Wild Weather, the Wobble Effect

by Sevan Makaracı

Mar 3, 2020

Weather:

Weather Wobble

Jet Stream tornados

Siberian Freeze Weather Wobble

Wild weather , [2]

Wobble Clouds

Hurricane development

Violent Push

Weather & ocean currents

Europe Weather

Tides and Whirlpools:

Storm Clash whirlpools

Lurch of earth

Tides , [2]

Whirlpools

Wobble Sloshing

"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."

ZETATALK

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.

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UK weather: It's the hottest day of the year - in SEPTEMBER - as mercury hits 94F but north is hit by torrential storm

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3786788/Once-century-Indian...

Today has officially become the hottest day of the year so far and the warmest September day in 105 years after temperatures soared to a scorching 34.4C (93.9F) - despite parts of the UK enduring heavy rain and lightning.

Sunseekers have flocked to parks and beaches across the country to make the most of the flash heatwave which has seen the mercury rise to a record-breaking 34.4C at Gravesend, Kent and 32.8C at Heathrow, London.
Forecasters say large swathes of southern England and the Midlands are also enjoying temperatures of 31C and '32C in places' - meaning parts of the UK are currently warmer than Rome, Crete, Thailand, Majorca and Madrid.

However, in other parts of the UK, rain has fallen so hard and fast that the Met Office has issued a yellow warning for rain for the North West, North East, Yorkshire and into parts of Scotland.
Meteorologist Mark Wilson said 'there has been a lot of rain in a very short space of time' in the North West - along with of thunder and lightning - and it could cause flash flooding and travel chaos.

In Manchester, the rain was so heavy that it has forced Manchester City to call off their opening Champions League game with Borussia Monchengladbach because of a waterlogged pitch. Elsewhere in the city, people were seen running for cover and taking shelter under umbrellas and full-body raincoats.
People were also seen running for cover and ducking under umbrellas in Blackpool, as well as areas in the south east such as Bournemouth in Dorset, and Wales.

Sep 13, 2016
Tracie Crespo

www.thelocal.fr/20160914/storms-leave-120000-homes-without-power-in...

Photo: AFP

'70,000 lightning strikes' cause power cuts in France

Some 120,000 homes in western France were without electricity on Wednesday morning after violent storms swept through the region.

The country’s weather agency Météo France recorded 70,000 different lightning strikes across the storm-hit areas overnight on Tuesday.

And the extreme weather is not over yet with seven departments still on orange alert – the second highest warning level, with more storms forecast.

The storms left their mark with homes from the Pyrennees in the south west right up to Brittany in the north west hit by power cuts.

Homes across the Pays de la Loire, Aude, and Dordogne were also hit. In the department of Gironde some 23,000 homes saw power cut by the storms, many of which were around the Bordeaux area.

Sep 14, 2016
KM

http://www.independent.co.uk/Weather/tornado-sheffield-manchester-f...

Sheffield hit by 'tornado' during day of weather extremes across UK

Flash floods also strike Manchester supermarket and city centre

Residents reported a “tornado” touching down in Sheffield last night amid a night of extreme weather across the UK.

Conditions varied hugely across the country, with a high of 34.4C in Gravesend making Tuesday the hottest the day of 2016, and hottest September day since 1911.

During the evening, a number of Sheffield’s residents filmed what appeared to be a tornado unfurling on the outskirts of the city.

Extreme weather was experienced across the country. Manchester City's Champions League tie with Borussia Monchengladbach was cancelled due to the heavy downpour.

In addition to the Etihad Stadium, an Asda supermarket in Greater Manchester had to be closed after torrential rain caused a flash flood in the shopping aisles.

People were also forced to wade through knee-deep water in the centre of Mancherster. Residents awoke to sink holes in Mancheser's streets.

In Lancashire, 20,000 homes were left without power throughout Tuesday night.

The Met Office recorded “quite intense thunder activity” in the Sheffield area, but has no record of tornado activity. “It’s quite possible there was a tornado and they are not that unusual,” Grahame Madge, senior press officer for The Met Office, told The Independent.

“It’s very difficult to record a tornado unless people have seen them first-hand,” he said.

“They often don’t leave a trace. Tornados can be so fleeting and transient.”

Mr Madge maintained, however, the perfect conditions needed for a tornado to take place were not present in Sheffield last night.

While it was warm and humid, “the conditions in the upper atmosphere were not perfect.”

Sheffield continued to face torrential rainfall in the evening, which disrupted the pre-match build-up to Sheffield Wednesday’s football match against Bristol City.

Sep 15, 2016
KM
http://edition.cnn.com/2016/09/14/us/tropical-storm-julia-weather/

A weather rarity: Tropical Storm Julia forms over land
Tropical Storm Julia forms over Jacksonville

Julia is the 10th named storm of the year in the Atlantic

Meteorologists question the storm getting a name

While a super typhoon was wreaking havoc in East Asia, a little tropical storm named Julia formed in Florida on Tuesday night.

Yes, "in" Florida. As in, it formed over land -- a very rare occurrence, meteorologically speaking.

The center of the storm was over the city of Jacksonville when it was given tropical storm status late Tuesday night -- but that decision caused some controversy.

'Persistent organization'

At 11 p.m., the National Hurricane Center made the decision to name the storm after a small area of tropical storm-force winds was consistently reported for 12 hours.

"Given this persistent organization, the system is classifiable as a tropical cyclone and advisories are being initiated on Tropical Storm Julia, the tenth named storm of the 2016 Atlantic hurricane season," the center said in its discussion Tuesday night.

Many meteorologists went to Twitter to disagree with the findings.

Some even wondered why this storm received a name while the devastating Louisiana floods in August did not meet the criteria for a named storm.

How can a tropical storm form over land, rather than over warm ocean water? While Julia's center was slightly inland, there was plenty of bath-temperature water nearby, which fueled the thunderstorms that formed its core.

Another interesting phenomenon could also be at play: the "brown ocean" effect, in which a tropical cyclone gains enough energy from a saturated Earth to keep a warm core. It's too early for scientists to know for sure what caused Julia to form over land, but these theories will certainly be researched as a result of this rare formation.

The forecast for Julia

Julia is forecast to move slowly to the northeast, and although the winds will remain strong along the coast, very heavy rains will be the main threat. Some areas of coastal South Carolina and Georgia could receive upwards of 10 inches of rainfall in the next couple of days.

Julia is forecast to dump upwards of 10 inches of rain across the southeast coastline.

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Over the next day, the National Hurricane Center expects Julia to become a tropical depression. It will ultimately lose all its tropical characteristics and become a remnant low pressure system.

CNN meteorologist Brandon Miller contributed to this report.
Sep 16, 2016
Yvonne Lawson

Samoa hit by hail storm so rare residents thought it was a hoax

Hail has fallen in Samoa for the first time since 2011. Photograph: Vaetasi Asiata/Facebook

Meteorologist forced to release satellite images of the storm to convince some locals that the hail wasn't part of a practical joke

Samoa has been hit by a hail storm so rare that it was believed to be a hoax by many of the island’s inhabitants.

The tropical nation of Samoa lies in the Pacific Ocean, where the average temperature at this time of year is 29C.

But on Friday evening an unexpected hail storm struck the eastern side of the island of Savai’i, accompanied by heavy rain and strong wind gusts.

It was only the second time since records began that hail has fallen on Samoa, the first was in 2011.

The storm lasted 10 to 15 minutes and produced hail stones roughly 2cm wide.

“The ice was very small and there were no reports of damage,” said Luteru Tauvale, principal meteorologist for the Samoan Meteorology Service.

“Because it was so unexpected a lot of people thought it had been invented. We had to release satellite images of the conditions that led to to the hail for people to believe it was real.”

Samoans took to social media to share their photos of the hail, many voicing disbelief at the incident, and then saying it was the “first time” they had been convinced of the the phenomenon of climate change.

“Climate change is here!” wrote one Samoan on Facebook.

“More like we have just woken up to the fact it had been with us for a while but we refuse to accept/believe it.”

Hailstorms form within a unusually unstable air mass in which the temperature falloff with height is much greater than normal.

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/sep/19/samoa-hit-by-hail-sto...

Sep 19, 2016
KM

https://www.sott.net/article/328824-10-dead-after-flash-flood-and-l...

At least 10 people have died and three are missing after a flash flood and landslides struck Garut and Sumedang in West Java in the early hours of Wednesday morning.

The flash flood struck Bayongbong, Karangpawitan, in Garut regency, at 1 a.m. Wednesday morning after heavy rainfall covered the area from Tuesday evening. The rainfall caused the Cimanuk and Cikamuri rivers to overflow, National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) spokesman Sutopo Purwo Nugroho said on Wednesday.

The flashflood in Garut resulted in the deaths of eight people. Many others are injured and hundreds of people have had to leave their homes, Sutopo said, citing data from the Garut Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD).

The flood reached up to two meters in height after just three hours of rainfall.

"Right now, most of the flood has subsided, but [the disaster] shows that the river basin of Cimanuk River was in a critical condition," Sutopo said as reported by kompas.com.

Meanwhile, on Tuesday evening, landslides in Cimareme village, Sumedang regency, buried two houses. Two people have been found dead and two others are thought to be buried in the landslides.

A BNPB quick response team and the West Java BPBD have deployed personnel to help search for the missing victims and to assist the Garut BPBD and the Sumendang BPBD.

Sep 21, 2016
jorge namour

Severe Weather Europe

SEPTEMBER 21 2016

European Severe Storms Laboratory received 71 reports of tornadoes in Europe in August - here is a great plot of all reported events. There are most certainly additional events that were not reported - help by reporting events that you know of!

https://www.facebook.com/severeweatherEU/photos/a.1423656947857402....

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Spectacular photo of tall waterspout in Syros Island, Greece yesterday

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Severe Weather Europe SEPTEMBER 21 2016

Crazy good photos of large waterspout off Corsica, France

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Severe Weather Europe

Meanwhile in Canada, huge snow accumulation in Alberta two days ago.

SEPTEMBER 21 2016

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Sep 22, 2016
KM

http://www.dailysabah.com/nation/2016/09/24/winter-arrives-early-in...

Winter arrives early in eastern Turkey as season’s first snowfall recorded

Winter arrived early in eastern Turkey's Erzurum province as the city center saw the season's first snowfall on Friday as temperatures in the city fell below one degree celsius.

Snowfall is not unusual for Erciyes, Kösedağ or Arkut, the mountain regions of Turkey in September. But the change in weather still came as a bit of a shock to inhabitants of the highest city of Turkey when they woke up to their city center covered in a layer of snow.

The major ski centers in the country have also already recorded the season's first snow. The snow depth in Erzurum's Palandöken Ski Center now stands at 12 centimeters, while another ski resort, Kartalkaya, has also received significant snowfall.

Sep 25, 2016
KM
Dozens injured, thousands without power as Typhoon Megi hits Taiwan
Typhoon Megi slammed into the coast of northeast Taiwan on Tuesday, injuring dozens and leaving almost a million homes without power.

At least 38 people had been reported injured on Tuesday afternoon, just hours after the tropical storm made landfall, according to Taiwan's Central News Agency.

Almost 1,000,000 homes were without power in the storm's wake, after some 38 inches (1000 millimeters) of rain fell in Yilan County.

The typhoon is the third storm system to hit the island in two weeks, lashing Taiwan with winds up to 143 miles per hour (230 kilometers per hour).

The typhoon made landfall at 1.30 p.m. (1.30 a.m. ET) on the island's less heavily populated east coast.

"Winds and flooding rain continue to be a problem with this system," CNN meteorologist Michael Guy said. "Landslides are also a major concern with the typhoon."

Flooding, high winds possible in China

After tearing through Taiwan, the typhoon -- equivalent to a category three hurricane in the Atlantic -- is expected to weaken and make a second landfall in Fujian, eastern China, 24 hours later.

"The storm will continue to batter Taiwan for at least the next 12 hours before moving out to the Taiwan Straits and making a second landfall over China as a weak typhoon or a tropical system on Wednesday afternoon," Guy said.

He added flooding rains could continue to be a problem for the mainland of China as typhoon Megi passes over.

Storm chaser James Reynolds, who is in the eastern city of Hualien, said that winds were picking up and surges of sea water were consuming the port's sea wall.

Work, classes canceled ahead of landfall

Work and classes were canceled across Taiwan as the typhoon closes in, according to Taiwan's government, while the Central Weather Bureau has issued warnings for "extremely torrential rain" in some counties.

Taiwan's stock exchange is also closed and all domestic flights and high-speed rail services have been canceled, according to the officialCentral News Agency.

Typhoon Megi will be the third typhoon to hit Taiwan in September. Typhoon Meranti killed two people and injured 63 in the island's south on September 14, and then typhoon Malakas drenched Taiwan's north on September 16.

Typhoon Meranti was the strongest storm seen in the region since 2013, leaving hundreds of thousands of Taiwanese homes damaged or without power in its wakes.
Sep 27, 2016
M. Difato

South Australia without power as severe thunderstorms unleash chaos

http://www.ibtimes.sg/south-australia-without-power-severe-thunders...
The entire state of South Australia was without power on Wednesday after severe thunderstorms knocked out infrastructure and caused complete chaos. Authorities have warned of more wild weather.

The state, which is about one and a half times the size of France and with a population of some 1.7 million, experienced torrential rainfall and hail stones. A massive storm struck with destructive wind gusts of up to 140 km per hour (87 mph).
The Bureau of Meteorology said the situation was a complete chaos with trees being torn down and roofs ripped out. Thousands of homes and business were without power and cars were gridlocked on flooded streets. The traffic lights also stopped working.

The authorities said this was one of the most intense storms to hit the state in recent years.

Jay Weatherill, South Australia's Premier said the duration of the outage was "unknown". He urged people to avoid travel and said authorities sought to restore the network "in the coming hours".

"At this stage we're still gathering information about the cause, but it appears that there was a weather event which has damaged infrastructure in the Port Augusta region," Weatherill told local ABC radio.

He also added that the grid had shut down to protect itself after a "dramatic drop in frequency" in the power network.

SA Power Networks is responsible to run the electricity distribution network of the state. It tweeted on Wednesday saying that South Australians should "brace for extended outages and ensure you conserve mobile device battery".

"We're experiencing a statewide outage and have no supply from the upstream transmission network," SA Power Networks added.

Weather officials forecast that the stormy conditions will continue through Thursday.

Federal Energy Minister Josh Frydenberg told Sky News that "serious questions" would be raised about this situation. He said people would surely ask how a major state's entire electricity supply could be pummelled by a severe storm.

Sep 28, 2016
jorge namour

The Weather Channel

September 28, 2016

1.2 km height for this sandstorm, look at the video:

NEW SAND STORM IN ARIZONA

http://actualite.lachainemeteo.com/actualite-meteo/2016-09-28-11h53... VIDEO LINK

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The city of Phoenix in Arizona was again plunged into darkness by the passage of a new sandstorm ( "haboob").

The haboobs occur several times a year in the desert regions of the United States, especially in spring and summer. In a hot and dry environment (30 to 35 ° C these days in Phoenix), sand storm on Tuesday was pushed by moderate winds of 65 km / h. The sandstorm rose to about 1.2 km high, enough to plunge the city of Phoenix in the dark as shown in the illustration photo and video below.

Sep 28, 2016
KM

https://www.rt.com/news/360994-typhoon-megi-landslide-china/

Dozens missing after Typhoon Megi triggers major landslide in China (VIDEO)

People take a boat as Typhoon Megi causes flooding in Fuzhou, China.

Chinese news outlets are reporting that around 30 people are missing after Typhoon Megi struck the east of the country on Wednesday, less than a day after battering nearby Taiwan.

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The typhoon made landfall at Quanzhou city in Fujian province in the early hours of Wednesday morning bringing winds of up to 118km per hour, China Central Television (CCTV) reports.

Heavy rainfall and powerful winds were widespread in the southeast of the country. The treacherous conditions triggered landslides in Secun village, Zhejiang on Wednesday evening, destroying more than 20 houses and leaving at least 27 people missing, according to Xinhua news agency.

At least four people were killed and more than 500 injured when the typhoon barreled through northeastern Taiwan on Tuesday. Almost 4 million homes were left without electricity and nearly 300,000 houses were without water, Taiwan's Central News Agency said.

Megi is the 17th typhoon this year and it comes less than three weeks after Super Typhoon Meranti wrecked havoc in the Philippines, Taiwan and China.

Sep 29, 2016
KM

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/state-of-emergency-windsor-1....

Flooding leads to state of emergency in Windsor, Tecumseh, Ont.

City received reports of 700 flooded homes and businesses

Mayors in Windsor and Tecumseh, Ont., declared a state of emergency for their communities after massive flooding hit the region Thursday.

More than 190 millimetres of rain fell in Tecumseh, while 80.8 millimetres of rainfall was recorded in Windsor between 9 p.m. Wednesday and 5 p.m. Thursday.

Another 70 millimetres is expected to hit the region Thursday evening and into Friday, and a flood warning remains in effect.

"This is beyond the reasonable capacity of the city to handle," Windsor Mayor Drew Dilkens said at a news conference Thursday afternoon. "It's beyond the capacity of the residents to handle."

Dilkens said damage to homes and businesses will be overwhelming, and he plans to ask senior levels of government for help.

Basements and streets in Windsor and Tecumseh flooded as rain pummelled the region. Dilkens and Tecumseh Mayor Gary McNamara said they have never seen a storm like this one.

Windsor, Ont., Mayor Drew Dilkens said damage to homes and businesses will be overwhelming, and he plans to ask senior levels of government for help.

"This wasn't a one-in-10-year storm. It wasn't even a one-in-100-year storm," Dilkens said.

"I've never seen anything that intense in the 35 years I've been in this region," McNamara said. "This is unprecedented."

Windsor received 700 flood-related calls to its 311 service centre, which saw call volumes triple the normal level. Dilkens reminded residents to keep calling if they get a busy signal. The 311 service centre will continue accepting calls until 11 p.m. Thursday.

Dilkens speaks to reporters while declaring a state of emergency for the City of Windsor.

Windsor's fire department reported responding to 92 incidents during the storm.

Hundreds of residents in the communities reported flooding in their basements. John and Matilda Adams first discovered flooding at 7:30 a.m. They tried using two pumps to clear the water at their home, but that wasn't enough. Eventually they had to install four pumps in an effort to keep the water at bay.

Basement flooding in Windsor, Tecumseh storm2:18

"We tried to do our best," John Adams said. "But we couldn't keep up. We were just panicking really."

"What can you do when something like this happens?" Matilda Adams said.

Dilkens wants to tap into a provincial emergency fund to help those residents, saying officials will apply to see if the city is eligible. With more rain in the forecast Friday, Dilkens said provincial inspectors would likely assess the situation when the storm moves through on the weekend.

"We want to do everything we can. We're not shirking our responsibilities," he said.

Flood-related phone calls are overwhelming Windsor's 311 service centre.

Sep 30, 2016
KM
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-37527865

Hurricane Matthew heads for Jamaica packing strong windsHurricane Matthew has weakened slightly as it moves towards Jamaica, but is still packing winds of up to 250km/h (155mph), strong enough to wreck houses, forecasters say.
It is now a category four storm, the US National Hurricane Center says, after earlier reaching the top category five on a scale of intensity.

MPs are due to discuss preparations. The storm may make landfall by Monday.

Jamaica's southern coast is expected to be hit first.

The capital, Kingston, is located in the area, as is the country's only oil refinery.

Officials have warned the high winds could also batter the island's main tourist areas including Montego Bay in the north.

"The government is on high alert," the prime minister's director of communications was quoted as saying by Reuters.

"We hope that the hurricane does not hit us, but if it does hit us, we are trying our very best to ensure that we are in the best possible place," Robert Morgan said

Local emergency teams as well as the police and army are on standby, while shelters are being set up throughout the island, Mr Morgan said.

As the storm approaches many Jamaicans are stocking up on water and food.

Tropical storm warnings have also been issued for parts of coastal Colombia and Haiti over the weekend.

Haitian authorities say the priority is to protect the southern islands of the country, whose inhabitants they have described as "first at risk", according to AFP news agency.

Forecasters said up to 38cm (15 ins) of rain could fall across Jamaica and on southern Haiti.

While Jamaica was damaged by Hurricane Gilbert in 1988, the last major storm in the region was Hurricane Sandy in 2012.

Matthew could be the most powerful storm to hit the island since records began, meteorologist Eric Holthaus said on Twitter.
Oct 1, 2016
KM

http://www.news-journalonline.com/news/20160929/3-edgewater-homes-d...

3 Edgewater homes damaged in strong storm

EDGEWATER — The last thing Susan Selesky expected Thursday was to be awakened from a nap by a tree penetrating her roof.

So it's understandable she compared a strong afternoon storm to some of the hurricanes that have lashed her Florida Shores neighborhood.

“I’ve been through Charlie, Frances and Jeanne and this was worse than all three of those,” Selesky said. “It scared me worse.”

Selesky's home was one of at least three damaged by the strong storm as winds knocked down several large trees and took down a few power lines, according to Edgewater Fire Chief Stephen Cousins. Crews from Florida Power & Light were in the area working to restore power Thursday. And more than 100 homes in the area were without power, according to FPL's power map.

“We’re not exactly sure the spacial extent of the winds, but it was definitely a downburst with straight-line winds,” said Meteorologist Jessie Smith of the National Weather Service of Melbourne.

By that, Smith meant that the storm hasn't been classified as a tornado, but it was stronger than a microburst. She said the severe weather alert the NWS issued had gusts around 60 mph.

“Basically, it’s like a microburst because you have a lot of rain and a lot of wind in one concentrated area,” Smith said. “But it’s a larger spacial scale than a microburst.”

That could be why Charlie Suit said he heard nothing when the storm came through and knocked down a wooden picket fence in his backyard.

There were several large tree limbs surrounding the fence, but Suit’s wife Snookie said: “We were real lucky.”

She pointed back across the lawn to Selesky’s yard as at least 11 people made short work of the massive downed trees entangled in three cars along the street and large limbs atop the roof.

“They got hit the hardest over there,” Snookie Suit said.

At the Needle Palm Drive owned by her boyfriend Richard Guy, Selesky comforted dog Gracie in her arms as she showed the damage — a sawed-off branch bore a hole in the bedroom and chunks of tree and attic insulation peeked through a 10-foot by 5-foot void in Guy’s sunroom ceiling while he guided cleanup crews in the house.

City crews will investigate to determine if the house still able to be occupied, Cousins said.

Gracie was shaken up, too, as the pup lay on the bed with Selesky when the tree made its unannounced entrance.

At least two other homes in the 2600 block of Lime Tree Drive sustained damages as well. Debris could be seen strewn throughout about a 3-by-10-block area in the neighborhood.

Mark King and other neighbors were outside helping to get foliage and limbs picked up.

As he drove his lawn tractor west, King described the storm.

“It was raining so hard. You couldn’t see anything,” he said.

But Selesky was grateful the damage wasn't worse.

“Nobody got hurt. That’s the big thing."

Oct 4, 2016
KM

http://www.foxnews.com/world/2016/10/03/hurricane-matthew-could-bri...

At least 4 killed as Hurricane Matthew starts lashing Haiti, Jamaica

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – Heavy rains from the outer bands of Hurricane Matthew drenched Jamaica and Haiti on Monday, flooding streets and sending many people to emergency shelters as the Category 4 storm approached the two countries. Two deaths were reported in Haiti, bringing the total for the storm to at least four.

Matthew had sustained winds of 140 mph as it moved north, up from 130 mph earlier in the day. The center was expected to pass just east of Jamaica and near or over the southwestern tip of Haiti early Tuesday before heading to eastern Cuba, the U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami said.

"We are looking at a dangerous hurricane that is heading into the vicinity of western Haiti and eastern Cuba," said Richard Pasch, a senior hurricane specialist with the center. "People who are impacted by things like flooding and mudslides hopefully would get out and relocate because that's where we have seen loss of life in the past."

Many were taking that advice. In Jamaica, more than 700 people packed shelters in the eastern parish of St. Thomas and the Salvation Army said there were about 200 people at its shelters in Kingston as it put out a call for mattresses and cots.

Still, many people chose to stick it out. Local Government Minister Desmond McKenzie said all but four residents of the Port Royal area near the Kingston airport refused to board buses and evacuate.

Oct 4, 2016
KM

https://sputniknews.com/asia/20161005/1046016401/typhoon-chaba-sout...

Typhoon Chaba in South Korea Leaves Three Dead, Three Missing

Typhoon Chaba hit the southern parts of South Korea Wednesday, leading to casualties among local population. At least three people were killed and three others went missing after the typhoon swept over South Korean island of Jeju and the cities of Busan and Ulsan, according to national KBS broadcaster.

The rainfall due to typhoon Chaba reached over 120 millimeters (4 inches) in some areas of the country, according to the Korean Meteorological Administration. About 58,000 houses are left without power in Busan and Jeju Island. The typhoon has reportedly disrupted transport services and air traffic. Typhoon Chaba hammered parts of Japan's Okinawa prefecture on Monday, bringing more than 200 millimeters of rainfall. Over 590,000 residents of the Japanese Okinawa Prefecture were prepared for evacuation.

Oct 6, 2016
KM

http://www.9news.com.au/national/2016/10/05/10/02/homes-evacuated-w...

Police condemn man for ‘act of stupidity’ after ignoring warnings not to enter Victorian floodwaters

Frustrated rescuers have saved a paddleboarder in his 60s who became trapped in floodwaters for a second time at Yarrawonga.

Police say a man who was forced to take refuge in a tree with his dog after ignoring warnings not to return to his home engaged in an “act of stupidity”.

Paul Debar, 61, was paddleboarding in rising floodwaters near the Yarrawonga holiday park with his dog when he got into trouble about 9am.

He had to wait almost three hours before water police from Melbourne were able to rescue him.

The man and his dog were eventually rescued from a tree near the Yarrawonga Holiday Park. (9NEWS)

“He had been warned yesterday not to return to his caravan. Sometime during the night, he returned,” Sergeant Bruce Rigoni said.

“This morning he was using his paddleboard to get back to the caravan park when he came off the paddleboard.

“It’s quite fast water so it was very dangerous for him and for rescuers… It’s very frustrating, our resources are tied up with people doing this sort of thing.”

State Emergency Service volunteers rescued two other people yesterday at Tarrawingee and Charlton.

The man and his dog were paddle boarding when they became trapped. (9NEWS)

Wangaratta was spared further damage today despite the Ovens River peaking at 12.8 metres overnight, with conditions remaining dry, however the floodwaters will take days to subside.

Focus has shifted to Bundalong near the New South Wales border, where the Murray River joins the Ovens River.

"We're beginning to focus our attention on the Murray and the impacts on communities along the Murray as the water moves down," SES spokesman Brian Wright said.

The Murray River is expected to peak later this week.

Community meetings were held at Bundalong and Cobram today to discuss sandbagging properties and preparing for more damage.

The Murray River is expected to reach 8.1 metres at Yarrawonga on Friday, and near 7.4 metres at Tocumwal.

It will peak in other towns at some stage on Saturday.

Major and moderate flooding is occurring at parts of the Loddon River, the Avoca River, the Seven and Castle Creeks, Broken River, Ovens and King Rivers, the Kiewa River and the Mitchell River.

Oct 6, 2016
KM

http://floodlist.com/asia/thailand-floods-reported-14-provinces-3-d...

Thailand – Floods Reported in 14 Provinces, 3 Dead in Nakornsawan

In a report issued late yesterday, Thailand’s Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM) said that 3 people have been killed by floods in Nakornsawan province. Wide areas of farmland have been submerged and 27,000 houses inundated.

Flooding is affecting a total of 14 provinces across the country as the rainy season comes to a peak. Many areas have reported persistent heavy rain over the last 2 weeks.

River levels are high and the Royal Irrigation Department (RID) has said it will need to make controlled releases of water from several dams.

Ayutthaya province in particular is seeing some severe flooding, with around 22,000 homes inundated as well as a number of important historical buildings and temples.

Floods in Fourteen Provinces

Yesterday, DDPM Director General Chatchai Promlert said that excessive rainwater had been reported in the 14 provinces including 61 districts, 358 communities and 2,087 villages. Officials report that 68,000 houses have been damaged by floodwater.

According to the National News Bureau of Thailand (NNT), those provinces included eight in the Central Region, namely Nakhorn Sawan, Chainat, Singburi, Angtong, Ayuthaya, Supanburi, Lopburi and Kanchanaburi, three in the North, namely Pichit, Pitsanulok and Petchabun, and three in the Northeast, namely Chaiyapum, Ubon Ratchathani and Khon Kaen.

The DDPM Director says his department is cooperating with military units in efforts to urgently provide assistance to flood victims.

He added that DDPM is also working with local units of the Irrigation Department to install water pumps drain off the excessive water from communities and economic areas in those provinces, he said. Relief items will be handed out the villagers affected by flooding and damaged roads will be promptly repaired.

Bangkok Under Threat

The Bangkok Metropolitan Council (BMC) is closely monitoring the situation in the flood-prone district of Don Mueang as run-off from the upper provinces heads towards the capital.

NNT reports that “the BMC is particularly concerned about Khlong Prem Prachakorn, where the canal is seeing surging water levels and passes through different districts in Bangkok and other provinces. Heavy rains could cause the canal to overflow and flood nearby communities.”

Dam Releases Could Cause Flooding Along Chao Phraya and Pa Sak Rivers

The long term heavy rain in catchment areas prompted the country’s Royal Irrigation Department (RID) to increase the volume of water released from Pasak Chollasit dam from 06 October onwards, in order to increase the dam’s capacity to accommodate for the high water flow.

People and businesses near the Chao Phraya river, Noi river, Bang Luang canal, Bang Ban canal and Pasak river are advised to move their belongings to high grounds to brace for inundation.

By late yesterday, local media had already reported 100s of villages had been flooded, with some under as much as 1.5 metres of water.

Communities along the Pa Sak River in Ayutthaya, as well as Lop Buri and Sara Buri provinces, have also been warned of possible overflows in the coming days due to an increase in water discharge from dams upstream.

RID officials reported that the water level at Pasak Jolasid Dam on the Pa Sak River has already reached 90 percent of its capacity and, if nothing is done, the dam is expected to be completely full by October 11. RID therefore need to increase the discharge rate.

Oct 10, 2016
KM

https://www.rte.ie/news/2016/1004/821455-rain-west-counties/

Valentia Observatory sees record rainfall

A landslide closed part of the Wild Atlantic Way in south Kerry

Valentia Observatory in Co Kerry has recorded its highest level of rainfall on a single day since records began there over 150 years ago.

There was 105.5mm of rain in 24 hours.

Last night's torrential rain led to the closure of a number of roads on the south Kerry peninsula.

A significant land slippage blocked part of the Wild Atlantic Way tourist route between Baile an Sceilg and Portmagee.

A number of houses in the fishing village of Portmagee were badly damaged when flood waters entered during the night.

Oct 10, 2016
KM

http://globalnews.ca/news/2986844/saskatoon-and-area-remains-under-...

Cleanup continues in Saskatoon and area following record snowfall

A massive snow storm in Saskatchewan has closed schools, shut down highways and resulted in a devastating halt to harvest. A century old snowfall record has been surpassed and up to half a metre of snow has fallen in some areas with more on the way. Peter Quinlan has more details.

A snowfall warning has ended in Saskatoon but remains in place in other parts of Saskatchewan as crews continue to cleanup from a record Oct. 5 snowfall.

Early snowfall leaves Saskatoon residents feeling winter’s chill

According to Environment Canada, 30 centimetres of snow had fallen in Saskatoon as of Thursday afternoon.

At least 17 centimetres fell on Wednesday, unofficially breaking a century old record for that day, when 5.6 centimetres was recorded on Oct. 5, 2016.

Environment Canada stopped measuring snowfall in Saskatoon in 2007, meaning the record cannot officially be broken.

The major low pressure system that brought an early snowfall to many parts of the province is now weakening, with another two to four centimetres expected to fall before tapering off to a few flurries Thursday evening.

The agency said much of the northern grainbelt received five to 10 centimetres of snow overnight Wednesday.

Total snowfall amounts from the storm are expected to range in the 20 to 30 centimetre range.

Saskatchewan snow bad news for some farmers

In Saskatoon, police said the overnight snowfall has left city streets very slippery and they are asking drivers to give themselves more time to get to their destination.

City officials said sanders and plows are focused on priority 1 streets and contractors to help with sidewalk snow clearing and for grader assistance.

“We did see more snow than we anticipated (Wednesday night), but throughout the mid morning the temperature came up which softened the ruts,” said City of Saskatoon director of roadways and operations, Brandon Harris.

They also said temperatures into the weekend will pose challenges as it could lead to more ice formation.

Saskatoon Light & Power dealt with power outages in three neighbourhoods. Power was knocked out in Nutana, Buena Vista and Exhibition at around 7 a.m. and restored by 9:30 a.m.

Oct 11, 2016
KM

https://www.theweathernetwork.com/news/articles/hurricane-matthew-r...

Flooding, damage as Matthew-fueled storm lashes Maritimes

Tuesday, October 11, 2016, 7:31 AM - Tropical moisture from former Hurricane Matthew has fueled record-breaking rainfall, damaging winds, and widespread flooding through parts of Atlantic Canada.

Though the storm itself did not directly impact Atlantic Canada, a low-pressure system fueled by Matthew's moisture brought severe weather conditions to areas in Nova Scotia and Newfoundland.

Tens of thousands of residents and business-owners in Atlantic Canada were left without power early Tuesday after wind gusts of more than 100 km/h lashed the region on Monday.

Emergency management efforts continue in Sydney, N.S. and St. Albans, N.L., with a state of emergency declared in both municipalities, including Harbour Breton, and Lewis Port, N.L.

Sydney, N.S., and Gander, N.L. saw record-breaking rainfall totals of up to 225 mm for the former and 124 mm for the latter.

Sydney's previous official one-day total rainfall record was 128 mm, set in 1981.

Rain began to taper off overnight Monday from south to north across the Nova Scotia as the system moves away. Newfoundland will see precipitation dwindle through the day Tuesday, lingering longest over the east and southeast parts of the province.

Though rainfall warnings dropped, wind warnings were in place for northeast Nova Scotia and Newfoundland's Avalon and Bonavista Peninsulas early Tuesday, with gusts near 100 km/h expected to persist through the day.

"Damage to buildings, such as to roof shingles and windows, may occur," Environment Canada said in a statement. "Loose objects may be tossed by the wind and cause injury or damage."

tropical moisture threatens Atlantic Canada

"[W]e're closely watching the track of Nicole," says Weather Network meteorologist Dr. Doug Gillham.

"[It's] forecast to stay offshore, but potentially close enough to have some impact, especially to Southern Newfoundland," he adds. "Matthew is a sobering reminder to not let your guard down even when all the models are offshore."

A cold front that will slowly cross Atlantic Canada Thursday night through Saturday, bringing below-seasonal temperatures for the weekend.

Oct 11, 2016
KM

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-storm-northwest-idUSKBN12F003

Rare tornado hits Oregon as storms bear down on Pacific Northwest

A small coastal town in Oregon was clobbered on Friday by a rare tornado that ripped roofs from buildings, toppled trees and tore down power lines as the first of two storm systems forecast this weekend unleashed high winds and heavy rain across the Pacific Northwest.

The twister left most of Manzanita, a community of some 600 permanent residents in the northwest corner of Oregon, without electricity and more than two dozen homes uninhabitable, though no injuries were reported, City Manager Jerry Taylor said.

The tornado was spawned by a major Pacific storm sweeping coastal portions of Oregon and Washington state even as the region braced for harsher weather forecast by the National Weather Service from remnants of a typhoon expected to arrive on Saturday.

High winds, gusting to gale-force speeds, were reported by the weather service across the Puget Sound area of Washington with more than 100 lightning strikes recorded over coastal waters in a single hour at one point.

The weather service said about 20,000 Seattle-area homes and businesses were without electricity on Friday morning.

Beginning as a waterspout first spotted just offshore, the Manzanita tornado raked a half-mile long path of destruction through commercial and residential sections of town just after 8 a.m. local time, much of it along the community's main street.

About half the roof of a building housing an ice cream parlor and two other shops was torn off and hurled into an adjacent parking lot, while a nearby stationery store sustained similar damage, Taylor said.

Numerous houses were damaged, including 28 left red-tagged as unsafe for occupation, according to Taylor. The community was littered with fallen trees, strewn debris and tangles of downed wires and utility poles.

Mayor Garry Bullard declared a state of emergency seeking disaster recovery assistance.

Taylor said damage from the twister could leave the town especially vulnerable to more severe weather forecast for the entire region on Saturday as the remnants of Typhoon Songda, a tropical cyclone that formed in the western Pacific, move ashore.

The National Weather Service said that the Seattle area could see wind gusts of up to 70 miles per hour on Saturday, warning on Twitter: "It's not the 'storm of the century.' But it has [the] potential to be significant for Seattle."

Mayor Ed Murray said Seattle's homeless shelters were expanding their capacity in anticipation of the storm.

Oct 15, 2016
KM

http://strangesounds.org/2016/10/biblical-floods-vietnam-kill-at-le...

Biblical floods kill at least 11 and destroy throusands of homes in Vietnam

At least 11 people have died and several more are missing in heavy flooding in central Vietnam.

Tens of thousands of homes have been completely submerged by water. Local authorities mobilise army and police to rescue trapped residents in central Vietnam following torrential rain.

The communist government has ordered local authorities to mobilise the army and police to rescue trapped residents following heavy downpours.

Officials say at least 11 had died in the flooding with some 27,000 homes under water in the region.

The death toll was seven in Quang Binh province. Conditions are however improving. Now safety troops can reach areas which were isolated by flooding.

Though rainfall is expected to ease, officials warned the region could be hammered again if typhoon Sarika in the South China Sea reaches Vietnam.

Oct 17, 2016
KM

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/10/20/typhoon-haima-philippine...

Typhoon Haima: Death toll rises as ferocious gales and landslides destroy tens of thousands of homes in the Philippines

A resident runs past a collapsed roof of a petrol station after Typhoon Haima struck San Nicolas, Ilocos Norte in northern Philippines

One of the most powerful typhoons to ever hit the Philippines killed at least eight people on Thursday as ferocious gales and landslides destroyed tens of thousands of homes.

Super Typhoon Haima struck late on Wednesday night with winds similar to those of catastrophic Haiyan in 2013, which was then the strongest storm to strike the disaster-prone Southeast Asian archipelago and claimed more than 7,350 lives.

Typhoon Haima bears down on China after ravaging the Philippines

Haima then roared across mountain and farming communities of the northern regions of the main island of Luzon overnight, causing widespread destruction and killing at least eight people, authorities said.

"We were frightened because of the strong winds. There was no power, no help coming," Jovy Dalupan, 20, told AFP as she sheltered at nightfall on the side of a highway in San Pablo, a badly damaged town of 20,000 people in Isabela province.

Dalupan, her two young daughters and husband, were forced to flee to the highway along with their neighbours during the height of the storm when their shanty homes, made of plywood, were ripped apart.

Oct 20, 2016
KM

http://floodlist.com/asia/indonesia-floods-bandung-west-java-leave-...

Indonesia – Floods in Bandung, West Java, Leave 1 Dead

Disaster management officials in Indonesia report that one person has died and thousands of homes were damaged after flash floods in the city of Bandung, West Java, on 24 October, 2016.

Sutopo Purwo Nugroho, spokesperson for the National Disaster Management Authority (BNPB), said that 77 mm of rain fell in the city in just 1.5 hours around midday on 24 October. Areas of the city were inundated with flood water between 120 cm and 200 cm deep in parts.

BNPD say that Pasteur, Pagarsih, Solokan Jeruk and Sukajadi were among the worst affected districts.

The heavy rain caused the Citepus River to overflow. Drainage canals blocked by trash were blamed for much of the flooding.

Streets were turned to rivers for several hours. Vehicles were swept away on the flow of the flood water. One person drowned in the flood water while attempting to rescue others.

Full damage assessments are yet to be carried out. However, earlier today a BNPD spokesperson said via Social Media that thousands of homes have been damaged. Some residents have been evacuated. Schools in the area have also been reported as damaged in the floods.
Floods in Bandung, West Java, 24 October 2016.
Floods in Bandung, West Java, 24 October 2016.

Oct 26, 2016
KM
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3878224/The-drowning-villag...

The drowning village: Indian island could disappear within 10 years due to raging tidal floods that keep engulfing the land
- Indian island of Mosuni in the Bay of Bengal is in danger of sinking and disappearing within the next 10 years
- The land is often hit by raging floods that have destroyed farm land and left thousands of people homeless
- Experts say the floods have been caused by bigger than ever tidal waves and 75 per cent of land has sunk
An Indian island is in danger of sinking and disappearing within 10 years after being hit by raging ideal floods.

Mousuni, an island of the Sundarban Delta Complex in the Bay of Bengal, is drowning along with several others due to fierce floods that have already destroyed 75 per cent of the land.

Experts say the rise in the frequency and intensity of tidal waves are causing the floods, that have left thousands of people homeless.

A woman walks back to her house in the floodwaters which have been engulfing the Indian island of Mousuni in the Bay of Bengal

The island is sinking after being hit by a torrent of huge tidal floods that have destroyed much of the land on Mousuni

A man carries bricks across the water. Thousands of people have been made homeless due to the water levels

A man stands in thigh high water after flooding almost destroyed his home on the Indian island of Mousuni

Due to the increasing tidal floods, salt water enter 5kms into the island, making the fertile land almost a wasteland for any cultivation

A woman sits at the entrance to her home, which is covered in mud following heavy tidal floods in the Bay of Bengal

When seawater engulfs the shore, some can reach up to three miles inland, destroying any fertile land, meaning people have to try and make a living from fishing.

And now the United Nations has also urged neighbouring Bangladesh to halt the construction of a huge coal-fired power plant nearby, warning of a serious threat to the delicate eco-system.

The UN's culture and science agency UNESCO said there was a high chance pollution from the plant would 'irreversibly damage' the Sundarbans, which straddles the border of India and Bangladesh and is home to endangered Bengal tigers and rare dolphins.

It also provides a barrier against storm surges and cyclones that have killed thousands of people in impoverished coastal villages and islands in recent years, and was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1997.

Researchers have said that within a decade or so, these islands will have no physical existence due to the flooding

A worried family look on after trying to barricade their home from the raging flood waters on the island of Mousuni

A couple try to build their own flood defences in a bid to protect their home from the incoming floods on the island

The planned 1,320 megawatt Rampal plant, a joint project by India and Bangladesh, would be powered each year by nearly five million tons of coal transported by boat along the ecosystem's fragile waterways.

Scheduled to open in 2018, the plant would also discharge nearly 125,000 cubic metres a day of chemically-tainted water used to cool generators, according to design specifications.

But in a report published last week, UNESCO said the plant's construction would result in a substantial increase in shipping and dredging in the area.

Children play in the flood waters as boats sail in the background. Many have turned to fishing in order to make a living

The United Nations has also urged neighbouring Bangladesh to halt the construction of a huge coal-fired power plant nearby, warning of a serious threat to the delicate eco-system

A man casts his fishing net in the water in a bid to make a catch. Fishing is one of the only viable industries on the island

Local people do everything they can to try and keep the floodwaters at bay including trying to make their own flood barriers

It recommended that the plant be relocated 'to a more suitable location, where it would not impact negatively on the Sundarbans'.

UNESCO has asked the government for a progress report by December on the state of conservation of the section of the Sundarbans that is a World Heritage site.

In its report it said the forest was also threatened by the construction of the Farakka Barrage on the river Ganges in the Indian state of West Bengal, which was reducing the flow of fresh water.
Oct 27, 2016
jorge namour

CAIRO EGYPT OCTOBER 28 2016

From a Facebook link: Quote: Its windy dusty in cairo
Red dust
In some places . It is not normal to see red colours

We v been having red clouds in egypt

UPDATED: 13 killed, tens injured as heavy rains cause accident south of Cairo

http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/1/64/246772/Egypt/Politics-...

Rains flood a street in the Red Sea city of Ras Gharib, Thursday, October 27, 2016

Thirteen people were killed and tens of others wounded as a result of torrential trains hitting several Egyptian governorates since Thursday, the health ministry and Ahram Arabic website said.

Six people were killed and 30 others wounded early on Friday when two buses and three vehicles drowned in the water flooding a highway connecting the governorates of Qena and Sohag, some 500km south of Cairo, according to the health ministry.

Authorities closed off the road in both directions after many vehicles had been trapped by the waters, a provincial official told Ahram Arabic news website.

Twenty-six ambulances were rushed to the scene of the accident, Ahmed Al-Ansary, head of the ambulance authority, told Ahram Arabic news website.

Seven others were killed and 18 injured in the city of Ras Gharib, in the northern part of the Red Sea governorate, as a result of heavy rains hitting the area.

At least one person has been missing since Thursday, an Ahram Arabic reporter added.

Heavy rains flooded several Red Sea and Upper Egypt governorates on Wednesday and Thursday. The capital Cairo has been spared the unstable weather conditions.

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Severe floods, thunder and lighting hit Eilat - ISRAEL

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In just one night, an entire season’s worth of rain floods southern port city of Eilat, temporarily crippling local airport activities, drenching the streets and forcing authorities to indefinitely shut down roads; hotel staff forced to contend with flooded dining hall.

Tractors sent to remove huge qunatities of water (Photo: Meir Ochion)

Heavy rains swept across Eilat overnight Thursday, causing serious flooding and forcing the local airport to announce an indefinite closure due to dangerous quantities of water on the runways.

Booms of thunder accompanied the giant lightning bolts that could also be see lighting up the night skies.

A number of other roads leading to hotels in the popular holiday resort were also closed as tractors were deployed in an effort to remove the huge quantities of water drenching the streets across the city.

Floods and sandstorms during Israel's first rains

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4871184,00.html

Oct 28, 2016
jorge namour

Severe Weather Europe

*world weather* Terrifying photos of the car struck by lightning in Eilat, Israel on Oct 27th. WOW!

https://www.facebook.com/severeweatherEU/photos/a.1423656947857402....

Oct 31, 2016
KM

https://weather.com/news/weather/news/medicane-tropical-storm-medit...

Halloween Surprise: Rare Tropical Storm Forms in Mediterranean Sea

A tropical storm was a Halloween surprise in the eastern Mediterranean Sea.

High surf pounded the coast of Malta before the storm made the tropical transition.

There have been Mediterranean hurricanes ("Medicanes") documented.

A tropical storm formed Halloween weekend, not in the typical Atlantic or Pacific, but in the Mediterranean Sea.

This rather strange sequence of events began as an area of low-pressure dropped southward from southern Europe and became temporarily left behind by the jet stream over the central Mediterranean Sea south of the Italian coast.

By Saturday, Oct. 29, a non-tropical low pressure center formed east of Malta, a group of islands between Sicily and the coast of Libya over the weekend.

RGB composite satellite image of the Mediterranean storm as it was making the transition to a subtropical storm on October 30, 2016, at 12:00 UTC.

The next day, thunderstorms became more clustered near the low-pressure center to warm the mid levels of the atmosphere sufficiently to morph the system into a subtropical storm.

A subtropical storm displays features of both tropical and non-tropical systems, including a broad wind field, no cold or warm fronts, and generally low-topped thunderstorms displaced from the center of the system.

Infrared satellite loop of the Mediterranean subtropical, then tropical storm on Oct. 30-31, 2016.

Soon after, the clusters of storms became even more tightly concentrated, and the atmosphere warm enough that this low actually became a tropical storm.

Nov 1, 2016
KM

http://www.pravdareport.com/news/hotspots/disasters/02-11-2016/1360...

Yakutia residents slaughter animals because of snow disaster

A heavy snowfall in northern Yakutia set a record of thirty years with five times monthly precipitation norm. Local residents were forced to slaughter horses due to difficulties with the organization of winter camps for cattle.

According to Ykt.ru, communication between the regional center and villages was interrupted because of snowy weather. Yakutia's Minister for Agriculture Peter Alekseyev recommended district authorities should search for suitable pastures for horses and observe emaciated animals. The works to clear roads of snow to reach forage locations have already begun.

Horses are unable to feed themselves because of deep snow. The locals had to slaughter young horses because of negative weather conditions.

According to Yakutsk.Ru, snow has covered houses up to the roof; classes at schools and kindergartens have been canceled. In the south-west of the republic, gusts of wind reach up to 10-15 meters per second.

Nov 2, 2016
Mark

Giant natural snowballs as big as basketballs discovered on remote beach

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/weird-news/giant-natural-snowballs-big...

A huge collection of giant snowballs - made by nature- have suddenly appeared on the Arctic coast of Siberia.

The balls described as 'white cannonballs' by one local newspaper, were discovered on a beach around the remote village of Nyda in the Gulf of Ob, at the mouth of the world's seventh longest river.

They range in different sizes from the size of a tennis ball to basketballs and the perfect snowman's head.

Resident Ekaterina Chernyk said: 'We have them all in one place. It's as if someone spilled them.'

'We were all very surprised. Many people believed it only when they saw it with their own eyes.'

Village official Valery Akulov said: 'Even old-timers say they are seeing this phenomenon for the first time.'

Nov 6, 2016
jorge namour

Bad weather, two violent tornadoes ravage Rome: houses destroyed, two deaths and several injuries [PHOTOS and VIDEO LIVE] - ITALY

November 6, 2016

Bad weather, Rome to its knees suburbs devastated by two tornadoes, at least two dead and several wounded. All images and real-time updates

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The violent storm that hit Rome in the late afternoon was accompanied by two tornadoes, one went through all the northern outskirts of the city, from the north / west to south / east, following the trajectory of the cold front. The air vortex with winds exceeding 160km / h has formed to Anguillara Lake Bracciano and has different path kilometers up to Cesano, thus arriving at the gates of the capitaL.

Another tornado struck the coast, in the Ladispoli area. The center of Rome was spared by the tornado, but were violent hinterland Capitoline and caused extensive damage whose estimate is still ongoing in these minutes

The budget is very serious: in Ladispoli occurred the collapse of two of the eight floors of a building in Via Ancona, in the city center, resulting in one death and several injuries.

One of the victims' was caused in Ladispoli by the collapse of the exterior walls of the top two floors of a building via Ancona, he broke the fury of the wind.

The debris that have hit the road and have invested a man, killing him. Another man died in Cesano, following the fall of a tree that crushed him. The man was 74 years old.

Nov 6, 2016
KM
http://floodlist.com/asia/floods-indonesia-malaysia-thailand-novemb...

Floods and Landslides Affect Thousands in Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand
Severe flooding has been reported in areas of Peninsular Malaysia, northern Indonesia and southern and central Thailand over the last few days.

Over 7,000 people have been affected in Aceh, Indonesia and over 20,000 in four states in Thailand, including the southern states of Krabi and Satun.

Parts of Penang state in Malaysia have been flooded for the fourth time in a matter of weeks. Landslides have also been reported in the state.

Indonesia

Indonesia’s National Disaster Mitigation Agency, or BNPB reports that at least 7,300 people from 2,143 families have been affected by flooding in five sub-districts in Aceh Jaya district, Aceh.

Heavy rain fell from Sunday 06 November causing flooding by early Monday 07 Novemner in Jaya, Darul Hikmah, Indra Jaya, Sampoiniet and Setia Bakti subdistricts. In some areas flood water is 150 cm deep.

Temporary shelters have been set up for those displaced and a joint team including Military, Aceh Police, Disaster Agency personnel, Red Cross and volunteers, is working in the area to ensure the health and safety of any flood victims. No injuries or fatalities have been reported.

Further heavy rain has been falling in the area and the number of displaced is expected to grow.

Rainfall

Banda Aceh recorded 71.5 mm of rain in 24 hours ending 08 November 2016. Meulaboh recorded 70 mm during the same period.

Heavy rain also fell in Riau Province, with Tanjung Pinang recording 110 mm in 24 hours to 08 November.

Thailand

Thailand’s Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM) reported on 06 November that over 6,000 households have been affected by flooding in the central provinces of Kanchanaburi and Phetchaburi, and the southern provinces of Krabi and Satun. Heavy rain was also reported in the southern province of Rangong, where Rangong Town recorded 77.3 mm in a 24 hour period, 06 to 07 November 2016.

A total of 59 villages in the four provinces have been affected by floods. Landslide has also been reported, but no injuries or fatalities.

Flooding in Phetchaburi City began on 02 November, affecting around 2,000 households. Military personnel have since been working with city officials and the provincial disaster prevention and mitigation department to drain water and distribute supplies to flood-hit areas.

As of 06 November, DDPM said that water levels in Phetchaburi, as well as Kanchanaburi and Satun, have started to recede and the flood situation in Krabi remains stable.

However, further heavy rain has fallen in several areas across central parts of the country, with more flooding possible. Earlier today, Bangkok Post reported flooding in the central provinces of Samut Prakan, Nonthaburi and Nakhon Pathom.

Rainfall

WMO figures for rainfall in Thailand for a 24 hour period, 07 to 08 November 2016
- Bangna Agromet – 76.6 mm
- Huai Pong Agromet – 51.5 mm
- Kabinburi – 68.0 mm
- Suphan Buri – 74.0 mm
- Chaiyaphum – 53.1 mm
- Buri-Ram – 61.8 mm
Malaysia

Parts of Penang state in Peninsular Malaysia have seen further flooding and landslides over the last 2 days. Some reports say this is the fourth time in a matter of weeks. Heavy rain since early on 07 November caused landslides and flooding.

The town of Teluk Bahang is currently the worst affected. A landslide along a main road there has left the town cut off. Work on clearing the debris in ongoing and it is expected that the road will soon re-open.

Local media report that flood water is as deep as 80 cm in some areas. Although the situation is causing hardship and inconvenience for thousands of residents, as of 08 November, there are no reports of injuries, fatalities, displacements or evacuations from Malaysia’s National Disaster Management Agency

Rainfall

During a 24 hour period, 06 to 07 November, Bayan Lepas in Penang recorded 49.4 mm of rain and Butterworth, Penang, 76.8 mm.
Nov 11, 2016
KM
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/hogs-and-chickens-su...

Hogs and chickens survive Pemberton flood as farmers survey damage to crops

North Arm Farm's owners managed to rescue their livestock, but concerns loom over submerged crops
Emma Sturdy, 22, says the flooding from the rising Lillooet river became noticeable around 9 a.m. PT on Wednesday; she responded quickly to get animals and equipment on a raised mound. (Jon Hernandez/CBC)

When farmer Emma Sturdy noticed that the Lillooet river was rising, she knew she had to act fast.

The river runs behind her family's North Arm Farm, and within a half hour, the water overcame the banks of the river.

Within eight hours the Lillooet river overcame the riverbanks and submerged the North Arm Farm, says Sturdy. (Jon Hernandez/CBC)

Eight hours later, parts of the farm were more than a meter below water.

This nameless big black hog rests on a mound of dirt and hay that the owner of the North Arm Farm first erected after a major flood hit Pemberton in the early nineties, and it came in handy when the town started flooding Wednesday. (Jon Hernandez/CBC)

Sturdy and her crew had little time to relocate all their animals and equipment onto a large mound — a compacted pile of dirt and hay — that was erected after a similar flood devastated the farm in the early 90s.

Rows of kale were partially submerged by the flooding, leaving the plants caked with sediment; however, kale is resilient and will likely still be harvested, says Sturdy. (Jon Hernandez/CBC)

"When you have to move 25 pallets of vegetables, remove our hydro pumps... get all our machines on top of the mound, and move all our animals — it's really a big task," said Sturdy.

Chickens gaze at their flooded coop. (Jon Hernandez/CBC)

Rescue efforts included shuffling chickens out of a coop on a rowboat to the mound as the flooding started to threaten the livestock.

Rows of brussel sprouts are also submerged by the flooding. (Jon Hernandez/CBC)

"It seems a bit ridiculous, but I'm glad we did it because we would have lost a lot of chickens."

The large hog Pemby rests on the mound, after she decided to make a swim for it when the flooding peaked. (Jon Hernandez/CBC)

At one point, Pemby — a giant hog named after the music festival, where she was rescued from a dumpster — was sitting safe and sound atop the mound before attempting to swim back to her pen out of sheer panic and homesickness, says Sturdy.

"It was just exceptional — the water was freezing and this pig was just so determined to go back home.... it was pretty crazy to see."

Sturdy and her family shuttle workers and visitors to and from the farm via canoes and quads after extensive flooding left the front lawn submerged. (Jon Hernandez/CBC)

Pemberton residents begin cleanup after heavy flooding

The flooding extends well throughout the various crops grown at the North Arm Farm, located on the Sea-to-Sky Highyway, just east of Permberton. (Jon Hernandez/CBC)

All the animals were saved in the flood, but the same cannot be said for the North Arm Farm's crops, as rows of garlic and artichokes remain submerged.

At one point, five feet of water flooded the backyard of the North Arm Farm. (Jon Hernandez/CBC)

Sturdy hopes the damage will be minimal in the end, and that the city's dyke system will eventually be extended to protect farms outside of the town's centre.
Nov 11, 2016
KM

https://iceagenow.info/roads-blocked-snow-parts-algeria/#more-19074

Roads blocked by snow in parts of Algeria

Fatal accidents, floods, roads cut by snow

“It is cold, rain and snow have fallen in abundance on several regions of the country. These incidents caused several fatal accidents on the roads …. at least 8 people were killed and 48 others injured in road accidents in several parts of the country.

“Road traffic in the capital has been severely disrupted by inclement weather and interminable traffic jams have formed around the main roads in Algiers.

“In the west of the country, the army had to intervene to reopen roads, blocked by snow, especially in Sidi Bel Abbes.”

Nov 13, 2016
KM
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Wildfires Rage Across the South, Scorching More Than 100,000 Acres
Uncontrolled wildfires are raging through the drought-stricken South, blanketing multiple states in haze as firefighters race to temper the flames.

If you're not on the front lines, it may be hard to visualize just how bad these wildfires have gotten. To give you an idea of their size and scope, here's a handy guide:

Wildfires are burning in six states: North Carolina, which is the hardest hit, plus Georgia, Kentucky, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia.

All told, there are more than 30 large fires that are still uncontained. Overall, 128,000 acres have gone up in flames — a land mass that's about nine times the size of Manhattan, more than four times the size of San Francisco... or the size of nearly 96,970 football fields.

While that's a lot, there have certainly been much larger wildfires in past years. In August 2015, the Okanogan Complex Fire in Washington burned over 256,560 acres, making it the largest wildfire in Washington state history.

More than 5,000 firefighters and support personnel are battling the flames. The firefighters have come in from all parts of the country to assist and authorities are using 24 helicopters to drop flame retardant on the fires.

At least one person, a man on eastern Kentucky's Mountain Parkway, has died due to decreased visibility from the smoke. Kentucky State Police said Wednesday that about 14 others were injured in wrecks on both sides of the road.

Meanwhile, in eastern Tennessee, an air quality alert was in place after more than 200 were hospitalized in Chattanooga for shortness of breath and breathing difficulties.

Officials believe many of the fires were started by arsonists: At least seven people have been arrested for arson in Tennessee this month and one has been arrested in Kentucky. In Alabama, at least two other incidents are being investigated for arson.

Of those arrested, only one is a wannabe weatherman. Kentucky authorities charged a 21-year-old with second-degree arson after they say he admitted intentionally setting a fire to bring attention to his Facebook selfie videos, which he called "Weather Outlook" segments and recorded in front of various fires.
Nov 18, 2016
KM
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3954096/Britain-battered-97...

Angry Angus hits UK: Desperate scramble to save crew from a sinking ship in the English Channel as Britain is battered by 97mph winds, rain and FIRE as forecasters warn of 'immediate danger to life'
- Severe flood alerts warning of immediate danger to life and a major incident declared by police in Devon
- Hurricane-force winds of 97mph off the coast of Brighton, with waves five metres high battering shoreline
- 2,000 homes without power as firefighters 'struggled to stand' battling fire fuelled by gale force wind
- Temperatures plummeted to -9.8°C in Loch Glascarnoch, Saturday making it the coldest night of the season
- Have you been affected by adverse weather conditions? Get in touch with us by phoning 0203 615 3729 or email amie.gordon@mailonline.co.uk
People are being warned of an immediate danger to life as Storm Angus lashes the country, bringing floods and hurricane-force gales of 97mph.

The country is in the grip of the storm, with severe flood alerts issued as torrential rain and gale force winds wreak havoc and devastation.

Police in Devon have declared a major incident after the River Mole burst its banks, with fast-flowing water four foot deep flooding homes - while firefighters in West Sussex struggled to stand as they battled a fire fuelled by gale force winds.

Gusts of 97mph have been recorded off the coast of Brighton, with waves five foot high forcing organisers to cancel a planned 10k race along the coast.

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Waves crash into the wall at Newhaven in East Sussex, with winds off the coast reaching up to 97mph

The Hong Kong Saga Sky cargo ship got into difficulty off the coast of Dover following a collision with a barge

Dozens of firefighters were called to the scene of a fire in Bognor Regis, West Sussex, which was fuelled by gale-force winds

Brace yourselves! Storm Angus batters southern England with heavy rains

Storm Angus, the first named storm of the season, has caused flooding and chaos for emergency services across the UK.

A gust battered Guernsey at 84mph and BBC Weather said a ship in the English Channel, 30 miles off the coast Brighton, recorded winds of 97mph.

There are currently 21 flood warnings and 54 flood alerts in operation across England.

Temperatures plummeted to -9.8°C in Loch Glascarnoch overnight on Saturday, making it the coldest night of the season so far.
Nov 20, 2016
Gerard Zwaan

70,000 without power as 100MPH winds batter France

Strong winds that lashed France's western and northwestern coast overnight to Sunday left nearly 70,000 homes without power, according to the national electricity grid Enedis.
France's national weather agency, Meteo France, said winds that reached up to 160 kilometers (100 miles) per hour battered the Breton peninsula and the Normandy coast, and that two other regions also remained under a storm alert.

Power was off in the morning hours in 33,000 homes in Normandy, 18,700 in Brittany and 16,500 in the Loire-Atlantique region south of Brittany, according to Enedis.
Local officials said a woman suffered serious injuries when she ran into a fallen tree in her car in Brittany's Cote d'Armor department.
Meteo France said the stormy conditions resulted from a rare combination of bad weather in the northeastern Atlantic and a strong airstream directed at northwestern France.
The winds were expected to die down on Monday.
Media reports said that many trees and roofs were torn down in the violent winds.

Source: http://www.thebigwobble.org/2016/11/70000-without-power-as-100mph-w...

Nov 21, 2016
KM

http://floodlist.com/europe/italy-floods-licata-sicily-160-mm-rain-...

Italy – Floods in Licata, Sicily, After 160 mm of Rain in 3 Hours

Over 160 mm of rain fell in just 3 hours yesterday, 19 November, 2016, causing major flooding in the city of Licata, Italy. The city is in the province of Agrigento, and is located on the south coast of Sicily at the mouth of the Salso River.

The Mayor of Licata, Angelo Cambiano, requested that people stay at home until the severe weather had passed.

In a statement via Social Media he said that areas of his city were flooded after 162 mm of rain fell in 3 hours. Despite serious damage to roads and buildings, there has been no reports of injuries of fatalities.

Mayor Cambiano said “I want to thank all those who have worked so hard: civil defence, the fire department, the municipal police, the municipal employees, volunteers and citizens. Thanks to them the worst was avoided, and their commitment testifies that when everyone works together, the community benefits.”

The heavy rain triggered a landslide that blocked the Highway 123 between Licata and the town of Campobello di Licata, about 25 km north.

Cars, buildings and roads have suffered damaged. Mayor Cambiano said that full damage assessments will begin tomorrow, Monday 21 November.

Earlier today, the President of the region of Sicily, Rosario Crocetta, expressed his solidarity with the entire community of Licata and announced that the government will declare of a state of emergency for the city early next week. This will allow access to public funds of around 30 euros.

Referring to the fact that Licata is known to suffer frequently from flooding, President Crocetta said, “we need to intervene to fix failures of the past…by eliminating structural problems.”
Floods in Licata, Sicily, November 2016.

Nov 21, 2016
KM

http://www.thelocal.it/20161124/northern-italy-on-high-alert-batter...

Northern Italy on high alert, battered by heavy rainstorms

File photo of stormy weather in Liguria:

Severe weather warnings have been put in place in parts of northern Italy as more storms are expected on Thursday, following three days of heavy rain.

Liguria and Piedmont are at highest risk, with red and orange alerts (the two highest levels) across the two regions.

Bad weather can also be expected across the north, with yellow alerts in place in Valle d'Aosta, Tuscany and Lombardy and particularly strong rains predicted for Thursday afternoon and evening.

The video below shows the heavy rain in Liguria on Wednesday, where around 300mm of rain has fallen in the past three days, with 600mm in one area, Fiorino in Genoa, Liguria.

Liguria's Reional Minister for Civil Protection, Giacomo Giampedrone, said "the situation is critical" and advised residents that the Civil Protection Department would be open all day for assistance.

Rain has been falling heavily for the past few days, swelling the region's rivers and creating a risk of flooding and landslides.

Schools were closed in Genoa, Savona, Imperia, San Remo and Ventimiglia, and other public institutions are closed across the north of the country, while some streets are closed for safety reasons after flooding.

Around a dozen families around Savona have been evacuated from their homes as a precautionary measure.

The Tanaro, Pellice, Stura di Lanzo and Chisone rivers in Piedmont have all surpassed the warning threshold, while the Strona, Sesia, Elvo, Cervo and Orco rivers in the north of the region are currently below the danger level.

In Lombardy, flood warnings have been issued for Varese, Como, Lecco, Milan, Monza, Cremona, Lodi and Pavia. In the Varese region, one family had been evacuated from their home due to a landslide caused by the rain.

For the latest updates on weather warnings in the area, you can contact local Civil Protection Departments or follow the #allertameteoPIE hashtag on Twitter.

Nov 25, 2016
Mark

Average Arctic temperature in Svalbard 'could end up above freezing for first time in history'

The Arctic archipelago of Svalbard has seen such extreme warmth this year that the average annual temperature could end up above freezing for the first time on record, scientists have said.

Ketil Isaksen of the Norwegian Meterological Institute said that the average temperature in Longyearbyen, the main settlement in Svalbard, is expected to be around 0 Celsius (32 Fahrenheit) with a little over a month left of the year.

"This is a little bit shocking," Isaksen said. "If you had asked me five or 10 years ago, I could not have imagined such numbers in 2016."

The normal yearly average in Svalbard, an island group midway between the North Pole and continental Norway, is minus 6.7 C (20 F) and the warmest year until now was 2006, when the average temperature in Svalbard was minus 1.8 C (29 F), Isaksen said.

"Svalbard is a very good spot to show what's happening in the Arctic at the moment," he said, noting that each of the past 73 months has been warmer than average.

The rising temperatures in the Arctic are affecting permafrost and snow cover as well as the amount of sea ice, which this year was the second-lowest on record. Isaksen said the sea ice is building up much slower than normal as winter approaches.

"There are still huge areas in the Barents Sea and Kara Sea to the east of Svalbard that are free of ice," he said. "They should normally be ice-covered."

Nov 26, 2016
jorge namour

Flood and heavy rain at the kaba | flood in makkah - Haramayn shareef- SAUDI ARABIA

28 nov. 2016

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZVIovLCgJ8&feature=share

Nov 29, 2016
KM
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3984024/At-three-dead-ragin...

Aerial photos show trail of devastation left behind by raging Tennessee wildfires which have left three dead and destroyed more than 100 homes
- Sevier County Mayor Larry Waters said at least three people died in wildfires, but did not reveal identities
- Aerial pictures show the scale of the devastation after homes were reduced to smoldering piles of rubble
- Gatlinburg Fire Chief Greg Miller said it's unclear if there are more victims, as they 'have not been able to get into all the areas'
- Miller said 12 people were injured, most with non-life-threatening injuries as four were burned trying to flee
- More than 14,000 people were forced to evacuate from resort towns of Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge
- Roughly 400 homes and structures were damaged in overnight blaze that spread due to high winds
- Westgate Resorts, a 16-story hotel, and every cabin at Black Bear Falls were destroyed in fire
- Schools in Green, McMinn and Sevier counties will are closed, and more than 12,000 people in Sevier County were without power as of Tuesday
- Dollywood was evacuated and tourists fled the area as wildfires ripped through Eastern Tennessee Monday
- In a statement, Dolly Parton said: 'I am praying for all the families affected by the fire and the firefighters who are working so hard to keep everyone safe'
- Terrifying video shot from the Gatlinburg Park Vista Hilton Hotel shows flames just outside the windows
Devastating Tennessee wildfires in two resort towns have left at least three people dead after the blazes fueled by high-speed winds ripped through Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge destroying more than 100 homes, hotels and businesses, and leaving the areas resembling an 'apocalypse'.

Aerial pictures reveal the true scale of the devastation after homes were reduced to smoldering piles of rubble by the blaze.

Sevier County Mayor Larry Waters said at an afternoon news conference on Tuesday that authorities found at least three people dead.

'We do not have further information on them at this time,' Waters said. 'We are continuing to notify next of kin.'

Gatlinburg Fire Chief Greg Miller told reporters it's unclear if there are more people who died in the raging wildfires, as they 'have not been able to get into all the areas.'

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Aerial photos show trail of devastation left behind by raging Tennessee wildfires which have left three dead and destroyed more than 100 homes. BEFORE: The scenic, hill top Westgate Smoky Mountain Resort & Spa of Gatlinburg

AFTER THE FIRE: The majority of buildings at the resort have been reduced to smoldering rubble

BEFORE: The lush green town of Gatlinburg, dotted with home and businesses before the wildfire

AFTER THE FIRE: This aerial photo shows, shows the destruction wreaked by the fire which destroyed countless homes

'This is one for the history books,' Miller said at a morning news conference. 'The likes of this has never been seen. But the worst is definitely over with.'

Miller said 12 people were injured, most with non-life-threatening injuries.Three people who suffered burns while trying to flee have been transferred from a Knoxville hospital to Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, which has a burn unit.

A fourth person is being treated for facial burns in Knoxville.

Grim photos show the destroyed homes, buildings and schools in Gatlinburg after thousands were forced to flee the resort town due to the wildfire that had threatened to burn down the famous Dollywood theme park.

Thousands of residents and visitors in the Gatlinburg area were evacuated from the Great Smoky Mountains, and hundreds of structures have been damaged and destroyed by the fire which is the worse to hit the area in decades.

'The center of Gatlinburg looks good for now,' Newmansville Volunteer Fire Department Lt. Bobby Balding told the Knoxville News Sentinel on Tuesday. 'It's the apocalypse on both sides (of downtown).'

Gatlinburg mayor Mike Werner said Tuesday that half of the city was impacted by the blaze, but the downtown area is intact and that they will rebuild the area.

Miller said the fire spread Monday night by winds that at times exceeded 87 miles per hour.

He added that about 14 buildings were still burning in the city earlier Tuesday, as most of them are smoldering.

Officials say about 14,000 residents and visitors were evacuated from Gatlinburg alone, and portions of Dollywood have been evacuated as wind speeds top 70 miles per hour in some parts of Tennessee, which has been hit by the worst drought in nearly a decade.

More than a dozen cabins operated by the park have been damaged or destroyed in the blaze. Resort staff evacuated families staying in 50 rooms at Dollywood's DreamMore Resort and in 19 of Dollywood's Smoky Mountain Cabins.

In a statement released Tuesday by her publicists, Dolly Parton said she's been watching the 'terrible fires' in the Great Smoky Mountains.
Nov 30, 2016
KM

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/new-brunswick-weather-1...

New Brunswick weather: More than 41,000 without power, another storm on the way

Snowfall warnings continue for most of N.B. with another storm on the way that could bring another 25 cm

Heavy snow across most of New Brunswick has led to widespread power outages Wednesday morning with another storm expected to hit Wednesday night and Thursday. (Catherine Harrop/CBC)

NB Power is reporting more than 41,000 customers, down from a peak of over 44,000, are without power on Wednesday morning as heavy snow continues to fall throughout much of the province.

Marie-Andree Bolduc, a spokeswoman for NB Power, said the outages are mainly in Fredericton, Moncton and Sussex.

She said it's too early to speculate on when power will be restored in these areas but she said crews will be assessing the damage in the morning.

Mike Walker, the manager of roads and streets for the city of Fredericton, said some power lines are across roads and the streets are slippery.

He said the main roads have been the focus, but it will take a while to clean everything up.

"Our cleanup operations are going to extend well into the middle of today for our roads and streets and for our sidewalks. We'll be all day getting through everything," said Walker.

Don Morehouse, the director of public works in Moncton, said the snow became heavy at about 3 a.m. Snowplows are out on Wednesday morning but streets are still snow packed and slippery.

"We need three or four hours to make one pass and the heavier snow does slow down the equipment because it's harder for the to push," Morehouse said.

"But overall, the clean-up is underway."

Nov 30, 2016
Stanislav

November one of warmest on record despite early snow: Suisse

Swiss ski resorts may have opened particularly early this year, but the past month was one of the mildest Novembers since records began in the 19th century, according to meteorologists.

Over the month, temperatures were 0.5 to 0.7 of a degree warmer than the average, said MeteoSuisse in a statement.

In some places, such as Altdorf in the canton of Uri and Meiringen in the Bernese Oberland, temperatures were 2.5 degrees higher than normal, making it one of the warmest Novembers on record.

That was mainly due to the warm foehn wind that dominated the weather in the second half of the month, said MeteoSuisse.

However it was a month of two halves, with a cold front bringing snow to the country’s alpine resorts in the first fortnight of November.

In Crans-Montana in the Valais, 51cms of snow fell in 24 hours, said MeteoSuisse.

“Towards mid-November the mountains were covered with a thick coating of snow. But a few days later temperatures in the valleys of the northern Alps climbed over 20 degrees with a persistent foehn,” it said.

The foehn ended on November 25th, and was followed by a strong bise wind and lower temperatures.

Several of Switzerland’s ski resorts opened limited slopes in mid-November, including Verbier, Laax and Crans-Montana. Source: thelocal.ch

Nov 30, 2016
SongStar101

Below zero? Snow covers sand in Saudi regions

http://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/gulf/2016/11/27/Below-zero-Sno...

White and brown merged into one color as snow covered the desert sand in central and northwestern regions in Saudi Arabia after temperatures dropped below zero Celsius.

In the central city of Shakra’ and the northwestern city of Tabuk, thin layers of snow carpeted the ground. In Tabarjal, a town located in the northern Al-Jawf region temperatures reached -3 Celsius, and in Al-Quryat, a northern province, the temperature was -1 Celsius.

Rainfall continues

While mid-October usually marks the short-lived peak for Saudi Arabia’s rainfall season, the kingdom is still experiencing light to medium showers. Saudi Arabia on Friday witnessed medium to heavy rainfall with many Saudis posted photos and videos of their cities under the rain.

Light to medium rainfall also continued in eastern Saudi Arabia on Saturday.

Professor Abdallah al-Musanad, professor of climate science at Qassim University, told Alarabiya.net, that rainfall is expected by the end of this week in all of western, eastern and central Saudi Arabia.

He said this is “the second rainfall this season,” even though 40 days have passed since the end of rain season.

On Saturday, Malija city and Al-Nairiya province in eastern Saudi experienced medium rainfall. Al-Nairiya’s head of traffic police Fahad Mohammed Al-Hakbani asked drivers to take extra care during rain and not to drive through valleys, especially during floods.

In April last year, 18 people were killed throughout Saudi Arabia because of floods following heavy rain.

Municipalities in the eastern cities of Dammam, Dhahran, Khobar and Qatif are expected to use drainage stations and tanks to collect rain and keep the streets dry.

Nov 30, 2016
SongStar101

Snow falls in November in Tokyo for first time in 54 years

November 24, 2016

TOKYO — Tokyo residents woke up Thursday to the first November snowfall in more than 50 years. And the Japan Meteorological Agency said it was the first time fallen snow on the ground was observed in November since such records started to be taken in 1875.

An unusually cold air mass brought wet snow to Japan’s capital. Above-freezing temperatures kept the snow from sticking in most places, though it did accumulate on sidewalks and cars in Tokyo’s far western suburbs.

Meteorologists forecast up to 2 centimeters (1 inch) would fall, and more in the mountains northwest of Tokyo.

The snow caused minor train delays during the morning commute.

The last time it snowed in central Tokyo in November was 1962.

Prior to Thursday, the earliest time that snow had accumulated on the ground in the winter season was on Dec. 6, 1987, according to the agency.

The agency monitors various esoteric weather indicators, Japanese-style, such as announcing when cherry blossoms have started to bloom by observing a certain tree. The benchmark “sakura” tree for Tokyo grows in Yasukuni Shrine, which has drawn controversy because it honors all Japanese soldiers who died in war, including war criminals.

The first snowfall is “hatsuyuki,” which literally translated to “first snow.” Snow on the ground is called “sekisetsu,” and declared when more than half a designated area in Tokyo, called Kitanomaru, turns white, the agency said.

Japanese culture is especially sensitive to the changing seasons. Haiku, for instance, must include words that denote spring, summer, fall or winter.

Nov 30, 2016
jorge namour

FACEBOOK Alex New - News Alexandria - EGYPT

DECEMBER 1 2016

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TRADUCED

A while ago. - SUPER CELL CLOUD in Alexandria.

From a link: Alexandria FLOODS

Met "warns: severe rains hit limit torrents until tomorrow

Dec 1, 2016
SongStar101

Cold air mass covers Alaska and temperatures plummet to well below average

https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/weather/2016/11/30/cold-air-mass-co...

A cold snap is chilling Alaskans statewide, dropping the temperatures to well below normal, a trend forecasters expect to last about another week.

The National Weather Service announced the arrival of winter temperatures in a string of social media posts since the beginning of the week. It noted, however, that nearly all of Alaska is cooler than usual for this time of year.

Anchorage saw a high temperature of 8 degrees and a low, recorded at midnight, of 2 degrees on Wednesday. The normal high temperature for Nov. 30 in the city is 25 degrees, said Anchorage-based weather service forecaster Matthew Clay.

"That right there tells you it's pretty cold outside compared to what we're usually used to," Clay said.

Also of note for the Anchorage area, snowfall is predicted to begin Wednesday night and continue off and on through Thursday afternoon, possibly bringing 1 to 3 inches of snow.

The double-digit differences from the normal high and low temperatures are also being recorded in all other regions of the state.

Fairbanks' low temperature on Wednesday was minus-26 degrees, 17 degrees below the average low of minus-9, according to the weather service. A day earlier, a warmer but still bone-chilling low of minus-21 ended a 658-day stretch of highs above minus-10.

Bethel and other Alaska Peninsula communities have been hit the hardest.

"Bethel's high was minus-13 degrees. The normal high is 20 degrees, which puts them 33 degrees below normal," Clay said.

The southwestern hub is experiencing lower than normal temperatures like the rest of the state, but wind gusts of up to 40 mph make it feel minus-30 to minus-45 degrees outside.

Frost clings to bushes and trees along Eklutna Tailrace on Old Glenn Highway near Palmer. The area saw mostly clear skies and temperatures around zero degrees for much of Tuesday. (Marc Lester / Alaska Dispatch News)

A cold snap is chilling Alaskans statewide, dropping the temperatures to well below normal, a trend forecasters expect to last about another week.

The National Weather Service announced the arrival of winter temperatures in a string of social media posts since the beginning of the week. It noted, however, that nearly all of Alaska is cooler than usual for this time of year.

Anchorage saw a high temperature of 8 degrees and a low, recorded at midnight, of 2 degrees on Wednesday. The normal high temperature for Nov. 30 in the city is 25 degrees, said Anchorage-based weather service forecaster Matthew Clay.

"That right there tells you it's pretty cold outside compared to what we're usually used to," Clay said.

Also of note for the Anchorage area, snowfall is predicted to begin Wednesday night and continue off and on through Thursday afternoon, possibly bringing 1 to 3 inches of snow.

The double-digit differences from the normal high and low temperatures are also being recorded in all other regions of the state.

Fairbanks' low temperature on Wednesday was minus-26 degrees, 17 degrees below the average low of minus-9, according to the weather service. A day earlier, a warmer but still bone-chilling low of minus-21 ended a 658-day stretch of highs above minus-10.

Bethel and other Alaska Peninsula communities have been hit the hardest.

"Bethel's high was minus-13 degrees. The normal high is 20 degrees, which puts them 33 degrees below normal," Clay said.

The southwestern hub is experiencing lower than normal temperatures like the rest of the state, but wind gusts of up to 40 mph make it feel minus-30 to minus-45 degrees outside.

Michael Riley, with Bethel Search and Rescue, said the community hasn't experienced weather so harsh for at least two winters.

"The temperatures, like minus-14, aren't that bad, but the wind makes it extremely cold and very dangerous for everyone outside," Riley said. "We haven't seen this type of weather for quite some time and people don't appear to be as well-acquainted with it anymore."

Dec 2, 2016