Earth Changes and the Pole Shift
Wild Weather, the Wobble Effect
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"We warned at the start of ZetaTalk, in 1995, that unpredictable weather extremes, switching about from drought to deluge, would occur and increase on a lineal basis up until the pole shift. Where this occurred steadily, it has only recently become undeniable. ZetaTalk, and only ZetaTalk, warned of these weather changes, at that early date. Our early warnings spoke to the issue of global heating from the core outward, hardly Global Warming, a surface or atmospheric issue, but caused by consternation in the core. Affected by the approach of Planet X, which was by then starting to zoom rapidly toward the inner solar system for its periodic passage, the core was churning, melting the permafrost and glaciers and riling up volcanoes. When the passage did not occur as expected in 2003 because Planet X had stalled in the inner solar system, we explained the increasing weather irregularities in the context of the global wobble that had ensued - weather wobbles where the Earth is suddenly forced under air masses, churning them. This evolved by 2005 into a looping jet stream, loops breaking away and turning like a tornado to affect the air masses underneath. Meanwhile, on Planet Earth, droughts had become more intractable and deluges positively frightening, temperature swings bringing snow in summer in the tropics and searing heat in Artic regions, with the violence of storms increasing in number and ferocity."
From the ZetaTalk Chat Q&A for February 4, 2012:
The wobble seems to have changed, as the temperature in Europe suddenly plunged after being like an early Spring, Alaska has its coldest temps ever while the US and much of Canada is having an extremely mild winter. India went from fatal cold spell to balmy again. Has the Earth changed position vs a vs Planet X to cause this? [and from another] Bitter cold records broken in Alaska - all time coldest record nearly broken, but Murphy's Law intervenes [Jan 30] http://wattsupwiththat.com/2012/01/30/bitter-cold-records-broken-in-alaska Jim River, AK closed in on the all time record coldest temperature of -80°F set in 1971, which is not only the Alaska all-time record, but the record for the entire United States. Unfortunately, it seems the battery died in the weather station just at the critical moment. While the continental USA has a mild winter and has set a number of high temperature records in the last week and pundits ponder whether they will be blaming the dreaded "global warming" for those temperatures, Alaska and Canada have been suffering through some of the coldest temperatures on record during the last week.
There has been no change in the wobble pattern, the wobble has merely become more severe. Nancy noted a Figure 8 format when the Earth wobble first became noticeable, in early 2005, after Planet X moved into the inner solar system at the end of 2003. The Figure 8 shifted along to the east a bit on the globe between 2005 and 2009, (the last time Nancy took its measure) as Planet X came closer to the Earth, encountering the magnetic N Pole with a violent push earlier in the day. But the pattern of the Figure 8 remained essentially the same. So what changed recently that the weather patterns became noticeably different in late January, 2012?
The N Pole is pushed away when it comes over the horizon, when the noon Sun is centered over the Pacific. This regularly puts Alaska under colder air, with less sunlight, and thus the historically low temps there this January, 2012 as the wobble has gotten stronger. But by the time the Sun is positioned over India, the N Pole has swung during the Figure 8 so the globe tilts, and this tilt is visible in the weather maps from Asia. The tilt has forced the globe under the hot air closer to the Equator, warming the land along a discernable tilt demarcation line.
The next loop of the Figure 8 swings the globe so that the N Pole moves in the other direction, putting the globe again at a tilt but this time in the other direction. This tilt is discernable in weather maps of Europe, again along a diagonal line. Depending upon air pressure and temperature differences, the weather on either side of this diagonal line may be suddenly warm or suddenly cold. The tilt and diagonal line lingers to affect much of the US and Canada, but the Figure 8 changes at this point to be an up and down motion, pulling the geographic N Pole south so the US is experiencing a warmer than expected winter under a stronger Sun. Then the cycle repeats, with the magnetic N Pole of Earth pushed violently away again as the Sun is positioned over the Pacific.
From the ZetaTalk Chat Q&A for April 6, 2013:
Would the Zetas be able to let us know what is causing the early break-up of the Arctic Ice, the ice seems to have taken on a swirling pattern at the same time, would this be wobble related? [and from another] http://www.vancouversun.com/news/national/Canada+Arctic+cracks+spectacular+event/8185609/story.html The ice in Canada’s western Arctic ripped open in a massive “fracturing event” this spring that spread like a wave across 1,000 kilometres of the Beaufort Sea. Huge leads of water – some more than 500 kilometres long and as much as 70 kilometres across – opened up from Alaska to Canada’s Arctic islands as the massive ice sheet cracked as it was pushed around by strong winds and currents. It took just seven days for the fractures to progress across the entire area from west to east. [and from another] http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=80752&src=iotdrss A high-pressure weather system was parked over the region, producing warmer temperatures and winds that flowed in a southwesterly direction. That fueled the Beaufort Gyre, a wind-driven ocean current that flows clockwise. The gyre was the key force pulling pieces of ice west past Point Barrow, the northern nub of Alaska that protrudes into the Beaufort Sea.
The Figure 8 formed by the N Pole during the daily Earth wobble has shifted somewhat to the East, due to Planet X positioned more to the right of the Earth during its approach. This was anticipated, and well described in ZetaTalk, the Earth crowding to the left in the cup to escape the approach of Planet X, so the angle between these two planets would change slightly. This shift of the Figure 8 to the East is due to the push against the Earth’s magnetic N Pole occurring sooner each day than prior. Thus instead of occurring when the Sun is high over the Pacific, over New Zealand, it is now occurring when the Sun is high over Alaska. All the wobble points have shifted eastward accordingly.
This has brought a lingering Winter to the western US, and a changed sloshing pattern to the Arctic waters. Instead of Pacific waters being pushed through the Bering Straits into the Arctic when the polar push occurs, the wobble is swinging the Arctic to the right, and then later to the left, creating a circular motion in the waters trapped in the Arctic. Since the Earth rotates counterclockwise, the motion also takes this path. This is yet another piece of evidence that the establishment is hard pressed to explain. They are attempting to ascribe this to high pressure and wind, all of which are not new to the Arctic, but this circular early breakup of ice in the Arctic is new.
jorge namour
PARIS: EXCEPTIONAL STORM AND FLOODS ON SUNDAY EVENING - FRANCE
Monday 10 July 2017
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A storm of rare violence struck Paris on Sunday night. It has caused many floods.
Since Wednesday, temperatures are very high in Paris with peaks above 30 ° C. With the passage of a cold drop of altitude above France, the mass of air was strongly destabilized last night. As a result, severe thunderstorms struck Paris and caused flooding.
1 month of rain in 1 hour
At the Paris-Montsouris reference station, 49.2 mm of rain fell in 1 hour, which corresponds to the rain that normally falls in July. This value constitutes the absolute record all months combined of the cumulative hourly in Paris, which dated to July 2, 1995 with 47 mm.
Many floods
These heavy rains were accompanied by a very important electrical activity. They caused a lot of flooding in the metro stations. CONTINUE...
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Madrid metro flooding during severe thunderstorms on July 7! Video via partners Cyclone Of Rhodes
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Jul 10, 2017
Gerard Zwaan
Europe smashing all time heat records: Parts of Spain to hit 47 deg C 117 deg F today with parts of Italy and Greece hitting mid 40's
Continued deadly heatwave in Spain is smashing all July heat records as Cordoba registered a high of 47 deg C 117 deg F.
The heat has destroyed crops in southern Spain where crops where destroyed by record cold in the winter causing shortages in European supermarkets.
Spain baked in a record-breaking heatwave on Thursday which was blamed for the death of a road crew worker and is suspected of leaving another man in critical condition.
The 54-year-old male victim died of suspected heatstroke late Wednesday while laying asphalt near the town of Moron de la Frontera in the southwestern province of Seville, emergency services said. Temperatures reached 43 degrees Celsius (109 Fahrenheit) in Moron de la Frontera on Wednesday. Spain's largest union said it was investigating how long the man had been working and if the crew had taken special precautions because of the heat.
A 50-year-old man is also critical in hospital after suffering heatstroke on Thursday while replacing pipes in Cabeza del Buey, a town in the southwestern province of Badajoz, local media reported. Spain's meteorological agency said seven cities including the capital Madrid set record temperatures for the month of July on Thursday.
It soared to 40.2 degrees Celsius in Madrid, smashing a previous record of 39.6 degrees Celsius recorded in 2015.
New record highs were also set in Badajoz, Caceres, Ciudad Real, Cordoba, Jaen and Teruel.
The heatwave - caused by a mass of hot air from North Africa will last until at least Sunday, officials say.
Meanwhile in Italy wild fires have broken out around the volcano Mount Vesuvius as temperatures hit the mid 40's C and in Greece The Hellenic National Meteorological Service warns that temperatures are expected to escalate as high as 45C over the next few days as Greece witnesses the summer's continued heatwave.
Source: www.thebigwobble.org/2017/07/europe-smashing-all-time-heat-records....
Jul 14, 2017
KM
https://www.rt.com/news/396463-canada-wildfires-city-evacuation/
Thousands forced to evacuate as wildfires close in on city in Canada
An evacuation alert was issued for Williams Lake and surrounding areas in Cariboo Regional District on Saturday.
“All individuals in the City [Williams Lake] and the above areas must evacuate immediately,” the order stated.
Around 12,000 people live in the city, and the same number of people in the surrounding areas were also ordered to evacuate, CBC Canada reported.
“We’re a little anxious at the moment. I’ll tell you that,” Sue LaChance, an evacuee, told CBC, “It’s quite surreal actually. I’m almost 50 years old, and this is definitely a first.”
“Winds picked up and huge fires all around us,” Jacinda Mack, a community member who stayed in the city to assist firefighters, told the Vancouver Sun. “Everybody moving north – huge, huge smoke.”
A nearby fire disrupted Highway 97, north of the city, Mayor Walt Cobb said.
“We made the decision to get everybody while we could, because depending on how the fire went, we might have lost all our access out of town,” he said, adding that mass evacuations blocked roads and “the traffic is very, very thick.”
According to Cariboo Regional District Chairman Al Richmond, nature is “bringing forward our worst-case scenario.”
Wildfires have been spreading across swathes of British Columbia since the start of July. Around 40,000 people have been evacuated as 167 active wildfires rage in the province as of Saturday, according to reports in local media.
Jul 16, 2017
KM
http://news.abs-cbn.com/news/07/15/17/17-villages-in-maguindanao-su...
LOOK: Heavy rains flood parts of Metro Manila, nearby provinces
The local government said it expects the flooding to subside by September.
Flood-water levels are almost 2 feet high, submerging the Sangguniang Bayan headquarters, the police station and several houses.
Some 3,500 families have been affected, according to the local disaster risk reduction and management council.
The local government placed the 17 villages under a state of calamity in June due to the extent of damage.
Kabuntalan is one of the 16 flood-prone municipalities in Maguindanao surrounding the Liguasan marshland.
The water began to rise in the area on May 23 because of excessive rain.
Jul 16, 2017
jorge namour
Extreme cold: Bariloche recorded the lowest temperature in its history- ARGENTINE
July 16, 2017
http://www.infobae.com/sociedad/2017/07/16/frio-record-bariloche-re...
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According to the National Weather Service, at 4:22 am there were about 25.4 degrees below zero. Thus, a new minimum mark was established. Delays continue at airports and there are hundreds of tourists stranded, without accommodation and unable to return to their homes
At first it was thought that the worst snowfall in the last 20 years would be enough to subject Bariloche in the height of the winter holiday season. However, the cold also played its part: according to the National Meteorological Service (SMN), the city rionegrina recorded the lowest temperature in its history.
At first it was thought that the worst snowfall in the last 20 years would be enough to subject Bariloche in the height of the winter holiday season. However, the cold also played its part: according to the National Meteorological Service (SMN), the city rionegrina recorded the lowest temperature in its history.
The panorama in the main cities of Patagonia is worrisome. Light cuts, closed steps, canceled flights, tree falls and light poles created a real mess in several cities in southern Argentina. And left practically isolated to an area that was preparing with enthusiasm to receive the winter vacations.
San Carlos de Bariloche itself was one of the cities most affected by the snow storm. Until the last hour of Saturday, about 16,000 users (32% of the total) ran out of light, while route 237 and the junction with National Route No. 40 were interrupted during much of the day.
There are a lot of fallen trees, which destroyed the slopes causing the collapse of the entire poles, "reported from the Electricity Cooperative of Bariloche (CEB).
According to the newspaper of Río Negro, during the whole Saturday 20 flights were canceled from Buenos Aires to Bariloche and three others to Chapelco, in San Martin de Los Andes.
"The issue of the airport was complex, there were practically 36 hours without flights and made several tourists nervous, especially those who want to retur
At the airport we saw scenes of people who want to go back to their homes and get nervous, "
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Jul 17, 2017
Starr DiGiacomo
http://www.sltrib.com/home/5516216-155/story.html
Nine killed, boy missing in Arizona flash flood
July 16 2017
“They had no warning. They heard a roar, and it was on top of them,” says fire chief.
Tonto National Forest, Ariz. • Nine people died and a 13-year-old boy was still missing Sunday after a flash flood tore through a group of family and friends cooling off in a creek in the Tonto National Forest in Arizona.
Gila County Sheriff's Detective David Hornung told The Associated Press that the group from the Phoenix and Flagstaff had met up for a day trip along the popular Cold Springs swimming hole near Payson in central Arizona, about 100 miles northeast of Phoenix, and were playing in the water Saturday afternoon when muddy floodwaters came roaring down the canyon.
The group had set out chairs to lounge on a warm summer day when miles upstream an intense thunderstorm dumped heavy rainfall on the mountain.
Search and rescue crews, including 40 people on foot and others in a helicopter, recovered the bodies of five children and four adults, some as far as 2 miles down the river. The victims ranged in age from a 60-year-old woman to a 2-year-old girl. Authorities did not identify them. Four others were rescued and taken to Banner hospital in nearby Payson for treatment for hypothermia.
Crews were walking Sunday along the banks and scoured a five-mile stretch down the East Verde River and will continue south.
Hornung said the treacherously swift waters gushed for about 10 minutes before receding in the narrow canyon. He estimated flood waters reached 6 feet high and 40 feet wide.
The National Weather Service, which had issued a flash flood warning, estimated up to 1.5 inches of rain fell over the area in an hour. The thunderstorm hit about 8 miles upstream along Ellison Creek, which quickly flooded the narrow canyon where the swimmers were.
"They had no warning. They heard a roar, and it was on top of them," Water Wheel Fire and Medical District Fire Chief Ron Sattelmaier said.
There had been thunderstorms throughout the area, but it wasn't raining where the swimmers were at the time. But it happened during monsoon season, when strong storms suddenly appear due to the mix of heat and moisture in the summer months.
"I wish there was a way from keeping people from getting in there during monsoon season. It happens every year," Sattelmaier said, explaining these are the first fatalities in recent memory.
The flooding came after a severe thunderstorm pounded down on a nearby remote area that had been burned by a recent wildfire, Sattelmaier said. The "burn scar" was one of the reasons the weather service issued the flash-flood warning.
"If it's an intense burn, it creates a glaze on the surface that just repels water," said Darren McCollum, a meteorologist. "We had some concerns. We got a lot worse news."
Hornung said there was no way to notify people of the flash flood warning, as cell service is limited and there are no officials stationed in the area. He said visitors are reminded to be vigilant about the weather.
Seven people were killed in Utah's Zion National Park in 2015 when they were tapped during a sudden flash flood while hiking. The group was trapped by floodwaters in a popular "slot" canyon that was as narrow as a window in some spots and several hundred feet deep.
In 1997, 11 hikers were killed near Page, Arizona, after a wall of water from a rainstorm miles upstream boomed through a narrow, twisting series of corkscrew-curved walls on Navajo land, known as Lower Antelope Canyon.
Jul 17, 2017
jorge namour
Croatia is burning and Istanbul - TURKEYis sinking.
Direct from Istanbul FLOODS
JULY 18 2017
https://www.facebook.com/Khneisser.weather/posts/1134485783318323
Istanbul - TURKEY
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Istanbul - the highest state of emergency, the Turkish citizens suspended in their cars because of heavy rains and all metro stations were closed due to the entry of rainwater caused by heavy damage. In Short: it is the fateful day of turkey istanbul.
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Jul 18, 2017
Derrick Johnson
The rain in Spain falls mainly… in the form of huge lumps of ice! Footage shows huge hailstones pelting down in savage storm
Footage has emerged showing giant hail stones battering Spain during a savage summer storm.
Lumps of ice the size of golf balls hammered down during the freak downfall which was captured on camera in the north of the country.
Video shows the hail stones coming down with such force that they bounce back up off the ground.
Footage has emerged showing giant hail stones battering Spain during a savage summer storm
The clip picks up the sound of the hailstones pounding the roof of one building and thudding into the ground outside.
It is not yet known whether the storm, which struck on July 13, caused any injuries.
The freak conditions were the latest to hit Spain this month.
Footage emerged of a hail storm hitting the town of Almazan, just outside the city of Soria - also in northern Spain.
It was so strong that emergency crews needed snow ploughs to clear the streets.
Another storm this month saw hail lash down on Murcia in southern Spain.
Hail falls after drops of water are continuously taken up and down through cumulonimbus clouds. When the drops go to the top of the cloud, they freeze.
Cumulonimbus clouds can grow especially large during summer when hot sun heats the ground causing warm air to rise.
Updraughts in thunderclouds are big and can keep hailstones for a long time, meaning they can get larger and larger by becoming coated with more and more ice, according to the Met Office.
Eventually, when they become too big for the cloud to hold, they fall to earth as balls of ice.
Source: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4706398/Hail-stone-storm-Sp...
Jul 19, 2017
KM
https://www.iceagenow.info/record-lows-canadian-east-coast/
More record lows on the Canadian east coast
Coldest July 14 since 1871
New Brunswick
Issued by Environment Canada Saturday 15 July 2017
The following stations set a daily minimum temperature record on July 14, 2017:
Grand Manan
New record of 3.7 (38.7 F)
Old record of 5.0 (41.0 F) set in 1992
Records in this area have been kept since 1883
Saint John
New record of 4.7 (40.5 F)
Old record of 6.1 (43.0 F) set in 1970
Records in this area have been kept since 1871
Newfoundland And Laborador
The following station set a daily minimum temperature record on July 14, 2017:
Wabush Lake
New record of 4.0 (39.2 F)
Old record of 4.4 (39.9 F) set in 1965
Records in this area have been kept since 1960
More record lows in Labrador
Breaks record set 49 years ago
Issued by Environment Canada - The following stations set a daily minimum temperature record on July 16, 2017:
Churchill Falls
New record of 3.9 C (39.0 F)
Old record of 4.1 C (39.4 F) set in 2013
Records in this area have been kept since 1968
Wabush Lake
New record of 2.0 C (35.6 F)
Old record of 3.6 C (38.5 F) set in 2013
Records in this area have been kept since 1960
Jul 20, 2017
jorge namour
Drought, water in Rome is about to end: "The government declares state of emergency" ITALY
July 22, 2017
"The alarm of the president of the Regione Lazio Zingaretti who stated that the water in Rome was about to end was unfortunately predictable due to the environmental emergency due to drought and fire"
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"The alarm of the president of the Regione Lazio Zingaretti who said that the water in Rome was about to end was unfortunately predictable given the climatic situation
these weeks to ensure water in Rome has been pumped so much of that water from Lake Bracciano that the lake is literally disappearing.
In the face of this situation, it is necessary for the Government to declare the state of emergency as a result of the strong drought.
Drought, emergency continues: Rome towards historic closure of "fountains", alarm for Lake Bracciano
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The water emergency continues in Rome and because of the drowning in the capital may be closed or limited taps of 'nasoni', the historic fountains.
Jul 22, 2017
KM
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2017-07/21/c_136462317.htm
Shanghai grilled by hottest day in 145 years
Two ladies riding with sun protective clothes in Hengshan Road, east China's Shanghai, July 21, 2017. The meteorological department of east China metropolis Shanghai recorded an air temperature of 40.9 degrees Celsius (105.6 degrees Fahrenheit) at around 2 p.m. Friday, the highest on record in the city in 145 years. (Xinhua/Fan Jun)
SHANGHAI, July 21 (Xinhua) -- The meteorological department of east China metropolis Shanghai recorded an air temperature of 40.9 degrees Celsius (105.6 degrees Fahrenheit) at around 2 p.m. Friday, the highest on record in the city in 145 years.
A red alert for high temperatures was issued by the Shanghai Central Meteorological Observatory on Friday.
The previous record high temperature in the city of 40.8 degrees Celsius was recorded on Aug. 7, 2013. A total of 13 high temperature red alerts have been issued since the new meteorological early warning system was adopted in 2007.
China has a three-tier early warning system for high temperatures: a yellow warning is issued when high temperatures above 35 degrees Celsius are predicted for three consecutive days, orange indicates a predicted high temperature of 37 degrees Celsius in the next 24 hours, and a red alert is issued when the temperature is forecast to reach 40 degrees Celsius within 24 hours.
Heat waves have hit the city since the beginning of summer and are expected to linger until the end of July.
Jul 23, 2017
KM
http://strangesounds.org/2017/07/apocalyptical-lahar-destroys-16-ho...
About 16 houses were destroyed in Sukatendel Village by a powerful lahar flowing down the slopes of the eruptive Sinabung volcano in Indonesia.
This new footage of the raging water transporting rocks, ash and mud is just apocalyptic.
The video features a terrifying lahar that flooded a village a day after the eruption of Mount Sinabung on April 18, 2017, after the rain poured the peak of Mount Sinabung at around 13.00 WIB.
Debris were blocked by a bridge, causing widespread flooding of the nearby main road and in the village.
The responsible for the Emergency Response Team reported that 20 houses had been affected by the destructive lahar in total and 12 houses had been severely damaged. Emergency works to normalize de river’s flow and clean resident’s houses lasted at least 3 days.
The video of this desastrous lahar was first shared on Facebook and is soon going to be viral in Europe and the USA.
Jul 23, 2017
KM
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/4086831/spain-hailstones-summer-storm/
Brits’ great Spanish getaway ruined as massive hailstones smash cars and batter holidaymakers amid record breaking wild weather
Torrential downpours of rain and hail caused chaos across the northern region of Spain
HAILSTONES the size of golf balls rained down in the northeast of Spain yesterday sending holidaymakers fleeing for cover.
More than 25 litres of rain fell per square meter in just one hour over the weekend with Castellon, Tarragona and Teruel the worst affected regions.
Images show several huge hail stones left behind after violently falling from the sky causing flash floods
The massive pellets were reported to have caused extensive damage to cars leaving windscreens with gaping holes.
It is unclear whether anyone was injured in the latest Spanish summer storm to hit the country.
And it is the second time in under two weeks that the regions have been hit by extreme weather.
Tarragona – one of the regions – suffered most from the ravages of heavy hail and rain storms.
Residents in the province reportedly made almost 100 calls to emergency services regarding the rain.
Firemen had to attend 40 incidents which included floods, trees fallen on tracks and incidents caused by the wind.
Jul 25, 2017
Gerard Zwaan
Italian beach turns white after freak hailstorm sweeps across Grottammare (video)
Grottammare on Ice! Today, the beach and roads of the Italian town were blanket with mass amounts of hail at 1:30pm.
Such a freak hailstorm covering the city in 10-15cm of ice with tennis ball sized hail is extremely rare in this coastal region of Italy END OF JULY.
Here a video aout the strange weather event:
Grandine estrema nelle Marche : accumuli ingenti tra Grottammare e ...
Grottammare, spiaggia imbiancata dalla grandine VIDEO-FOTO
Maltempo: le spiagge italiane si tingono di bianco. Spettacolo unic...
Another weather anomaly, this time in Italy!
Source; http://strangesounds.org/2017/07/italian-beach-turns-white-after-fr...
Jul 25, 2017
jorge namour
Wildfires hit French Riviera, thousands evacuated
July 26, 2017
http://edition.cnn.com/2017/07/26/europe/france-wildfire-evacuation...
CNN)Parts of the French Riviera were evacuated late Tuesday and into Wednesday as forest fires burned swathes of land and threatened thousands of people, according to local police.
More than 10,000 residents and tourists were moved after a forest fire started near the coastal commune of Bormes-les-Mimosas, around 40 km (nearly 25 miles) from Toulon, one of the country's southernmost towns.
People evacuated from homes and campsites take refuge on the beach in Bormes-les-Mimosas.
A woman inspects the damage following a fire in Bormes-les-Mimosas
Sunbathers lounging on a beach near Saint-Tropez looked on as a wildfire raged nearby. Children played in the sand, while others snapped pictures on their phones, as flames engulfed pine trees and sent plumes of black smoke billowing overhead.
A combination of strong winds, high temperatures, and a lack of rain have fueled the fires, which took hold in the French Riviera and on the island of Corsica, off the southern French coast. Similar conditions have sparked blazes in Portugal and Italy.
Over 100 firefighting operations have been launched since the blazes broke out, with planes flying over the Bormes area since early Wednesday morning, dropping water bombs on the wildfires.
Matthieu Dany, a 23-year-old French designer who has been coming to the area for vacations since he was a child, says he's never seen fires like this
"From our villa in the mountains we can see smoke everywhere. We can see homes burning," Dany told CNN. "I was on the beach earlier, but came back because the fires were getting worse."
"Almost everyone on the beach was looking to the hills, taking photos and videos of the fires," he added.
In Londes-les-Maures, fires began to burn just before 11 p.m. local time and, despite the dispatch of 540 firefighters, have not yet been brought under control.
In all, more than 4,000 firefighters and soldiers have been deployed to the region, France's Interior Ministry said in a statement.
President Emmanuel Macron shared his support for the firefighters battling blazes on Wednesday.
Jul 26, 2017
KM
https://www.rt.com/usa/397520-wild-fire-montana/
Largest active US wildfire burns 250k acres in Montana
On Tuesday, more than 600 firefighters began fighting the raging Lodgepole Complex fire that has destroyed 250,000 acres of range, brush and timber close to the Missouri River, according to the National Interagency Coordination Center, which gives logistical support for wildland firefighting. The fire has ravaged 22 structures, according to Reuters.
Montana Governor Steve Bullock (R) issued a state fire emergency executive order on Sunday for the wildfire that started last week after a lightning strike. Fortunately, the fire was growing Tuesday at slower rate than previously.
The Lodgepole Complex fire was 36 percent contained by Tuesday evening, and the Garfield County Evacuation Order for people living in the fire zone has been lifted, the Incident Information System reported.
Of the 45 active fires in the US, Lodgepole is the biggest. Relief supplies are being distributed and donated for those who have lost property or experienced any damage from the fire. Volunteers are also preparing food, gathering livestock and mending fences in an effort to help out.
Garfield County spokeswoman Anne Miller said that donations of hay, groceries and money are being sent into the small town of Jordan in Garfield County. "A house is considered a major loss, but the livelihood of most people here is the livestock, the pasture and grazing land," Reuters reported.
Public Information officer Mike Cole says that crews can’t directly attack the fire due to safety concerns, because it is not accessible by road. Managers are now focusing on a longer term strategy for containing the fire. Crews are currently working on the construction of a control line, which will serve as a barrier for homes and the national forest land.
Cole elaborated on the strategy in place to contain the wildfire.
“So once we have this control line in, we are not just going to stop and wait for the fire to come along. We’ll still be working this fire with helicopters and retardant if necessary. We’re going to go back in the forest and find some road systems that are open or we can open up,” he said, Montana Public Radio reported.
Cole said that the fire is expected to grow, but the smoke overhead and the light winds have kept it contained.
The weather forecast for the next several days is hot and dry until Wednesday when a front will approach and bring gusty winds and isolated thunderstorms to the area of the fire. A small amount of rain is also expected. The end of the week will be hot with no rain expected in the forecast, according to Montana National Public Radio.
Jul 27, 2017
KM
http://norwaytoday.info/news/major-flood-damage-western-norway/
Major flood damage in Western Norway
Major flood damage in Western Norway
The storm that hit several places in Norway in night before Monday continues into Tuesday. 50 evacuated in Utvik in Sogn og Fjordane do not know when they will be able to return home.
– The critical phase is over, but there is still high water flow in the rivers in Utvik, says CEO in the West Police District, Odd Arve Solvåg, to NTB.
Several places in Nordfjord in Sogn og Fjordane are hard hit by the rainy weather that started Sunday evening. The showers will continue for several days to come.
– The worst is over, and it becomes ever-decreasing activity by the powerful showers, reassures meteorologist Mariann Foss at the Meteorological Institute.
Utvik isolated – dry in Innvik
In Sogn og Fjordane three places are particularly affected: Sandane and Breim in Gloppen municipality and Utvik in Stryn municipality.
At the measuring station in Stryn it was recorded 15 millimeters in just one hour late Monday. The rainshowers are local, so although Utvik is isolated, there is very little rain 8 kilometers further North, in Innvik.
– The largest rainfall may have come in places without metering stations, according to Foss.
Both rivers that flow through Utvik went over their banks. Thus, the centre of Utvik was completely isolated on Monday, and both electrical power and drinking water were cut off. There are major material damage, but no persons have been injured.
The police inform NTB that 50 people, both tourists and residents, have been evacuated and are waiting for the Norwegian Water Authority’s (NVE) evaluation of the injury level before the evacuees are allowed to return.
– I do not think it’s happening today, Solvåg tells NTB.
County road 60 remains closed at Utvik, two bridges have disappeared and Utvik is therefore without any road to the outside world. The Road Authorities estimate that the road access will be unavailable for one week.
The Civil Defense are assisting
In Breim, the fire department had to rescue two people from an isolated house, and the European Route 39 was closed for several hours with no available detours.
The civil defense moved out to assist the fire department and the police with evacuation and traffic safety in both Breim and Utvik.
– Now it’s all men to the pumps, says Operations Manager in West Police District, Kai Henning Myklebust, to NTB Monday morning.
8 cm rain in one day
Further east, in Gudbrandsdalen, the rain also created major problems. The European route 6 had to be closed for several hours because of a water magazine was about to flood the road.
– We had a lot of water in a short period of time, but it subsided and the water retreated quickly, says Operations Manager in the Inland Police District, Kjartan Waage, to NTB.
In Fåvang in Oppland, the Meteorological Institute recorded 28.3 millimeters in one hour, while Alvdal in Hedmark received 21.8 millimeters of rain in an hour. It hit Norway’s second highest highway hard, the mountain road leading to Tronfjellet in Alvdal. The top two kilometers of the road were washed away by the water mass, and locals estimate the damage to be in the millions, according to newscasters NRK.
The largest amount of precipitation was registered further north, on Venabu. There the meteorologists measured 76.8 millimeters of rainfall in 24 hours
Attention forecast
On Saturday, a notice was issued for five counties in western and central Norway. It is warned about heavy rain showers and danger of local floods. Monday afternoon there is still a Attention Warning for Sogn og Fjordane.
Meteorologist Mariann Foss says to NTB that the inhabitants of Stryn and Gloppen must be prepared for rain for several days to come. On Tuesday the thunderstorms will move onwards to Møre og Romsdal and Trøndelag.
Jul 27, 2017
KM
https://watchers.news/2017/07/26/rajasthan-gujarat-floods-july-2017/
Unprecedented rainfall: Desert state of Rajasthan records 1466 mm (57.7 inches) in 48 hours
Mount Abu weather station in Sirohi district of India's desert state of Rajasthan received an unprecedented amount of rain on July 25 and 26 with a staggering cumulative of 1 466 mm (57.7 inches) on top of 700 mm (25.5 inches) received on July 23 and 24. While the numbers still need to be verified by officials, it won't mean much for the locals who are already experiencing severe floods and landslides. At least 12 people have been killed across the state, as of early July 26. In the neighboring state of Gujarat, the death toll reached 83, bringing the total to 95 in less than 3 days.
The state of Rajasthan has been witnessing drenching rains over the past couple of days. To such an extent that these showers have wreaked havoc among the locals, distressing normal life as well as road and rail traffic, SkyMet Weather reported July 26.
The reason for these rains could be attributed to the low pressure area which was over Central Rajasthan and at present has shifted to southwestern parts of the state. Further, this system is likely to weaken gradually in the next 24 hours, SkyMet meteorologists said.
According to The Hindu, statistics show that until 2010, the 100-year record for a single-day of rain in Mount Abu was 653 mm (25.7 inches) in 1992. The only comparable deluge after was a 453 mm (17.8 inches) downpour in 2015. In comparison, the torrential rain that brought Mumbai to a standstill in 2005 was 944 mm (37.1 inches) and 644 mm (25.3 inches) on July 26 and 27, whereas Chennai was brought to its knees in 2015 with a cumulative November tally of 1 049 mm (41.2 inches).
According to an article published today by The Times of India, incessant rains since July 21 night have virtually cut off Mount Abu from Gujarat with the hill station plundered by as much as 2 794 mm (110 inches) in just 4 days.
While there has been no major casualty in Abu, Internet broadband connectivity of BSNL and other private telecom operators has been badly hit. Vodafone and Airtel have managed to partially restore the services but BSNL services remained hampered. Though the highway from Abu Road to Mount Abu is clear for traffic, vehicles are moving at a snail's pace and have been asked to exercise caution due to possibilities of landslides and rocks falling from a height. All schools and colleges have been closed as per the order of collector as a precautionary measure.
At least 12 people have been killed across the state between July 24 and early July 26.
The same weather system brought extreme amounts of rain to the neighboring state of Gujarat. In Ahmedabad, Gujarat's main city, more than 10 000 were evacuated to higher ground. 350 villages had been waterlogged, hitting cotton and groundnut crops.
Between July 24 and early July 26, at least 83 people have been killed in the state, bringing the death toll in the two states to 95.
Floods in Gujarat, western India - July 25, 2017. Credit: Narendra Modi
Floods in Gujarat, western India - July 25, 2017. Credit: Narendra Modi
Floods in Gujarat, western India - July 25, 2017. Credit: Narendra Modi
Across the state, more than 36 000 were evacuated and more than 1 600 rescued with the help of Indian Army, Indian Air Force and the National Disaster Response Force since Monday, July 24
Jul 27, 2017
jorge namour
Severe thunderstorm and flash flooding in Istanbul, Turkey today, July 27!
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Jul 27, 2017
SongStar101
Denmark faces first ‘summer-less’ July in 38 years
Jul 30, 2017
SongStar101
Fresh snow in parts of the Alps – July 27, 2017
http://www.severe-weather.eu/news/fresh-snow-in-parts-of-the-alps-j...
Parts of the Alps in Austria and Italy have been blanketed in a layer of fresh snow locally 10-15 cm thick.
The first impressions come from Rifugio Torino in the Mt Blanc massif, extreme NW Italy (Alps), yesterday, July 26.
Thick fresh snow was also reported at the Dachsteingetscher, Austria (~2700 m) this morning, July 27.
Jul 30, 2017
KM
http://strangesounds.org/2017/07/7-strange-weather-phenomena-that-b...
7 strange weather anomalies that baffled US meteorologists this week
Here a compilation of 7 strange weather phenomena that baffled meteorologists this week.
And there are more to come.
The final full week of July has featured several unusual weather events. Among them are several rainfall extremes, strange tropical cyclone interactions and out-of-season conditions.
A downpour that had a 0.1-percent chance of happening in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Harrisburg International Airport received 4.27 inches of rain in a single hour, from 5:56 to 6:56 p.m. EDT. A rainfall event of this magnitude in Harrisburg has just a 0.1-percent chance of happening in a given year, according to NOAA.
This now stands as the wettest July day on record, and the fifth-wettest day overall for any month of the year at that location. This downpour was extremely localized. Harrisburg’s Capital City Airport, just a few miles to the northwest, saw less than a half-inch of rain during the same evening.
Third time in 140 years: Rain in downtown Lor Angeles on July 24
A trace of rain was recorded in downtown Los Angeles on July 24. Only three other times in history has any rain been observed there on July 24. A trace was also recorded on July 24 in 1954, 1941 and 1910.
July is the driest month of the year in Los Angeles as the jet stream moves far to the north, taking the storm track away from California.
Hurricane swallows up another hurricane: Fujiwhara effect x 2
I’ve been discussing the Fujiwhara effect in the Pacific Ocean. It’s an uncommon event during which one low pressure area swallows up another one. Typhoon Noru and now former Tropical Storm Kulap have already done ... Now, the Fujiwhara effect is forecast to take place in the eastern Pacific between Irwin and Hilary through this weekend.
Observing a single Fujiwhara event is a rarity in a given year, so having this occur twice in a matter of days is exceptional.
No measurable rain in Seattle this month, A new record for the city
Wet days are not a common occurrence in Seattle during July since it’s typically the driest month of the year. The dryness this month, however, has a chance to enter the record books for Sea-Tac airport. No measurable rain has been observed there through July 28, and none is in the forecast through Wednesday, August 2.
Seattle is in the midst of its fifth-longest dry streak on record at 41 days through Friday.
Fall temperatures recorded in New England
The weather in New England on Monday afternoon resembled something you might imagine occurring in fall or spring. At 1 p.m. EDT, Boston was just 58 degrees with light rain and winds gusting to 26 mph.
That temperature was only four degrees warmer than the daily record low for July 24, which is 54 degrees.
Rare cold front in the South in July
The South will have a late-July treat this weekend as a cold front sweeps away the typical summer humidity currently in place. Cold front passages are a fairly rare occurrence in the South during mid-summer, because the jet stream is usually bottled up near the Canadian border and rarely takes the sharp dive southward that is needed for a cold front to penetrate into the southern states.
Dew points in the 70s are typical in the Southeast during July. This weekend, dew points in parts of the Southeast will drop into the 50s and 60s.
South Florida July is too hot
July is on track to be the warmest month on record for Miami, where temperatures have had a rough time dropping below the 80 degree mark. The number of nights that Miami has failed to fall below 81 degrees stands at 22 through July 28.
With the exception of one day, every day in July has peaked over 91 degrees even with rainfall being nearly twice the average for the month.
Jul 30, 2017
Gerard Zwaan
Dangerous day ahead for parts of Europe as temperatures edge slowly toward 50 deg C (122 deg F) destroying crops and causing wildfires
With temperatures set to hit 46 deg C (115 deg F) in parts of Italy today wildfires have turned deadly.
A heatwave that has left Italy sweltering in record temperatures sparked wildfires Thursday which claimed the life of one elderly woman and forced the closure of a major highway.
The 79-year-old woman was found dead in a field next to her home in Sant'Omero in the central region of Abruzzo, having apparently been overcome by flames that engulfed two hectares of surrounding farmland.
A section of the Via Aurelia coastal motorway that runs northwards from Rome to the Riviera had to be closed for several hours because of a major fire near Grosseto in Tuscany.
The region's celebrated landscape is usually baked to a rich golden colour by the end of the summer: this year it resembles burnt toast with August barely underway.
With peak temperatures topping 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit) in much of the country, a total of 26 major towns and cities were on the health ministry's maximum heat alert.
Admissions to hospital emergency units have spiked 15 percent in recent days and forecasters see no respite coming before early next week.
High humidity in the north and hot winds from Africa in the south are making the perceived temperatures seem even hotter for Italians longing for the beach.
The heatwave has come on the back of a prolonged drought that is set to cost Italy's large agricultural sector billions with 11 regions facing critical water shortages.
Olive yields in parts of the country are forecast to be 50 percent lower than normal this autumn and the scarcity of water has cut sheep's milk production by 30 percent in others, with knock-on effects for the production of one of Italy's most popular cheeses, pecorino.
Temperatures in Southern Spain are expected to hit mid 40's deg C as well well as extreme temperatures in southern France, Italy and the Balkans with Eastern Europe, Hungary and Romania also suffering dangerous temperatures at the height of the tourist season.
Source: http://www.thebigwobble.org/2017/08/dangerous-day-ahead-for-parts-o...
Aug 4, 2017
KM
http://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2017/08/04/vacaville-rare-heat-burst...
Temps In Vacaville Shoot Up Overnight Due To Rare ‘Heat Burst’ Event
VACAVILLE (CBS13) – Nightfall didn’t bring much relief from the heat for residents in Vacaville thanks to a rare weather phenomenon.
Vacaville suffered through high temperatures of 108 degrees on Thursday, according to the National Weather Service. By 8 p.m., temperatures had dropped down to the low 80s – like what you’d usually expect to happen when the sun goes down.
However, after bottoming out at 80, temperatures actually started to shoot up as the night progressed.
By midnight, temperatures had spiked at 95 degrees.
NWS says the bizarre temperature spike is due to a rare event called a “heat burst.”
Much like downburst, a heat burst is usually associated with decaying thunderstorms. Heat bursts are basically the inverse of a downburst – instead of cool and moist air, hot and dry air is rushed toward the surface.
Forecasters say heat bursts, while remarkable, are not exactly uncommon. Oklahoma often sees more than a dozen heat bursts ever year, NWS says.
Thunderstorms did roll through the region overnight, blanketing Northern California and putting on a light show mainly in the San Joaquin Valley.
Temperatures in Vacaville fell back down after midnight, but it was still a warm summer night for most of Northern California.
Aug 5, 2017
Derrick Johnson
Incredible photos capture the destruction caused by rare August tornado that hospitalized more than 24 and destroyed entire shopping district in Tulsa
A rare late summer tornado smashed into a shopping district of Tulsa early Sunday just hours after it was packed with people, sending more than two dozen people to hospitals.
Two of those injured are suffering from life-threatening injuries, but no deaths have been reported.
The tornado struck shortly after 1am in the midtown area of the city, according to city of Tulsa spokeswoman Kim Meloy.
Many of the restaurants in the shopping district that was heavily affected by the tornado were restaurants that were either preparing to close or were still open.
National Weather Service meteorologist Mike Teague said the tornado was rated an EF2, with wind speeds of 111-135 mph and that two smaller, 'probably' EF0 tornadoes with winds of 65-85 mph were seen shortly afterward on radar near Inola and Claremore, about 25 miles east and northeast of Tulsa.
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A rare late summer tornado smashed into a shopping district of Tulsa early Sunday just hours after it was packed with people, sending more than two dozen people to hospitals. Above damage to a Fridays restaurant after the storm
Two of those injured are suffering from life-threatening injuries, but no deaths have been reported. Above is the damaged Fridays restaurant
The tornado struck shortly after 1am in the midtown area of the city, according to city of Tulsa spokeswoman Kim Meloy. Above is the damaged Fridays restaurant
Many of the restaurants in the shopping district that was heavily affected by the tornado were restaurants that were either preparing to close or were still open. Above is interior of the damaged Fridays restaurant
National Weather Service meteorologist Mike Teague said the tornado was rated an EF2, with wind speeds of 111-135 mph. Above a man stands near a damaged building after the storm on Sunday
Teague said that two smaller, 'probably' EF0 tornadoes with winds of 65-85 mph were seen shortly afterward on radar near Inola and Claremore, about 25 miles east and northeast of Tulsa. Above debris from the storm covers a street in Tulsa Sunday
Emergency Medical Services Authority spokeswoman Kelli Bruer said the ambulance company transported a total of 13 people to area hospitals, eight from a TGI Fridays restaurant, which lists its closing time as 1am, four from a 24-hour Whataburger restaurant, and one person who was in the area.
St. Francis Hospital spokeswoman Lauren Landwerlin said about 30 people were treated at the hospital. Meloy said many people were taken to hospitals by private vehicles.
One of the most severely injured was in TGI Fridays and the other was inside the Whataburger, Bruer said.
The timing of the storm was fortunate, according to Meloy, because hundreds, if not thousands of people were in the area only hours earlier.
'It's a highly commercial area with a lot of people normally in there. There's a mall, there's a movie theater,' in addition to the restaurants, Meloy said. The area also includes some industrial sites.
The mall had closed at 9pm Saturday, according to its website. A phone call to the mall was not answered Sunday.
The estimated one-square-mile area remained blocked off Sunday while crews worked to remove the debris, Meloy said.
Resident Rayvonne Marcheselli told The Associated Press she received a tornado warning on her cellphone about five minutes before the storm hit and was able to get her 16, 17, and 18-year-old sons downstairs in their two-story home.
'They pounced on the couch and then the 'boom' hit, and I was like 'what was that?'' Marcheselli said.
Later Sunday morning, she saw the damage.
'Like a ... razor, it just took out a path of trees through here,' Marcheselli said.
Some of the damaged power poles leaned precariously over roadways, with power lines dangling to the ground, and forced the closing of Interstate 244 for about two hours immediately after the storm.
The wind ripped a 'Pet Smart' sign down and it ended up dangling from power lines. The TGI Fridays restaurant was extensively damanged.
More than 17,000 customers were without power at one point and about 4,200 remained without electricity Sunday afternoon, according to Public Service Company of Oklahoma.
Tornadoes are generally associated with spring months, but weather service meteorologist Amy Jankowski said they can occur any time.
'I wouldn't say outrageously rare, but it is uncommon,' to see an August tornado, Jankowski said.
The weather service said thunderstorms with dangerous lightning the most likely threat were expected to continue through Monday.
Source: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4765696/Possible-Oklahoma-t...
Aug 7, 2017
Willa Rawlings
Just an quick observation to share----
With the cooler temperatures already this month, running throughout the Midwest, and Snow already falling in Oklahoma, I've noticed more people on Facebook, just within in the last few days starting to comment on how they believe the Seasons are starting to change.
August to feel more like an early start to fall
http://www.wcpo.com/storm-shield/storm-shield-featured/august-to-fe...
Aug 7, 2017
SongStar101
WATCH: Shocking drone footage shows effect of Lucifer heatwave on Europe
SHOCKING drone footage has been released showing the devastating impact of heatwave Lucifer on the Italian Alps, as temperatures soared to over 40 Celsius.
http://www.express.co.uk/news/weather/838001/BBC-weather-forecast-h...
https://youtu.be/TZbXRhcr51o
Eerie drone footage of the Stelio Glacier, which stands at almost 3000 metres above sea level, shows the important summer ski resort reduced to bare granite.
Video captures a vast barren landscape as abandoned cable cars hang above unused as the area is devoid of skiers.
Lucifer has caused at least 11 European countries have issued grim warnings of “dangerous” weather conditions.
Authorities in a raft of holiday destinies popular with British tourists are warning visitors to stay in the shade and carry water at all times.
In Italy, hospitals have seen a 15 per cent spike in emergency admissions from patients suffering from both burns, hearthstone and other heat-related illnesses.
Italian meteorologists have predicted temperatures of around 40C in the capital Rome and several parts of the country until Monday.
The number of Italian cities on the health ministry’s maximum heat alert has now reached 26.
Sardinia and the southern parts of Italy are experiencing temperatures of up to 42C.
With Temperatures in the UK recently struggling to make it past the low 20s, holidaymakers have been warned to take care.
Tourists have been advised to stay in shaded areas while warnings are in place.
Aug 8, 2017
SongStar101
Aug in Europe Swelters Under a Heat Wave Called ‘Lucifer’
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/06/world/europe/europe-heat-wave.html
Animal rights groups in Serbia’s capital, Belgrade, urged citizens to place bowls of water outside their buildings and in parks for stray dogs.
High temperatures this summer have brought punishing heat to regions in the United States like the Pacific Northwest — where generations had shunned air-conditioning — reaching as high as 104 in Seattle and 107 in Portland, Ore. In parts of Asia, like Pakistan, a blast of scorching weather this year also had people there reaching for comparisons to hell on earth as records fell.
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Experts say it’s all part of a broader trend: Summers are, indeed, getting hotter. Here is what our correspondents across Europe reported about the heat on the Continent.
Sun-kissed Italy has become sun-cursed. With temperatures in recent days regularly rising north of 100 degrees, a nationwide drought leaving rivers and mouths dry and countryside kindling and arsonists combining to ignite the landscape, Italians are, well, boiling.
Farmers are lamenting more than $1 billion in revenue lost to drought and singed fields. Firefighters are busy. Packs of gum are melting in their wrappers.
In Rome, the heat wave has coincided with a meltdown of public services, including public transport. The city’s older residents bunch together in the narrow shade of bus stop signs waiting for buses that are late or out of service.
On trams without air-conditioning, women fanned themselves and children, slicked with sweat, across the aisle.
(In Italy, air-conditioning is viewed, even by doctors in offices without air-conditioning, as a malevolent, unnatural force responsible for stiff necks, respiratory ailments and anything else not easily diagnosable. Taxi drivers refuse to turn it on as a public health service.)
In Venice, tourists are cramming with their suitcases onto the city’s water buses, their arms squeezed clammily together. Tempers are running as high as the temperatures. On a recent afternoon, a water bus driver instructed a woman to carry her suitcase to the lower deck.
“I can’t,” the woman, visibly sweating, snapped. “I’m old!”
Italians who can do it have escaped to the seaside, where they have summer houses or apartments or spots in camping ports. The beaches on the western coast of Tuscany are packed with Italians wading up to their knees and splashing their shoulders.
On Sunday afternoon, in Castiglione della Pescaia, on the coast of Maremma, the manager of a restaurant apologetically explained that the air-conditioning wasn’t working because the air was too hot to be conditioned.
JASON HOROWITZ
Trains slow to a crawl
In Romania, two people died from the heat last week — a 45-year-old man working in a field in the northeast part of the country and a 60-year-old man along the Black Sea coast. In Bucharest, the government warned people to stay indoors during the hottest hours.
Trucks and heavy traffic were ordered off the main highways over the weekend. Trains had also been running slower than usual in Romania because of the heat.
But by Sunday, the hottest of the weather had pushed to the south, and only two of Romania’s southernmost counties were still under a “red alert” warning for high temperatures.
In southern Serbia, the heat got so bad that some train tracks warped and service had to be suspended.
In Slovenia, which hugs the eastern edge of the Alps, the ski resort of Vogel saw its first “tropical night” on Wednesday, marking the first time at that altitude (1,500 meters, or about 4,920 feet) that overnight temperatures failed to dip below 68 degrees.
RICK LYMAN
The pain in Spain
About half of Spain was placed under an emergency alert over the weekend because of the heat wave, as forecasts predicted temperatures of up to 111 degrees Fahrenheit (44 degrees Celsius).
In the southern city of Córdoba, the temperature reached almost 113 degrees on Friday afternoon. However, no major incident was reported, and the continuing high temperatures are slightly milder than that experienced in mid-July in Spain, when the temperature reached a record of almost 117 degrees in Córdoba.
RAPHAEL MINDER
Step away from the alcohol
The public health institute in Serbia’s capital offered residents simple instructions for beating the heat:
• Keep wet towels on the windows if you don’t have air-conditioning.
• Avoid physical exertion.
• Avoid alcohol.
No relief at nighttime
The heat wave that hit southeastern France throughout the week increased pollution levels. The authorities also issued safety warnings on proper hydration as thousands of incoming and departing vacationers clogged roads across the region.
Corsica was hit especially hard. Nighttime offered no respite to inhabitants of Marignana, a village on the island where the temperature stayed at nearly 87 degrees Fahrenheit on Monday night into Tuesday.
On Wednesday, France’s national electricity provider announced that energy consumption on the island had reached a record high the previous night.
The French Riviera was not spared either, especially inland. In Puget-Théniers, a village about 25 miles northwest of Nice in the Alpes-Maritimes Department, the national weather forecaster registered a record high of 104 degrees Fahrenheit on Tuesday.
In several areas of the neighboring Alpes-de-Haute-Provence Department, local authorities prohibited irrigating land, watering lawns or filling up swimming pools between 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.
In the port of Marseille, a dozen students were hired by the town hall to check in on the city’s older residents by calling them or visiting their homes, a summertime measure that was begun in 2003 after a particularly deadly heat wave.
On Sunday, however, the national weather forecaster lifted its heat-wave warning, as temperatures decrease across the region.
AURELIEN BREEDEN
Burning up, literally
Summer means the start of a dangerous dry season for many parts of Europe. In Portugal, a raging forest fire in June killed scores of people, some of whom were trapped in their cars, and forced many to flee their homes. And last month, fires forced the evacuation of over 20,000 in southern France.
Wildfires revisited parts of France this week, burning for days near the town of Palneca, and torching more than 400 acres of forest.
On Friday morning, a wildfire in the southern Greek island of Kythira, southwest of Athens, led to the evacuation of a village and power cuts.
It was contained but flared again on Saturday as the wind picked up, reports said. No homes have been reported damaged and there are no reports of fatalities.
Temperatures were forecast to reach 108 degrees in parts of mainland Greece over the weekend.
Hail as big as tennis balls
Polish officials have been warning of possible infrastructure failures as the country’s electricity demand set a record for a summer morning at 23.82 gigawatts last Tuesday.
At the peak of the heat wave, employers in public administrations in several communes in the east and southeast of Poland ordered their employees to leave work two hours early.
Scorching temperatures also caused dramatic weather breakdowns, including strong storms that brought a whirlwind, as well as hail the size of tennis balls, injuring dozens of people across the country.
JOANNA BERENDT
What heat wave?
Of course, there were some parts of Europe (London, anyone?) that have escaped the blistering heat.
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Over the past week!
http://metro.co.uk/2017/08/04/heatwave-lucifer-is-making-europe-hot...
Aug 8, 2017
KM
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4770720/Massive-menacing-cl...
Fognado! Massive cloud of mist suddenly engulfs Californian beach, blotting out the sun, sending sand and umbrellas flying
An enormous, menacing cloud of mist suddenly engulfed a Californian beach, blotting out the sun and sending sand and umbrellas flying in what resembled an Armageddon-like nature event.
The all-engulfing cloud approached with a steely menace on the Natural Bridges Beach in Santa Cruz last Wednesday, blocking out the sun and nudging seabirds into a loud squawking frenzy.
'It was really hot in Santa Cruz, so I went down to Natural Bridges Beach. About five minutes after I sat down, the sky got dark, the wind picked up, and a huge fog cloud rolled in fast,' the unnamed person who recorded the footage said.
'Umbrellas were flying, sand was pelting me in the face and people were quickly leaving the beach. After only a few minutes, the fog cloud passed and the sun came out.'
In the astonishing video, the enormous cloud blocks out the sun, nudging seabirds into loud squawking action as they suddenly take to the sky and wheel about in the air, investigating this strange new atmosphere.
But despite the menacing clouds, beach-goers seem relatively unperturbed at the start and continue with their seaside recreation, paddling and playing with balls on the shore.
But the wind then whips-up into a storm-like frenzy and towels flap violently in the gusts.
The all-engulfing cloud approached with a steely menace on the Natural Bridges Beach in Santa Cruz last Wednesday like an avalanche crashing down a mountain
The sky went dark as it rolled over the beach like an Armageddon-like nature event
But almost as soon as it arrived, the strange mist leaves, blowing away from the beach and leaving the sunlight stream through to earth once more.
Reaction was predictably animated online after the video was shared on YouTube.
James Austria wrote: 'There's an alien spaceship inside that dense cloud.'
And Chrome Who wrote: 'It's the end of the world.'
The wind whipped-up into a sudden frenzy and sand blew about beach-goers
But almost as suddenly as it arrived, the strange cloud departed once more and blew away
Aug 9, 2017
KM
http://strangesounds.org/2017/08/two-rare-wildfires-greenland.html
Unprecedented!
How can you imagine a fire on Greenland as three-quarters of the island is covered by a permanent ice sheet, and permafrost is found on most of the rest of the island. This is why it is very unusual, and possibly unprecedented, that two wildfires are burning on the giant island.
The fires are near Sisimiut in Western Greenland north of the Arctic Circle. They were first spotted from an airplane on August 3, 2017.
These fires appear to be peatland fires, as there are low grass, some shrub, and lots of rocks on the western edge of the Greenland Ice Sheet. They are likely occurring in areas of degraded permafrost.
The European Union Earth Observation Programme has stated that wildfires in Greenland are rare but have no data on previous wildland fire activity in this region.
While it is not unprecedented for satellites to observe fire activity in Greenland, a preliminary analysis suggests that MODIS has detected far more fire activity in Greenland in 2017 than it did during any other year since the sensor began collecting data in 2002:
Aug 9, 2017
jorge namour
MEXICO AUGUST 10 2017
NOTICE #Franklin Tropical Storm now in Central Mexico. Incredible where it has come ... So Mexico City live
https://www.facebook.com/webcamsdemexico/videos/1532441390176980/?h...
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Severe Weather Europe AUGUST 10 2017
Dust (sand?) devil on Salis beach, Antibes, Alpes-Maritimes, S France today, August 10! Who knew beaches could be this dangerous? Video: Virginie Ségal / Météo-Contact
https://www.facebook.com/severeweatherEU/videos/2062157584007332/?h...
Aug 11, 2017
KM
https://www.rte.ie/news/2017/0812/896885-poland-storms/
Two teenagers among five dead in storms in Poland
Five people, including two Girl Guides, have died in freak accidents as violent storms hit Poland amid a heatwave.
The two girls, aged 13 and 14, were crushed by falling trees while sleeping in a tent when a storm hit the campground for Girl Guides and Boy Scouts in the northern village of Suszek.
Another 20 children were said to have been injured.
A woman died when a tree hit her house in the northern village of Konarzyny.
In a nearby village, a man sleeping in a tent also perished after being hit by a tree brought down by high winds.
Authorities in the same region also confirmed the death of a fifth victim, a 48-year-old man, crushed by a tree.
A total of 28 people were reported injured.
Power was cut to around half a million homes and businesses as violent winds downed trees and ripped off roofs in northern and southern regions.
An unusual heatwave saw peak temperatures soar to the high-30s Celsius across Poland in recent days.
However, milder weather is expected this weekend when the mercury is forecast to dip to the mid-20s in most regions.
Aug 13, 2017
Gerard Zwaan
Biblical amounts of rain: Nearly 3 times the monthly ave 184mm or almost 7 inches drench Bangalore overnight the highest recorded amount ever
When Bengalore went to sleep on Monday night, the city had received 44.8mm of rain for August. When it woke up on Tuesday morning, that figure had risen by 128.7mm - the highest rainfall in a day since 1890, according to the Met department.
It made up nearly 300% of the rain expected over the entire month, pouring down on the city from 11pm on Monday to 4am on Tuesday.
The highest-ever rainfall recorded in the city in a day was on August 27, 1890, when Bengalore received 162.1mm of rain, the monthly ave for Sept August is 62.8 mm.
According to the Karnataka State Disaster Monitoring Centre (KSDMC), that record was broken on Tuesday.
It said the city received 184mm of rain since Monday night, the highest being recorded in Bilekahalli. The overnight rain flooded several parts of the city, submerging parking lots and entire road stretches, and snapped power in vast swathes since the early hours of Tuesday.
The Yediyur lake breached a retaining wall, while foam from the Bellandur lake flowed to neighbouring localities.
Over 40 rescue boats came out in ST Bed area of Koramangala, while the fire department was called to flush out water from apartments in HSR Layout, Koramangala, Jayanagar and Bannerghatta Road, among other areas.
At least 26 trees were uprooted.
Wildlife volunteers received panic calls as snakes entered homes in Rajarajeshwari Nagar, JP Nagar, Nagarabhavi, Thanisandra, Uttarahalli and Puttenahalli.
Source: http://www.thebigwobble.org/2017/08/biblical-amounts-of-rain-nearly...
Aug 16, 2017
SongStar101
Astonishing figures:16 million people affected by floods in Nepal, Bangladesh and India: Nepal claimed at least 128 lives and 33 people missing
http://www.thebigwobble.org/2017/08/astonishing-figures16-million-p...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RfjSdGXKapA
Aug 20, 2017
KM
http://omantribune.com/details/47582/
Flood situation worsens in Bihar, 10m hit
NEW DELHI/PATNA
The toll in Bihar floods rose to 153 on while the number of those marooned in 17 districts of the state crossed the 10 million mark.
Meanwhile, as many as 500 people have died and millions have been affected by monsoon floods in northeastern states and Uttar Pradesh, officials said Saturday.
Authorities sought military help in two districts of northern Uttar Pradesh state after heavy rain left hundreds of villages marooned.
As many as 33 out of 75 districts in the state are reeling from floods that have left 55 people dead. “We have sought army’s help to reach out to the affected people,” T P Gupta, a senior official from the state’s disaster management authority, said.
Nearly 100,000 people have been moved to shelters, with authorities estimating another two million have been hit by the deluge.
In Bihar the death toll reached 153. Nearly 400,000 people have sought shelter in relief camps and an estimated 10 million have been affected by one of the state’s worst floods since 2008.
Anirudh Kumar, the state’s top disaster management agency official, said more than 5,000 emergency workers, including 2,000 soldiers were supporting relief and rescue operations.
Araria district accounted for 30 deaths, West Champaran 23, Sitamarhi 13, Madhubani 8 and Katihar 7. As many as 11 each have died in Kisanganj, East Champaran and Supual and 9 each in Purnea and Madhepura.
Around 10.08 million people have been hit by floods in 17 districts and 1,688 panchayats, he said. Saran was included in the list of affected areas on Friday, taking number of districts under water to 17, Kumar said.
Further east, at least 60 people have died in floods that hit Asom a second time in less than four months and nearly 425,000 remain in relief camps.
As many as 225 animals have died in the Kaziranga National Park in Asom, park officials said. As of Saturday, 30 per cent of the park was still inundated.
Meanwhile, rain in the national capital brought the mercury down by nine degrees Celsius with the maximum temperature recorded at 29.6 degrees Celsius, four notches below the season’s average.
Aug 20, 2017
SongStar101
Death Valley Breaks Record for Hottest Month Ever in the US
July temperatures in Death Valley have incinerated previous records.
https://www.livescience.com/60050-death-valley-breaks-record-hottes...
Temperatures in Death Valley in July blazed into the record books not only as the hottest month in the desert valley in eastern California but also as the hottest month ever recorded in the United States, according to NWS Las Vegas. [Hell on Earth: Image Tour of Death Valley]
During July, temperatures were at their lowest at around 5 a.m. local time, averaging about 95 degrees F (35 degrees C), Death Valley National Park representatives wrote in a Facebook post on Aug. 3.
"This is an extreme place to live and visit in the summer, especially this past month," they said.
A photo shared in the post showed a National Park Service (NPS) official posing next to the Furnace Creek Visitor Center in the park, leaning against a sign displaying a local temperature of 124 degrees F (51.1 degrees C).
Death Valley's highest temperatures during July were 127 degrees F (52.8 degrees C) on July 7; 126 degrees F (52.2 degrees C) on July 8; and 125 degrees F (51.7 degrees C) on July 31, according to daily temperature reports compiled by the National Weather Service, The Washington Post reported.
A combination of geological factors — including its low elevation and the presence of surrounding mountains that block cooling moisture — trap and fuel the baking heat that develops during summer in Death Valley.
Death Valley holds the record for the highest temperature ever recorded on Earth — 134 degrees F (56.7 degrees C) on July 10, 2013, which was part of a five-day heat wave during which temperatures hovered at 129 degrees F (53.9 degrees C) or more, the NPS reported.
Death Valley isn't the only place where things are heating up — global average temperatures have been on the rise for years. 2016 was the hottest year on record for the third consecutive year, and a forecast for August, September and October 2017 predicts more warmer-than-average temperatures in the Northern Hemisphere, according to a report released by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Aug 23, 2017
Yvonne Lawson
Typhoon Hato hits Macau & Hong Kong, leaves 12 dead
A woman stands beside a big wave on a waterfront Typhoon Hato hitting in Hong Kong, China August 23, 2017 © Tyrone Siu / Reuters
A man died in Macau when he was swept into a wall, while another man was hit by a truck and another fell from the 11th floor in Macau, the Macau Daily Times reports.
A man and a woman died after water flooded an underground car park in Macau, the South China Morning Post reports.
More than 150 people were treated for injuries in Macau hospitals, the South China Morning Post reported. Two people have been reported missing. No deaths have been reported in Hong Kong.
The level 10 warning typhoon Hato headed towards Hong Kong Wednesday morning, coming within 37 miles of land before heading west towards China, where it lost some of its strength. Schools, businesses and the stock market were forced to close in Hong Kong, and flights were canceled.
See more: https://www.rt.com/news/400698-typhoon-hato-macau-hong-kong/
Aug 24, 2017
Gerard Zwaan
Unprecedented snow falls over Romania and Russia (video)
At least 5 cm of snow fell in the region of Borșa, a small town in eastern Maramureș County, Romania. This is the first time ever in August.
On the same day another anomalous snow fell onto Norilsk. Pretty earl too!
Unprecedented snow covered the montainous landscape around Borsa, Romania during the night between August 22nd and 23rd.
The snow did not melt above 2000 meters. According to the mayor of the city, this is the first time ever that snow has fallen in August.
Meanwhile, snow was also experienced in Norilsk on August 23, 2017. Although not surreal, it is quite a weather anomaly in August.
Source: http://strangesounds.org/2017/08/unprecedented-snow-romania-russia-...
Aug 24, 2017
Yvonne Lawson
Intense Flooding Kills 800 People in South Asia, Displaces a Million More
Aid workers carry drinking water to flooded communities in Bangladesh. PIASH KAZI, BANGLADESH RED CRESCENT SOCIETY
The heaviest monsoon flooding in decades has wreaked havoc across south Asia in recent weeks, killing more than 800 people in India, Nepal, and Bangladesh, and displacing a million more, several news outlets reported. An estimated 24 million people in the region have been impacted by the heavy rains and landslides.
One-third of Bangladesh, for example, is submerged under floodwaters, and more than 45,000 homes in the country have been destroyed. “This is not normal,” Reaz Ahmed, the director-general of the country’s Department of Disaster Management, told CNN.
“Floods this year were bigger and more intense than previous years.”, The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, a humanitarian group, said the flooding in Bangladesh is the worst the country has ever seen.
Water levels are beginning to recede, but government officials and humanitarian aid groups said they are now worried about the spread of water-borne diseases and food shortages.
The disaster in south Asia follows heavy flooding in China and Japan in July that forced more than 12 million people to flee their homes.
Source: http://e360.yale.edu/digest/intense-flooding-kills-800-people-in-so...
Aug 25, 2017
Gerard Zwaan
Hurricane Harvey hammers Texas coast Live updates
Aug 26, 2017
Howard
NWS tweet on Hurricane Harvey: "This event is unprecedented & all impacts are unknown & beyond anything experienced."
Aug 27, 2017
KM
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4827474/Five-feared-dead-Hu...
The flood of a lifetime hits Texas - and there's another FIFTY inches of rain to come: Dramatic scenes across the state as Hurricane Harvey stalls over the state and dumps record-setting precipitation
The flood of a lifetime has hit Texas after the violent winds of Hurricane Harvey began to die down, with the state expecting another 50 inches to pour down upon the region in record-setting precipitation.
The destructive path of the hurricane began to take shape on Sunday, with a striking collection of aerial photographs laying bare its damage for the first time.
Highways lay submerged in water where abandoned cars bobbed alongside rescue boats taking residents to safety, as Galveston County estimates up to 1,200 people had to be rescued from the 'life-threatening' waters.
At least three people are dead and dozens are injured after 130mph winds and unprecedented floods swept through the southeast pocket of the state on Friday and Saturday.
There is even more rain on the way - a record-setting 50 inches - and emergency response teams have been stretched to their limit as the state was hit with 11 trillion gallons of water, according to reports.
On Sunday, as thousands fled their homes in kayaks and swam through the watery streets, FEMA, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, revealed it would take the area years to recover from the storm which is the worst this decade.
Harvey has been downgraded from a Category 4 hurricane to a tropical storm but its threat is still imminent. Authorities are now fearing its second deadly phase - the floods.
An aerial photograph reveals the huge swathes of flooded land in Houston, Texas on Sunday. Hurricane Harvey blustered through the town on Friday and Saturday, bringing with it unprecedented downpour and triggering life-threatening floods
Rockport was one of the worst hit coastal towns by the Category 4 storm. Hurricane Harvey blustered through the town on Friday and Saturday, bringing with it unprecedented downpour and triggering life-threatening floods
Aug 28, 2017
Starr DiGiacomo
https://uk.news.yahoo.com/floods-india-bangladesh-nepal-kill-185728...
Floods in India, Bangladesh and Nepal kill 1,200 and leave millions homeless
At least 1,200 people have been killed and millions have been left homeless following devastating floods that have hit India, Bangladesh and Nepal, in one of the worst flooding disasters to have affected the region in years.
International aid agencies said thousands of villages have been cut off by flooding with people being deprived of food and clean water for days.
South Asia suffers from frequent flooding during the monsoon season, which lasts from June to September, but authorities have said this year's floods have been much worse.
In the eastern Indian state of Bihar, the death toll has risen to more than 500, the Straits Times reported, quoting disaster management officials.
The paper said the ongoing floods had so far affected 17 mllion people in India, with thousands sheltered in relief camps.
Anirudh Kumar, a disaster management official in Patna, the capital of Bihar, a poor state known for its mass migration from rural areas to cities, said this year's farming had collapsed because of the floods, which will lead to a further rise in unemployment in the region.
In the northern state of Uttar Pradresh, reports said more than 100 people had died and 2.5 million have been affected.
In Mumbai, authorities struggled to evacuate people living in the financial capital's low-lying areas as transport links were paralysed and downpours led to water rising up to five feet in some parts of the city.
Weather officials are forecasting heavy rains to continue over the next 24 hours and have urged people to stay indoors.
In neighbouring Bangladesh, at least 134 have died in monsoon flooding which is believed to have submerged at least a third of the country.
More than 600,000 hectares of farmland have been partially damaged and in excess of 10,000 hectares have been completely washed away, according to the disaster minister.
Bangladesh's economy is dependent on farming and the country lost around a million tonnes of rice in flash floods in April.
"Farmers are left with nothing, not event with clean drinking water," said Matthew Marek, the head of disaster response in Bangladesh for the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent.
Aug 29, 2017
jorge namour
At least five dead in Mumbai as heavy rain batters city
August 30, 2017
http://edition.cnn.com/2017/08/29/asia/mumbai-rains/index.html
People walk along a flooded street during heavy rain in Mumbai on Tuesday.
(CNN)At least five people have died in flooding in the Indian financial capital of Mumbai, Wednesday.
An unrelenting downpour has battered low-lying parts of the city since the early hours of Tuesday, with some areas receiving almost 12 inches of rain. Weather forecasts suggested that the rain will continue over the next 48 hours before it begins to decrease.
Vehicles gingerly made their way through waterlogged roadways as residents sloshed through flooded streets -- navigating waist-high water in some areas -- after being sent home early from offices and schools. CONTINUE...
Aug 30, 2017
Jorge Mejia
Mexico City affected by heavy rain, airport closed for 5 hours, 300 flooded homes.
Translated version
http://www.excelsior.com.mx/comunidad/2017/08/30/1185073
Redacción Excélsior
From 18:40 hours the International Airport of Mexico City (AICM) suspended its operations due to the heavy rain that occurred in the eastern zone of the CDMX.
By about 22:00 hours 34 flights were diverted to other air terminals.
Translated version
http://www.excelsior.com.mx/comunidad/2017/08/30/1185073
Redacción Excélsior
The Secretariat of Civil Protection (PC) reported a s 300 houses affected in Mexico City by the rains of the last days.
Lugo also reported that there were no people injured by the rains.
Aug 31, 2017
jorge namour
Harvey aftermath: More chemical fires possible as city loses clean water
August 31, 2017
http://edition.cnn.com/2017/08/31/us/harvey-houston-texas-flood/ind...
CNN)A spate of unexpected disasters are gripping Texas cities nearly a week after Hurricane Harvey slammed into the coast.
The entire city of Beaumont has no running water after both of its water pumps failed. And they won't be fixed until the floodwater has receded.
In Crosby, plumes of black smoke billowed from a flooded chemical plant -- with more blasts possible.
And in Houston, where authorities will go door-to-door to search for victims Thursday, residents near the Barker Reservoir must flee immediately as the massive pool of water is at imminent risk of overflowing and overwhelming their homes.
More chemical plant fires possible
A pair of blasts at the Arkema chemical plant in Crosby sent plumes of smoke into the sky Thursday morning -- and more could follow.
"We want local residents to be aware that product is stored in multiple locations on the site, and a threat of additional explosion remains," Arkema said in a statement. "Please do not return to the area within the evacuation zone until local emergency response authorities announce it is safe to do so."
The twin blasts Thursday morning happened after organic peroxides overheated. The chemicals need to be kept cool, but after the plant lost power Sunday, the temperature rose, officials said.
That led to containers popping, including one container that caught fire -- sending black smoke 30 to 40 feet into the air.
The thick black smoke "might be irritating to the eyes, skin and lungs," Arkema officials said in a statement.
Fifteen Harris County sheriff's deputies were hospitalized, but the smoke they inhaled was not believed to be toxic, the department said. By midmorning Thursday, all of the deputies had been released.
Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said nothing toxic was emitted and there was no imminent danger to the community.
Three other containers storing the same chemical are at risk of "overpressurization," said Jeff Carr of Griffin Communications Group, which is representing Arkema
'People are freaking out' in Beaumont
Extreme flooding caused both of Beaumont's water pumps to fail, meaning the city of 118,000 has no running water.
"We will have to wait until the water levels from this historical flood recede before we can determine the extent of damage and make any needed repairs," the city said in a statement. "There is no way to determine how long this will take at this time."
So residents lined up at stores hours before they opened Thursday in hopes of getting whatever bottled water they could find.
'I have no food. I have no water.'
After flooding from Harvey inundated Port Arthur, the pleas for help keep growing.
Julia Chatham and her neighbors are trapped in her home, with virtually no supplies.
All I have in my house is power. I have no food. I have no water. I only have power in my house. I don't have no way of getting around," Chatham said. CONTINUE...
Aug 31, 2017
Stanislav
Irma Turning Into Monster Hurricane: "Highest windspeed forecasts i've ever seen"
30 August, 2017 "Hurricane Irma continues to strengthen much faster than pretty much any computer model predicted as of yesterday or even this morning. Per the National Hurricane Center's (NHC) latest update, Irma is currently a Cat-3 storm with sustained winds of 115 mph but is expected to strengthen to a devastating Cat-5 with winds that could top out at 180 mph or more. Here is the latest from the NHC as of 5PM EST:
Reference: Irma Turning Into Monster Hurricane: "Highest Windspeed Forecasts I've Ever Seen". (2017, August 30). Retrieved September 01, 2017, from http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-08-31/irma-turning-monster-hurri...
Sep 1, 2017
Heather
http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-lightning-weather-extreme-...
Sep 2, 2017
KM
http://www.ksdk.com/news/firestorm-burning-more-than-half-a-million...
'Firestorm' burning more than half a million acres in Montana
As the country keeps its eyes trained on Houston, another natural disaster is ravaging states far to the north.
With red flag warnings covering 200,000 square miles of Montana, Idaho, Wyoming and the Dakotas saying the danger for new wildfires is imminent, firefighters continue to battle blazes that have burned huge swaths of land.
This summer has been particularly dry and windy for our northern neighbors and a lack of moisture and unfortunate weather has led to hundreds of wildfires burning across Montana, Idaho and northern California.
Rainfall at this point hasn't been much help; lightning strikes on Wednesday sparked at least 40 more in a state already on fire, according to the Great Falls Tribune. High winds are pushing the fires and helping them spread.
Smoke is so heavy in Montana that planes couldn't fly over the fires to check their size or status, the Tribune said on Wednesday.
Back in July, Gov. Steve Bullock declared a state of emergency in Montana. The declaration was issued July 24, sometime after the federal government denied the state's request for aid. Three days later, the feds reversed their decision and sent FEMA in to help.
"Over the coming days, additional National Guard resources will be mobilized to continue to support the men and women fighting these fires," he said. "Our top priority remains firefighter safety and protecting Montanans and their property."
The town's 1,800 residents have been on high-alert with no end in sight, as new fires crop up every day - ten new ones popped up on Friday alone.
Towns in Montana, Idaho and other high Rocky Mountain areas are being smothered by the smoke from nearby wildfires, including Seeley Lake. The town is near a 34,000-acre fire and, according to the Great Falls Tribune, has been near a burning wildfire since July.
The fires have burned up more than 500,000 acres already, and the smoke from those fires is reaching southward to northern Colorado.
Air quality for the Denver metro area, as well as the Greeley and Fort Collins areas is unhealthy for sensitive groups, according to the state's website.
While Colorado and Wyoming are faring far better than parts of Montana and South Dakota, haze is still visible in some areas.
At this point, there's no end in sight. With the emergency declaration, Montana's governor is also mobilizing the state's National Guard to try and assist the firefighters in the region.
Fires in rural parts of the state have destroyed people's homes and, according to the Associated Press, the most recent estimates show they've cost the state $71 million so far.
Sep 4, 2017
Stanislav
Hurricane Irma strongest since 2007 in Atlantic basin. Hurricane Irma now a 5 Category storm
Source of image: https://www.usatoday.com/story/weather/2017/09/05/hurricane-irma-no...
5 September, 2017 "Wednesday the storm is expected to be near Puerto Rico and by Friday it will be near Cuba. Meteorologists warned that Hurricane Irma is a big storm and the strongest in the Atlantic since 2007's Hurricane Felix. In the Jacksonville area, there will be an increasing threat of dangerous rip currents for several days. Because of the weather threat, the opening of the new flyover J.T. Butler and I-95 has been delayed indefinitely.
Many hazards include: Elevated surf, coastal flooding, and beach erosion toward the end of the week. There is also a threat of very heavy rainfall through Northeast Florida this weekend. (7-day forecast) The storm is then expected to make a quick turn to the north early Sunday morning, but it is still unknown at this time what that track will look like."
Reference: Action News Jax (2017, September 05). Hurricane Irma: Category 5 storm; Scott declares State of Emergency. Retrieved September 05, 2017, from http://www.actionnewsjax.com/news/local/hurricane-irma-category-5-s...
Sep 5, 2017