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Mercury rising: India records its highest temperature ever

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(CNN)India recorded its highest-ever temperature on Thursday when the heat in the town of Phalodi, in the western state of Rajasthan, shot up to a burning 51 degrees Celsius (123.8 degrees Fahrenheit). 

The previous temperature record in India was held by Alwar, also in Rajasthan, at 50.6 degrees Celsius (123.1 Fahrenheit) in 1956. According to the Guinness Book of World Records, the highest temperature ever was recorded at 56.7 degrees Celsius (134 degrees Fahrenheit) in Death Valley, California, on July 10, 1913.

Rajasthan, home to the Thar desert, typically records the highest temperatures in India. Temperatures can soar as a result of incoming western winds from hot areas.

Red alert issued

The IMD has issued a red-level alert for Rajasthan as well as for other states like Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat, where temperatures, despite not having crossed the 50-degree mark, are higher than average.

India has recorded higher than normal temperatures throughout 2016.

Many areas are experiencing severe heat waves and state governments estimate more than 370 people killed so far.

ndia recorded its highest ever temperature on Thursday, in Phalodi, Rajasthan, where numbers shot up to a burning 51 degrees Celsius (123.8 degrees Fahrenheit)

This comes on the back of a searing 2015, when more than 2,500 died in the summer. 2015's high casualty rate has led to India's National Disaster Management Authority coordinating with states on heat wave action plans to spread awareness and establish preventative measures.

Killer heatwave wreaks havoc in Southeast Asia

Double whammy of heat wave and drought

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The heat wave has also coincided with another major environmental problem: drought.

After two successive below-average monsoons in 2014 and 2015, ground water levels have receded, impacting many rural Indians who rely on ground wells for drinking water.

The western Indian state of Maharashtra is one of the worst impacted, with the state government organizing emergency 'water trains' to bring daily supplies to villages.

The double whammy of heat and drought has led to accidents and fatalities.

On Monday, five men died in the northern state of Haryana when they attempted to restore a well that had fallen into disuse.

Authorities say the men were killed when they inhaled poisonous gas trapped in the well.

India's meteorological department says the heat wave will continue into next week

India's meteorological department says the heat wave will continue into next week. Many schools across the country have been operating on shortened days.

The monsoons are expected to hit India in June, bringing much-needed rain and relief. The 2016 monsoons are forecast to bring an above-average amount of rainfall.

Unrelated to the annual monsoons, large parts of Sri Lanka and now southern India have been lashed this week by rains caused by a tropical depression in the Bay of Bengal.

Caught on camera: A dangerous, melting road in Gujarat

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Hurricane cinema Film: Trailer

News - Published Friday, May 27, 2016 by The Weather Channel- LA CHAINE METEO

A FRENCH FILM

Check out the trailer for the film "Hurricane" comes out in cinemas Wednesday, June 8

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Filmed with images from 12 countries, the film chronicles the journey of over 15,000 km of one of the most devastating weather events on our planet: the hurricane.

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Ninety-minute tornado rare, even in Kansas

The tornado that raked northern Kansas stayed on the ground about 10 times longer than the typical twister.

A tornado drops two mile northeast of Niles, Kan., on Wednesday. The large tornado that the National Weather Service said was on the ground for about 90 minutes damaged or destroyed about 20 homes in northern Kansas. 

Lightning from a severe storm fills the sky behind a grain elevator in Belvue, Kan., on Wednesday. The storm produced tornadoes near Chapman. 

The Storm Prediction Center said most tornadoes last less than 10 minutes and stay on the ground for about 31/2 miles. Wednesday’s storm covered 26 miles from near Niles and southeast of Chapman, but was moving so slowly it lasted an hour and a half and was so isolated that other storms never interrupted its air flow.

The SPC said the legendary, long-lived tornadoes talked about from a century ago were most likely a series of storms along one general path.

The twister that hit Kansas tracked eastward at an average speed of 17.3 mph. The slow forward motion gave forecasters plenty of time to warn people living in the area to either get out of the storm’s way or take shelter.

The National Weather Service at Topeka warned Chapman’s 1,400 residents at 8:06 p.m. Wednesday that the storm was 4 miles west. At the storm’s pace, that gave people 15 minutes to prepare. There have been no reports of injuries or deaths.

Tornadoes are usually part of weather systems that form multiple storms – one with hail here, high winds there. Cold air flowing out of those other storms often chokes off the balance a storm needs to keep a tornado going, said Erik Rasmussen, a research scientist at the University of Oklahoma and the project director for Vortex Southeast.

“The things that end up destroying a tornado didn’t happen,” Rasmussen said. “It was really just bad luck.” The next-nearest storm capable of influencing the Chapman twister was south of Wichita, Kansas, 120 miles to the south.

Tornadoes are the most efficient way to move air from one part of the atmosphere to another. Typically in the U.S., tornadoes form when moist, warm air from the Gulf moves northward on air currents to meet drier, cooler air moving in from the Pacific or Canada.

Lightning over Paris: children electrocuted in a park

May 28, 2016

Children were injured in Paris after being struck by lightning in the Park Monceau, near the Champs-Elysees

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Ten children and an adult were injured in Paris after being hit by lightning while celebrating a birthday in the park Monceau,
located in the northwest area of the French capital, not far from the Champs-Elysees.

The head of the eighth arrondissement of Paris, Vincent Baladi, told the TV itele that six children were in serious condition.

The incident, very rare, occurred during one of the frequent storms of recent days, which prompted the group to take shelter under a tree. No one was hurt from the tree fall and according to the fire department "has been avoided a more serious drama."

The weather service had issued a warning for severe weather coming rainy, but Paris - which has hit a violent storm - was not among its current locations.

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Storm killer in Europe, lightning on children playing in Germany and on a holiday in Paris

May 28, 2016

Bad weather in Europe, killer lightning between Germany, Poland and France

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Heavy rains cause deadly flooding in southern Germany

An estimated three people have been killed as violent weather strikes the southwestern German state of Baden-Württemberg. Heavy rain caused an underground car park to collapse.

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Much of the destruction is centered in the town of Schwäbisch Gmünd in the East Württemberg region. Authorities said a volunteer firefighter was killed while trying to rescue a flooding victim - the man he was trying to save is listed as missing.

Separately, police said one person died in an underground car park in the town of Weißbach after it became flooded with rainwater.

The storm was reportedly centered in the Ostalb district near the state border with Bavaria. Numerous vehicles were reportedly underwater and emergency services had to rescue stranded motorists from their vehicles.

Floods: torrential rains wreak havoc in France

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Seven departments remain vigilant rain and / or flooding. A red alert is issued Loiret, due to an exceptional flood of the Loing.

The amount of water fallen in recent hours is impressive: in two days, 86 millimeters to Voulton, in Seine-et-Marne, while 65 millimeters were recorded in Trappes, in Yvelines, in one day.

A Montbouy, Loiret town, the river reached a height of 2.1 meters on Tuesday, surpassing the previous record of 1.85 meters recorded in 1910.

The water rose up to a meter in places in Bruay and neighboring towns, according to the prefecture.

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15 killed as rain, windstorms wreak havoc in parts of country

RAWALPINDI/PESHAWAR: Massive rain and windstorms on Wednesday evening hit Rawalpindi, Islamabad, Peshawar, Lahore and some other parts of the country, killing at least 15 persons as walls and roofs collapsed while billboards and trees were uprooted. As many as 75 persons were also injured in the windstorm.

Electricity vanished in the twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad and most parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa after some pylons fell due to the storm. The Metro bus station’s roof at the 6th Road, Rawalpindi, collapsed and the bus service was suspended. The flight operation at the Benazir Bhutto International Airport in Islamabad was also suspended due to the windstorm.

According to the Met Office, the wind was blowing in Rawalpindi at 148 kilometres per hour and in Islamabad it was 120 km/hr.A woman and her two daughters died in Margalla Town, a madrassa student lost his life in Sector F-7 and a man was killed in Bhara Kahu due to the windstorm in Islamabad.

In the Dhoke Hassu area, Rawalpindi, Kanwal, 20, and her 18-year-old brother Majid died in a wall collapse while their mother Sultana received injuries. In the Banni area, Azhar Mahmood lost his life.

Also, at least seven persons were killed and over 40 others wounded when a windstorm and rain hit parts of KP and tribal areas on Wednesday.The powerful thunderstorm followed by heavy rain hit the provincial capital and nearby towns at around 6:30pm. Several walls and roofs collapsed while trees fell due to the heavy rain and storm.

Sidra, a young woman, and her six-month baby Ahmad, died in rain-related incidents in the Musazai village. Two members of the family, Ambreen and Nosheen, were wounded and shifted to hospital.

An emergency was declared in all the city hospitals while ambulances of Rescue 1122 were moved to rush the wounded for treatment.

“A mother and her child were killed in Musazai, Peshawar, while two others in the family sustained injuries when the roof of their house caved in. Another person was killed in Nowshera while one died in Charsadda,” Bilal Ahmad Faizi, the spokesman for Rescue 1122, told The News.

He added that as many as 23 persons sustained injuries in various rain and storm-related incidents in Peshawar, Charsadda and Nowshera.

A woman was killed and three others wounded in rain-related incidents in Jamrud Tehsil while a man died in the Bara Tehsil of the Khyber Agency. One person reportedly died in Kohat. Unconfirmed reports said a child reportedly died on the Kohat Road. A large number of hoardings and trees also fell to the ground due to the powerful storm.

In Nowshera, one person was killed and several others injured in house collapse incidents. A man identified as Ihsan Ali was killed when a tree fell on him in Misri Banda. The Grand Trunk Road was closed for traffic after signboards, trees and electricity poles were uprooted which blocked the road. 

The sources said that boundary walls of several houses in Nowshera Kalan, Risalpur and Mera Jalozai collapsed, leaving several persons injured. Scores of injured were shifted to the District Headquarters Hospital and other hospitals in the district. There were reports of damage to the crops in different areas of Pabbi tehsil of Nowshera district. 

Hailstorm severely damaged the standing crops and fruit orchards spreading on large swathes of land in South Waziristan.  According to local sources, the hailstorm broke a 30-year-old record. It also uprooted the solar systems the tribesmen had installed to generate power to run the tube-wells. According to the reports received from various parts of the tribal region, the most affected areas were Karikot, Landi Doog, Waja Ghundai, Sherna, Sekach, Tala Bani, Laman, Dubkot, Tanai, Warsak, Wacha Khwar and Greendana. One person identified as Bakht Jan was killed in a wall collapse incident in Sadda, Kurram Agency.

Five people dead as parts of Europe see worst flooding in 100 years: Parts of Britain colder than Christmas Day

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• At least five people died on Wednesday in flooding across France, Austria and Germany
• In many places the water reached five metres above street level.
• Floods in France are the worst since 1910. 
• Parts of Britain are colder than on Christmas Day yesterday
• More flooding on the East coast of England
• A month's rain fell in six hours in parts of the UK.

The inhabitants, surprised by the sudden flooding, had to be rescued by helicopter.
At least five people died on Wednesday in flooding across France, Austria and Germany, authorities say. Search teams in the Bavarian town of Simbach am Inn found the bodies of three people who had been trapped in a house and a woman was found dead by a nearby stream.
In central France an 86-year-old woman lost her life.
Dozens of towns have been inundated and people have been saved by helicopter.
Forecasters say waters are expected to keep rising for several days, reports the BBC.
The departements of Loiret and Seine-et-Marne to the south and east of the capital Paris were placed on red alert by weather service Meteo France due to the dangers caused by flooding.
The service asked the public to avoid any kind of travel in the affected areas unless it was absolutely necessary.
Nemours resident Sylvette Gounaud told Agence France-Presse: "In 60 years of living here, I've never seen this.
The centre of town is totally under water.
All the shops are destroyed."

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Central France has seen some of its worst flooding in 100 years.
The Loiret area received the average rainfall of six weeks in three days.
The rising waters wreaked havoc on Tuesday as the A10 motorway, which links Paris and the south west, was flooded and has to be closed at St-Arnoult-en-Yvelines.
Around 650 vehicles were left blocked by the rising waters with around 200 motorists having to be transported in army trucks to the city of Orleans, which itself has been badly hit by flooding.
In Paris, the river Seine burst over walkways, prompting authorities to set up a crisis team.
On Tuesday the height of the river reached 3.8 metres at Austerlitz and is expected to rise even further throughout Wednesday and Thursday.
Authorities however have played down fears the floods will be as bad as the flood of the century of 1910.
Boats continued to navigate the river, but if the water level rises past 4.3 metres then river traffic will be halted.
Heavy rains in parts of Germany and Austria stranded people on rooftops and left water lapping at the doors of one of the Loire Valley's most famous chateaux Wednesday.
In one incident in southern Bavaria, emergency services rescued 20 members of a school group when a boat trip on the Regen river ran into trouble with strong currents sparked by a sudden storm, authorities said.
On Bavaria's border with Austria, firefighters and other emergency services were dispatched to stricken towns where roads and bridges were cut and some residents had to seek refuge from the waters on rooftops.
"The floods came so quickly that people had to escape to the roofs of their houses," a spokesman for the Lower Bavaria regional police said, adding that many streets were submerged.
In the town of Triftern, around 200 schoolchildren bunked down in their school, preparing to spend the night on Wednesday.
A town spokesman said the school building itself was out of danger as it was on higher ground.
Just over the border in Austria, heavy rain lashed the Salzburg region, flooding several roads and forcing several schools to announce closures for Thursday.
The floods were also declared an emergency in the historic town of Passau, on the border with Austria, the scene of massive flooding three years ago.
In nearby Pfarrkirchen more than 35 litres of water per square metre fell in the space of six hours on Wednesday, according to the German meteorological office.
More thunderstorms are forecast for southern Germany, and water levels on some rivers are predicted to rise further still.
Meanwhile Parts of Britain are colder than on Christmas Day yesterday as our meteorological summer begins in the only way we know how – with clouds and rain. Maximum temperatures were just 14C in the South East today, compared to 15C on December 25 last year, and it’s not getting any warmer tomorrow.
Meanwhile there is a flood alert along the Yorkshire coast from Skipsea to Whitby with 40 knot gusts expected to cause overtopping waves.
Temperatures have plunged thanks to a system advancing across Britain yesterday, while an onshore breeze is blowing in from the North Sea. 

Storm in Pakistan leaves 34 dead, almost 200 wounded
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The wind storm in the north of Pakistan killed at least 34 people, almost 200 people were wounded, according to local media.

At least 34 people died and almost 200 were wounded in a major thunderstorm that hit the north of Pakistan, local media reported Thursday.

Dunya News TV reported on Thursday that India’s Punjab state, bordering Pakistan, was hit by dust and wind storms on Wednesday. The storms led to power cuts, building collapses and fires. Most victims died under collapsing buildings, fallen trees and billboards.

Flight operations were halted at the Benazir International Airport in Islamabad, and city transport service was also suspended, Geo TV said. But on Thursday morning the airport resumed flights.

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French deluge: Louvre closes down, thousands flee homes amid state of emergency

A picture taken on June 2, 2016 shows the river Seine bursting its banks next to the Eiffel Tower in Paris. 

French President Francois Hollande declared a state of emergency on Thursday due to the flooding, which has been caused by the Loire and Seine rivers bursting their banks following heavy downpours. The leader promised money to help local authorities deal with the damage.

A firefighter evacuates a baby from a flooded area in Chalette-sur-Loing, near Orleans, France 

Rescue workers have responded to about 10,000 calls and evacuated more than 5,000 people with small boats since the weekend.

Photos show residents climbing out of their houses onto rafts, as boats float across streets that now resemble rivers. 

Residents in Nemours, near Orleans, France, await evacuation from floods 

The River Seine has risen by five meters (16 feet) in Paris, flooding the French capital. The city has warned that the river could rise to 5.6 meters (18.4 feet) above its normal level by the end of the day, and has forecasted that it should crest tomorrow at just under 6 meters (19.7 feet).

Rail operator SNCF was forced to close an underground commuter line running along the Seine in Paris that is frequently used by tourists traveling to the Eiffel Tower and Notre Dame Cathedral. 

A resident brings baguettes to his mother's flooded house in Chalette-sur-Loing Montargis, near Orleans, France 

According to an internal email written to employees and seen by Reuters, the landmark Louvre museum closed its doors on Thursday and will not open on Friday in order to allow staff to easily remove works of art if needed.

“The museum will remain closed to the public tomorrow out of precaution: there is no danger to the public or our staff but will allow us to calmly remove certain art collections should it be necessary,” the email states.

Meanwhile, the Musee d’Orsay said it would close earlier than usual on Thursday. 

In the Loire valley, the Chambord Castle – a Unesco World Heritage Site dating back to the 1500s – has been surrounded by water. 

Speaking during a visit to a crisis control center in flooded Nemours, where 3,000 of the town’s 13,000 residents have been evacuated, Prime Minister Manuel Valls said: “The situation remains tense and difficult in several areas. We still have many concerns.”

At least one person in France has died due to the flooding, as an 86-year-old woman was found dead in her house southwest of Paris late on Wednesday.

Heavy rains have also affected other parts of Europe, with six days of downpours leading to the death of eight people in Germany.

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Two people are dead and five injured as violent storms and floods lash the east coast of Australia - with people in Sydney and Brisbane warned to 'stay at home' and 'the worst is yet to come'

• Australia's east coast was hit by wild weather with flooding and gale force winds on Saturday 
• Damaging winds were forecasted with peak gusts that could reach more than 90km/h and up to 250mm of rain
• The entire NSW coast was put on flood watch for what meteorologists believe is the first time in 30 years
• Queensland Police confirm that two people have died in a Brisbane car accident during the severe weather 
• Parts of the Vivid Sydney lights festival will not go ahead on Saturday as wild weather poses a threat to public safety

Two people are dead and five injured as violent storms lashed Australia's east coast on Saturday, causing widespread damage and flash flooding to New South Wales and Queensland during the first weekend of winter.

The eastern states woke to horrendous storms on Saturday morning with gale-force winds and heavy rain forcing the Bureau of Meteorology to issue severe weather warnings, including a flood-watch for the entire New South Wales coast - the first in 30 years.

The extreme system is being blamed as a possible cause of a horror smash near Ipswich, west of Brisbane, that claimed the life of a man and woman on Saturday morning when an out of control truck jack-knifed and ploughed into a mini-van.

The driver of the van died at the scene on the Warrego Highway while his female passenger died in hospital later in the afternoon. The truck driver escaped serious injury and was taken to hospital.

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The storms wreaked havoc across Sydney on Saturday, bringing down several trees in Napier Street, Paddington - resulting in thousands of dollars damage to parked cars

Another tree was uprooted in Sydney's inner-west at Petersham and crashed on to a red Mazda (pictured left) while a BMW was unfortunately struck by a fallen tree in Rose Bay, in the city's east (pictured right)

Brave swimmers prepare to test their strength against powerful waves crashing into the Bondi Icebergs on Saturday

The three swimmers grip tightly to the guard rail as a wave smashes into the famous Bondi Beach pool

Blasted 80 people at the Rock Am Ring festival GERMANY

News - Published Sunday, June 5, 2016 by The Weather Channel-- LA CHAINE METEO

The rock festival and Metal Rock Am Ring was disrupted by violent storms and severe flooding. 80 people were injured by lightning on Friday night, look at the images of the video elements.

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Germany is affected by extremely violent storms for a week and the weather conditions will remain dangerous on the center of the country all next week. It is in this context that had held one of the largest in Europe Festival, Rock Am Ring, which was forced to cancel his last day of concerts, that of Sunday.

The festival acceuillait this weekend the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Black Sabbath, Volbeat, Deftones, Billy Talent, Bring Me The Horizon and many others. But at a concert Friday night, a "Superbolt" (enormous lightning) hit a group of people about 80 festival-goers were injured by the spread of electricity.

You should know that the power is transmitted very well from one body to the other especially when they are in the water, a very good conductor of electricity (the festival were in the mud). 15 people were reported in a "serious condition", and many of them had to be resuscitated after cardiac arrest

After repeatedly interrupted concerts in the last three days, the authorities decided to cancel the final day on Sunday because of persistent thunderstorms. The festival organization has also asked farmers in the area to clear festival of cars from the mud and water with their tractors.

During its history, the festival has often been confronted with bad weather: last year, thirty people had been struck by lightning.

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A wave of polar air is currently sweeping across Santa Catarina, Brazil bringing extreme cold temperatures in this this tropical land.

On Wednesday, June 8, 2016, subzero temperatures were recorded in 14 cities. On the Hill of the Church (Morro da Igreja) in Uribici, temperature plummeted to -18°C! Insane!

Santa Catarina in southern Brazil is being hit by a wave of extreme cold.

14 cities were in subzero temperatures at dawn on June 8, 2016.

In one of Brazil’s coldest spots, the hill of the Church in Urubici, temperature of -1°C was registered. But taking into account the intense southerly winds, the temperature plummeted to -18 °C.

Many municipalities were covered in white in the early hours of the day and marked 0 ° C. Sierra, flowers and lawns of the gardens were frozen.

In the capital of the State, Florianópolis, the lowest temperature of the last seven years has been measured (3 °C).

According to the Meteorological Center of Santa Catarina (Epagri / Ciram), the temperature will continue to decline in the next days as the wave of polar air will last until Monday, June 13, 2016.

Snow is forecast in Rio Grande do Sul and Santa Catarina mountains, where snow did not fell in 2015.

 

Hot in London: guard faints during the parade for the Queen [PHOTOS and VIDEO]

June 11, 2016

A guard fainted during Trooping the Colour, a military parade for the 90th anniversary of Queen Elizabeth

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Probably because of the heat (in London this morning by recorded 22 ° C), or perhaps to stress or the weight of the uniform, a guard fainted during Trooping the Colour, a military parade for the 90th anniversary of Queen Elizabeth:

the man suddenly she passed out under the eyes of colleagues and was promptly cared for by paramedics. His condition does not raise concerns.

Extreme Weather Putting a Damper on Outdoor Music Festivals (Jun 9)

Music festival organizers have increasingly been presented with the unexpected challenge of extreme weather.

Last weekend alone, several music festivals were evacuated because of severe weather, including Field Trip at Toronto's Fort York National Historic Site. Others, including New York City's Governors Ball, cancelled portions of their festivals.

In Germany, more than 70 people were injured after lightning struck the Rock am Ring festival, headlined by the Red Hot Chili Peppers and Black Sabbath — whose show was cancelled.

Torrential rain and intense thunderstorms have caused many evacuations and cancellations during Canadian festivals over the past few years. High winds have also led to festival stage collapses: one in 2011 at Ottawa Bluesfest; the other in 2009 during Alberta's Big Valley Jamboree where one person was killed.

Maud Salvi, the executive director of Calgary's Sled Island music festival, said bad weather can be grim news for festival management. Her festival is still partially recovering from 2013, when it was cancelled halfway through because of the Calgary floods.

In 2013, Sled Island gave its festival pass holders the opportunity for a refund. Fortunately, 70 per cent of pass holders didn't ask for their money back.

Other festivals have been washouts as well. Calgary's X-Fest, which is presented by Live Nation, was cancelled last year due to heavy rain.

The Hillside Festival in Guelph, Ont., has had its fair share of extreme weather. In 2014, the festival had to cancel shows and close a few hours early after a tornado touched down about an hour away from the festival site.

Marie Zimmerman, who is now Hillside's executive director, was in the crowd that night as a ticket holder.

"I was extremely worried, of course, that, you know, something would short or blow up," she said. "It struck me at the time as extremely dangerous, because the rain came down so quickly that people had barely time to respond."

"There are storms, though, that appear to come out of nowhere. Almost like Zeus arrives and decides that he's going to throw a few thunderbolts down," she said.

Later that weekend, there was another close call with a lightning strike at the music festival.

The risk of extreme weather is growing, said Jeff Kienapple, a vice-president with Arthur J. Gallagher in Ontario who specializes in risk management and commercial insurance.

"Severe weather has become a major problem," he said. "The insurance industry is reeling with extreme weather patterns … this is a new reality for festivals really across the country and across the world."

"This is a relatively new phenomenon, but it's a phenomenon that's going to be with us for a while."

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Baked Alaska: Average spring temperature of Last Frontier state hits highs of 32 degrees – shattering the previous record set in 1998

• NOAA says Alaska for the first time in its modern climate record averaged 32 degrees for March through May
• That surpassed by 2 degrees the previous 1998 record
• The record high for January through May also was exceeded
• The agency says temperatures in the first five months averaged 26.1 degrees
• That's 2.5 degrees higher than the previous record of 23.7 set in 1981

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PUBLISHED: 08:20 EST, 11 June 2016 | UPDATED: 09:57 EST, 11 June 2016

No one calls springtime in Alaska balmy but the state this year saw record high spring temperatures, it's been revealed.  

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) said on Wednesday: 'For the first time in its modern climate history, Alaska's average spring temperature hit 32.0 degrees F, breaking a record set in 1998.'

That surpassed by 2 degrees the previous 1998 record.

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No one calls springtime in Alaska balmy but the state this year saw record high spring temperatures, it's been revealed

The record high for January through May also was exceeded.

NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) said online: 'As was the case through April, Alaska's year-to-date average temperature was record warm.

'This year's January-May value of 26.1°F was 10.3°F above the 1925-2000 average and 2.4°F higher than the previous record of 23.7°F set in 1981.

'The last three January-May periods have been three of the four warmest on record for Alaska.'

According to NCEI's website, 'Alaska had its second warmest May on record with a statewide temperature of 44.0°F, 6.0°F above average and 1.0°F shy of its May record set last year.'

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This NOAA map shows the mean temperature departures from average for March - May 2016. NCEI said that for Alaska, 'This year's January-May value of 26.1°F was 10.3°F above the 1925-2000 average and 2.4°F higher than the previous record of 23.7°F set in 1981'

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According to NOAA, 'The Northwest was much warmer than average for spring. [Washington state] observed its second and [Oregon] its third warmest spring' 

The Twitter account for the National Weather Service Alaska region posted a map online Wednesday. 

It indicated that St. Paul, Bethel, King Salmon, Kodiak, Kenai, Anchorage, Talkeetna, Fairbanks, Gulkana, Cordova, Northway, Yakutat, Juneau, and Ketchikan saw their warmest springs this year.

Nome, Kotzebue, McGrath and Barrow saw their second-warmest springs, while Bettles saw its third-warmest spring, according to the map.  

Alaska also saw a record high temperature for April this year. 

NCEI's website said that: 'The Alaska April temperature was record high at 33.3°F, 10.0°F above the 1925-2000 average and 0.4°F warmer than the previous record set in 1940.

'Record warmth was observed across the southern parts of the state with much-above-average temperatures for central and northern Alaska. 

'Temperatures more than 12°F above average were observed across western parts of the state. 

'Anchorage had its warmest April on record with a temperature of 43.5°F, 2.8°F warmer than the previous record set just last year.'  

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Alaska also saw a record high temperature for April this year. NCEI's website said that: 'The Alaska April temperature was record high at 33.3°F, 10.0°F above the 1925-2000 average and 0.4°F warmer than the previous record set in 1940' (stock image) 

Source: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3636604/Burning-Alaska-s-av... 

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Streets turns into RIVER in shocking footage after torrential downpour causes flash flooding

The 'river' was caught on camera after a third day of flooding across various parts of Greater Manchester with roads closed and trains cancelled

Amazed residents have captured an incredible torrent of water pouring through the streets in flooded Stockport.

A rush of water is seen streaming done a road close to Torkington Park, in Hazel Grove , as drivers struggle to pass through the flooded carriageway.

Meanwhile, trains were stopped between Buxton and Hazel Grove due to a landslide at Disley.

Firefighters were called to Fulmar drive, in Offerton, at around 4pm following reports that flooding had affected the electrics in around 15 properties.

Flood in Bideford Drive, Baguley

Officers are currently carrying out inspections on all properties, and the water level is said to be subsiding.

Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service told the Manchester Evening News firefighters have been called out to a number of incidents throughout the day as heavy rain lashed the region.

It is the third day of flooding with incidents on Thursday across Rochdale and Middleton and various parts of Greater Manchester on Friday.

Yesterday a woman and young child had to rescued from their home when it was flooded with more than a metre of rainwater.

 

Impressive Wave Clouds Over Indiana (Jun 10)

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It Just Snowed On Hawaii’s Big Island

Pack your swimsuit AND your parka.

Residents of Hawaii’s Big Island woke on Tuesday to find the summit of Mauna Kea volcano dusted with a fresh layer of summer snow.

Considered both the world’s tallest volcano and its tallest mountain (when measured from the ocean floor), Mauna Kea occasionally sees snow. But a storm in mid-June is relatively bizarre.

The National Weather Service in Honolulu said the dusting resulted from a combination of passing precipitation and “cold upper level temperatures.”

The dormant volcano, which rises 13,796 feet above sea level, was also hit by a rare storm last July that brought 1.5 inches of snow and icy conditions to the summit. 

The mountain’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 MKWC statement warns. “Summit winds above 120 mph are not uncommon. Snowstorms have even occurred during the summer months.”

Summer skiing on a volcano in Hawaii — add that to your bucket list.

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Going, going, gone! Swirling sea swallows beachfront house in 10 SECONDS as crowd watches in shock 

• Footage shows crowd gathering by house as ocean waters rage
• Within a few seconds the house is consumed by the water
• The sea quickly calms with no indication the house has been sucked in 

A video has shown the shocking moment a house fell into the swirling sea in India.

Footage shows a crowd gathering around the house which is precariously close to the cliff edge.

The crowd chatter nervously as wind blows through the trees.

House on shoreline in India gets swallowed by the ocean

What's going to happen? A crowd gathers around a house about the fall into the ocean in India

Landslide! The crowd screams as the house begins to drop into the sea 

They begin to scream as the sea level rises, detaching the house from the bank so it sinks into the sea.

The house then dramatically sinks into the sea as the crowd screams.

The rushing waters over power it and it soon becomes completely consumed by the waters.

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Temperatures are already below zero in 42 Brazilians cities - and it will get colder in the next few days 
Winter is coming. For real. 
 In the state of Santa Catarina thermal sensation dropped to -22°C (-7.6°F). It was enough to freeze a cascade in the city of Morro das Torres. As you might imagine, this kind of event is not so frequent in Brazil - and it became an instant touristic attraction. 
Weather forecasts say that temperatures will continue next to zero in the next few days. In 42 cities in the states of Rio Grande do Sul and Santa Catarina (in the extreme South of the country), temperatures will remain below zero. 

Massive Waterspout Hits Nassau, Bahamas (Jun 15)

Multiple waterspouts hit Andros and New Providence on Wednesday.

Dramatic video captures the immensity of this rare phenomenon.

Source

http://globalnews.ca/news/2767539/watch-massive-waterspout-spotted-...

Sicily fires, emergency degenerates in Palermo and Cefalu: "flames out of control, here we all die" [GALLERY] - ITALY

- June 16, 2016

Fire emergency in Sicily, the dramatic situation in Palermo and Cefalu: tragic appeal of the residents, "come and save us, or we all die like rats"

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dramatic situation in Sicily for fires, out of control: with the passing of hours, instead of improving, the situation is further compounding.

The two main problems were reported in the city Palermo and Cefalu.
In the capital of a vast cloud of smoke it envelops hours from the city, where the areas closest to Monte Pellegrino air and 'unbreathable.
In the port area, right at the foot of the Mount, visibility for several hours and 'it has been reduced because of the thick smoke. The flames have reached some houses and the population has been evacuated. The flames attacked in the afternoon also some facilities abandoned former Arenella chemistry. In there 'concern neighborhood to the materials that are burning in the former establishment.

A Cefalu, where do all the pictures in the gallery, the most difficult situation: hundreds of evacuees, citizens trapped and surrounded by flames, extensive damage to many homes. The dramatic appeal runs on the company: "come and save us, or we all die like rats."
A Cefalu were evacuated even some hospital patients and now promises a long and difficult night of fire, and the flames struggle.

The temperature is still high, of + 38 ° C. The strong sirocco wind prevents canadair to intervene massively

Golf-sized hailstones in the DESERT! Alice Springs smashed by wild weather as the East Coast prepares for a weekend battering

• A wild hailstorm has covered the Red Centre in sheet of white sleet
• Freak storm uprooted trees and caused flooding in parts of Alice Springs
• Bureau of Meteorology warned another super storm may hit east coast
• Comes just two weeks after storm devastated beach-front properties

Wild hailstorms have hit outback Australia as the east coast prepares for another battering over the weekend.

A powerful storm hammered Alice Springs on Friday afternoon bringing hailstones the size of golf balls and gale force winds to the town.

The freak storm uprooted trees and caused flash flooding, while parts of the Red Centre were covered in a sheet of white sleet.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3646535/Alice-Springs-smashed-hail-East-Coast-prepares-battering-weekend.html

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Flash flooding overwhelmed the Cleveland Park Metro station on June 21, 2016, turning the escalators into waterfalls and forcing passengers to slog through standing water.

Trains bypassed the station for about two hours during the flooding in Washington DC.

The flooding turned escalators into waterfalls. 

Metro’s Red Line trains had to temporarily bypass Cleveland Park Tuesday evening at around 6:40 p.m. because of flash flooding.

The DC Subway Station was closed for nearly two hours until the water was drained and cleared at about 8:30 p.m.

The flash floods forced commuters to slog through standing water. 

This station is prone to flooding because it is at the bottom of a hill. In these extreme weather situations, it can be engulfed by flash flooding.

I would get terrified by the idea of drowning alive.

Large hailstones caused damage in the south of the Netherlands

20 Dead in West Virginia 100-Year Flood, 500,000 Without Power (Jun 24)

A state of emergency has been declared in 44 of 55 counties in West Virginia in the wake of storms and floods that hit the state on Thursday night. Twenty people have died, and hundreds are trapped inside a shopping mall cut off by the flooding.

Tornado and Hail Kill 98 in China, 800 Injured (Jun 23)

The death toll in eastern China skyrocketed to 98 after a powerful tornado and severe storms hit a densely populated area of farms and factories on Thursday.

Whole villages were levelled and huge trees felled when the tornado hit near the city of Yancheng in Jiangsu province, about 500 miles south of Beijing. Some 800 people were also injured.

The tornado, which struck around 2.30pm on Thursday, and accompanying hailstorms destroyed tens of thousands of houses as well as several manufacturing plants and rice mills.

More than 8,000 rescue workers had been scrambled from across Jiangsu province to join relief efforts, including police officers, active and reserve soldiers and firefighters.

Teacher Guo Haimei said the ferocious wind, blacked with dust and debris, seemed to descend out of nowhere onto her kindergarten and its 120 pupils.

"I was very scared. I had no idea what was happening," said Guo. "When I tried to close the door, my hand was injured by the wind pushing it back."

One day after the storm, rescuers on Friday continued searching for survivors in this densely populated area on the outskirts of the major city of Yancheng in Jiangsu province.

The twister was one of the most extreme weather events witnessed by China in recent years, leaving a swath of destruction with destroyed buildings, smashed trees and flipped vehicles on their roofs. A sprawling solar panel factory was shredded, forcing fire crews to secure toxic materials before they leaked into neighboring waterways.

As the death toll climbed to 98 on Friday, doctors said most of the 800 injured had broken bones and deep lacerations, especially on the head. Medical crews had been rushed to the area, about 800 kilometers (500 miles) south of Beijing.

Rescuers carried hurt villagers into ambulances and delivered food and water, while army units worked to clear roads blocked by trees, downed power lines and other debris. While the weather cleared Friday, forecasters were warning of the possibility of more heavy rain, hailstorms and even additional twisters.

"The people inside tried to run outside, but the wind was too strong so they couldn't," Xintu villager Wang Shuqing told an Associated Press reporter. "My family members were all inside, they all died. The police then came and took the bodies out. I can't bear it."

The disaster was declared a national-level emergency, and on a trip to Uzbekistan on Thursday, Chinese President Xi Jinping ordered the central government to provide all necessary assistance.

President Xi Jinping had ordered "all-out rescue efforts" after what the Xinhua news agency said was one of the worst disasters ever to hit Jiangsu.

It was also the worst tornado to hit China in half a century, it said.

Tents and other emergency supplies were being sent from Beijing, while schools and other facilities were used to shelter survivors, state broadcaster CCTV said.

Cellphone and security camera footage showed the tornado's debris-blackened funnel touching down and golf-ball size hailstones falling thick as rain. Terrified residents who sought to hold back doors that were subsequently blown in spoke of a "black wind" that tore the glass from all windows.

Reports said the tornado struck at about 2:30 p.m. and hit Funing and Sheyang counties on the city's outskirts the hardest, with winds of up to 125 kilometers (78 miles) per hour. Twisters of that magnitude are considered capable of inflicting moderate damage, but the accompanying hailstorm appeared to have also contributed significantly to the destruction that reduced farm buildings to mere piles of bricks and tiles.

Cars and trucks lay upside down, street light poles snapped in half, and steel electricity pylons lay crumpled on their side. Power and telephone communications were knocked out over a broad area.

"It was like the end of the world," local resident Xie Litian told Xinhua.

"I heard the gales and ran upstairs to shut the windows. I had hardly reached the top of the stairs when I heard a boom and saw the entire wall with the windows on it torn away."

“I’m 80 and I’ve never seen a tornado like this,” a man from Shuangqiao village in Yancheng told the local newspaper, Yanfu Daily, on Thursday night.

“After the wind subsided, I found that my house had collapsed entirely. Only a bit of wall, 30cm high, remained standing.”

Tornadoes occasionally strike southern China during the summer, but rarely with the scale of death and damage caused by the one on Thursday. Last year, a freak wind described as a tornado was blamed partly for causing a cruise ship to capsize in the mighty Yangtze River on June 1, killing 442 people.

Sources

https://weather.com/news/weather/news/deadly-tornado-strikes-easter...

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-36607600

http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1980631/mo...

http://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/tornado-rips-through-cit...

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3659885/West-Virginia-death...

Rescuers desperately search damaged homes for survivors in West Virginia as Obama declares severe flooding which has killed at least 26 a 'major disaster' 

• Obama declared flooding in West Virginia a major disaster and directed White House staff to ensure FEMA is providing all appropriate help
• At least 26 people have died, including two kids, since up to 10 inches of rain started falling in the state Thursday
• Kanawha, Greenbrier and Nicholas counties are three areas most devastated by the flooding
• More than 32,000 homes and businesses are still without power as authorities search and rescue survivors
• The death toll in West Virginia is the highest in any state from flooding this year as it's the worst flooding in more than a century there

President Barack Obama has declared the devastating flooding in West Virginia 'a major disaster' and extended his condolences to the families of the 26 people who lost their lives in the state.

In a statement, White House spokesman Eric Schultz said Obama spoke by phone to Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin on Saturday while returning to Washington, D.C., from Seattle.

Schultz said Obama is committed to ensuring that Tomblin has the federal resources he needs for all recovery efforts. 

The president has directed White House staff to coordinate closely with Tomblin's team to make sure the Federal Emergency Management Agency, known as FEMA, is providing all appropriate assistance.

Heartbreaking: The death toll in West Virginia is the highest in any state from flooding this year as at least 26 people have died. Above West Virginia Natural Resources police officer Chris Lester searches a flooded and damaged home in Rainelle on Saturday

Up to 10 inches of rain fell on Thursday in the mountainous state, sending torrents of water from rivers and streams through homes causing widespread devastation. Above Lester searches a flooded home in Rainelle

West Virginia received one-quarter of its annual rainfall in a single day. Above Paul Raines walks through his flooded Western Auto store in Rainelle

President Barack Obama declared the devastating flooding in West Virginia 'a major disaster' on Saturday. Above extensive damage on State Highway 4 along the Elk River is pictured

The president extended his condolences to the families of the 26 people who lost their lives in the state due to the flooding. Above the damage on State Highway 4 in West Virginia along the Elk River is pictured

White House spokesman Eric Schultz said Obama spoke by phone to Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin on Saturday. Above the damage on State Highway 4 in West Virginia along the Elk River is pictured

Tomblin asked for a federal major disaster declaration on Saturday for three counties - Kanawha, Greenbrier and Nicholas - which were devastated by the state's worst flooding in more than a century.

The three counties were severely damaged by the flooding that began with heavy rains on Thursday. 

Tomblin said the state would follow up with requests for other counties that also sustained significant damage. 

The scope of damage in those three counties allowed him to make the request immediately, he said in a statement.

A FEMA team is expected to arrive on Saturday to assess the damage in West Virginia where more than 32,000 homes and businesses still were without power.

On Saturday, the PGA announced that the Greenbrier Classic that was to be held at the Greenbrier Resort, a luxury golf course in White Sulphur Springs, from July 7 to 10 is now cancelled.

The course is completely underwater and the resort owner and CEO, Jim Justice told The Weather Channel it would be 'a real mistake' to hold the event after such devastation since some of the heaviest rainfall hit that area. 

The resort, which has been designated a National Historic Landmark, is almost completely submerged underwater.

'It's like nothing I've seen,' said Justice. 'But our focus right now isn't on the property, the golf course or anything else. We're praying for the people and doing everything we can to get them the help they need.'

The resort said all actions are being taken to keep guests and resort employees safe. 

Professional golfer Bubba Watson posted pictures and videos of the flooded course on his Twitter on Friday, writing '1st hole tee shoot not so easy right now!' 

Strange Clouds Over Malaysia (Jun 27)

Strange looking clouds caught the attention of many in districts along the west coast of Sabah in northeastern Malaysia.

Sources

http://www.nst.com.my/news/2016/06/155155/wave-clouds-sabah-making-...

http://strangesounds.org/2016/06/creepy-shelf-cloud-sabah-malaysia-...

50 dead and 12 missing as deadly flooding hits southern China

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Authorities say that three days of heavy rain in southern China have left 50 people dead and 12 missing.
The civil affairs department in central Hubei province said Sunday that torrential rains caused the deaths of 27 people and left 12 missing since Thursday.
Nearly 400,000 people have been evacuated or are in need of aid in the province.
In mountainous Guizhou province in the southwest, 23 people were confirmed dead after a landslide Friday.
Rainstorms soak the southern part of China every year, but this rainy season has been particularly wet.
The Yangtze River flood control headquarters has ordered local authorities to brace for severe floods.
More than 800 soldiers and rescuers are working with excavators to find the 12 people who remain missing.
The landslide involved more than 95,00 cubic meters of mud flow.
Rain and storms have wreaked havoc across south China since June 27.

Source: http://www.thebigwobble.org/2016/07/50-dead-and-12-missing-as-deadl...

Devastating flash floods kill 43 with scores still missing Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province

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The death toll from a flash flood in in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province rose to 43 on Sunday, with over 40 injured and scores of others missing, officials said.
The provincial National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) said that Chitral district was the worst hit area where 31 people were killed, Xinhua news agency reported.
"The hill torrent washed away a mosque, a Pakistan army check post and nearby houses (35 full house damage, 47 partial house damage)," the NDMA said in a statement.
The torrential rain hit Ursoon village on Saturday night, which resulted in flash flood in the stream located near the Pakistan-Afghanistan border, the statement added.
Express News reported that eight security personnel were killed and four others seriously injured when flash flood swept away their check post in the district.
It added that 32 people were also injured in separate incidents of roof collapse.
Separately, in Haripur district, four people were killed and four others injured when the roof of their work site collapsed near Tarbela dam area, Latifur Rehman, spokesperson for the Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) said.
Rescue teams from Pakistani army, paramilitary forces and PDMA have launched a search and relief operation.
The Inter-Services Public Relations said in a statement that the troops have provided food, tents and medical aid to affected people in the Ursoon village.
An army helicopter has made five trips from Chitral to Ursoon and evacuated the injured, said the statement. A search operation for missing persons is ongoing.

Source: http://www.thebigwobble.org/2016/07/devasting-flash-floods-kill-43-...

http://www.china.org.cn/china/2016-07/04/content_38803007.htm

Second Yangtze warning issued on flooding peak

Severe drought on the border between Paraguay and Argentina [GALLERY]

July 4, 2016

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Fish and other animals (portrayed in the photos) are the first to suffer because of the drought, which unfortunately is rampant badly on the border between Paraguay and Argentina: Pilcomayo River is going through the worst drought in two decades

MAP: http://www.pilcomayo.net/marcoreferencia-7

http://siberiantimes.com/ecology/casestudy/news/n0690-record-heat-a...

Record heat and abnormal flooding as Siberia gets freak weather

Some regions parched, others underwater in latest meteorological surprises.

Siberia's coldest region - the Sakha Republic, also known as Yakutia - also experienced a highly unusual heatwave. Picture:

On 1 July Ulan-Ude experienced its highest ever temperature on this day - a tropical 33.8C - causing a performance of the Republic of Buryatia's first national opera to be cut almost in half because of the stifling heat. 

Unprecedented high temperatures, up to 6C higher than average, have also hit Krasnoyarsk and Irkutsk regions. Siberia's coldest region - the Sakha Republic, also known as Yakutia - also experienced a highly unusual heatwave.

At Bestyakh fur farm, the temperature was 32.2C, while Mirny hit 33.6C, Chumpuruk 33.8C, Habardino 34.7C and Kresty 35C.

Yet in Siberia's largest airport, Tolmachevo in Novosibirsk, a huge downpour left the main passenger terminal underwater. Checkin for flights had to be done manually because of the flooding. 

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Residents of Ulan-Ude and Yakutsk try to refresh in any way they can. Pictures: @_dejames_, CrimYakutia, @fainanega

Eyewitness Nikita Lapov told NGS: 'At about 9 am the shower began, a large group of people went out the airport, but could not reach their cars and buses, because of the rain. 

'They came back inside the airport. And in the check-in zone ceiling tiles were falling down. First, one fell, and the water poured down from the hole. Then three more fell down.' 

Heavy rains also hit Altai, Kemerovo and Omsk regions. In Omsk, on 2 July, a car 'drowned' in the big puddle near a multi-storey residential building on Lapteva Street. 

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Flood in Novosibirsk airport Tolmachevo. Car 'drowned' in Omsk. A girl swimming in puddle in Kemerovo. Pictures: Nikita Lapov, Ivan Shchipachev, Ju Mori

Locals say that the giant puddle was nicknamed the 'Laptev Sea'. The car was flooded with water up to the wheel. 

Eyewitness say that the driver was 'reckless and tried to drive through the puddle with the side window fully opened, so the water began to flood the vehicle interior very quickly'.

Local official Vladimir Kazimirov blamed the lack of a 'storm drain'. 'We have pumped out 30 barrels of water from Lapteva Street per night. 

'The problem is, that we have the storm drain  only on 22-23% of streets, the other are constantly flooded.' 

Floods in China kill almost 130, wipe out crops

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-floods-idUSKCN0ZL0LG

Severe flooding across central and southern China over the past week has killed almost 130 people, damaged more than 1.9 million hectares of crops and led to direct economic losses of more than 38 billion yuan ($5.70 billion), state media said on Tuesday.

Premier Li Keqiang traveled on Tuesday to Anhui, one of the hardest-hit provinces, where he met residents and encouraged officials to do everything they could to protect lives and livelihoods. Li was also to visit Hunan province.

Heavy rainfall had killed 128 people across 11 provinces and regions and 42 people are missing, state news agency Xinhua reported.

More than 1.3 million people have been forced out of their homes, it said.

Weather forecasts predicted more downpours during what is traditionally China's flood season.

Xinhua said more than 1.9 million hectares (4.7 million acres) of cropland had been damaged and another 295,000 hectares had been destroyed, resulting in direct economic losses of 38.2 billion yuan.

More than 40,000 buildings have also collapsed, it added.

It was not clear how that would affect the summer grain harvest, which was expected to reach 140 million tonnes this year.

The stormy weather also took a toll on farm animals.

In Anhui, the flooding killed some 7,100 hogs, 215 bulls and 5.14 million fowl, the China News Service reported.

In the southern province of Hunan, torrential rain and flooding had forced more than 100 trains to stop or take detours since midnight on Sunday, Xinhua reported.

In one city, about 3 tonnes of gasoline and diesel leaked from a petrol station on Monday, contaminating floodwater that flowed into a river, it said.

Water in 43 rivers in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River had exceeded warning levels and patrols were monitoring dykes, Xinhua quoted Chen Guiya, an official with the Yangtze River Water Resources Commission, as saying.

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China flooding: Wuhan on red alert for further rain

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-36721514

The Chinese city of Wuhan is on red alert for more heavy rainfall, after torrential downpours overnight left parts of the city submerged.

Transport links and water and power supplies in the city of 10 million are severely affected, and some residents are trapped in their homes.

Flooding has killed more than 180 people and caused chaos across China.

Police in neighbouring Anhui province even warned that alligators from a farm there had escaped due to the flooding.

China floods in numbers

• 32 million people in 26 provinces across China have been affected by severe flooding
• 186 people died and 45 are missing
• 1.4 million people have been relocated
• 56,000 houses have collapsed

Source: The Office of the State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters, figures accurate as of 3 July

Wuhan's meteorological office released the red alert on Wednesday. It said to expect wind and rain, and flooding in both urban and rural areas.

Chinese media is reporting that more than 560mm (1.8ft) of rain has fallen over the past week, the heaviest ever in the history of the city, which is on the Yangtze River.

Roads and metro stations were inundated with water, and trains cancelled.

Caught in the floods - Robin Brant, BBC News in Wuhan, eastern China

The last leg of the journey home for some people leaving Wuhan train station tonight is on foot, wading through the water.

A handful of couples passed me as I stood, almost up to my knees in it, at the traffic lights under the highway overpass by the railway station. A few coaches made it through the temporary pond, as did a few lorries. But there was no rush hour traffic in the worst hit suburbs tonight.

There is some respite; the rain has stopped for now. But as I write this there are still cars driving the wrong way down a highway slip road because the rain has blocked their route.

Water supplies have been cut off in some areas, and one residential district experienced a complete power black-out, according to local media.

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang is in Wuhan, the capital of Hubei province, to oversee relief and rescue operations.

Meanwhile, China's President Xi Jinping, has ordered the army to step up its relief efforts across the country.

Amid the crisis, official figures for the number of dead have fluctuated. On Wednesday state television put the overall toll at about 170.

Social media is awash with pictures of torrents of water thundering through metro stations, submerged cars and buildings, and firemen rescuing stranded people from across fast-flowing rivers that had previously been residential streets.

Police in Anhui shared a notice from Wuhu County's tourism bureau, which said that alligators had escaped from a farm due to the flooding. The notice said people were still trying to verify how many alligators had escaped.

It is not the only animal story to have grabbed the public's attention. On Tuesday a rescue team saved 6,000 pigs which had been stranded at their farm.

Photos of farmers emotionally bidding the animals farewell had been widely shared on social media.

photos below:

http://www.cnn.com/2016/07/06/asia/gallery/china-floods/index.html

Above: Liuzhou Floods, Guangxi province

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Super Typhoon Slams Taiwan

Meteorologist Danielle Banks takes a look at Super Typhoon Nepartak on satellite and explains the impacts from the incredibly strong winds slamming into Taiwan. 

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Super Typhoon Nepartak's eyewall is nearing Taiwan.

Heavy rainfall is already lashing eastern and southern Taiwan.

A wind gust of 153 mph was clocked on a buoy east of Taiwan.

Additional heavy rainfall is possible in eastern China from Nepartak this weekend.

The eyewall of Super Typhoon Nepartak is bearing down on Taiwan in what may be the strongest landfall on the island in 45 years of reliable records.

Nepartak is a Category 4 equivalent tropical cyclone, packing maximum sustained winds of 150 mph, according to the U.S. Joint Typhoon Warning Center as of Thursday afternoon, U.S. Eastern time, about 125 miles south-southeast of Taipei, Taiwan.

As of Friday morning (Taiwan time), the east coast of Taiwan has seen 4-8 inches of rainfall with gusts nearing 100 mph. 

The eye of Nepartak is coming ashore, but landfall has not yet occurred. 

Latest on Nepartak

Latest position, winds, and satellite.

Needless to say, typhoon warnings continue for the entire island. Various alerts for heavy rainfall have also been posted for much of the mountainous central and east of the island, as well as parts of the more populated stretches of northern Taiwan, including Taipei.

Radar from Taiwan's Central Weather Bureau (CWB) indicates bands of heavy rain are now lashing Taiwan. Rain rates from 1 to 3 inches per hour were measured in parts of central and southern Taiwan, according to the CWB.

Some wind gusts from 80-100 mph have already reached the east coast of Taiwan, including Feng Nin. At 5 a.m. (Taiwan time) Taitung recorded a wind gust of 125 mph. Higher wind gusts have likely been measured over higher elevations including on the smaller island of Lanyu, where gusts climbed to 160 mph at an elevation over 1,000 feet in the outer eyewall. 

Current Wind Gusts, Enhanced Satellite Image

Nepartak's "hurricane-force" wind field extends up to 50 miles from the center, so much stronger winds are headed for "mainland Taiwan" in the hours to come, and gusty conditions will continue for Taiwan's smaller outer islands.

A National University of Taiwan buoy happened to sample the eye of ..., local time, measuring a peak wind gust of 153 mph, followed by a minimum pressure of 897 millibars. It is rare for any surface observing system to measure such extreme wind speeds and low pressure while remaining intact.

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Tropical cyclones of this intensity are much more common in the western Pacific basin than the Atlantic or eastern Pacific basins, but, for perspective, these central pressures are roughly on par with the peak intensities of Hurricanes Rita (895 mb), Camille (900 mb) and Katrina (902 mb).

(MORE: Satellite Images Show Nepartak's Power)

Reconnaissance aircraft missions to precisely measure the typhoon's intensity are not flown over the western Pacific Ocean, by the way, but will resume in 2017.

Nepartak peaked Wednesday, packing maximum estimated sustained winds of 175 mph, becoming the strongest typhoon since Super Typhoon Souldelor in August 2015. 

Nepartak exploded from a tropical storm on July 4 to a Category 5 equivalent super typhoon the following afternoon. 

Nepartak's intensity bumped down a bit late Thursday night, Taiwan time (Taiwan is 12 hours ahead of U.S. EDT), due to the combination of undergoing an eyewall replacement cycle and the beginning of interaction of the circulation with Taiwan's mountainous terrain, according to tropical meteorologist Jose M. Garcia.

Forecast

Typically, typhoons nearing Taiwan will weaken a bit as the circulation interacts with Taiwan's mountains. However, given its intensity, any weakening prior to landfall appears to be largely academic from an impacts standpoint.

 

Nepartak will make landfall in southeast Taiwan, likely still as a Category 4 equivalent typhoon.

 

Projected Path for Nepartak

The red-shaded area denotes the potential path of the center of the tropical cyclone. Note that impacts (particularly heavy rain, high surf, coastal flooding) with any tropical cyclone may spread beyond its forecast path.

 

Conditions will continue to deteriorate along the eastern coast of Taiwan. Battering waves, some coastal water rise, outer bands of locally heavy rain and gusty winds will intensify into the overnight hours.

 

While not as strong as the eyewall winds while over the ocean, Nepartak's most intense winds may impact the more heavily-populated western coast of Taiwan, including the capital city of Taipei, despite any potential weakening.

 

Over one million customers may lose power from high winds in Taiwan. Damaging winds, particularly to any poorly-built structures, and downed trees can also be expected, especially in the eyewall. 

 

Typhoon Soudelor last August triggered the largest power outage event in Taipower's history, leaving 4.8 million customers in the dark, according to Taiwan's Central News Agency.

 

As with most of their tropical cyclones, potentially deadly flash flooding, mud and rockslides are likely in Taiwan, as heavy rains pummel the mountains of the island.

 

Last August, Soudelor produced over a foot of rain in Taipei, and over 50 inches of rain in a mountainous location in northern Taiwan. 

 

The heaviest rain is expected along and to the north and east of Nepartak's track from Taiwan and the southwest Ryukyu Islands of Japan into eastern China.

 

Rainfall Forecast

Locally heavier rain totals are possible where bands of rain stall for a period of a few hours.

 

As often occurs with tropical cyclones that make a northwest turn in this region, a second swath of overrunning heavy rain may also develop over parts of southwest Japan, including Okinawa's Kadena Air Base, which may also trigger flash flooding.

 

Due to considerable land interaction with Taiwan's terrain, Nepartak is excpected to have weakened considerably by the time it makes its final landfall in eastern China.

Super Typhoon Nepartak hit's Taiwan: 331,900 households without power, strongest winds since 1901

Thermal image of Nepartak This is a thermal image of Typhoon Nepartak from the MODIS instrument aboard NASA's Aqua satellite taken on July 7 at 17:45 UTC (1:45 p.m. EDT) as it was approaching Taiwan. Credits: NASA Goddard MODIS Rapid Response

Super Typhoon Nepartak hit Taiwan with powerful winds and torrential rain early on Friday. Thousands of people have been forced to evacuate their homes as the island cancelled hundreds of flights and shut offices and schools for the day.
With gusts of up to 234 kph (145 mph) the typhoon landed at Taimali township in eastern Taitung county shortly before 6:00 am Friday morning (2200 GMT on Thursday).
TV footage showed ferocious winds battering Taitung, which recorded the strongest gusts since 1901, according to Taiwan's Central Weather Bureau.
Almost 15,000 people have been moved from homes that were deemed prone to landslides or flooding.
As many as 331,900 households lost power due to the storm, with close to 255,000 without electricity as of Friday morning.
The government said financial markets, schools and offices would all be closed Friday and the bullet train service suspended.
Most scheduled domestic flights were cancelled while 365 international flights were affected at Taipei's two main airports.
The storm had a radius of 200 kilometres and was moving at a speed of 13 kph.
"It is expected the strength of this typhoon will continue to weaken and slow down in speed," the weather bureau said.

Source: http://www.thebigwobble.org/2016/07/super-typhoon-nepartak-hits-tai...

500,000 evacuated as deadly Typhoon Nepartak makes landfall in China

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• Winds reported at 200km per hour as Typhoon crossed Taiwan strait.
• Waves reprted at 30ft high
• Biblical amounts of rainfall
• 3 dead many missing (last week 180 people died from seperate floods in China)

Hundreds of thousands of people were evacuated along the east of China after tropical storm Nepartak made landfall on Saturday.
Typhoon Nepartak has left 3 dead and many people missing, damaged more than a  1,000 houses and disrupted traffic after making landfall Saturday afternoon in east China's Fujian Province.
According to local weather bureau, the first typhoon of the season landed at 1:45 p.m. in Shishi City, packing winds of up to 100 km per hour.

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A total of 428,800 people in six cities, including the provincial capital of Fuzhou, have been relocated, said the local flood control authorities.
From 8 a.m. Friday to 5 p.m. Saturday, four counties received precipitations ranging from 282 mm to 405 mm and another 21 counties reported precipitations between 100 mm and 200 mm.
Flooding inundated farmland, villages and even urban areas and damaged roads.
Five airports have been closed, resulting in the cancellation of nearly 400 flights.
A total of 341 high-speed trains and almost 5,000 buses have also been canceled.
More than 33,000 fishing boats are taking shelter in port.
Air-passenger services and passenger ships to Taiwan across strait have all been suspended.
Power supply is out in some remote areas.
A red rainstorm alert was issued in Putian City, which experienced more than 250 mm of precipitation in four hours early this morning.
Forty-three people in a residential area were rescued by firefighters after floodwater submersed two buildings.

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Many buildings have collapsed and landslides were reported in rural and mountainous areas.
Over 22,600 people are checking the city's water projects, local flood control headquarters said.
As the typhoon weakened into a tropical storm after the landing, authorities in Xiamen City lifted the typhoon alert and announced that it would resume the passenger ferry service between Xiamen and Jinmen across the Taiwan Strait on Sunday.
Over the past three days, more than 80 passenger ships have been canceled, affecting about 10,000 passengers.
Typhoon Nepartak made first landfall early on Friday in eastern Taiwan, packing winds of up to 190 km per hour.

Source: http://www.thebigwobble.org/2016/07/500000-evacuated-as-deadly-typh...

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Super Typhoon Nepartak made landfall on Saturday afternoon in east China’s Fujian Province, bringing with it gales and downpours.

The first typhoon of the season landed at 1:45 p.m. in Shishi City, packing winds of up to about 100 km per hour.

Two people died and 17 are still missing after Typhoon Nepartak and devastated the Chinese province of Fujian.

A red rainstorm alert has been issued in Putian City, which experienced more than 250 millimeters of precipitation in four hours early this morning.

More than 428,000 residents have been evacuated. The storm destroyed more than 1,000 houses. 

Nearly 49,000 hectares of crops were damaged by the typhoon, including 4,500 hectares totally destroyed. Nearly 400 flights and at least 300 high-speed trains canceled. Road traffic has been disrupted.

and here a impressive video of the damages from Nepartak in China:

Typhoon Nepartak made first landfall early on Friday in eastern Taiwan, packing winds of up to 190 km per hour gusting up to 234 km per hour.

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Major flooding triggers Prairie town emergency, Estevan, Saskatchewan.

State of emergency

The City of Estevan, Saskatchewan declared a state of emergency Sunday night after training thunderstorms brought upwards of 120 mm of rain in less than three hours.

"The sheer abundance of water resulted in hundreds of flooded basements, dozens of businesses being affected and severe damage to many roads and infrastructure around the city," the city said in a statement early Monday.

According to EMO coordinator Helen Fornwald, flash flooding conditions exist over the areas of 4th Avenue South, Woodlawn Avenue South, Humane Society Road, and Spruce Drive north of Henry Street.

"It is extremely important for the public to stay away from these areas for your safety," Fornwald says.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/state-of-emergency-arbor...

Residents in Arborfield, Sask., hurry to fill sandbags shortly after an evacuation order was given to the town Tuesday afternoon. (Devin Heroux/CBC)

Homes in Arborfield, Sask., are being evacuated after a structure holding water back south of town broke apart.

The province said a "hold back road" has given way and water is flowing towards the west side of the town, located about 260 kilometres northeast of Saskatoon.

The breach is about 30 metres wide and it usually holds back about a kilometre-and-a-half of water. The province said water flowing into town from the breach is expected to hit as early as this evening. 

People leaving Arborfield, Sask., after mandatory evacuation ordered for approximately 400 residents. (Devin Heroux/CBC)

The town issued the evacuation order and door-to-door notification has begun. 

Approximately 400 people who live in Arborfield are being told to head to the town office where officials can tell them where they can stay. Town officials said there is room for people to stay in nearby communities like Zenon Park.

Coun. Joanne Rusk told CBC News there's still full access in and out of Arborfield, and officials plan to stay at the town office until they are told they have to leave. 

State of emergency declared

The towns of Arborfield and Carrot River, Sask., and the rural municipality of Arborfield have declared states of emergency after heavy rainfall caused flooding in both communities.

In two hours, 10 centimetres — or four inches — of rain fell in Carrot River. 

As the declarations were made, it was still raining in both northeastern communities, and the situation is getting worse, according to Carrot River Mayor Bob Gagne.

Fifty basements have flooded so far and that number is expected to rise as rain continues to fall and drainage systems struggle to keep up.

Water rises in Arborfield as residents leave town. (Devin Heroux/CBC)

A state of emergency was declared in Estevan, Sask., on Sunday evening after the southeastern city received 130 millimetres of rain. There are more heavy rainfall warnings again today, ranging from the southwest to the northeast.

• 'A disgusting mess': State of emergency declared in Estevan, Sask.,...
• Who got the most rain? Environment Canada releases latest totals

Sandbags and a berm attempt to hold back water from rushing towards Arborfield, Sask. (Devin Heroux/CBC)

Sandbagging and heavy machinery are currently being used to repair breaches in berms near Arborfield. 

The town has evacuated its Special Care Lodge and sent residents to be with family or stay at other facilities in the Kelsey Trail Health Region.

There were 36 seniors removed from the long-term facility on Monday as a precaution. Sandbags placed around the lodge meant that water never entered the facility. 

The water near the facility is receding, according to the province, and if rain subsides, residents could be back by the end of the week. 

Highway 23 at Arborfield is closed due to flooding. 

Arborfield is approximately 260 kilometres northeast of Saskatoon. Carrot River is about 25 kilometres north of Arborfield. 

APOCALYPSE OF ICE ON BERLIN AND 'THE HELL! - GERMANY

JULY 14, 2016

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VIDEO

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The scenario is always the same, almost standardizzato.Su Berlin has struck a violent and sudden hail storm and pioggia. The streets turned into rivers.

Summer Interrupted in Italy, Switzerland as Snow Whitens the Alps

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It's unusual for snow to fall at lower elevations in July across this area.

Winter interrupting summer has become a common theme this July.

Earlier this week, snow fell across parts of the northern Rockies in the U.S., and now, parts of Europe are experiencing a taste of winter. Cold temperatures have taken hold across the Alps, and snow was reported – even at lower elevations than normal for this time of year.

From T-Shirts to Coats and Jackets

The July heat was short-lived.  Temperatures plunged and by late Wednesday, snow began to fall in the higher elevations of the Alps. The snow continued to fall through Thursday.

http://strangesounds.org/2016/07/earthquake-releases-high-levels-of...

A M4.7 earthquake hit the Arctic Ocean, east of Greenland, on July 12, 2016.

High levels of methane were measured in the atmosphere on July 15, 2016, just where the earthquake hit indicating that the quake destabilized methane hydrates contained in sediments in that area.

via Arctic-News

On July 15th, measurements show methane levels as high as 2505 ppb and 2598 ppb at an altitude of 4,116m (13,504ft) and 6,041m (19,820ft), respectively.

All this indicates that the earthquake did cause destabilization of methane hydrates contained in sediments in that area.

via Arctic-News

This video shows a massive burst of methane from the Sleeping Dragon seep. The explosive burst was strong enough to eject rocks up on to the front deck of the ROV Hercules back in 2015.

As temperatures keep rising, some 1.6°C or 2.88°F warming due to albedo changes and some 1.1°C or 2°F temperature rise of the world’s oceans seems well possible by the year 2026 due to methane releases from clathrates at the seafloor.

The situation is dire and calls for comprehensive and effective action.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3704157/Mysterious-green-fo...

Who you gonna call? Mysterious green slime bubbles up from sewers in Utah town

• The foam was spotted by residents on Thursday in Bluffdale 
• Early reports indicated the foam was caused by same algae in Utah Lake
• The foam came from the Welby Jacob Canal, which is connected to the Jordan River - which is Utah Lake's only river outlet 
• But health officials believe foam may have been caused by chemicals used for a moss removal process in the canal  
• Those exposed to lake's bloom had symptoms of vomiting, diarrhea, fever

A mysterious green foam has left neighbors of one Utah neighborhood more than a little concerned after it was spotted bubbling from a storm drain on Thursday. 

The Salt Lake County Health Department immediately sent both its emergency response team as well as scientists to test the bright green foam after it was reported in the Bluffdale neighborhood.  

Early reports indicated that the foam was caused by a toxic algae bloom that currently covers 90 percent of Utah Lake - and has already caused more than 100 people to fall ill.

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The Salt Lake County Health Department immediately sent its emergency response team to Bluffdale, Utah after residents spotted this mysterious green foam bubbling from a storm drain in the neighborhood 

The foam was sourced to the nearby Welby Jacob Canal, which feeds water to local farms. The canal is connected to the Jordan River, which is connected to Utah Lake

The foam was sourced to the nearby Welby Jacob Canal, which feeds water to local farms. The canal is connected to the Jordan River, which is connected to Utah Lake. 

'It's certainly possible that the water in the Welby Canal here does have some of that particular harmful algae that produces toxins in it,' department official Nicholas Rupp told Fox 13 Now.

But Rupp said the foam is more likely the result of a recent moss removal process the canal underwent earlier this month. 

'The chemicals that they use for the moss prevention process foams and causes a foaming action,' Rupp said. 

But just because the toxic algae didn't cause the green foam doesn't necessarily mean it isn't present in the canal. 

Rupp said the department tested water in the canal just to make sure. Results are expected in the next few days, according to KUTV. 

The foam began to recede after the irrigation line to the canal was shut off, Bluffdale city engineer Michael Fazio told KSL. 

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Hailstorm Damages Hundreds of Homes in Pine Bluffs, Wyoming; National Guard Called Out

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Wyoming Storm Turns Summer into Winter

Wind-driven hail damaged hundreds of homes in a Wyoming town Wednesday.

The hail also accumulated up to six inches deep in some areas.