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.
Gerard Zwaan
Large hailstones caused damage in the south of the Netherlands
Jun 24, 2016
Howard
20 Dead in West Virginia 100-Year Flood, 500,000 Without Power (Jun 24)
The death toll from the floods has climbed to 20, a spokesperson for West Virginia's emergency management agency said Friday evening, noting that the hardest hit area is in Greenbrier County in the southeastern part of the state, where 15 people have died.
About 500 people became stranded inside a shopping mall in the town of Elkview, some 12 miles (19km) from the state's capital, Charleston, on Thursday. Employees and customers became trapped inside Crossings Mall after a bridge that connected the center to a main road collapsed.
While the bridge was completely washed out by the severe waters, emergency teams are now working on building a new, temporary one to help people get out of the shopping center.
The relief effort hit a snag after the original temporary bridge built by the National Guard turned out to be too short, reported WSAZ. A new bridge was sent for.
State authorities are building a gravel road to approach the shopping plaza from the other side, but it will not be finished until Saturday afternoon, the governor’s office told RT. Fortunately, people stranded at the shopping center have plenty of food available, and the area still has electricity, RT found out from the state Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management.
At least six people were reported dead in the state by Friday morning. Three of the victims, including an elderly man and a woman who was washed away in her vehicle, were from Kanawha County, where Charleston is located.
Two more people died in Greenbrier County, the local sheriff announced on Friday.
In Ohio County, an eight-year-old boy was killed after he slipped into a creek and was carried away, local reports suggested.
Some 500,000 people have been left without power in the state, electric utilities reported.
According to Gov. Tomblin, the flooding is "among the worst in a century for some parts of the state."
West Virginia MetroNews reports that the house was seen floating down Howard’s Creek on Thursday afternoon.
The National Weather Service Office in Blacksburg, Virginia told MetroNews that the 24-hour rainfall total for White Sulphur Springs was 8.17 inches.
The apocalyptic conditions echo similar incidents in other parts of the world—Texas, for example, has seen some of the worst flooding in its history, and rivers in France rose to their highest levels in 50 years in June.
Sources
https://www.rt.com/usa/348257-west-virginia-flooding-mall/
http://gizmodo.com/flooding-in-west-virginia-is-so-bad-a-burning-ho...
Jun 25, 2016
Howard
Tornado and Hail Kill 98 in China, 800 Injured (Jun 23)
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.
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Jun 25, 2016
KM
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'
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!'
Jun 26, 2016
Howard
Strange Clouds Over Malaysia (Jun 27)
Sources
http://www.nst.com.my/news/2016/06/155155/wave-clouds-sabah-making-...
http://strangesounds.org/2016/06/creepy-shelf-cloud-sabah-malaysia-...
Jun 30, 2016
Gerard Zwaan
50 dead and 12 missing as deadly flooding hits southern China
Photo www.theatlantic.com
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.
Jul 4, 2016
Gerard Zwaan
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.
Jul 4, 2016
KM
http://www.china.org.cn/china/2016-07/04/content_38803007.htm
Second Yangtze warning issued on flooding peak
Authorities warned on Sunday of a second flood peak for the Yangtze River and its tributaries, with new rainstorms forecast after floods left scores of people dead and eight missing in central and eastern areas.
Flooding resulting from rainstorms that began on Thursday left 14 people dead and eight missing in Anhui, Hubei, Zhejiang, Henan and Jiangsu provinces, the State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters said in a statement.
The floods affected 6.87 million people and destroyed 10,000 homes, the headquarters added.
The National Meteorological Center said rainstorms were expected to continue to wreak havoc in these areas until Monday, with some parts of Hubei and Hunan expected to receive total precipitation of more than 200 millimeters.
A second flood peak is expected on the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River and Poyang and Dongting lakes, both flood basins of the river, according to the flood control headquarters. It issued the first warning of a Yangtze flood peak on Friday.
In Hubei, rainstorms since June 18 have left 28 people dead and 14 missing. Floods caused chaos in urban and rural areas in 81 counties, with 203,200 people needing to be relocated and 222,000 requiring relief efforts from the authorities.
Flooding hit the Xinzhou district of Wuhan, the capital of Hubei, particularly hard, with thousands of homes flooded and nine people killed after the banks of two rivers broke.
Liao Anhua, a 59-year-old resident of Qili village in Xinzhou, said his family had to be relocated.
He later decided to swim back to his house to fetch medicine for his parents, only to find that the floods were so strong that he was left struggling.
"I could only hold on to a wash basin that I came across in the water to stay afloat," he said.
Liao, who was rescued by a group of volunteers on a life raft, added, "I've never seen flooding on such a scale."
The Ministry of Civil Affairs and the National Commission for Disaster Relief sent a work team and 3,000 tents to help relief work in Hubei.
In Anhui, authorities upgraded the emergency response for disaster relief to the second-highest level after floods affected millions of people, according to the provincial department of civil affairs.
The authorities have sent more than 4,400 tents, 3,500 beds along with quilts and clothing to other rain-affected regions for disaster relief.
Jul 5, 2016
jorge namour
Severe drought on the border between Paraguay and Argentina [GALLERY]
July 4, 2016
http://www.meteoweb.eu/foto/gravissima-siccita-al-confine-tra-parag...
https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=it&tl=en&js=y&...
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
Jul 5, 2016
KM
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.
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.
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.'
Jul 7, 2016
SongStar101
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
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
Jul 7, 2016
KM
https://weather.com/storms/typhoon/news/super-typhoon-nepartak-taiw...
Super Typhoon Nepartak Bearing Down; Landfall Imminent; Heavy Rain A Threat in Eastern China
Meteorologist Danielle Banks takes a look at Super Typhoon Nepartak on satellite and explains the impacts from the incredibly strong winds slamming into Taiwan.
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.
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
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.
Rainfall Forecast
Locally heavier rain totals are possible where bands of rain stall for a period of a few hours.
Jul 8, 2016
Gerard Zwaan
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...
Jul 9, 2016
Gerard Zwaan
500,000 evacuated as deadly Typhoon Nepartak makes landfall in China
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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.
Jul 10, 2016
KM
http://strangesounds.org/2016/07/typhoon-nepartak-made-landfall-on-...
Super Typhoon Nepartak hits east China’s Fujian Province on July 9, 2016
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.
Jul 10, 2016
KM
https://www.theweathernetwork.com/news/articles/stormy-day-looms-fo...
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.
Jul 11, 2016
KM
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/state-of-emergency-arbor...
Saskatchewan town of Arborfield evacuated due to flooding
A structure holding back water has broken south of the community, which has a population of 400
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.
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.
Jul 13, 2016
jorge namour
APOCALYPSE OF ICE ON BERLIN AND 'THE HELL! - GERMANY
JULY 14, 2016
http://terrarealtime.blogspot.com.ar/2016/07/apocalisse-di-ghiaccio...
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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.
Jul 15, 2016
lonne rey
Summer Interrupted in Italy, Switzerland as Snow Whitens the Alps
https://weather.com/news/weather/news/snow-summer-alps-cold
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.
Jul 17, 2016
KM
http://strangesounds.org/2016/07/earthquake-releases-high-levels-of...
Earthquake releases high levels of methane in the atmosphere near Greenland
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.
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.
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.
Jul 20, 2016
KM
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
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.
Jul 23, 2016
KM
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/capital-weather-gang/wp/2016/07...
Two Middle East locations hit 129 degrees, hottest ever in Eastern Hemisphere, maybe the worldThe temperature in Mitribah, Kuwait, surged Thursday to a blistering 129.2 degrees (54 Celsius). And on Friday in Basra, Iraq, the mercury soared to 129.0 degrees (53.9 Celsius). If confirmed, these incredible measurements would represent the two hottest temperatures ever recorded in the Eastern Hemisphere, according to Weather Underground meteorologist Jeff Masters and weather historian Christopher Burt, who broke the news.
It’s also possible that Mitribah’s 129.2-degree reading matches the hottest ever reliably measured anywhere in the world. Both Mitribah and Basra’s readings are likely the highest ever recorded outside of Death Valley, Calif.
Death Valley currently holds the record for the world’s hottest temperature of 134.1 degrees (56.7 Celsius), set July 10, 1913. But Weather Underground’s Burt does not believe it is a credible measurement: “[T]he record has been scrutinized perhaps more than any other in the United States,” Burt wrote. “I don’t have much more to add to the debate aside from my belief it is most likely not a valid reading when one looks at all the evidence.”
If you discard the Death Valley record from 1913, the 129.2-degree reading from Mitribah Thursday would tie the world’s highest known temperature, also observed in Death Valley on June 30, 2013, and in Tirat Tsvi, Israel, on June 22, 1942. But Masters says the Israeli measurement is controversial.
[Death Valley hit hottest U.S. June temperature ever recorded: 129]
Basra, the city of 1.5 million about 75 miles northwest of the Persian Gulf, has registered historic heat on two straight days. On Thursday, it hit 128 degrees (53.6 Celsius), the highest temperature ever recorded in Iraq, which it then surpassed on Friday, rising to 129.
While the Middle East’s highest temperatures have occurred in arid, land-locked locations, locations along the much more sultry Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman have faced the most oppressive combination of heat and humidity. Air temperatures of about 100 degrees (38 Celsius) combined with astronomical humidity levels have pushed heat index values, which reflect how hot the air feels, literally off the charts.
Jul 23, 2016
lonne rey
Hailstorm Damages Hundreds of Homes in Pine Bluffs, Wyoming; National Guard Called Out
https://weather.com/storms/severe/news/large-damaging-hail-wyoming-...
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.
Jul 30, 2016
Howard
Ellicott City Maryland Hit with Once-in-a-Millennium Rainfall (Jul 30)
More than 4.5 inches fell within one hour, from 7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., according to a Howard County rain gauge.
The massive burst of precipitation sent a wave of floodwaters cascading down the hillsides in the historic downtown where it turned into a wall of water smashing down Main Street, sweeping cars downhill, sending restaurant-goers scurrying for higher ground and carving away the road and sidewalks, leaving behind massive sinkholes.
Two people in cars that were swept away died in the floods, according to officials in Baltimore County, where their bodies were found nearly two miles down the Patapsco River.
Records are not kept for rainfall in Ellicott City specifically, though residents used to moderate flooding events said this one was the worst in recent memory. The last major flood to hit Ellicott City was in 2011, and this one was about 3 feet higher, said Jason Elliott, a hydrologist with the National Weather Service's Baltimore/Washington forecast office.
“This was different,” said David Dempster, who owns Still Life Gallery on Main Street with his wife, Sara Arditti. “This was crazy.”
After the 2011 flood, Dempster built 20-inch-high walls in the rear of the gallery and the side alley. But the Tiber River, a Patapsco tributary that flows just behind the gallery, rose 12 or 15 feet to fill the basement to its ceiling, he said.
“I don’t think anything would have stopped this,” he said.
Howard County Executive Allan Kittleman said this is the worst flooding the town has seen in modern times — including Hurricane Agnes in 1972, when he was a teenager. Another historic flood in 1868 killed 43 people.
The Patapsco River rose 14 feet in 100 minutes, from about 7:20 p.m. to 9 p.m., according to the weather service.
Based on records for a gauge five miles away in Woodstock, there is a less than 0.1 percent chance of such intense rainfall happening in any given year, Elliott said — making this a once-in-1,000-years storm.
“We were in an extremely moist air mass leading up to this, and to some extent, still are,” Elliott said. “Every bit of moisture there was to wring out of the atmosphere after this heat wave we’ve had all came out mainly over that one hour.”
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http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/weather/weather-blog/bal-wx-ellico...
Aug 1, 2016
KM
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3717627/Two-killed-Maryland...
'It looks like the set of a disaster movie': Two killed in devastating Maryland floods that turned roads into rivers and swallowed up sidewalks as locals face mammoth clean-up
Unforgiving storms and floodwaters have killed at least two and wreaked widespread damage to homes and businesses in low-lying Ellicott City, Maryland.
Howard County Executive Allan Kittleman said the devastation was the worst he had seen in 50 years, surpassing even that of Hurricane Agnes which caused the river to overflow its banks in 1972.
Most homes and businesses along Main Street were affected by the extreme weather and it could cost hundreds of millions of dollars to repair the damage, he added.
'It looks like the set of a disaster movie,' said Kittleman. 'Cars everywhere, cars on top of cars, parts of the road are gone, many parts of the sidewalk are gone, storefronts are completely gone.'
One of the two people killed was Jessica Watsula, 35, who was simply visiting from Pennsylvania with her family.
She died after the car she was riding in was swept away by the raging floodwaters and carried into the Patapsco River, police confirmed.
Baltimore County police, who recovered the victims' bodies on the opposite side of the Patapsco, identified Joseph Blevins, 38, of Windsor Mill, Maryland as the other victim.
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A submerged car is pictured in the Patapsco River, seen from the Howard County side of Patapsco Valley State Park after the sidewalk caved in due to Saturday night's flooding in Ellicott City, Maryland
Workers gather by street damage following the flooding in the town. Historic, low-lying Ellicott City was ravaged by floodwaters Saturday night, killing two people and causing devastating damage to homes and businesses, officials said
Vehicles are piled on top of each other on Main Street. Ellicott City, about 14 miles west of Baltimore, received 6.5 inches of rain, according to the National Weather Service, and most of it fell on Saturday evening between 7pm and 9 pm.
Carolyn Sanchez, who lives on upper Main Street, describes the waist high water that sent cars crashing into each other, like the scene behind her on the street
Aug 1, 2016
KM
http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2016/08/01/fort-mcmurray-flooding-floo...
Fort McMurray Flooding Drenches City Right After Devastating Fires
FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. - Less than two months after Fort McMurray, Alta., residents were allowed to return to the city after a devastating fire, the municipality has activated its emergency operations centre to deal with flooding.
The Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo tweeted Sunday that people should restrict travel around Fort McMurray, and that anyone whose basements are susceptible to flooding should move their valuables to a safe place.
The tweets also pointed out that barricades have been placed on some roads, and warned that driving on flooded roads is dangerous due to the possibility of debris and slippery ground.
Darby Allen, director of emergency management for the municipality, said in an email that the region received around 85 millimetres in just two hours on Sunday.
"With more rain expected overnight, core staff at the Regional Emergency Operations Centre will continue to monitor and evaluate the situation into the morning," Allen wrote in the email.
Environment Canada issued a rainfall warning for Fort McMurray and surrounding areas on Sunday morning and continued the warning later in the afternoon.
The forecast said some areas could receive thunderstorms that deliver 100 millimetres of rain or more.
It said heavy downpours were likely to cause flash floods and water pooling on roads.
Residents of the oilsands capital began returning in June after a wildfire spread into the city on May 3 and forced more than 80,000 people to leave for nearly a month.
It destroyed roughly 2,400 homes and other buildings — about one-tenth of the city.
The fire in May displaced about 90,000 people in the region and destroyed about 2,400 homes and other buildings.
Aug 1, 2016
jorge namour
The fire has over 100 hectares burned and can be reinforced in the next few hours if the weather forecasts are met- La Palma -SPAIN
03/08/2016
Temperatures above 30 degrees, above 30 kilometers per hour winds and humidity below 30%, the famous rule of three 30, is the ideal breeding ground for a forest fire
http://elapuron.com/noticias/sociedad/94903/clima-puede-reforzar-in...
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Fire moves slowly toward the south, but the forecasts are nothing good for the upcoming 24 hours. Thursday has a bad climate forecast to tackle a forest fire, despite the reinforcements which will from this day La Palma to tackle the flames, with the addition of the UME. Late today already more than 100 hectares burned.
Temperatures above 30 degrees, winds of over 30 kilometers per hour speed and low humidity, below 30%, the famous rule of three 30, is the ideal breeding ground for a forest fire and are the conditions that will have to deal with operating the fire fighting that occurred in El Paso and is heading the municipality of Fuencaliente, fulfilled weather forecasts. CONTINUE...
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700 PERSONS EVACUATED
Aug 4, 2016
KM
http://vietnamnews.vn/society/300716/10-people-swept-away-in-lao-ca...
10 people swept away in Lào Cai flood
LÀO CAI – At least 10 people are reportedly dead or missing following a flood last night in the northern Lào Cai Province, authorities said this morning.
The mountainous Bát Xát District suffered the heaviest human loss with three people dead and six missing being swept away by the flood.
Updates from the Bát Xát Permanent Committee for Flood and Storm Control and Prevention as of 8am today said the people were residents from three communes of Cốc San, Tòng Sành and Phìn Ngan.
The flood also swept away another person in the tourist destination of Sa Pa District.
Heavy rain and thunderstorm have been striking areas across Lào Cai since last night, flooding the region. Typhoon Nida caused heavy rain after hitting the province.
A flash flood in the Ngòi Đung stream in Lào Cai City’s Đồng Tuyển Commune swept away dozens of houses and pulled down a suspension bridge at about 4am, according to preliminary reports of the local authorities.
Aug 8, 2016
KM
http://arynews.tv/en/seven-die-as-floods-wreak-havoc-in-balochistan...
Seven die as floods wreak havoc in Balochistan
ZIARAT: At least seven people lost their lives as floods wreaked havoc in Harnai district of Balochistan on Sunday morning, ARY News reported.
According to details, several houses were destroyed and vehicles washed away by floodwaters in Harnai on Sunday. Several people, asleep in their houses, drowned in the flood water.
Rescue officials confirmed that seven people have been died while three people were rescued by the people.
The provincial and district administration have declared emergency in the area whereas doctors and rescue teams have launched relief operation. Civil Hospital in Quetta confirmed that four bodies were brought to the medical facility.
The deceased included two local newsmen. Balochistan Government has announced a relief package for the victims and compensation to the families of the deceased.
Aug 8, 2016
KM
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3728104/Tropical-Storm-Javi...
Death toll from Hurricane Earl rises to 39 due to massive mudslides in Mexico as the country is set to be battered by a SECOND devastating storm
The death toll from Hurricane Earl has reached 39 due to massive mudslides in Mexico as the country is set to be hit by a second devastating storm.
At least 28 people died in multiple mudslides in the mountainous north of Puebla state on Sunday.
The same day Tropical Storm Javier formed off the country's Pacific Coast, and forecasters said it could turn into a hurricane later today.
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The death toll from Hurricane Earl has reached 39 due to massive mudslides in Mexico as the country is set to be hit by a second devastating storm
Mayor of Huahuchinango Gabriel Alvarado Lorenzo helped rescue people affected by the disaster
Officials said 25 people died in various parts of the township of Huauchinango and three in Tlaola.
Rains also set off mudslides in the Gulf coast state of Veracruz that killed 11 people.
Governor Javier Duarte said earlier that landslides hit the towns of Coscomatepec, Tequila and Huayacocotla.
Heavy rain continued in the area, leading officials to close a section of the main federal highway connecting Mexico City to the region.
Aug 9, 2016
jorge namour
Drilling rig blown ashore in storms off Western Isles
8 August 2016
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-3700...
A 17,000-tonne drilling rig has run aground after being blown ashore on the Western Isles.
The Transocean Winner, which has diesel on board, was under tow west of Lewis when it was hit by severe storms.
It became detached from the tug boat overnight, before running aground at the beach of Dalmore in the Carloway area.
Stornoway Coastguard said there were no personnel on board the rig and there was no risk to life.
However, coastguard personnel have blocked access to the beach for health and safety reasons. CONTINUE...
The same stretch of beach at Dalmore in a picture taken last week by Foster Evans
Aug 9, 2016
jorge namour
E xtreme heat between China and Mongolia, the "subsidence" of the "Omais" storm causing great sultriness in Japan
August 9, 2016
The extreme heat affects East Asia, from China to Japan values over + 40 ° C
http://www.meteoweb.eu/2016/08/caldo-estremo-tra-cina-e-mongolia-le...
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These days Japan is concerned by an intense heat wave that is making splash
thermometers of values above the threshold of + 37 ° C + 38 ° C, with points that are close to + 39 ° C + 40 ° C to '
shadow. A warm very intense, often accompanied by high relative humidity rates that make the heat even more oppressive, creating an intense "afa" effect. the maximum temperatures recorded during the day are truly remarkable yesterday in various locations in the country of the Rising Sun where the heat has become very stuffy.
All stand out the + 38.5 ° C stored by the Weather Station in Gifu, immediately followed by 37.8 ° C Nagoya, the + 37.5 ° C in Owase, the + 37.4 ° C and + Okayama 37.2 ° C Kobe, Kofu, Mishima and Tokushima. Notice how in this last station the relative humidity is not dropped below 55% remaining at medium to high values for the entire span of the day, doing wheelie at the top the heat index. Not to be outdone the + 36.3 ° C Kyoto and Osaka who recently had overstepped + 37 ° C. The very humid heat was also felt in the islands in front of the coast of Honshu, where temperatures have gone well beyond the + 33 ° C + 34 ° C.
Unlike other traditional summer heat waves this time the heat a few days is affecting Japan we can associate with the passage, just opposite the east coast of the island of Honshu, the tropical storm "Omais", which by tomorrow will move in the direction of the Kuril islands, before approaching the most south-eastern coast of the Kamchatka peninsula, Russian Far East, evolving into a deep cold heart from extratropical cyclone characteristics.
This persistent heat wave over the next few days will continue to maintain the thermometers on the values of well-+ 8 ° C to + 9 ° C higher than the average for the period. Only in Mongolia for days it is still proving really exceptional highs, with peaks that reach to touch the fateful threshold of + 40 ° C in the shade even in the mountains, at altitudes above 900-1000 meters.
Only yesterday in Hanbogd were measured well + 38.5 ° C, about 914 meters above the sea level.
Per approfondire http://www.meteoweb.eu/2016/08/caldo-estremo-tra-cina-e-mongolia-le...
Aug 10, 2016
KM
https://www.rt.com/news/355442-france-wildfires-marseille-flights/
Wildfires rage near Marseille, forcing evacuations & flight diversions (PHOTOS)
The smoke from the blaze has reportedly caused numerous delays at Marseille airport, with planes being diverted to other sites.
Several separate "significant" fires have been raging on Wednesday in the southern France region of Bouches-du-Rhone, the most densely populated department of the Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur region, local media reported.
The flames are reportedly getting close to industrial areas near Marseille, with several roads being closed off in the area. The situation remains "tense" and poses a threat to businesses in the region, France's Midi Libre reported. Hundreds of people and dozens of vehicles have been deployed to fight the blaze.
Residents of several neighborhoods in the town of Vitrolles, some 30km (18 miles) north of Marseille, have been evacuated, radio Europe 1 reported.
Aug 11, 2016
KM
http://www.nan.ng/environment-2/flood/
Flood destroys 5, 300 houses in Kano State
Flood destroys 5, 300 houses in Kano State – Official
Kano, Aug. 8, 2016 (NAN) Flood has destroyed over 5, 300 houses in six Local Government Areas of Kano State.
Alhaji Aliyu Bashir, the Executive Secretary of the State Emergency Relief and Rehabilitation Agency (SERERA), disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Kano on Monday.
He said the affected local government areas include Bebeji, Dawakin Kudu, Kiru, Shanono, Bagwai and Garun-Malam.
“In Dawakin Kudu alone more than 2, 300 houses were affected, while more than 600 houses in each of the remaining five areas were destroyed by the flood,” he said.
Bashir said the officials of the agency had visited all the affected areas with a view to assessing the damage cause by the disaster.
“At the moment we are compiling a comprehensive report on the disaster for onward submission to the Federal and state governments for necessary assistance to the victims,” he said.
The Executive Secretary said that the state government would come to the aid of the victims as an interim measure as soon as the agency submit its report
NAN recalls that last week three persons lost their lives while food and cash crops worth millions of Naira were washed away after a heavy down pour at Hayin Gwarmai village in Bebeji Local Government Area of the state.
Recall that on Saturday, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) also advised communities along the River Niger to evacuate immediately to safer ground.
The agency warned in a statement warned that flooding might occur at any moment following intense rainfall and rises in water level.
The Director-General of the agency, Malam Muhammad Sani-Sidi, who gave the advice in the statement, said the agency had received alerts of the imminent flooding.
He said information given by the authorities in the Republic of Niger indicated the present water level in the river had reached a point that may result in flooding that could be compared with that of 2012.
Aug 11, 2016
KM
'Historic' Louisiana flooding: Three dead and thousands rescued
At least three people have died and thousands have been rescued after "historic" flooding swamped the US state of Louisiana.
The National Guard and emergency teams have used helicopters to rescue people stranded in their homes or cars.
Searches are continuing for missing people, as the rain is expected to continue over the weekend.
The heavy rainfall started on Friday where some areas received more than 17ins (43cm) of rain.
The neighbouring states of Alabama and Mississippi are also experiencing severe weather.
Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards declared a state of emergency on Friday. On Saturday he said: "This is an ongoing event. We're still in response mode."
He and his family were relocated after water flooded their basement.
"This is a flood of epic proportions," JR Shelton, the mayor of Central City told The Advocate newspaper. "When we talk about floods now, we'll talk about the great flood of 2016. everything else pales in comparison."
Shanita Angrum, 32, called the police when she realised her family were trapped in their home. An officer arrived and carried her six-year-old daughter to safety.
"Snakes were everywhere," she told Associated Press. "The whole time I was just praying for God to make sure me and my family were OK."
John Mitchell, a 23-year-old Louisiana resident, was forced to swim to safety with his girlfriend and her one-year-old daughter. They were rescued by police officers in a boat.
"This is the worst it's been, ever,'' Mr Mitchell said. "We tried to wait it out, but we had to get out."
Several rivers in Louisiana and Mississippi are overflowing. Gov Edwards expects some of the rivers will rise 4ft (1.2m) above previous record levels.
Baton Rouge, Louisiana's capital, is one of the worst hit areas where as much as 11.3in (28cm) of rain was reported. New Orleans has reported 2.34in (6cm).
While the worst of the rain appears to have passed, the weather system is expected to move north on Sunday, hitting central and northern Louisiana.
The state is prone to bursts of extreme weather; thousands of acres of Louisiana was flooded in 2011 to divert water from the flooded Mississippi River and to spare cities, including Baton Rouge and New Orleans, that lie downstream.
In 2005, New Orleans suffered one of the worst natural disasters in US history, when Hurricane Katrina hit the city. The storm killed nearly 2,000 people and displaced one million. Thousands of homes were flooded and destroyed in Louisiana and along the Gulf coast.
Aug 14, 2016
jorge namour
Bad weather in Russia, dramatic floods in Moscow: Flooded roads and car [GALLERY]
August 16, 2016 - 00:06
Bad weather in Russia, flash flood in Moscow: 92mm of rain in a few hours, not happened in 130 years. The photos of the disaster
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xceptional rains have caused today in Moscow the flooding of streets and docks of the rivers in the city ', trapping many people in their cars under water. The authorities 'reported that more' than 200 people have been recovered from locked vehicles and that there were no injuries. The weather service said that in today's day in Moscow fell 92 millimeters of rain in August was in 1887 that it was not raining so much in one day. The water outlet system also did not work properly. The more 'worrying situation and it' had the north-east of the Russian capital where the Yauza river 'overflows forcing the authorities' closing many roads.
Aug 16, 2016
KM
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California orders 82,000 people to evacuate over Bluecut Fire that's burned over 15,000 acres
Authorities in southern California ordered the evacuation of 82,000 people on Tuesday, after a wildfire broke out in a mountain pass and rapidly engulfed 15,000 acres of terrain.
Officials said about 700 firefighters were battling to control the blaze in an area called the Cajon Pass, the latest in a series of wildfires that have blackened nearly 300,000 acres of the drought-parched U.S. West.
'It is a very fast-moving fire, it has wind behind it,' said U.S. Forest Service spokeswoman Lyn Sieliet.
Two firefighters were trapped by flames in the effort to evacuate residents and defend homes, but managed to escape with only minor injuries, fire officials said.
Vehicles and structures burn near Highway 138 as the fire rages through San Bernardino County
The so-called Bluecut Fire erupted in heavy brush just west of Interstate 15, the main freeway between Las Vegas and the Los Angeles area, forcing the closure of one stretch of the highway.
The inferno prompted orders for residents of the community of Wrightwood, about 75 miles east of Los Angeles, to leave their homes, said Lynne Tolmachoff, of the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire).
In all, about 82,000 people were ordered to flee, as flames destroyed an unknown number of houses, the Cal Fire spokeswoman said by telephone.
The fire remained unchecked, having exploded within hours to cover an area of 15,000 acres, Cal Fire said, up from an estimate of 9,000 acres on Tuesday evening.
The Bluecut Fire, whose cause officials said they were still investigating, came as crews more than 600 miles to the northwest began to make headway against a Northern California wildfire that has destroyed more than 175 homes and businesses.
The so-called Clayton Fire was 35 per cent contained, according to Cal Fire. It has charred 4,000 acres in and around the community of Lower Lake, forcing hundreds of people to flee.
Damin Pashilk, a 40-year-old arrested on suspicion of setting that blaze, and several others in the area over the past year, is set to appear in court on Wednesday.
Fierce winds fanned the fire, which threatened about 1,500 structures at its peak, after it sparked on Saturday evening.
As of Tuesday evening, only 380 buildings were in danger, according to Cal Fire. There were no reports of casualties.
California Governor Jerry Brown declared a state of emergency in San Bernardino County for the Bluecut Fire, which allows state agencies to come to the assistance of local officials.
On Monday, Brown issued emergency declarations for the Clayton fire and another in Central California, the so-called Chimney fire.
The Chimney Fire was 20 per cent contained by Tuesday evening, after scorching 6,900 acres since Saturday. It has destroyed about 40 structures.
Aug 17, 2016
KM
Rare extratropical cyclone forms over Hudson Bay, Canada
Visible satellite image of the Hudson Bay, Canada, storm on August 10, 2016 at 10:45 a.m. EDT, showing the occluded storm's "apostrophe" shape.
This extratropical storm intensified Tuesday over Hudson Bay, eventually reaching peak strength Wednesday, before weakening Thursday.
A visible satellite image showed the storm's classic mature phase as a cold occlusion, with relatively cool air completely wrapped around the low center, and a trailing band of clouds ahead of the cold front, resembling an apostrophe or the number 9.
Here is what the frontal structure of this storm looked like Wednesday, courtesy of NOAA's Weather Prediction Center.
You wouldn't expect that kind of storm in the Northern Hemisphere in August anyway, as north-to-south temperature contrasts fueling the development of extratropical storms are at a minimum in the heart of summer.
Now, let's zoom in on this beauty, starting with a visible satellite loop from Wednesday, Aug. 10.
Therefore, the infrared satellite image shows some interesting structure in the core of the storm, but may not strike you as spectacular as, say, hurricanes or summer's thunderstorm clusters, mesoscale convective systems.
By zooming out and taking off the political borders, the storm, coupled with a dark slot of drier air to its south, resembles the side view of a face.
This storm's wind field was quite impressive, as shown by the European model analysis from Wednesday morning.
Typically, these storms are more common in and near the Lower 48 states from fall through spring, producing snowstorms, high wind events, coastal flooding, even occasionally spawning severe weather outbreaks.
Even by Canadian standards, this was a fairly impressive storm for mid-August.
And it gave meteorologists something to admire.
Aug 18, 2016
lonne rey
Hail Wipes Out Languedoc Vineyards
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France's weird weather causes more chaos – just as the grapes are due to be harvested.
Growers in Languedoc are in shock after a brutal hailstorm wiped out half the grape crop just days away from the start of harvest.
Bonmarchand, who has been in the region for five years, said he had never seen a storm like it. "I don't have much experience of this kind of disaster, but I was speaking to the former winemaker, who is 92, and he told me this morning that he can't remember as violent an incident of hail either."
Aug 21, 2016
jorge namour
Fresh and unstable summers in the UK, all the fault of the Jet Stream
- August 15, 2016 -
The UK could be in the middle of a 10-20 year cycle of rainy summers
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Rumors about a 'heat wave in the UK in the coming weeks have spread a little' everywhere, but Nick Finnis, expert NetWeather , explains that this is unlikely. And 'in fact since 2006 that the country has lived summers "indifferent", often fresh, unstable, rainy.
The last "good seasons" were those of 1989, 1990, 1995, 2003 and 2006. On the contrary, says the expert, in recent summers has been difficult to detect hot days, with temperatures above 26.6 ° C. This year, a good time was between 18 and 20 July, when there were 33.5 ° C degrees nell'Oxforshire.
Last summer they are recorded average temperatures in June, July and lowest in cold and instability in August. In 2014, the season was slightly better, but "ruined" by a cold and rainy August.
So why the summers have become recently more and more variables and fresh with only brief forays hot?
According to scientists and weather forecasters from the Met Office in Exeter, gathered to discuss the possible causes of the unusual weather season in recent years, the UK could find itself in the midst of a 10-20 year cycle of rainy summers: he last 6 summers of 7 were characterized by temperatures below media in good weather and the rains above average
A possible cause, explains Nick Finnis, could be found in the position of the jet stream, which for example this summer is positioned at or just south of the UK and pushes the hot summer to southern Europe for most of the time. Consequently, in order to have less rainy summer and stable weather, the jet stream (which is rare lately) should move north and west of the United Kingdom to allow high pressure to expand.
Aug 23, 2016
KM
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India floods: Over 300 dead, millions affected as monsoon floods force villagers into relief camps
At least 300 people have died in eastern and central India and more than 6 million others have been affected by floods that have submerged villages, washed away crops, destroyed roads and disrupted power and phone lines, officials say.
Heavy monsoon rains have caused rivers, including the mighty Ganges and its tributaries, to burst their banks forcing people into relief camps in the states of Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and Uttarakhand.
Government officials in Bihar, which has seen some of the worst flooding this year with almost 120 dead and more than 5 million affected, said the situation was serious.
"The flood waters have engulfed low-lying areas, homes and fields of crops," said Zafar Rakib, a district magistrate of Katihar, one of 24 districts out of Bihar's 38 districts which have been hit by the deluge.
"We have shifted people to higher ground and they are being provided with cooked rice, clean drinking water, polythene sheets," he said.
The holy city of Varanasi, where thousands of Hindus flock daily, was also forced to halt cremations along the banks of sacred Ganges river — forcing families to cremate their relatives on the terrace roofs of nearby houses, officials said.
Television pictures showed villagers wading waist deep in floodwaters with their livestock, mud-and-brick homes collapsing and people climbing into wooden boats to get to relief camps.
"We are all worried about what we should do. For the last four days we have living like this. We don't even have any food to eat," 42-year-old villager Doda Yadav told the NDTV news station from Ballia district in Uttar Pradesh.
Officials said villagers would return home from relief camps when water levels receded, although the Indian Meteorological Department has forecast more rains for central India over the next two days.
Aug 25, 2016
KM
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Ontario residents had no warning of 2 tornadoes
LaSalle, Ont. mayor Ken Antaya said he feels lucky that no serious injuries occurred as a result of the storm that uprooted trees, threw RVs and boats across neighbourhoods and damaged at least 15 homes.
Three people suffered minor injuries in what Environment Canada confirmed Thursday were two tornados, an F1 that hit LaSalle and an F2 that struck Windsor.
Damage from a possible tornado in Essex County in Southwestern Ontario on Aug. 24, 2016.
“We have to improve our warning system, because if this would have occurred in a more densely populated area we may have had some problems,” Antaya told CP24.
Antaya was dining with friends around 7 p.m. when he received a call about high winds, flying debris, and a hydro pole on fire in a nearby neighbourhood. He jumped his car, arriving on the scene at the same time as fire crews.
Environment Canada issued the tornado warning at 7:29 p.m.
“It came after the tornado actually touched down,” Antaya told CTV News Channel
Windsor Mayor Drew Dilkens told reporters at a press conference that many of his constituents are also concerned about the lack of warning.
Environment Canada climatologist Geoff Coulson told CTV News Channel a warning wasn’t issued because the storm was only a “heavy shower” when it crossed the Detroit River near LaSalle.
“The average lead time for a tornado warning anywhere is about 10 to 15 minutes,” he added.
Video and photos posted online show what appears to be a grey funnel cloud travelling through multiple neighbourhoods.
LaSalle resident Bryan Cavanaugh said his house shook and it sounded like a fog horn going off.
Rose Owens, another area resident, said she panicked when she saw the twister, “thinking this is going right for my home and my kids are at home alone.”
Aug 26, 2016
KM
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-37217679
India Ganges floods 'break previous records'
The monsoon floods in India's Ganges river this year have broken previous records, officials have told the BBC.
They said water levels reached unprecedented levels at four locations in northern India.
The highest record was in Patna, the state capital of Bihar where flood waters reached 50.52m (166ft) on 26 August, up from 50.27m in 1994.
Floods across India this year have killed more than 150 people and displaced thousands.
'Unprecedented'
"We have also recorded unprecedented flood levels at Hathidah and Bhagalpur of Bihar state and Balliya of Uttar Pradesh," chief of India's Central Water Commission GS Jha said.
"In all these four places, the floods crossed the previous highest flood level and they all were unprecedented."
Bihar is one of the worst flood-hit states in India with at least 150 deaths and nearly half a million people evacuated.
Neighbouring Uttar Pradesh has also been severely affected by floods in the Ganges.
The third largest river in the world flows through these north Indian states meeting its tributaries before emptying into the Bay of Bengal.
The Indian Meteorological Department, however, has recorded deficient rainfall in these states past week and average rains since the monsoon started in June.
Breaking embankments
Some experts have blamed the silt the river carries for the floods. The Ganges is one of the highest sediment load carrying rivers.
The silt deposition is said to have raised the river's bed-level causing it to break embankments and flood the adjoining human settlements and farmlands.
Is India facing its worst-ever water crisis?
Officials in Bihar have demanded that an artificial barrier in neighbouring West Bengal state bordering Bangladesh be dismantled to solve the silt problem.
They argue that the deposition of silt has obstructed several passages through the Farakka barrage.
As a result, they say, the Ganges' water flows back to Bihar and causes floods.
Silt deposition has also significantly raised the water level of Kosi river, one of the major tributaries of the Ganges.
Aug 30, 2016
KM
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3770296/Florida-hit-life-th...
Hermine barrels north: First hurricane to hit Florida in 11-years leaves one dead and more than 200,000 without power with 22 million still in its path as the storm thunders up toward the East Coast
Hurricane Hermine slammed into Florida leaving one person dead, nearly 200,000 people across four states without power and caused dozens of towns in its path to evacuate as it continues to cause chaos on its way into Georgia and the Carolinas.
The Category 1 storm hit just east of St. Marks around 1.30am EDT with winds around 80mph, according to the U.S. National Hurricane Center.
Projected storm surges of up to 12 feet menaced a wide swath of the coast and an expected drenching of up to 10 inches of rain carried the danger of flooding along the storm's path over land, including the state capital Tallahassee, which had not been hit by a hurricane since Kate in 1985.
Florida Governor Rick Scott, who declared a state of emergency in 51 counties, said 6,000 National Guard members are ready to mobilize once the storm has passed.
Hermine - downgraded to a tropical storm - was weakening as it moved into southern Georgia, and was centered about 35 northeast of Valdosta, Georgia, moving north-northeast near 14mph as of 8am EDT on Friday.
After pushing through Georgia on Friday, Hermine was expected to move into the Carolinas on Saturday and up the East Coast with the potential for drenching rain and deadly flooding in New Jersey and New York City over the Labor Day weekend.
Lynne Garrett speaks to loved ones on the phone as she surveys damage outside of her home from the winds and storm surge associated with Hurricane Hermine which made landfall overnight in the area on Friday in Tampa, Florida
The devastation caused by Hermine is shown above in Cedar Key, Florida, leaving a street blocked from debris
Strong gusts downed power lines and trees as widespread flooding inundated communities in Florida before the hurricane weakened into a tropical storm as it reached Georgia and South Carolina, where conditions deteriorated early on Friday morning
Sep 2, 2016
KM
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4 Dead, 1 Missing After Torrential Rainfall, Flooding Slams Greece
Four people have died and one remains missing in Greece due to flash flooding.
The torrential rainfall has caused extensive damage in some cities, sweeping cars out to sea.
Rescue crews received more than 1,000 distress calls and rescued 74 people.
At least four people have died and one is missing in Greece after flooding caused by heavy rains hit the southern and northern parts of the country Wednesday.
"The heavy rain was caused by a 'blocking' pattern in the upper atmosphere," said weather.com meteorologist Tom Moore. "An area of low pressure aloft is stuck over southern Italy as a large high-pressure ridge builds north of it. There has been a persistent flow of moisture around the low from the Mediterranean and Ionian Seas into Greece."
The fire service told the Associated Press that two women, ages 80 and 63, were found dead in their flooded basement homes in the city of Kalamata and its outskirts. A 90-year-old man was also found dead in the Kalamata area and the body of a 73-year-old man was found in a swollen stream bed near Sparta.
In northern Greece, authorities are still searching for a woman in her 60s who has been missing since calling her husband early Wednesday to say she was abandoning her flooded car near Michaniona.
“I have never seen anything like it,” Kalamata Mayor Panagiotis Nikas told Reuters. “About 140 millimeters (5.5 inches) of rain fell in an hour this morning … It hasn’t stopped raining since yesterday at lunchtime.”
Thermaikos Mayor Yiannis Mavromatis appealed for the municipality to be placed under a state of emergency after the rains damaged roads and washed cars into the sea.
Seven communities in the wider region were cut off by the flooding and had extensive flood damage, Reuters also reported. Major damage was also reported in Thessaloniki, where cars were also washed out to sea and piled together due to the rain. Rescue crews reported they received more than 1,000 distress calls and rescued 74 people.
In parts of the southern Peloponnese, the rainfall also inundated hundreds of homes and businesses.
“Some parts present an image of total destruction, while elsewhere there is partial destruction,” Mavromatis told the AP.
Sep 8, 2016
KM
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FORTY FIVE sightseers will spend the night trapped in broken-down cable cars in the French Alps after rescue operation to free tourists is called off
A huge rescue operation was launched after more than 100 people were left trapped in panoramic cable cars suspended 50 metres in the air close to Mont Blanc in the Alps this afternoon.
French, Italian and Swiss rescue services used four helicopters to evacuate 65 of the 110 sightseers stranded in Chamonix, Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve said in a statement.
Survivors emerge after being taken to safety in Chamonix, but 45 had to spend the night in cable cars
Rescuers were still endeavouring to free the people trapped in cable cars late into the night, and helicopters brought 65 tourists down to land
The rescue operation to bring the remaining people trapped to safety will resume at 6.30am on Friday.
But with darkness falling, rescue services have been unable to bring the other 60 to safety, meaning they will have to spend the night in the cabins.
The tourists rescued so far are believed to be French, Italian and American.
Rescuers were able to take 65 people to safety after the cable cars became stuck in Chamonix, but another 45 people will not be rescued until tomorrow
France’s Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve praised the courage of the French and Italian rescuers.
He said: 'They are engaged in a delicate operation to rescue 110 people trapped following a technical incident.'
They were trapped in 36 panoramic Mont Blanc pods, which seat a maximum of four people each.
The rescue operation has been suspended for the night, but water, food and survival blankets have been distributed.
Sep 9, 2016
Howard
Powerful Waves Devastate Coastal Ghana (Sep 5)
The waves destroyed homes, fishing boats, outboard motors, fishing nets and other equipment of fishermen in affected communities that include Bortianor, Kokrobite and Jamestown in the Greater Accra Region and Fuveme in the Volta Region.
At the Lighthouse area in Jamestown, victims were seen counting their losses. Scores of linear wooden structures that provided shelter for fishermen in the beach community were washed off while the remnants of those structures were inundated with flood water.
The tidal waves defied the presence of the sea defence wall, as the water spilled into the market in the community, wiping away structures and shutting down the economic activities of the people temporarily.
For people living along the coast, around James Town, Osu, Tema, fishing is the main source of livelihood.
The fishing industry is now under threat of collapse following the impact of this destruction.
A mixture of desperation, anguish and sorrow was the mood in the area as residents stood in groups, wondering how they were going to pick up the pieces.
One of the victims, Mr Adzi Raka Tetteh, could not hide his frustration as he recounted events.
“It all started around 12 midnight. The pressure from the waves was so intense that everyone had to run for his or her life. As I speak now, my boat, outboard motor and nets have all been carried away. I do not know what I will do to survive because I have nothing left to lean on,” he said.
While a few managed to retrieve their damaged outboard motors which were buried in the sand, most of them now have their equipment swallowed by the sea.
At Fuveme, the waves inundated homes. The only primary school in the area was also destroyed in the process.
It is the fourth time the disaster has occurred in the area this year, leading to the destruction of coconut plantations around the sea.
The residents have, therefore, appealed to the government to construct a sea defence wall like the Keta Defence Wall to prevent further occurrences.
The MP for Anlo, Clement Kofi Humado, is, however, not in favour of a sea defence wall as a solution to the perennial tidal waves.
He opined that the immediate solution to the problem was the relocation of the residents.
“I am very much aware of what they are going through, but not in agreement with a sea defence wall because I don’t think that will be an immediate solution,” he indicated.
The fishing community of about 1,500 people have, however, rejected that suggestion.
Sources
http://www.graphic.com.gh/news/general-news/tidal-waves-destroy-coa...
http://www.myjoyonline.com/news/2016/September-5th/accra-fishermen-...
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Sep 12, 2016
KM
https://www.rt.com/news/359011-north-korea-flooding-deaths/
133 killed, 395 missing, 107K displaced in N. Korean flooding – UN
Some 107,000 people have been displaced in the area along the Tumen River, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said in a statement, citing figures from Pyongyang.
The official KCNA news agency reported on Sunday that the flooding in the country’s northeast has led to “great hardship.” A labor campaign designed to bolster the nation’s economy has been shifted to “direct all efforts to the construction of dwelling houses to provide flood-hit people with warm cradles and turn the flood-battered region into a fairyland in the era of the Workers’ party within this year,” the agency reported, quoting the country’s Central Committee.
An address published in the country’s official state media has called on all citizens to take part in the recovery work, TASS reported, stating that “all the human, material, and technical resources of the country have been mobilized.”
Workers from the International Red Cross and Red Crescent are reportedly taking part in humanitarian efforts, distributing aid to those in the worst-hit areas.
Damage from the flooding is widespread, with 35,500 houses affected, 69 percent of which have been completely destroyed, OCHA said in a Sunday statement. Some 8,700 public buildings have also been damaged.
Around 16,000 hectares (39,540 acres) of farmland has been affected, and at least 140,000 people are in need of urgent help, the UN office said.
KCNA also reported that railways, roads, power supplies, and factories have also been destroyed or submerged.
The North Korean meteorological department announced that the flooding was “the most devastating natural disaster since the liberation of Korea in 1945.”
North Korea is vulnerable to natural disasters, particularly flooding, as its territory is mostly composed of mountains and hills that have been stripped bare for fuel or turned into rice fields. This allows rainwater to freely flow downhill.
At least 169 people were killed by a severe rainstorm in 2012, and a series of floods and droughts were partly responsible for a famine that killed hundreds of thousands between 1994 and 1998.
Sep 12, 2016
jorge namour
Temporal Rome flooded the streets around the Olympic Stadium, closed stretch of the Tiber- ITALY
September 11, 2016
Heavy Thunderstorm in Rome in the afternoon yesterday, two men were hit by lightning
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A thunderstorm with wind and rain, which lasted a few minutes, has affected Roma earlier. Water flooded the streets around the Olympic Stadium. Reported flooding in San Cesareo, the height of the Roma Sud junction of the A1: the ramp was closed. Firefighters have made at least eighty interventions so far. In particular, the areas most affected by the storm were those of Rome North and in particular the area of the Olympic Stadium and the Triumphal Arch.
The subway is currently stopped due to flooding between Octavian and Battistini stops due to flooding in the latter. Atac has arranged replacement bus. Delays and possible interruptions of service on several bus lines ( "lines 546-912-908-907-993-998-982-992-46-49-913-446-980 delays / interruptions due to bad weather," he writes on twitter ATAC)
The Tiber Marshal Diaz and Ponte Duca D'Aosta have been closed for flooding. Slow Traffic and traffic problems even via Palmiro Togliatti, via Pietro de Coubertin, where a vehicle is stuck because of the water. Reported trees on the roadway in the area Castel Giubileo.
Severe weather also yesterday afternoon: two men were struck by lightning in a park in via Alberto Guglielmotti . The two are still hospitalized.
Sep 12, 2016
jorge namour
Sea of Galilee in crisis - ISRAEL
Published: 12.09.16
After three years of lack of rain, the Sea of Galilee is at its lowest point since Fall 2012; if this year's rains fail again, both the lake and the aquifers surrounding it will be at dangerously low levels.
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4853691,00.html
The island in the middle of the Sea of Galilee (Photo: Air Documentation Project)
The Sea of Galilee's Kinneret Authority recently announced that the waterline currently stands at -213.375 meters below sea level, which is 37.5 meters below the lake's Red Line.
The waterline for the lake needs to be four meters and 57 centimeters higher for it to be considered "full." However, the last winter was the third winter in a row whereby the rainfall was less than the average, causing the year 2016 to be considered a drought year.
Once the water level gets this low, an island appears in the lake.
Pinchas Green, Deputy Chairman of the Kinneret Authority, said that "the Sea of Galilee's water line has dropped by a meter and two centimeters since the beginning of the summer. The waterline is currently very low, lower than the lower red line threshold. The lack of water was felt really early this year. We all need to pray for a really rainy summer this year."
Dr. Amir Givati, Director of the Surface Water Office at the Hydrological Authority of the Israel Water Authority said that "the Sea of Galilee waterline is at its lowest level since Fall 2012. The Water Authority isn't expecting large amounts of rain this winter, and the waterline is expected to drop even further – well below the lower red line. If the weather remains dry for the next few months, then other rivers, streams, and springs in the Sea of Galilee region will run dry."
The Israel Water Authority is warning that a dry winter will bring the waterline to its lowest point in nine years, and that aquifer levels may also fall below their red lines.
"The Sea of Galilee waterline is already well below the lower red line, despite the fact that pumping from the lake has been greatly reduced. The amount of water being pumped from the lake is the lowest ever. However, the Jordan river is on the verge of dehydration," Givati said.
The Water Authority said "according to weather models which the Water Authority has received from international forecasting centers, and also from the Israeli meteorological center, that the worst is yet to come."
Sep 13, 2016