in the western part of the region of Krasnodar. In those days the very serious flood event that drench Krymsk and locations near forced Russia to stop naval activity in the port of Novorossirsk, with the temporary shutdown of oil exports because of the floods and a landslide that rendered impossible any type of connection, both road and rail. Meanwhile, between today and tomorrow, given the persistence of the cyclonic circulation at high altitude in the east of Ukraine and southern Russia, new rains and thunderstorms will strike again Sochi and the flooded areas, the risk of causing new hardships on land already seriously vulnerato.
MAP : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sochi
Jun 26, 2015
Derrick Johnson
@ Kris, this is ZetaTalk about what the northern islands on the Caribbean Plate will experience during the 7 of 10 plate movements. The exposed shores in article are on the banks of inland reservoirs so this appears to be a result of drought, but if there is more beach exposed on the northern shores of these lakes that could mean the island is tipping.
"wonder if your post of drought in Puerto Rico is actually just a result of the Caribbean Plate tipping. I think Puerto Rico is on edge of plate that's rising. Maybe that's why those waters have receded. Drought might be the excuse. Would a drought have that effect there? How much of a drought? And has that level been met, if one looks up the rainfall stats?
http://zetatalk.com/7of10/7of10-42.htm
“The larger islands along the northern part of the Caribbean Plate could be assumed to gain elevation except that the entire Caribbean Plate is losing, overall. Thus the southern shores of these larger islands will experience some elevation loss, where beaches may emerge on the northern shores.”
La Plata reservoir in Toa Alta, Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico
https://www.google.com/maps/place/18%C2%B020'00.0%22N+66%C2%B014'12...
Carraizo reservoir in Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico
https://www.google.com/maps/dir//18.3142925,-66.0213867/@18.3789105...
Jun 26, 2015
KM
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/wildfire-hazard-extreme-...
Wildfire hazard extreme in northern Saskatchewan
Travel to area not recommended, province says
A forest fire in the La Ronge area from earlier in June. (Facebook)
The wildfire situation in Saskatchewan's north is getting worse.
Officials are recommending people not travel to the La Ronge area, including north of the community.
Provincial fire officials said Thursday that the hazard from wildfires is extreme. There are several fires burning in the area and a change in wind direction could lead to evacuation orders. Smoke is also a concern.
People in the affected communities — including La Ronge and Air Ronge, Sucker River, Wadin Bay, Stanley Mission and Nemeiben — were encouraged to relocate to a safer community.
Throughout Saskatchewan's north there are 31 wildfires burning.
Officials said the area has been drying out significantly since the last rainfall, leading to the potentially hazardous wildfire conditions.
The province has also issued a fire ban, meaning no open fires and no fireworks, for the northern part of the province.
http://globalnews.ca/news/2076694/la-ronge-area-residents-asked-to-...
Jun 26, 2015
lonne rey
Sheep herders mourn loss of sheep to giant hail stones
http://rapidcityjournal.com/news/local/sheep-herders-mourn-loss-of-...
NISLAND | In addition to suffering extreme damage to their roofs, a shed and expensive farm equipment to giant hail stones that fell last week, the Mickelson family is still reeling from a more emotional and heart-wrenching loss.
The hail that was as large as softballs crashed down upon their farm near Nisland and directly killed or led to the death of around 30 head of lambs and 10 ewes.
They also had major loss to buildings and vehicles, and two center pivot irrigation systems both went down in the winds. One unit, just east of the house, looked like twisted spaghetti pieces, while another, further south across a field, lost five sections.
Sean Ryan, Journal staff
Jun 27, 2015
KM
http://floodlist.com/america/700-displaced-1500-houses-damaged-cost...
700 Displaced, 1,500 Houses Damaged in Costa Rica Floods
Costa Rica has experienced further heavy rainfall over the last few days which has left 19 communities isolated and forced over 700 people from their homes.
Heavy rain and floods that hit the nation’s Caribbean and Northern regions on 21 J... had left 25 communities isolated and forced over 500 people to evacuate their homes.
An improvement in the flood situation by 25 June 2015 allowed Costa Rica’s National Emergency Commission (Comisión Nacional de Prevención de Riesgos y Atención de Emergencias – CNE) to announce that most of those displaced were able to return home. Repairs to damaged roads and bridges had also been carried out, re-connecting isolated communities.
By 27 June the country was faced with further torrential rain which has caused damage to roads, bridges and houses, and affected over 200 communities across 3 provinces of Limón, Heredia and Cartago.
According to figures from CNE, the flooding and heavy rain has damaged 1,585 houses, 18 schools, 23 roads, 11 bridges, 7 dams and 3 aqueducts.
There are currently 19 communities isolated as a result of the flooding causing damage to transport infrastructure. The canton of Sarapiqui in Heredia province is one of the worst affected areas. Twelve communites located along the banks of the swollen Sarapiquí and Sucio rivers have been cut off there
CNE have set up 12 shelters for those displaced by the floods. Currently there are 745 people housed in the shelters, many of them (342) in Sarapiqui.
Schools have been closed in Talamanca, Limon, Matina, Pococí, Siquirres, Guácimo, Sarapiqui and Turrialba.
Jun 30, 2015
KM
http://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/smoke-from-prairie-forest-fires-prompt...
Smoke from Prairie forest fires prompts health warning
Smoke from wildfires in northern Saskatchewan has left a thick haze in the air across much of the Prairies, prompting Environment Canada to warn that the poor air quality could be dangerous to some.
"A large area of smoke from forest fires is blanketing much of Saskatchewan," said an air quality statement from the Weather Office that applies to almost the whole province.
"Smoke near the ground may cause potentially high health risk conditions. The smoke is expected to persist over the next couple of days."
Seniors, children and those with breathing conditions such as asthma are considered at highest risk.
The smoke in Saskatchewan is coming from forest fires raging in the north of the province and in the Northwest Territories.
There are now 116 fires burning in Saskatchewan, fuelled by high heat and little humidity. The nights are bringing little relief from the heat, so many of the fires are continuing to spread through the nights.
Fires raging near La Ronge and La Loche, Sask. have forced many people to leave their homes.
Toddi Steelman, executive director of the University of Saskatchewan's school of environment and sustainability, said that conditions will likely stay prime for wildfires.
"The current trends with wildfire activity will be contingent on the continued drought that we're experiencing, the dry lightning, the low humidities and the dry vegetation that we've got out there," Steelman told CTV Saskatoon.
"So, unless we get a lot of rain, it's probably unlikely things are going to change in the near future," she added.
The largest of the fires is burning in central Saskatchewan, close to Prince Albert National Park.
The blaze has already burned the equivalent of 9,000 football fields. Crews from across the country have been summoned for help.
"We have a group of amphibious tankers from Quebec here now, another will be arriving from Newfoundland that has been order and we just briefed and started to deploy personnel that have arrived from Ontario to back up our ground crews," said Steve Roberts, executive director of the province's wildfire management branch.
Another 55 air tankers and helicopters are already fighting the blaze from above.
Fires raging near La Ronge and La Loche, Sask. Have also forced many people to leave their homes.
And roughly 1,700 people were evacuated from the Montreal Lake area on Monday, about 100 kilometres north of Prince Albert. Many were taken on buses to Saskatoon, North Battleford, Regina and Prince Albert.
In some places, the wildfires are burning so fiercely that they've jumped highways, causing crews to take special precautions and closures across the province.
"Highway transportation into those smoked areas we're looking at convoy-style pilot of vehicles through there to ensure that people aren't unnecessarily put and risk … so, we are controlling some of the access," said provincial fire commissioner Duane McKay.
In Manitoba, more than 200 people were evacuated from Red Sucker Lake First Nation Saturday, when a fire spread too close to the community. The residents are now staying at a hotel in Winnipeg and it's not clear when they'll be able to return to their homes.
The forest fire situation is no better in northwestern Alberta, where almost two dozen new wildfires were reported over the weekend.
Meanwhile in British Columbia, the province has already burned through nearly all its wildfire-fighting budget, with 43 wildfires currently active across the province, most in the northeast.
Environment Canada says much of Western Canada can expect another warm week, with daily highs reaching into the high-20s Celsius and into the mid-30s in some areas. The Weather Office also notes there's not a lot of rain in the forecast.
Jun 30, 2015
jorge namour
Hot in France: over 40 ° C, during the night almost 1 million without electricity [PHOTOS]
July 1, 2015
Dinners by candlelight in the tens of thousands of homes, firefighters and ambulances mobilized to rescue people in respiratory assistance
http://www.meteoweb.eu/2015/07/caldo-in-francia-superati-i-40c-in-n...
https://translate.google.com.ar/translate?sl=it&tl=en&js=y&...
Temperatures above 40 degrees in France, where some forty departments are on alert. Last night, just under a million inhabitants in the west of the country and 'remained without electricity' for a maxi blackout due to the wave of heat.
According to the company of electricity ', this morning everything and' returned to normality 'but are not excluded new incidents of the same kind in the day. Everything 'success when an electric overheated and' went into a tailspin, dragging the entire fault zone, starting from Brittany and Normandy, where Saint-Malo, Dinard or Dinan traffic lights went off, the film had to stop projections and restaurants were left with oven. Dinners by candlelight in the tens of thousands of homes, firefighters and ambulances mobilized to rescue people in respiratory care.
https://www.facebook.com/severeweatherEU/photos/a.1423656947857402....
Impressive effect of the strong heat wave over W Europe already very obvious - like the asphalt melting on roads around Portal au niveau de Vars, France today as air temperatures reach 37 °C (surface temperatures well exceed that under the constant Sun).
https://www.facebook.com/severeweatherEU/photos/a.1423656947857402....
Satellite view of the omega block over W Europe, which is causing the big heat wave. A strong ridge has formed over W Europe, flanked by lows on both sides. Clear, sunny and very hot weather prevails under the ridge.
THE OMEGA BLOCK http://www.theweatherprediction.com/habyhints/144/
Jul 1, 2015
Mark
Inch-wide hailstones fall as thunderstorms sweep the country after 98F Britain bakes on hottest July day on record
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3146860/Summer-s-98F-Britai...
Temperatures hit a scorching 36.7C (98.1F) at London Heathrow Airport yesterday afternoon, making it the warmest day in the country for 12 years and prompting health officials to warn people to stay out of the sun as Britain became hotter than Barcelona and Athens.
But today the weather picture looked rather different as rain swept through the north of the country overnight, with the wet weather predicted to become more widespread by this afternoon.
Yesterday, play had to be stopped at Wimbledon after a ball boy fainted in the heat, while other spectators were also spotted being treated by paramedics.
Nick Prebble, from MeteoGroup, said today would provide some respite from the searing heat, but warned the weekend would see the return of the tropical heatwave.
He said: 'Temperatures will be suppressed today, about 10C lower than yesterday with highs of 25C or 26C. It will be noticeably cooler but still warm.
Jul 2, 2015
Derrick Johnson
San Diegans Not Used to Wild Weather
Spotty showers, thunder and lightning captures our complete attention whether it its on the road or in our house
By Dave Summers
Mission Bay is a Fourth of July destination park.
Escondido resident Robert Snowden and his wife ventured out for a walk in the rain Wednesday evening to pick a party spot for this weekend.
"We will be prepared we have awnings, umbrellas whatever it takes," Snowden said.
Marvin Riggs and his wife are visiting from out of town. They've already found a spot and brought the party with them.
"I'm a 65 degree person. As long as you are not caught in it. It's just atmosphere," Riggs said.
It seems no matter the expectations visitors and residents are finding the good in this week's wacky atmosphere.
Even Craig Wilkerson, who has to work in the elements delivering pizza, sees a silver lining.
"Travel sucks but it makes it better because everyone stays inside and orders more pizza," Wilkerson said.
For those who have been just bearing with the spotty showers and mugginess, they may be pleased to learn conditions this weekend aren't expected to be like the last two days.
Source: http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/San-Diegans-Not-Used-to-Wild-...
Jul 5, 2015
KM
http://sputniknews.com/videoclub/20150706/1024267176.html
Snowstorm in Summer? Relax, It's Russia
The Russian town of Vorkuta saw a strange but nevertheless mesmerizing combination of green trees and white snow in the middle of summer.
Jul 7, 2015
Howard
Unprecedented Wildfires in Canada by the Numbers (Jul 7)
Drought conditions have sparked wildfires across western Canada, contributing to smoky haze seen as far east as Quebec and the United States.
Here's a breakdown of the current situation:
British Columbia
Saskatchewan
Sources
http://www.theweathernetwork.com/news/articles/bc-fires-by-the-numb...\
http://www.inquisitr.com/2232759/fires-in-canada-many-forced-evacuate/
http://www.nnvl.noaa.gov/MediaDetail2.php?MediaID=1720&MediaTyp...
Jul 8, 2015
lonne rey
It may be summer… But snow is forecast for the Highlands
https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/highlands/631302/snow-for...
The weather comes about a week after temperatures rose to 30C around Inverness and the north west Highlands.
Jul 8, 2015
jorge namour
The tornado of Mira and Dolo: an F4 with winds of 300km / h, among the most violent in the history of Italy-
July 9, 2015
Tornado Venice, the incredible images of Villa Fini (Dolo) completely destroyed [PHOTOS]- ITALY
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As a very strong earthquake: the tornado that struck yesterday afternoon the Riviera del Brenta Venetian has literally leveled Villa Fini, known historically as Villa Santorini-Toderini-Fini, dating back at least four centuries ago.
http://www.meteoweb.eu/2015/07/il-tornado-di-mira-e-dolo-un-f4-con-...
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The tornado of Mira and Dolo: an F4 with winds of 300km / h, among the most violent in the history of Italy
The tornado of Mira and Dolo and the Fujita scale: it was an event of category F4
July 9, 2015
The tornado that yesterday afternoon, Wednesday, July 8, hit the Brenta River between Mira, Dolo, Cazzago Sambruson and was one of the most violent in the history of Italy. Based on the damage caused to the ground, we can classify without any shadow of doubt this tornado as an F4 on the Fujita Scale. F2 not as it seemed at first, not F3 as we assumed in late last night, but even an F4, a violent phenomenon, in a scale ranging from F0 to F5 then the fifth level on a scale of six.
Based on the damage yesterday in Venice, the tornado was certainly of category F4 in areas where this has resulted in the total destruction of brick houses and lifted the car at great speed and distance
The winds in this category range between 270 and 320km / h, it is therefore likely that yesterday you have reached 300km / h. The images of Villa Fini razed in Dolo are impressive , but the brick houses destroyed by the tornado are lots , over 100.
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Very impressive video of the severe downburst near Halle/Saale in NNE Germany yesterday. Wait until the end to see how the powerful winds can cause severe destruction. JULY 7 2015
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J6PF71Vdpo4
Jul 9, 2015
KM
http://www.weather.com/storms/severe/news/flash-flooding-july-south...
Neighborhoods Evacuated Near Indianapolis; Meteorologists Warn More Flooding Likely
Residents from the Southern Plains to the Ohio Valley could see more dangerous flash flooding again Wednesday, forecasters say.
On Tuesday, heavy storms dumped hours-worth of rain in pockets across these regions. First responders pulled people from vehicles and homes in three separate states: Texas, Kentucky and Missouri.
Downpours slammed Indianapolis on Tuesday evening, prompting evacuations west of the city.
The streets of Manhattan, Indiana, under water Tuesday.
This is the same system that brought heavy flooding to Kansas City, Wichita, Las Vegas and Reno, Nevada, on Monday night.
You can get the latest forecast at the weather.com severe tracker.
Here's the very latest from the impacted states:
Indiana
Nearly 4.5 inches of rain was recorded at the Indianapolis International Airport Tuesday afternoon, according to weather.com meteorologist Linda Lam, breaking a 100-year-old record. The city of Plainfield, just west of the airport, received 5.4 inches in less than four hours.
Wayne Township was hard hit. WISH TV reported about 20 homes were flooded and up to 60 people were evacuated.
"We have multiple homes affected by flood waters," Lt. Troy Wymer of the Wayne Township Fire Department told the Indianapoils Star. "The water is rising pretty rapidly."
No injuries have been reported.
Kentucky
The rain started before sunrise, around 5 a.m., and drenched parts of western Kentucky with 5 inches in a short amount of time.
McCracken County Emergency Management Director Jerome Mansfield told the Associated Press the "torrential downpour of rain" led to an apartment complex and a motel being evacuated and crews rescuing multiple people from vehicles that got stuck in high water, mostly in low-lying areas. He said he wasn't sure how many people were evacuated and rescued.
No injuries were reported and Mansfield said officials were trying to assess the damage now that the rain has stopped.
The American Red Cross was opening a shelter in Paducah overnight for anyone who couldn't return to their homes because of flooding.
West Kentucky Star reports that Paducah police participated in at least 18 water rescues from stalled vehicles.
Missouri
Cars swept into a pile Tuesday by flooding in Branson, Missouri. (Sierra Dobson) (Sierra Dobson)
A flash flood emergency was issued Tuesday morning for parts of Stone and Taney counties in Missouri, including the city of Branson. Significant flash flooding was reported in Kimberling City, Reeds Spring and along Roark Creek. Multiple water rescues have been reported in Branson, according to Branson Fire-Rescue.
The Barry County Sheriff's department told the Joplin Globe crews have had to evacuate some Cassville residents and rescue others because of flooding. The sheriff's department advises people to stay away from Cassville, saying on its Facebook page that "Cassville is CLOSED! Do NOT come to Cassville!"
The Missouri Department of Transportation also closed several highways and roads around Cassville.
Texas
At least 34 water rescues were performed in the Abilene area Tuesday morning, according to the Abilene Police Department. Water also reportedly entered some homes.
The Abilene Regional Airport recorded 7.15 inches of rain on Tuesday through 1:40 p.m. CDT, making it their all-time wettest calendar day on record. The previous record was 6.54 inches on May 11, 1928.
By afternoon, storms over San Angelo prompted at least 20 water rescues, according to the sheriff's office.
Jul 9, 2015
Howard
Algae Blankets East China Coast (Jul 9 )
While extreme enteromorpha algae blooms have been occurring here since 2007, it’s been quite the spectacle recently in the seaside towns of Qingdao and Rizhao.
The New York Times reported during the 2013 algae bloom that scientists still had no concrete explanation for the extraordinary coverage of algae.
Although green algae is not known to be harmful to humans, it can cause widespread destruction to marine life.
Chinese authorities spent millions of dollars on algae cleanup in 2008, the South China Morning Post reports. Officials deployed the People’s Liberation Army to rid the beaches of the green mess as the waters were being used for sailing events during the Beijing Olympic Games.
Source
http://www.theweathernetwork.com/news/articles/must-see-seas-turn-g...
Jul 10, 2015
KM
http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2015/07/09/bc-water-restrictions_n_776...
B.C. Water Restrictions Hit Extreme Levels As Drought Continues
Two areas of Vancouver Island have introduced the highest water restriction levels as B.C.'s dry summer rages on.
The Regional District of Nanaimo and the city of Parksville announced Thursday that a Level 4 water ban was officially in place.
That means no outdoor sprinklers, no filling up swimming pools, and no washing cars, driveways, sidewalks, or buildings. Strict rules for watering gardens are also in effect.
A breakdown of the different levels of water restrictions, from levels 1 to 4.
The City of Vancouver is currently under a level 2 water restriction, which means lawn-watering is allowed, but only on certain days of the week.
Some Vancouverites have reportedly been calling out wasteful neighbours for breaking the rules, leading to over 750 warnings and five $250 tickets being issued to residents, city spokeswoman Patricia MacNeil told CBC News.
Across the province, 197 fires are burning, prompting nine evacuation orders and eight states of local emergency. The B.C. government has spent nearly $97 million fighting the flames, far exceeding its $63-million budget already.
Environment Canada is predicting that the higher-than-normal temperatures and dry conditions will continue well into the fall.
Jul 10, 2015
lonne rey
UNIQUE: light frost in Twente (Netherlands)in the summer
http://www.tvenschedefm.nl/uniek-lichte-vorst-in-twente-in-de-zomer...
In Twente was measured in the night from Thursday to Friday light frost. That is unique for July. The official measurement in Twente, at the airport, 1.3 degrees below zero was measured.
Jul 10, 2015
lonne rey
Snow in July!? Yosemite visited by winter
http://www.wcvb.com/weather/34080800
Jul 10, 2015
KM
http://www.voanews.com/content/china-evacuated-thousands-ahead-of-t...
China Evacuates Thousands Ahead of Typhoon Chan-hom
Chinese authorities have evacuated tens of thousands of people, canceled scores of trains and flights and shuttered seaside resorts as a super-typhoon with wind gusts up to 200 kph (125 mph) heads toward the southeastern coast.
China's national weather service said super Typhoon Chan-hom is expected to make landfall by early Saturday at the eastern province of Zhejiang, and has issued its highest-level alert.
Zhejiang's Civil Affairs Bureau said nearly 60,000 people were evacuated from coastal areas. The country's railway service said more than 100 trains between the region's cities are canceled through Sunday.
Services canceled
In the seaside city of Zhoushan, all flights in and out of its airport have been canceled.
The city has halted bus services and speedboat ferry services. Several tourist spots also were closed. In the nearby port city of Ningbo, 34 flights were canceled, the airport said.
Another 37 flights were canceled at the airport for another coastal city, Wenzhou.
Several area cities also have announced suspension of inter-city bus services.
Chan-hom caused 20 injuries as it moved over islands in southern Japan, Kyodo news agency reported, citing the local government in Okinawa prefecture.
Weather warnings
The Japan Meteorological Agency warned of strong winds and high waves through the night.
The storm also dumped rain on northern Philippines and was expected to pass by Taiwan, where several flights were suspended.
The stock market and public offices were closed Friday in Taipei, the island's capital, authorities announced.
Southern China already was struck by another typhoon earlier this week. Typhoon Linfa displaced 56,000 people in southern Guangdong province.
Jul 10, 2015
jorge namour
Turkey: impressive tornado yesterday
News - Updated Friday, July 10, 2015
A tornado was filmed in Turkey yesterday, a phenomenon rarely occurs in that country.
http://actualite.lachainemeteo.com/actualite-meteo/2015-07-10-06h34... VIDEO
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Barely two tornadoes a year are recorded in Turkey every year, the last created damage in the heart of Istanbul in August 2014. Yesterday, a very impressive phenomenon occurred in the province of Isparta, west Turkey, in a very stormy context.
Jul 11, 2015
KM
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3157079/Antarctic-blast-beg...
Antarctic blast begins to bite: Heavy snow falls in southern states, 90km/h blizzards set to batter NSW and drivers urged to stay off the roads as temperatures plummet to lowest in 15 YEARS
Emergency services are on high alert as the Antarctic blast is beginning to hit the southern and eastern coast of Australia and people have been warned to batten down the hatches ahead of the worst of the storms overnight and into Sunday.
Damaging 'blizzard intensity' winds of 90km/h in NSW are causing havoc across NSW, and snow is also falling in South Australia and Victoria as conditions worsen.
NSW Police has appealed for all drivers to take extra care on the roads, as thousands of families return home after the school holidays. The warning calls for people to avoid 'risky behaviour'.
Emergency services are on high alert as the Antarctic blast is beginning to hit the southern and eastern coast of Australia and people have been warned to batten down the hatches ahead of the worst of the storms overnight and into Sunday
A State Emergency Service spokeswoman told Daily Mail Australia people should avoid travel all together if possible, as roads become potentially deadly in 'icy conditions'.
It also advised people to move cars undercover, put away or secure loose items at home and be aware of falling trees and power lines.
The freezing front began to roll across the country on Friday afternoon, delivering conditions not seen in 15 years, according to the Bureau of Meteorology.
Temperatures are expected to fall to zero or below across large parts of Victoria, New South Wales and Tasmania, with bitterly cold winds and hail also forecast. Snow is predicted to reach as far north as Queensland, after already falling across Victoria, South Australia and NSW.
People across the country woke up to freezing conditions on Saturday morning
Jul 11, 2015
Tracie Crespo
www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/typhoon-lashes-china-after-more-than-a...
Typhoon lashes China after more than a million people evacuated
A wave, under the influence of Typhoon Chan-hom, hits the shore next to residential buildings in Wenling, Zhejiang province, China, July 10, 2015.
Typhoon Chan-Hom was packing winds of 162 kph (101 mph) as it hit the city of Zhoushan, slowing from an earlier speed of 173 kph (108 mph).
It could be the most powerful July typhoon to hit Zhejiang since the Communist Party took power in 1949, the National Meteorological Center said.
No casualties have been reported yet, Xinhua said.
In Shanghai, the commercial capital, all flights out of Pudong International Airport and Hongqiao Airport were canceled because of the typhoon, state broadcaster CCTV said.
Authorities in Zhejiang said the province may face 1.95 billion yuan ($314 million) in economic losses, with agriculture the worst affected, sustaining 1.44 billion yuan in losses, Xinhua said.
The typhoon brought heavy rain to Shanghai as well as the provinces of Anhui and Fujian, besides Jiangsu and Zhejiang, the weather service said.
Apart from the closure of schools and the suspension of flights and trains, more than 51,000 ships had returned to port, Xinhua said, citing local authorities.
Typhoons are common at this time of year in the South China Sea, picking up strength from warm waters before dissipating over land.
Earlier this week, typhoon Linfa moved slowly across the north of the Southeast Asian archipelago and up to China's southern province of Guangdong.
(Reporting by Sue-Lin Wong and the Shanghai newsroom; Editing by Clarence Fernandez and Robin Pomeroy)
Jul 11, 2015
Khan
Unusual cold weather hits northern Vietnam
July 13, 2015
People wear coats by a smoke oven in Sa Pa as it became suddenly cold on Monday morning.
Sa Pa, the favorite resort town in northern Vietnam, is going through the second winter in only six months. Or at least that’s what it feels like here. The town became suddenly cold on Monday morning and many people had to wear extra coats to deal with the temperature, which fell to 12.6 degrees Celsius (54.7 degrees Fahrenheit) at 7 a.m., right in the middle of summer.
Both locals and tourists in Lao Cai Province said they woke up very surprised. They said it felt cold like winter, but it got warmer later in the day. According to AccuWeather, the minimum temperature will be between 14 and 16 degrees throughout the week. Luu Minh Hai, director of the province’s weather forecast center, said the region has been suffering from a depression which caused long, heavy rains the past days.
The temperature in other mountains in the region also dropped to 16 and 17 degrees Celsius. Hai said such low temperature in summer has hardly ever been seen in Sa Pa. The town, which is the only place in Vietnam to have snow in winter, recorded temperature as low as 14.4 degrees Celsius in July 2005.
The cold weather is even stranger considering the country has been going through the hottest year in a decade, with heat wave gripping northern and central Vietnam for months now.
Source
Jul 13, 2015
Stanislav
Impacts of Disasters since the 1992 Rio de Janeiro Earth Summit (as of 11 June 2012)
1992, the United Nations organized a conference on environment and development in Rio de Janeiro, called the Earth Summit. The purpose of the conference was to rethink economic growth, advance social equity and ensure environmental protection.
Twenty years later, the UN is organizing Rio+20, a chance to move away from business-as-usual and to end poverty, address environmental destruction and build a bridge to the future. Disaster risk reduction (DRR) plays an important part in this future of sustainable development.
Here’s a look at the impact of disasters since the Earth Summit (1992-2012).
Source: reliefweb.int
Jul 14, 2015
jorge namour
Fireworks canceled due to drought - FRANCE
News - Published Tuesday, July 14, 2015 by The Weather Channel- LA CHAINE METEO
Due to the ongoing drought, many fireworks could not be held for the festivities of July 13 and 14
http://actualite.lachainemeteo.com/actualite-meteo/2015-07-14-18h09...
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In some cities, the shooting of fireworks were canceled yesterday due to the ongoing drought. The most affected by these cancellations regions are the Centre, Burgundy, Auvergne, the Île-de-France, Rhône-Alpes, the Pays-de-Loire or even Lorraine, Champagne-Ardenne.
For instance, three fireworks planned as part of the festivities of July 14 were canceled in the Amboise region, Auzouer-en-Touraine, in Château-Renault and Pocé-sur-Cisse. In Essonne, in Etrechy, because of drought and fire hazards to nearby fields, the city preferred to postpone the date of the fireworks. Even precautionary measure Grézieu-la-Varenne near Lyon. In Aube, the fireworks scheduled yesterday in La Louptière-Thénard was also canceled. In Eure-et-Loir, in Saumeray, Chatillon-en-Dunois, Jallans, Dangeau and Lanneray, provided the fireworks have been canceled again.
The fallout fireworks are not glowing. That's when firing, there may be sparks. In some cases, water the fields of departure keeps shooting fireworks, and thus limit the risk of fire.
Nearly 40 drought alert departments, increased forest fire risk
Nearly forty departments were placed under drought alert. The landscape takes on a yellow tinge (reminiscent of 2003), indicating that the vegetation is very important water stess. Farmers are the first to be affected. Cattle are hungry for green, and plants are starved of water.
We have witnessed the beginning of a proliferation of fires and shrub fires linked to the drought and high temperatures. Near Le Mans, 100 hectares of forest burned Mulsanne yesterday. This fire required the intervention of 400 firefighters. Throughout France, there has been a resurgence of outbreaks of fire. In Port Bou in the Pyrenees-Orientales, nearly twenty hectares went up in smoke. In the Var, Herault, Gard, the Bouches-du-Rhône, the Mistral and Tramontana fuel the dryness of the air. Maintaining very high temperatures for one week (35 ° C) and wind are aggravating factors.
Jul 15, 2015
Derrick Johnson
Caught on camera: Entire HOUSE destroyed and swept away before being forced under a bridge in Kentucky flash flood
By JAKE POLDEN FOR MAILONLINE
Flash floods that have killed at least one man and one woman and left six more missing in Kentucky have been captured on camera carrying and destroying an entire house.
Heavy rain caused the flash floods that swept vehicles away, downed power lines and endangered the lives of people in the south-eastern state.
And Kentucky State Police Troopers are said to be struggling with the amount of debris caused by the floodwater while attempting to rescue those who may still be trapped in their homes.
Source: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3162232/Caught-camera-Entir...
Jul 16, 2015
lonne rey
Scientists in Norway left completely baffled by freak storm that dumps 100mm of rain in one hour
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/freak-tropical-rains...
More than 100mm of rain fell on the Norwegian village of Ogndal, an amount rarely seen outside the tropical rainforests of Brazil or Indonesia.
The downpour, which left farm animals petrified and meteorologists scratching their heads, is believed to have shattered records for the area, the Local has reported.
More than a month’s rain fell in 60 minutes
An estimated 102mm of rain bucketed down in an hour, followed by hail that left a layer of ice across the area.
Jul 16, 2015
jorge namour
Explosion of algae in the canals of London [PHOTOS]
July 16, 2015 01:19
http://www.meteoweb.eu/2015/07/esplosione-di-alghe-nei-canali-di-lo...
https://translate.google.com.ar/translate?sl=it&tl=en&js=y&...
LaPresse/PA
A veritable "explosion" of algae involved yesterday, Wednesday, July 15, the channels of London technically it is an algal bloom, a bloom of microalgae in technical jargon caused by the rich nutrients in the water, the extreme heat and high humidity.
Jul 16, 2015
KM
http://floodlist.com/america/brazil-floods-storms-south-3-dead-july...
Brazil – Floods and Storms in South Leave 3 Dead, 79 Injured
Storms and floods have affected three southern states of Brazil since 10 July 2015, leaving 3 dead, 79 injured and nearly 1,000 displaced.
According to the Civil Defense of the states of Paraná, Santa Catarina and Rio Grande do Sul, more than 30,000 people have been affected. Two people have died and 8 injured in Santa Catarina, and one death has been reported in Paraná, where 71 people have also been injured.
In Paraná, around 44 municipalities have been affected. Around 3,000 homes have suffered damage and 248 people have been evacuated.
In the state of Santa Catarina, 45 municipalities have been affected. State Civil Defense say that around 900 homes have suffered damaged and 64 people have been displaced. Floods and storms have caused disruption to water supply in 13 municipalities. As of yesterday, 15 July, heavy rain was still falling in some ares of the state, raising concern about levels of the Uruguay River at Itapiranga.
In Rio Grande do Sul, around 650 people are currently staying in shelters after evacuating from their homes. Local Civil Defense say that Esteio is the worst affected area in the state and the city council there have declared an emergency situation.
Jul 16, 2015
jorge namour
Mediterranean sea at 29 ° C: the exceptional water temperatures JULY 15 2015
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The waters of the Mediterranean exhibit exceptionally high values for several days and will again heat up with heat stroke on Thursday and Friday.
This early overheating of the Mediterranean water is truly exceptional: 28 ° C currently on the east coast of Corsica, 27 ° C on the French Riviera. The southeast of France has in effect found swept by a stream of southeast for a long time. The warm currents have repeatedly brought up a swell from the Balearics.
https://www.facebook.com/severeweatherEU/photos/a.1423656947857402....
Severe Weather Europe
+++Mediterranean sea much warmer than average+++
Sea surface temperature / anomaly maps centered on the Mediterranean. Exceedingly high temperature anomalies are observed over W-CNTRL-N Mediterranean with sea surface temperatures over 4 °C above average. Highly positive temp anomaly also in the Black sea. This results also in high CAPE values over the region, as MLCAPE was probably above 5000 J/kg for the July 8 Mira (NE Italy) F4 tornado. We may well expect above average CAPE values and intense thunderstorms in the region.
Jul 17, 2015
KM
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3165247/Huge-wildfires-hit-...
Huge wildfires hit Greece as rapidly spreading flames trap tourists on beaches and another blaze blankets Athens in smoke
Huge wildfires have hit southern Greece with rapidly spreading flames trapping tourists on popular holiday beaches and forcing the evacuation of three villages.
Firefighters are currently battling fires in the Laconia area using water-dropping planes and helicopters, as well as sending coast guard boats to rescue scores of people trapped on a beach.
Separately, a brush fire broke out on the outskirts of the Greek capital, burning across a hillside and blanketing parts of Athens in thick smoke. Dozens of Athens residents fled their homes and flames fanned by strong winds and high temperatures burned through woodland around the Greek capital.
Flames: Huge wildfires have hit southern Greece with rapidly spreading flames trapping tourists on popular holiday beaches and forcing the evacuation of three villages
Difficult conditions: Firefighters are currently battling fires in Laconia using water-dropping planes and helicopters (pictured), as well as sending coast guard boats to rescue scores of people trapped on a beach
Apocalyptic: Massive clouds of smoke are seen billowing over the Greek capital Athens earlier this morning
Jul 17, 2015
KM
http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/65-000-people-affected-due-to-floods...
65,000 People Affected From Floods in Assa
155 villages have been affected due to the floods.
Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) said in its flood report today that the affected villages are in Dhemaji, Lakhimpur and Sonitpur districts.
Sonitpur district bore the brunt of the disaster with nearly 50,000 people suffering, followed by Lakhimpur with over 13,000 people being affected, it said. Over 1,600 hectares of crop areas are under water.
Authorities have opened seven relief camps in Sonitpur, where 7,712 people are taking shelter.
The flood waters have also washed away two parts of a road and two embankments were breached in Lakhimpur, while five roads were damaged and several embankments were breached at four places in as many rivers in Sonitpur.
At present, is flowing above the danger mark at NT Road crossing in Sonitpur, ASDMA said. Flood situation at Gohpur sub-division of Sonitpur district have worsened as heavy rains lashed adjoining areas in Arunachal Pradesh since last night.
Officials said the railway tracks at Magoni Rahdhola were damaged by flood waters.
Lakhimpur Deputy Commissioner Debeswar Malakar said rescue teams of State Disaster Response force and National Disaster Response Force have been alerted in the district.
Jul 17, 2015
KM
http://www.thecourier.co.uk/news/local/perth-kinross/video-incredib...
VIDEO: Incredible scenes as homes and businesses are flooded in Alyth
Torrential downpours caused widespread devastation in Alyth this morning.
Rescue crews used inflatable boats to free people trapped in their homes and businesses in the flood-hit town centre.
Alyth Burn, which runs through the community, overflowed after debris and fallen trees blocked a series of bridges.
Locals told The Courier a large section of the town centre was under water within minutes.
Nearby homes and businesses were swamped, causing extensive damage.
The town hall has been opened as a shelter for people who have been affected by the floods.
A Perth and Kinross Council spokeswoman said that about 30 homes across Alyth had been hit, including sheltered housing at Burnside Court.
Jul 17, 2015
jorge namour
Hot in Spain, the Mayor: "siesta NAP compulsory for all 14 to 17"
July 17, 2015
n the town of Ador, Spain, the mayor imposed a very particular requirement: all at home during the hottest hours, will become a "ghost town", to avoid exposure to hot and all 'sultriness that have pushed up the thermometers already at 40 degrees
http://www.meteoweb.eu/2015/07/caldo-in-spagna-il-sindaco-siesta-ob...
https://translate.google.com.ar/translate?sl=it&tl=en&js=y&...
14 to 17 hours every afternoon siesta silence and for all, the mayor's order. And 'what is happening in the small town of Ador, 1400 inhabitants, near Valencia, where every day a municipal messenger advises all residents to respect the secular ritual Iberian afternoon rest, now also laid down in an order of the mayor. A sacred tradition in this Spanish village, encoded by the mayor Joan Faus since the surge of sweltering hot African invaded Spain in late June, bringing the thermometer above 40 degrees. The order calls for the absolute silence in the country from 14 to 17, recommended not to leave the house the children, and especially to take a nap. "In this heat and 'dangerous to go out," said Faus. The recommendations of the mayor are taken very seriously by the people: every afternoon, reports Europapress, for three hours Ador become a "ghost town".
Jul 17, 2015
SongStar101
The stunning statistic that puts this year’s Alaskan wildfires in perspective
http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2015/07/13...
Every day they update the numbers. And every day, the number of acres burned in Alaska seems to leap higher yet again.
As of Monday, it is at 4,447,182.2 acres, according to the Alaska Interagency Coordination Center — a total that puts the 2015 wildfire season in sixth place overall among worst seasons on record. It’s very likely to move into fifth place by Tuesday — and it’s still just mid-July. There is a long way to go.
According to the Center, 2015 is now well ahead of the rate of burn seen in the worst year ever, 2004, when 6,590,140 acres burned in 701 fires. “Fire acreage totals are more than 14 days ahead of 2004,” the agency notes. In other words, and although the situation could still change, we may be watching the unfolding of the worst year ever recorded.
But it isn’t just Alaska — even more acres have burned this year across Canada. As of Sunday, 2,924,503.01 hectares had burned in 4,921 fires — and a hectare is much bigger than an acre. In fact, it’s about 2.47 of them. Thus, some 7,223,522 acres had burned in Canada as of Sunday. In Canada, too, wildfire activity this year is well above average levels.
How big is 11 million acres? Well, it’s more than 17,000 square miles. The state of Connecticut is a little under 5,000 square miles in area, so it’s more than three times as big as Connecticut.
This doesn’t yet mean that either Canada or Alaska has seen its worst wildfire season on record (yet). Both have, individually, seen years in which burn totals wound up being higher than these. But it does mean that these areas are starting to rack up an incredible amount of burned acreage between them – and at least in Alaska’s case, a new record is a very real possibility.
One reason that’s so worrisome: Alaska is 80 percent underlain by permafrost, and Canada is 50 percent underlain by it. These frozen soils now have a large number of fires burning atop them, and when permafrost thaws, it can begin to release carbon dioxide and methane into the atmosphere, worsening global warming. (Fires also worsen global warming in another way — by releasing huge amounts of carbon into the air due to the combustion of organic material.)
And just in case more than 11 million acres burned isn’t a stunning enough statistic for you, here’s another.
According to the Alaska Division of Forestry, the state has now deployed 480 miles worth of fire hoses to fight fires. That’s a length, notes the agency, that would stretch farther than the distance from Anchorage to Fairbanks — which is about 360 miles.
Jul 18, 2015
KM
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3165991/Wildfire-blows-Cali...
Terrified motorists abandon their cars and run for their lives as raging wildfires blow across California highway and torch EVERYTHING in their path
Dangerous wildfires have swept across a highway in California - setting at least 20 vehicles and five homes alight in its path.
The fast-moving blaze began north of State Route 138 in the Baldy Mesa area on Friday, forcing both lanes of Freeway 15 - the main road between Southern California and Las Vegas - to shut down.
Dramatic aerial pictures show lorries and cars in flames, forcing motorists to abandon their cars and rush to safety, but reports suggest only two people suffered minor injuries.
Dozens of vehicles were vacated and hundreds of others turned onto side roads to get away from the flames as water-dropping helicopters flew overhead.
More than 20 fire engines were deployed, some of which were parked in front of houses to protect them.
Jul 18, 2015
Derrick Johnson
Hawaii Just Got Hit By A July Snow Storm (Seriously)
Because nature is crazy.
July snowstorms are weird enough. July snowstorms in Hawaii boggle the mind.
But that's what happened at the summit of Mauna Kea on Hawaii's Big Island on Friday morning.
The combination of passing thunderstorms and near-freezing temperatures led to 1.5 inches of snow and icy conditions, according to a ranger's report.
Mauna Kea, a dormant volcano that rises 13,796 feet above sea level, gets snow regularly in the winter months, but rarely in the summer.
"It can happen," meteorologist Ryan Lyman told West Hawaii Today. "Even in July."
In the summer, average high temperatures at the summit are around 40 degrees, and average lows are around 25 degrees.
Mauna Kea's weather is extremely unpredictable, according to the Mauna Kea Weather Center. "A calm sunny day may quickly become treacherous with hurricane force winds and blizzard conditions,"a statement warns.
The summit's web cameras caught the volatile weather, including the two time-lapse videos below.
Source: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/hawaii-summer-snow-storm_55a973...
Jul 18, 2015