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.
KM
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5619905/Severe-rainfall-str...
Hundreds are evacuated from Hawaii after two feet of rain falls in just 24 hours triggering landslides and flooding
Hundreds of people have been evacuated from Kauai, Hawaii, after 2ft of rain lashed the island in just 24 hours causing heavy flooding and landslides.
By Monday afternoon, emergency crews evacuated 152 people by helicopter, 121 people by bus and others by water, according to the governor's office.
Officials were warning people who wanted to be evacuated that it's not known when they can return because of landslides blocking Kuhio Highway on the island's north shore.
Hundreds evacuated in Hawaii as two feet of rain lashesd Kauai bringing landslides and flooding. This photo provided by Kauai resident James Hennessy shows the view as he maneuvered a stand-up paddleboarding along his flooded street in Haena, Hawaii
An aerial photo, provided by the U.S. Coast Guard, shows flooding along Kauai's Hanalei Bay, Hawaii
Hawaii Gov. David Ige issued an emergency proclamation for the island where heavy rainfall damaged or flooded dozens of homes in Hanalei, Wainiha, Haena and Anahola
Apr 17, 2018
Howard
Blending of the Seasons - From Freezing to Triple Digits in One Day (Apr 20)
Dodge City, Kansas, started the day below freezing at 28 degrees — four degrees shy of the record cold temperature for the date (set in 1907). Hot, dry wind gusts out of the southwest peaked at 45 mph in the early afternoon. By 4 p.m., Dodge City climbed to 94 degrees and set a record for hottest temperature on the date.
Similar dramatic temperatures swings happened all over Kansas and Oklahoma on Tuesday. The hot, dry weather fueled the wildfires burning in the region, which firefighters were struggling to control. More than 300,000 acres have burned in Oklahoma over the past week from the Rhea Fire and the 34 Complex.
Source
http://strangesounds.org/2018/04/from-freezing-to-triple-digits-in-...
Apr 21, 2018
SongStar101
UK weather: Put away your sunglasses as SNOW is
coming back and temperatures set to tumble
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/uk-weather-put-away-your-sung...
By the middle of next week temperatures are set to tumble, with risk of frost and wintry showers as cooler air heads towards the UK.
Temperatures could even drop as low as -2 or -3C in parts of Scotland.
It will be a big contrast from this week's gorgeous warm and sunny weather which brought summer-like highs to the UK - even up north.
Yesterday Britain sweltered for a third day running as temperatures climbed to 26C and parts of the country saw "barely a cloud in the sky".
Trailing the hottest April day for 70 years, which peaked at 29.1C in London, Friday continued the trend of unseasonably warm weather.
Apr 22, 2018
SongStar101
Detriot MI: April on track to be the coldest in 143 years
https://www.detroitnews.com/story/weather/2018/04/19/april-track-co...
No, you're not crazy. It has been the coldest April in more than 140 years.
A year ago today, on April 19, 2017, it was 78 degrees and sunny, while Thursday's expected high is 48 degrees, said National Weather Service meteorologist Trent Frey.
As of Thursday, the average temperature for April is 38.3 degrees, slightly warmer than April 1874, the coldest on record at 37.6 degrees.
"The average high (in April) for Detroit last year was 60 degrees, believe it or not," Frey said. "If April ended tomorrow, it would be the second-coldest on record."
He said if the weather stays consistent, April will be on track to be the coldest since 1874, but it looks like it should warm up this weekend. Weekend highs are expected to be in the mid- to upper 50s.
Apr 22, 2018
Gerard Zwaan
Pakistan the 3rd country in 24 hours to warn it's residents of danger as temperatures rise to 45 deg C (115 deg F) after 1,000 died in Karachi in 2015
Above the heatwave in 2015 killed more than a 1,000 people in Karachi alone with temperatures approaching 50 deg C (122 deg F).
With temperatures hovering around 45 deg C (115 deg F) in parts of Pakistan it becomes the third country in 24 hours to warn it's residents to once again have to take the necessary precautions to avoid heat exhaustion and heatstroke, as well as deal with poor air quality.
The discomfort caused by the arrival of summer is further aggravated because of unscheduled load-shedding.
Over the past few years, Karachi has been witnessing extreme summers.
In 2015, the heatwave in the city resulted in the death of at least 1,000 people.
The question is: has our government taken any preventative actions and measures to avert the loss of precious lives, especially in the month of Ramazan?
Proper steps should be taken to avoid any untoward incident.
Awareness campaigns should be carried out to inform people how to prevent heatstroke.
The government should set up camps at various locations and provide cool drinking water to passers-by. Hospitals should be well-equipped to deal with any untoward situation.
Yesterday millions of people and animals were declared in danger as parts of India braced as the mercury rose above 45 degree Celsius around 115 deg F.
And most of the Philippines was declared in the "Extreme Caution" classification as the heat index rose to a high of 47.7°C (118 deg F) in some parts.
Apr 23, 2018
Juan F Martinez
Cities around the US are flooding on sunny days — here's what it's like
http://www.businessinsider.com/sea-level-rise-high-tides-sunny-day-...
Sea level rise is threatening coastal cities around the world.
If you live in a city like Miami, New York City, or Charleston, the evidence is apparent if you head to the right neighborhood during high tides — especially those known as king tides. These are the highest tides of the year, and they coincide with full moons during spring and fall.
King tides themselves aren't caused by sea level rise, but as the highest tides of the year, they show how sea level has already risen over the past century — the neighborhoods they flood on sunny days now didn't flood like this decades ago, even during high tides.
More importantly, high and king tides are a preview of what's to come as seas continue to rise. What happens during particularly high tides now will happen on a regular basis in the future.
As sea level rises, waters come back up through storm drains and wash over barricades. They flood houses and roads. And in many cases, they may be full of bacteria and potential pathogens.
Most cities recognize the situation at this point and are doing everything they can to try to beat back the rising tides. But seas will continue to rise as warmer oceans expand and glaciers melt. It's likely that neighborhoods and even some cities will be uninhabitable far sooner than many think.
Apr 24, 2018
jorge namour
Floods, golf ball-sized hail assail Israel
An unusual spring storm blasts Israel with heavy rain and hail, causing floods and property damage across the country; one person killed after being swept away by an overflowing river.
https://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-5241033,00.html
Heavy rain, hail and flash floods assailed Israel Wednesday, catching many already used to summer weather by surprise and even leading to serious harm.
A 17-year-old Bedouin resident of the south was swept away by the Mamshit River and was later found dead.
About 80 students from the Bnei Arazim boarding school in Rishon LeZion were stranded near the village of Nokdim due to a flood and had to be rescued, some suffering from light hypothermia.
In addition, the Rothschild Mall in the city was completely flooded, and children trapped in a flooded shelter in a school on Hayarkon Street in Tel Aviv had to be evacuated.
Dozens of others had to be rescued from various flooded areas throughout the country.
The floods in these areas will continue in the next few hours and will spread northward to the Dead Sea area, as well as to the southern Negev near Eilat," said the Water Authority.
Apr 25, 2018
KM
https://globalnews.ca/news/4167125/roads-highways-washed-out-saskat...
Several roads washed-out around Saskatchewan
Highway 8 has been washed out near the Cote First Nation in eastern Saskatchewan.
Detours are in place after a washout on Highway 8 near the Cote First Nation in eastern Saskatchewan.
Saskatchewan Highways Minister Dave Marit said an undermined pipe caused the gap in the road.
READ MORE: Above normal spring runoff expected for northern Saskatchewan
He said water needs to drain away before repairs can be made.
“Obviously safety is first and foremost,” Marit said.
“We’re not going to put any of our folks in any jeopardy until the water subsides and we can go in because obviously it’s going to be a substantial job.”
Marit gave no timeline for when the highway will reopen.
There have been issues with roads in other parts of the province.
Highway 915 near Stanley Mission on April 21, 2018.
Tammy Cook Searson / SuppliedHighway 915 to Stanley Mission was washed out for several days due to the spring run-off.
The highway has since been repaired and re-opened to traffic.
Spring run-off in the area is expected to be higher than normal as there is more snow on the ground in the region than in other parts of the province.
READ MORE: Spring weather creating challenges for Saskatoon emergency crews
A grid road near Melfort was also washed out.
A washed-out grid road near Melfort, Sask.
Several people were taken to hospital after their vehicle went over the washed-out section of the road roughly 20 kilometres southeast of the city.
There is no word on their condition.
Apr 26, 2018
jorge namour
"All the water in the world is falling on the Arabian peninsula"
APRIL 26 2018
http://terrarealtime.blogspot.com.ar/2018/04/tutta-lacqua-del-mondo...
All the water in the world is falling on the Arabian Peninsula these days. Meteorological phenomena, absolutely non-existent a decade ago lands that were once only desert and desolate.
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Egypt - A tsunami of water comes down from the sky! (video)
http://terrarealtime.blogspot.com.ar/2018/04/egitto-uno-tsunami-dac...
A rather intense phase of bad weather has hit Egypt, causing torrential rains and ruinous floods on the outskirts of El Cairo. Residential areas used mainly as tourist accommodation are under water.
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MORE ABOUT ISRAEL FLOODS
https://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-5241033,00.html
Shizafon Armor Corps Training Base flooded, soldiers forced to take refuge on top of tank
Apr 26, 2018
SongStar101
Strange Red sky in Greece in March 2018
Apr 28, 2018
jorge namour
WAtch out The storm on Cairo is now at Al Farafra EGYPT
APRIL 30 2018
https://www.facebook.com/mggharieb/videos/10156262573688407/?fref=m...
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FRANCE
APRIL 30 2018
https://www.facebook.com/lameilleureinfometeo/posts/10160345138715252
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What a contrast! Summer and a heat record with 27 ° C a week ago in Normandy and beaches stormed! And this morning, snow, cold and winter are at the rendezvous, always in Normandy with a feeling of -3 under an icy wind!
Apr 30, 2018
SongStar101
Somalia seeks int'l aid as flood affects 500,000 people
http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2018-05/02/c_137151446.htm
Mohamed who visited Somalia's central region of HirShabelle to assess the impact of flooding on Monday said his government was taking action to address the humanitarian crisis caused by the floods.
"We have formed a national disaster committee to respond to the needs of our fellow citizens who have been affected," he said in a statement issued on Tuesday evening.
Mohamed who led a high-level delegation, which included representatives from the UN and the AU Mission in Somalia to the city of BeletWeyne, said his government stands by residents affected by the floods morally and materially to deliver all the help that it can.
The humanitarian crisis was caused by the Shabelle River, which begins in the Ethiopian highlands and flows through BeletWeyne and the HirShabelle state capital of Jowhar, burst its banks following the onset of heavy rains which began last month.
According to the government, other states affected by the heavy rains include Jubbaland and South West state.
The heavy rains and flash floods come only months after a devastating drought left over 6 million people in need of humanitarian assistance last year.
Yngvil Foss, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) deputy country director for Somalia rainfall in recent weeks, has been heavier than anticipated.
"Initially, all humanitarian actors started responding with the means and assets they had available. In the past week we have been able to raise additional money to target assistance for food, water, sanitation and non-food items to be able to respond," Foss said.
The UN has warned that the heavy rains were worsening conditions in overcrowded Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) settlements and displacing more people along riverine areas due to flooding. The settlements have limited access to hygiene facilities, thus heightening the risk of communicable diseases.
According to the OCHA report, some 246,000 people are at risk of flash floods in Baidoa, Southwest region, while in Jubbaland approximately 28,200 people have been displaced by floods, which swept away home, shelters, farms and livestock.
In Belet Weyne, more than 200,000 people are at risk of being affected by floods after River Shabelle burst its banks, forcing many to flee the town to higher grounds.
Meanwhile, a team comprising AU troops and Somali national security forces has evacuated more than 10,000 people marooned by the raging floods in Belet Weyne, HirShabelle state.
"We are taking part in the evacuation of Somali people so as to rescue them from flooded areas and take them to a place near Eel Jaale far from floods," said Col Abdourahman Rayale Hareed, the Commander of Djibouti's Hiil 5 Battalion who led the rescue mission.
May 3, 2018
Gerard Zwaan
Massive storm lasted only 15 minutes but kills 45 people with many more injured livestock and crops in Uttar Pradesh India
More than 45 people were killed, 36 in Agra Zone alone, and dozens injured in a massive thunder and hailstorm that hit Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday-Thursday night.
The toll may cross over to 50.
Nature's fury took maximum lives in the Agra zone when winds at the speed of 132 km/hour lashed the entire region leaving 36 dead and many injured.
About 18 people were killed in Khairabad, 9 in Fatehabad, 4 in Bah, 2 each in Etmadpur and Kirwali area in Agra.
Storm-related deaths were reported from Saharanpur, Moradabad, Sambhal, Muzaffarnagar etc where people died in House/tree collapse.
The weather suddenly took a devastating turn at 2.30 am on Thursday morning when people were fast asleep.
Majority of the people died in house/wall/tree collapse.
At many places, the thunderstorm was followed by hailstorm severely damaging standing wheat crop and killing cattle.
The massive storm lasted only for 15 minutes.
The devastation in terms of loss of human life, damage to crop and livestock would have been much higher had the storm lasted for more time.
"The rescue and relief operations are in full swing.
We are assessing losses.
The toll may cross over 50 as teams are yet to reach interior areas," Sanjay Kumar, Relief Commissioner, told the media.
The local police have also been involved in the relief and rescue operations.
Before leaving for Karnataka, the Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath condoled those died in the thunderstorm and directed the disaster management officials to provide immediate relief and compensation to the families in the affected areas.
"The government will not tolerate any laxity in relief and rescue work," warned the CM.
The high-velocity winds affected the rail and road traffic.
The power supply in many of the areas remained disrupted affecting mobile and net services.
Dozens of trains across the state came to a sudden halt when the power line went off and many trees fell on the track.
In Chitrakoot, a tree fell on the running train damaging engine.
However, no casualty was reported.
At least 27 people were killed and nearly 100 injured as a high-intensity squall
At least 27 people were killed and nearly 100 injured as a high-intensity squall followed by thundershowers hit parts of Rajasthan overnight, leaving a trail of destruction.
Houses collapsed and electricity poles and trees were uprooted as the severe dust storm swept the Matsya region.
"So far, 27 people have died due to the disaster, including 12 in Bharatpur, 10 in Dholpur and 5 in Alwar.
The squall was reported mainly in three districts," Secretary, Disaster Management and Relief, Hemant Kumar Gera told PTI. Two of those killed in Dholpur were from Agra in Uttar Pradesh.
He said nearly 100 were injured in the disaster.
Increase in lightning strikes due to climate change
Lightning strikes are on a 12 to 24% increase: Phenomenon appears to be worsening with climate change
Lightning strikes are expected to increase by 12 percent for every degree Celsius of warming
A 50 percent rise in lightning expected by the end of the century.
Reports last year in America of "Strange lightning storms!" Lightning from a cloudless sky! "Strange lightning storms" causing widespread bushfires in the US and Canada
Hundred's of people died last year due to lightning strikes in India full story here
Source: www.thebigwobble.org/2018/05/massive-storm-lasted-only-15-minutes.html
May 3, 2018
KM
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/freezing-fog-descends-packed-...
Freezing fog descends on packed British beach on one of hottest days of year sending sun-seekers running for cover
Freakish weather conditions today stunned visitors to Woolacombe Beach in Devon, who hoped to bask in scorching temperatures to kick off the bank holiday weekend
Freezing mist has descended on a packed British beach and cleared sunbathers on one of the hottest days of the year.
Freakish weather conditions today stunned visitors to Woolacombe Beach in Devon, who hoped to bask in scorching temperatures to kick off the bank holiday weekend.
It was claimed surfers, holidaymakers and sunseekers cleared the beach "in minutes" as temperatures suddenly dipped when cold fog-like conditions rolled over.
The virtually deserted sands were in stark contrast to other beaches and parks today which filled up with sun worshippers to make the most of the spring heatwave.
Temperatures across the country have soared to around 25C - making the UK warmer than popular sunny climes including Barcelona and Ibiza.
May 9, 2018
Khan
Earth WOBBLE
May 12, 2018
Winter in the middle of May came not only to Siberia, but also to the north-western territory of China.
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May 13, 2018
Gerard Zwaan
HEAVY RAINS CAUSE FLOODING IN NORTHERN NETHERLANDS
By Janene Pieters on May 14, 2018 - 07:39
Heavy rains caused many problems in large parts of northern Netherlands on Sunday night. On Twitter local residents complained about flooded streets and buildings, and even water streaming out of the toilet.
Drenthe saw a total of 63 millimeters of rain on Sunday evening, RTL Nieuws reports. Usually the whole Netherlands gets 61 millimeters of rain in the entire month of May.
In Assen the roof of a car dealer collapsed due to the large amounts of rain water. On Twitter there are reports of flooded streets in Assen, Eext, Borger, Gasselte, Emmen, Erica, Gieten and Sappemeer, among others. In some places rain water could not drain quickly enough, resulting in water coming up from the sewers.
Source: https://nltimes.nl/2018/05/14/heavy-rains-cause-flooding-northern-n...
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May 14, 2018
Gerard Zwaan
VIDEO: TORNADO TEARS THROUGH GERMANY, JUST MISSING NETHERLANDS
By Janene Pieters on May 17, 2018 - 07:19
A tornado caused a great deal of damage in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia on Wednesday. Around the city of Viersen, just across the border of Venlo, multiple homes lost roofs and numerous trees were blown over, NOS reports.
One person was seriously hurt in Viersen and a firefighter was hit by lighting. As far as is known, no one was killed. The tornado lasted almost 15 minutes.
The emergency services in the Netherlands received no reports about the tornado, a spokesperson for safety office Veiligheidsregio Noord-Limburg said to NOS. The Netherlands sees tornadoes once or twice a year. They are more common in Germany. This was the sixth tornado in Germany this year.
https://twitter.com/invisibleman_17/status/996844485190541312
Source: https://nltimes.nl/2018/05/17/video-tornado-tears-germany-just-miss...
May 17, 2018
Starr DiGiacomo
https://www.necn.com/news/new-england/Two-EF-1-Tornadoes-Hit-Connec...
Four Tornadoes Hit Connecticut Tuesday, Including at Least 3 EF-1 Tornadoes: National Weather Service
Published at 4:13 AM EDT on May 17, 2018
Powerful storms caused devastation in Connecticut Tuesday and are blamed for two deaths
Four tornadoes, a macroburst and a microburst all hit Connecticut Tuesday afternoon, according to the National Weather Service.
On Thursday evening, National Weather Service officials confirmed a destructive microburst with winds at 100 miles per hour struck Sleeping Giant State Park in Hamden, then continued east to Wallingford and Northford.
Previously, officials determined an EF-1 tornado hit the Winsted area. Another tornado hit in the Barkhamsted Reservoir area. The EF scale level for the Barkhamsted tornado is not yet confirmed by the weather service.
Officials also confirmed a second tornado with a 9.5-mile path length from Beacon Falls to Bethany to Hamden and wind strengths of 110 mph.
All of these towns saw extensive storm damage and there are dozens ...
During the storm, Oxford police reported trees and power lines down throughout the town trapping people in cars. Roads were impassable and many people were trapped in their homes.
It was a similar scene in Southbury. The town has issued a state of emergency as crews continue working to clear up downed trees and wires. As of 10:15 p.m. Wednesday, 98 percent of town remained without power.
In Hamden, outages were peppered across the town. The worst of the damage was in the northern part of town, and Sleeping Giant State Park remains closed due to all the damage. The mayor has been in touch with Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro to see about getting federal assistance.
Other areas of the state also saw extensive damage from straight-line winds. A macroburst hit Brookfield, leaving heavy damage.
The severe storms proved fatal in Danbury and New Fairfield, where two people were killed in separate incidents when trees came down on vehicles.
Gov. Dannel Malloy has signed a Declaration of Civil Preparedness Emergency to help towns with resp...
May 18, 2018
KM
https://weather.com/storms/hurricane/news/2018-05-17-tropical-cyclo...
1 Dead as Tropical Cyclone Sagar Brings Life-Threatening Flood Threat to Somalia, Djibouti, Yemen
Tropical Cyclone Sagar is in the Gulf of Aden between Yemen and Somalia.
Sagar's main threat is dangerous flash flooding in the deserts of southern Yemen, northern Somalia and Djibouti into the weekend.
At least one person has been killed by Sagar in Yemen.
Tropical cyclones moving from the Arabian Sea into the Gulf of Aden aren't rare.
However, few tropical cyclones have penetrated the western Gulf of Aden in the satellite era.
Tropical Cyclone Sagar is making a rare journey into the western Gulf of Aden between the Arabian Peninsula and the Horn of Africa, and is expected to unleash dangerous flash flooding in parts of Yemen, Somalia and Djibouti into the weekend.
Tropical Depression 1A was named Sagar by the Indian Meteorological Department, the agency with primary responsibility for tropical cyclone forecasting in the North Indian Ocean, including the Arabian Sea. Locally, it is known as Cyclonic Storm Sagar.
As of Friday evening, local time (Yemen is 7 hours ahead of U.S. EDT), Sagar is a small, compact tropical cyclone with winds estimated at tropical storm force, according to both the Indian Meteorological Department and the U.S. Joint Typhoon Warning Center.
At least one elderly woman was killed near Aden, Yemen when her house caught on fire caused by Sagar, according to the Associated Press.
A microwave satellite image taken at 4:01 p.m. EDT, May 18, 2018, showing the inner core of Tropical Cyclone Sagar over the Gulf of Aden, between the Yemeni and Somali coasts. The red areas are the areas with the heaviest rainfall and strongest winds. (Navy NRL)
Sagar continues to exhibit a tight core of convection with some outer rainbands occasionally moving into parts of the Yemeni and northern Somali coasts. An eyewall was even trying to build in afternoon satellite imagery.
Current Storm Status
The highest cloud tops, corresponding to the most vigorous convection, are shown in the brightest red colors in this infrared satellite image. Clustering, deep convection around the center is a sign of a healthy tropical cyclone.
Sagar has gained some strength, according to satellite intensity estimates, taking advantage of a favorable environment of low wind shear and water temperatures up to 31 degrees Celsius (87.8 degrees Fahrenheit).
The main danger from Sagar will be heavy rainfall, with parts of northwest Somalia, northeast Ethiopia and possibly Djibouti picking up 3 inches or more of rain.
The emergency center of Yemen's Health Ministry reported that flash flooding is causing sewage to pour into the streets of Aden, Yemen, according to the Associated Press.
These are substantial totals in desert environments that don’t typically get much moisture, and where the rugged landscape is prone to flash flooding. For instance, the average yearly rainfall in Djibouti City is only around 6.4 inches (163.5 millimeters).
Rainfall Forecast: Tropical Cyclone Sagar
Fisherman have been asked to stay out of the Gulf of Aden due to the rough seas and gusty winds.
In a special advisory issued Wednesday and posted by reliefweb.org, the UK Met Office warns that “severe flash flooding and river flooding across the region will lead to a loss of human life, livestock, and the destruction of crops, property and infrastructure.” The Met Office added: “Very heavy rainfall occurring across Western Yemen (linked to, although not directly from the cyclone) is likely to promote cholera infection rates in the weeks ahead.”
In addition to flash flooding, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations says the heavy rains could cause favorable breeding conditions for desert locusts, according to the Associated Press.
"Monitoring tropical cyclones in the Arabian Sea and Gulf of Aden is a very important part of this strategy because historically they have been the origin or trigger of Desert Locust plagues," according to Keith Cressman, the Senior Locust Forecasting Officer at the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation.
A Rare Track?
Sagar's center is expected to move ashore in northwest Somalia Saturday afternoon, local time, at tropical storm intensity, potentially weakening a bit as its circulation begins to interact with land and ingest some drier, desert air, according to the Joint Typhoon Warning Center.
A tropical cyclone track this far west in the Gulf of Aden is exceedingly rare.
Since satellite surveillance of tropical cyclones began in 1966, only two other tropical cyclones have moved into the western Gulf of Aden, according to NOAA's historical hurricane tracks database.
Cyclone Megh, the second of back-to-back tropical cyclones that hammered Socotra Island, east of Somalia, made landfall along the Yemeni coast in November 2015.
Tropical Cyclone 1A traversed almost the entire Gulf of Aden before landfalling in northwest Somalia on May 28, 1984.
Only two tropical cyclones have tracked into the western Gulf of Aden in historical record dating to 1966. (NOAA Historical Hurricane Tracks)
Tropical cyclones are most common in the Arabian Sea in spring and autumn, during the transition periods between the strong southwest flow of the summer monsoon and the strong northeast flow that predominates in winter.
On average, the Arabian Peninsula is affected by a tropical cyclone every year or two.
May 19, 2018
Juan F Martinez
JELLYFISH SPRITES OVER OKLAHOMA: Last night, May 24th, a swarm of luminous jellyfish appeared over Oklahoma. "A swarm of jellyfish *sprites*, that is," says Paul Smith, who photographed them rising above an intense thunderstorm near Oklahoma City.
"The sprites were about 80 miles away from me," says Smith. "At that distance I could see over the tops of the storm cells where the jellyfish appear. I've photographed many sprites from 200 to 300 miles away. These, however, were unusually nearby, and they are my best pictures yet."
Sprites are an exotic form of upward directed lightning. Although the forms have been seen for at least a century, many scientists did not believe they existed until after 1989 when sprites were photographed by cameras onboard the space shuttle. Now "sprite chasers" like Smith routinely photograph them from their own homes.
"I have been recording sprites since last summer when I accidentally caught a few during the Perseid meteor shower," says Smith. "I have a couple of hundred events on camera now and I am out almost every night there are storms in my vicinity. This month I have driven for five hours some nights trying to find a clear view over active cells."
Oklahoma is the epicenter of a region that we call "Sprite Alley"--a corridor stretching across the US Great Plains where intense thunderstorms produce lots of upward directed lightning. Already this year we have received reports of sprites and their stronger cousins, Gigantic Jets, from Texas to Nebraska. And summer thunderstorm season isn't even fully underway yet.
Some researchers think that sprites may be linked to cosmic rays: Subatomic particles from deep space strike the top of Earth's atmosphere, producing secondary electrons that trigger the upward bolts. If this is true, then sprites could multiply in the months and years ahead as cosmic rays intensify due to the decline of the solar cycle.
Source: Spaceweather.com
May 26, 2018
KM
https://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/oman-yemen-on-alert-for...
Deadly Cyclone Mekunu lashes Oman, Yemen with flooding and high winds
Cyclone Mekunu made landfall on the Arabian Peninsula on Friday night, leaving three people dead in Oman and 40 others missing, according to local officials.
Landfall occurred around midnight local time about 40 km west-southwest of Salalah, which is Oman’s third-largest city, according to AccuWeather Senior Meteorologist Jason Nicholls.
Mekunu became an extremely severe cyclonic storm with winds equal to a Category 3 hurricane in the Atlantic or East Pacific Ocean prior to making landfall.
Heavy rain and strong winds caused damage in Hadibu as Cyclone Mekunu pounded the Yemeni island of Socotra, Thursday, May 24, 2018. (AP Photo/Abdullah Morgan)
A north-to-northwest track first brought life-threatening impacts to Socotra, as Mekunu passed just north of the island with waves of rain and wind.
A state of emergency was declared in Socotra, a Yemeni island located between the Horn of Africa and Arabian Peninsula, after the storm flooded villages and left at least 40 missing on Thursday, according to the Daily News. Officials fear some of the missing are dead.
Western Oman and eastern Yemen then bore the brunt of Mekunu's wind and heavy rainfall on Friday and into early Saturday.
The storm is being blamed for the death of three people in Oman, including a 12-year-old girl.
A car makes its way through standing water on a road in Salalah, Oman, Friday, May 25, 2018. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)
Salalah's airport and port were both closed and portions of the city were left without power as high winds brought down trees and power lines.
Salalah's airport is scheduled to reopen on Sunday morning.
At least 600 people took shelter at local schools during the storm, the AP reported.
This became the first major cyclone to affect both Oman and Yemen in the history of record keeping in the Arabian Sea.
Now that the cyclone has made landfall, Mekunu will continue to weaken. Despite the lessening of wind speeds, torrential rain will persist into Sunday, bringing the continued threat of life-threatening flooding and mudslides. Where rainfall is not as heavy across southern Saudi Arabia, blowing sand and dust are possible.
May 26, 2018
KM
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5777789/Maryland-hit-flash-...
Maryland is hit by horror flash flooding as 'catastrophic and life-threatening' torrential rain soaks the state and turns streets into brown, raging rivers
Horror flash flooding in Maryland has transformed streets into raging, six-foot high rivers as torrential rain soaks much of the state.
Dramatic photos and video emerged showing turbulent torrents of brown water rushing down Main Street in Ellicott City, just outside Baltimore, on Sunday.
The National Weather Service issued a flash flood emergency for the city in the afternoon and Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan declared a state of emergency soon after.
'This is a catastrophic and life-threatening extremely dangerous situation,' the weather alert warned.
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Dramatic photos and video emerged showing fast-moving torrents of brown water rushing down Main Street in Ellicott City, just outside Baltimore, on Sunday
The flash floods prompted emergency rescues as the raging waters engulfed cars and rose above the first floor of some buildings
May 28, 2018
Starr DiGiacomo
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-storm-alberto-florida/thousands-...
Thousands evacuate as Storm Alberto powers toward Florida
May 27, 2018 / 7:45 AM
(Reuters) - Subtropical Storm Alberto is expected to bring drenching rains to the Florida Panhandle when it makes landfall on Monday, the day after a separate storm triggered a flood that tore through a historic Maryland town and swept away a man who was trying to help rescue people, officials said
Forecasters said Alberto could bring life-threatening high water to southern coastal states when it slams an area from Mississippi to western Georgia with up to 12 inches (30 cm) of rain and possible tornadoes.
“Alberto has maximum sustained winds of 65 miles per hour (105 km per hour) which is about 10 miles (16 km) shy of being a hurricane. This is definitely a dangerous storm,” said David Roth, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service’s Weather Prediction Center in College Park, Maryland.
Authorities in Florida’s Franklin and Taylor counties issued mandatory evacuation orders for thousands of coastal residents. Florida, Alabama and Mississippi are under states of emergency.
The storm was about 110 miles (177 km) southeast of Destin, Florida, on the Gulf of Mexico coast as of 8 a.m. EDT (noon GMT) and was heading north at about 6 mph (10 kph), the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.
Alberto, the first named Atlantic storm of 2018, is expected to reach land on the Gulf Coast on Monday afternoon or evening, the center said. The storm spun up days before the formal June 1 start of the hurricane season.
Deadly hurricanes in the United States and the Caribbean last year caused hundreds of billions of dollars in damage, massive power outages and devastation to hundreds of thousands of structures.
After reaching the coast, the storm will bring powerful winds and heavy rains as it moves into the Tennessee Valley on Tuesday and Wednesday, the hurricane center said. The storm, coming on the last day of the Memorial Day weekend, was expected to scramble holiday travel on Monday.
A storm surge warning was in place from the Suwannee River to Navarre, Florida, and a tropical storm warning covered from the Suwannee River to the border of Mississippi and Alabama.
Authorities in Howard County, Maryland, said a 39-year-old man was missing after flash flooding from a separate storm tore through the historic downtown of Ellicott City on Sunday. The man was swept away as he tried to help rescue people from floodwaters.
The area had barely recovered from a devastating flood about two years ago that killed two people and damaged dozens of buildings.
May 28, 2018
Gerard Zwaan
STORMS CAUSE FLOODING IN MANY PARTS OF NETHERLANDS
By Janene Pieters on May 30, 2018 - 07:54
Thunderstorms that drew across the Netherlands on Tuesday afternoon and evening caused flooding in many parts of the country, especially in the Rotterdam region. The storms prompted meteorological institute KNMI to issue a code orange weather warning - dangerous weather - for the entire country except the Wadden islands.
The showers were very scattered throughout the country and fell so locally that some places in Utrecht and Zeeland didn't even notice the bad weather, while other places faced flooded streets, NU.nl reports. The A20 was completely closed at Schiedam due to flooding and an accident. Photos on social media show a large pool of rainwater on the highway. Around 10:00 p.m. only two lanes were still closed.
Neighboring municipalities like Ridderkerk and Hellevoetsluis also dealt with flooded streets. The local safety office received 13 reports of flooding in a matter of minutes, according to the newspaper. Most cases involved flooded homes. In Barendrecht a part of a warehouse collapsed under the downpour. No one was injured.
A resident of Terwolde in Gelderland was injured when strong winds blew a tree over onto his house. The fire brigade in Deventer received 40 reports of storm damage in a short period of time. Most of the reports involved fallen trees and damaged cars.
According to the KNMI, some places saw 50 millimeters of rain per hour on Tuesday. Weeronline reports that Milingen aan de Rijn in Gelderland saw the most rain with 72 millimeters - well above the 61 millimeters that falls per month on average. The strongest gust of wind registered at 93.3 kilometers per hour in Ruurlo.
Tuesday was also the first official tropical day of the year. It was 30.7 degrees Celsius in De Bilt at 2:40 p.m. It was also the warmest May 29th since temperature measurements started in the Netherlands in 1901. The previous heat record dates from 1944, when temperatures climbed to 30 degrees exactly in De Bilt.
Source: https://nltimes.nl/2018/05/30/storms-cause-flooding-many-parts-neth...
May 30, 2018
SongStar101
Temperatures above 48 degrees Celsius (118 deg F) causing dizziness dehydration birds falling out of the sky roads and cars melting in India
http://www.thebigwobble.org/2018/05/temperatures-above-48-degrees-c...
After strong winds, lightning and thunderstorms swept through northern and eastern India, killing at least 54 people earlier this week the incredible heat is not going away anytime soon.
At a time when many of Indian's fall prey to dizziness and dehydration merely after spending a couple of hours in the scorching sun, birds falling out of the sky due to dehydration and heatstroke and roads and cars melting.
Andhra Pradesh's State Disaster Management Authority has forecast extreme heatwave conditions in parts of the state with temperatures expected to touch 48 degrees Celsius, (118 deg F), the hottest in 40 years, in the next 24 hours, PTI reported on Wednesday.
The State Disaster Management Authority said many parts of Krishna district are expected to record 46 degrees Celsius on May 31, while the temperature may range from 43 to 44 degrees Celsius in East and West Godavari, Guntur, SPS Nellore and Chittoor districts.
The disaster management authority predicted that Srikakulam and Vizianagaram may record 38 to 39 degrees Celsius, while Visakhapatnam, Kadapa, Anantapuramu and Kurnool districts may record 40 to 41 degrees Celsius.
The southwest monsoon that has hit the Kerala coast is expected to advance into Andhra Pradesh around June 3, SDMA said.
On Wednesday, the southwest monsoon advanced to a few parts of the central Arabian Sea, and the remaining areas in Kerala, where it arrived three days early on Tuesday.
It also advanced to most parts of coastal Karnataka and interior regions in the states southern part, the meteorological department said.
Heavy rains lashed Mangaluru on Tuesday, inundating several low-lying areas.
The India Meteorological Department on Wednesday said the country will receive between 96% and 104% of the average rainfall.
Mexico burning! Life-threatening temperatures hitting 50 C (122 F) just 3.9 Celsius short of the hottest temperature ever recorded on our planet
http://www.thebigwobble.org/2018/06/mexico-burning-life-threatning....
A heat wave in Mexico that has increased temperatures to 50 C (122 F) in many areas has led authorities to declare a state of emergency, the country's National Weather Service (SMN) said Thursday.
According to the SMN, temperatures could rise to 50 C in the northern state of Sinaloa, the western state of Michoacan and the central state of Hidalgo, while temperatures in the rest of the country will exceed 30 C (113 F).
The SMN recommended residents to stay alert to announcements made by the National System of Civil Protection and by state and municipal authorities, as well as to take preventative measures such as staying hydrated and avoid excessive exposure to the sun.
Civil Protection declared a state of emergency in numerous municipalities throughout the country, allowing the use of federal funds to help states and local authorities assist residents during the heat wave.
The world's hottest ever temperature belongs to Death Valley at 134.1 degrees (56.7 Celsius), set July 10, 1913, but Weather Underground does not believe it is a credible measurement:
“The record has been scrutinized perhaps more than any other in the United States,”
“we don’t have much more to add to the debate aside from our belief it is most likely not a valid reading when one looks at all the evidence.”
If you discard the Death Valley record from 1913, the 129.2-degree F (53.9 Celsius) reading from Mitribah June 2016 would tie the world’s highest known temperature, also observed in Death Valley on June 30, 2013, and in Tirat Tsvi, Israel, on June 22, 1942.
But Masters says the Israeli measurement is controversial.
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Hot enough? Heat wave triggers emergency declarations in 22 states
The temperature reached 47 C at locations in Hidalgo and Sinaloa yesterday
https://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/not-even-a-cold-beer-is-enough-to-...
Temperatures have been soaring this week in Mexico, reaching as high as 47 C in two locations, and the heat wave continued across much of the country today.
The mercury hit 47 in Metztitlán, Hidalgo, and Huites, Sinaloa, yesterday, according to the National Meteorological Service (SMN), while it was 45 degrees or above in locations in Chihuahua, Michoacán, Guerrero and Jalisco.
Some relief may soon be on the way to some areas in the states of Chiapas, Oaxaca, Veracruz, Tabasco, Campeche, Yucatán and Quintana Roo, where the SMN has forecast electrical storms.
Yesterday’s heat wave led federal Civil Protection authorities to declare extraordinary emergency situations in 329 municipalities in 13 different states. The measure was later extended to include 573 municipalities in 22 states.
In Mexico City, where temperatures reached 31 yesterday, residents attempted to combat the heat in a variety of ways.
Shorts and miniskirts were the favored attire for many women, while businessmen and office workers rolled up their sleeves and removed their ties to seek relief.
Some capitalinos choose to visit one of the city’s hundreds of cantinas to quench their thirst and cool down — with mixed results.
“Not even a beer is enough to quell the heat,” 65-year-old pensioner Luis González told the newspaper El Universal as he fanned himself and mopped sweat from his brow with a handkerchief after he had downed a dark ale.
“The beer made me even thirstier, my mouth feels dry and my saliva’s heavy. That’s why I decided to order water, I hope that this will get rid of it [the heat],” he added, holding up his glass.
Other patrons are trying their luck with mojitos, a barman at another cantina said, explaining that along with beer it is the most popular beverage when the mercury starts to climb.
Yesterday’s hot spots.
Saúl López told El Universal that the number of customers has risen in recent days, seemingly indicating that many still believe drinking alcoholic beverages is a tried and tested remedy for the heat.
For children — and the young at heart — the fountains at the Monument to the Revolution or in the Alameda Central Park have been popular all week, with kids quick to remove their shoes and douse themselves — often fully-clothed — in the spurts of water.
For others, dealing with the heat hasn’t been quite so much fun.
In the city’s crowded subway system — where conditions can be uncomfortable even in times of more moderate weather —temperatures reached as high as 38 yesterday.
Commuters tried to cope as best they could by moving as close as possible to one of the ceiling fans in the carriages or buying a frozen paleta (popsicle). One man compared entering a train to going into a steam room.
His daughter Esperanza said “there’s nowhere to hide, it’s really hot and even though they put the fans on, it’s impossible to feel them . . .”
Jun 1, 2018
KM
http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/like-dominoes-utah-homes-burn-as-wildf...
'Like dominoes': Utah homes burn as wildfires menace U.S. West
Colorado also struggling to beat back forest fires
A fast-moving brush fire destroyed eight homes in the Utah tourist town of Moab, while more than 3,000 people in Colorado and Wyoming fled multiple wildfires scorching the drought-stricken U.S. West on Wednesday.
The blaze in Moab, known for its dramatic red rocks, started in a wooded area Tuesday night and quickly spread to homes over less than a square kilometre, Police Chief Jim Winder said. Crews were extinguishing embers Wednesday.
Moab residents Tim Clark and his girlfriend Tina Saunders grabbed their dogs, family photos and a laptop, evacuating with their home in flames.
"Those houses just started going like dominoes," Clark told the Salt Lake Tribune . "Bam! Bam! Bam! Bam!"
Police said the early investigation has ruled out natural causes for the blaze that ignited near a creek that is frequently used as a walkway in a largely blue-collar neighbourhood. It was not near the tourist-heavy areas in the town known for its proximity to Arches and Canyonlands national parks.
Moab resident Shane Tangren told the newspaper that he arrived home from work Tuesday evening to find flames nearby. He was trying to protect the house he's lived in since he was 16 by wetting it down, but the wind shifted and sent the flames barrelling right toward him. He fled.
"I sat there and watched it burn to the ground," Tangren, 55, told the newspaper. "Everything — photographs, birth certificates, memories — it's all gone. My first car — that was a 1970 (Pontiac) GTO. Up in flames. I bought it when I was 15."
Fierce wind gusts and brutally bone-dry conditions are expected on Thursday across a five-state region. Red flag warnings have been issued for parts of Nevada, Arizona, Utah, Colorado and Wyoming, where winds gusts could reach 65 kilometres an hour and humidity drop to 5 per cent throughout the day, the National Weather Service said.
Weather conditions along with possible dry lightning from thunderstorms could contribute to "extreme fire behaviour" on Thursday in southwest United States where more than two dozen wildfires are currently burning, the service warned.
Firefighters were hoping for some relief from a promising shift in weather patterns forecast for Friday, some of it associated with Hurricane Bud, which on Wednesday was off the Pacific coast of Mexico.
In Colorado's mountains, residents have evacuated more than 1,300 houses — condos, apartments and pricey homes — as flames threatened an area known for its ski resorts. Firefighters, with help from aircraft, got a quick jump on a fire near Silverthorne after it was reported Tuesday.
Summit Fire Chief Jeff Berino said Wednesday night that lightning did not play a role in the fire and that "some type of human element is probably likely" as a cause.
Across the state, Colorado's largest fire has burned about 111 square kilometres over nearly two weeks. Residents could go back to about 180 homes no longer threatened at the northern edge of the fire Wednesday, but others remained out of more than 1,900 houses.
The blaze about 43 kilometres north of Durango is in the Four Corners region where Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona and Utah meet and which is in the middle of a large swath of exceptional drought. Much of the U.S. West is experiencing some level of drought.
Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper said the rapid response from emergency crews has helped prevent a repeat of devastating wildfires in 2012 and 2013.Years ago, he said fire departments were hesitant to commit resources to fighting every fire, and launching a co-ordinated response to a major blaze could take up to two days.
Hickenlooper said better co-ordination has cut down on delays, and the state reimburses local departments for initial response costs, in an attempt to control a blaze before it can spread.
"We learned a lot from the disasters, the fires we had in 2012 and 2013," Hickenlooper told reporters.
Meanwhile, a wildfire in Wyoming's Medicine Bow National Forest doubled in size over 24 hours, burning about 21 square kilometres. Nearly 400 seasonal and permanent homes have been evacuated because of the fire near the Colorado border.
The fire has destroyed some structures, but investigators have not said how many or what type.
The situation was better in central Washington, where authorities lifted evacuation orders or warnings for about 50 residents as crews work to contain a wildfire burning grass and brush.
Officials said one small outbuilding was lost but no injuries have been reported.
Jun 14, 2018
jorge namour
JET STREAM ran through southern Europe and North Africa passed over Lebanon
JUNE 14 2018
TRADUCED https://www.facebook.com/Khneisser.weather/videos/1395705923862973/...
The international media have been beset by the torrent that hit Baalbek
LEBANON yesterday, and some Russian websites, which broadcast by video and audio, reported what happened in the region, that this is the most violent trend seen by meteorologists in the Middle East,
The spread of this news in all Arab countries and on all social networking sites have already stated previously that the Bekaa is threatened by heavy rains and floods
JET STREAM ran through southern Europe and North Africa passed over Lebanon
JET STREAM GOING SOUTH SOURCE METEOWEB
FLOODS PHOTO
https://www.facebook.com/Khneisser.weather/photos/a.596174583816115...
Jun 19, 2018
Derrick Johnson
The tropical cyclone that created LAKES across the world's biggest sand desert: Incredible satellite images reveal the aftermath of killer Cyclone Mekunu
Spanning the southern third of the Arabian Peninsula, the Rub’ al-Khali is the world’s largest contiguous sand desert, and one of the driest places on Earth.
However, in May this year, Tropical Cyclone Mekunu passed over the region, dramatically changing the landscape.
It created a vast series of in the lowlands between dunes - revealed for the first time in these incredible images.
Salalah, a large port city in Oman about 300 kilometers (190 miles) south of this image, reportedly received 278 millimeters (11 inches) of rain over 24 hours between May 25–26 - more than twice the average amount the city sees in a year.
Authorities say Cyclone Mekunu killed at least 30 people when it barreled across Oman and Yemen.
The storm's Category 3 hurricane-equivalent landfall was one of the strongest on record in Oman.
The storm dumped more than two years' worth of rain on Oman in just 24 hours, flooding streets and trapping vehicles.
The International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies said in a statement that the majority of the fatalities happened on the Yemeni island of Socotra, where 20 were killed.
The cyclone packed maximum sustained winds of 170-180 kilometers (105-111 miles) per hour with gusts of up to 200 kph (124 mph).
The amazing images were captured by Operational Land Imager (OLI) on Landsat 8 acquired these false-color images of the eastern part of the desert in Saudi Arabia, near the border of Oman.
False-color (bands 7-5-3) makes it easier to distinguish different rock and soil types and to detect the presence of moisture. 'Mekunu dissipated as it tracked northwest over land, but still delivered huge amounts of of water to the desert,' NASA said.
Notice where water collected in the lowlands between sand dunes.'
For comparison, the second image was acquired on May 13 and represents the typically dry appearance of the interdune sand flats.
Source: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-5861745/Tropical-cyc...
Jun 20, 2018
KM
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5857627/Death-attributed-fl...
One dead in Upper Midwest flash floods which have left huge sinkholes along roads as some areas are hit with more than 15 inches of rain
Widespread flooding in the Upper Midwest was blamed for at least one death in Wisconsin, while disaster declarations were issued Monday in northern Michigan after flash-flooding washed out roads, damaged businesses and caused dozens of sinkholes.
The body of a 75-year-old man was recovered about 60 feet (18 meters) from his pickup truck in a ditch along a flooded road Sunday in White River, the Ashland County Sheriff's Office said Monday. Sheriff's officials said the investigation was ongoing but that the death was flood related.
Heavy rains also flooded roads in northern areas of Minnesota, causing some sections to collapse. In parts of Michigan's Upper Peninsula, where up to 7 inches (18 centimeters) of rain was reported, swollen waterways washed away roads, leaving behind large chunks of concrete and asphalt, making some streets impassible.
The body of a 75-year-old man was recovered about 60 feet (18 meters) from his pickup truck in a ditch along a flooded road Sunday in White River, Wisconsin
'The majority of us can't even get home. Roads are collapsed. Bridges are collapsed. Roads are covered in water. Whatever roads aren't collapsed it depends on how heavy of a vehicle you drive whether or not you are able to drive on those roads,' Tom Cowell, who lives in Chassell, a community on a peninsula in Lake Superior, told local television station WLUC.
'This is a pretty wild experience that we are having here,' he said.
In nearby Houghton, a swollen creek washed away much of a parking lot and a Taco Bell sign. The land up to the restaurant's building caved into an adjacent ravine. Water rushed down a hilly street through businesses, including a comic book store and sporting goods shop where employees were trying to salvage goods.
Jun 20, 2018
SongStar101
The U.S. just had its warmest May in history, blowing past 1934 Dust Bowl record
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/capital-weather-gang/wp/2018/06...
Almost every tract of land in the contiguous United States was warmer than normal in May, helping to break a Dust Bowl-era record.
The month’s average temperature 0f 65.4 degrees swept by the previous high mark of 64.7 degrees set in 1934. Temperatures were more than 5 degrees above normal, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, which published a May U.S. climate assessment Wednesday.
The 1934 record was impressive, enduring for decades even as the climate has warmed because of increasing greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. One of the main reasons May 1934 was so hot was because it was so dry, posting the least precipitation for the month on record. When the land surface is dry, it heats up faster.
A combination of drought and farming practices had left fields bare of vegetation in 1934, resulting in “an estimated 35 million acres of formerly cultivated land had been rendered useless for farming,” according to History.com.
The parched conditions were so severe that on May 11 “a massive dust storm two miles high traveled 2,000 miles to the East Coast, blotting out monuments such as the Statue of Liberty and the U.S. Capitol,” History.com wrote.
In May 2018, temperatures soared to record levels even without as much help from dry soils. Precipitation was a hair above normal averaged over the nation. Maryland, hit by major floods in Frederick and Ellicott City, had its wettest May on record. So did Florida. Asheville, N.C., posted 14.68 inches of rain, its wettest month in history.
Jun 21, 2018
jorge namour
Istanbul - TURKEY
JUNE 2018
TRADUCED
This is how the people of Istanbul are waiting for the storm and HAIL
https://www.facebook.com/Khneisser.weather/posts/1412375402196025
Jun 26, 2018
Juan F Martinez
Florida - Looks like a scene from, War of the Worlds.
AMAZING PHOTO! Check out this incredible shot by Nick Alan out of Connerton in Land O' Lakes during the lightning storm yesterday. Wow
Jun 27, 2018
Gerard Zwaan
Heatwaves reported from Canada, U.S. UK, Europe and Russia as the Northern Hemisphere hits high summer
As summer hits the Northern Hemisphere heatwaves are being reported from Canada, the U.S. the UK, Europe and Asia as the northern half of the planet bakes.
Of course, it is summer but for the whole Northern Hemisphere to witnessing heat-wave weather this is unusual.
In parts of south-west France, temperatures are expected to hit 40 deg C (104 deg F) today.
In Canada residents in the Toronto area had to endure a humidex temp which pushed into the mid-40s deg C (113 deg F) this weekend as the heat is expected to last the rest of this week.
Meanwhile, a dangerous, oppressive heat wave has scorched central, and the eastern US this weekend.
Temperatures have reached at least 30 Celsius in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland during the last week with the hot weather expected to hold well into next week.
Here in western and northern Europe, we are also basking in glorious sunshine with very hot temperatures and no let up in the coming week.
High temperatures along with high humidity have been hindering the players during the World Cup in Russia.
Source: www.thebigwobble.org/2018/07/heatwaves-reported-from-canada-to.html
Jul 2, 2018
Juan F Martinez
29 degrees and snow in Montana, July 3, 2018
Blending seasons.
Source: Showdown Montana Ski Resort
https://www.facebook.com/showdownmontana/photos/pcb.211249728882582...
Jul 4, 2018
Juan F Martinez
Jul 7, 2018
KM
'It was pretty much mayhem': Storm leaves campers trapped
Source
Sunday, July 8, 2018, 6:51 PM - It was a close call for a number of families camping at Saskatchewan's Emma Lake Friday night, who awoke to a storm tearing through the Murray Point campground.
Terri Bjarnason was in her camper with her husband and two young children.
She said she was trying to go to sleep when it started to rain and the wind began to howl.
"We heard a big crack and we looked out our window, and there was a tree at our site that had snapped off and was laying across the road," she said.
A truck that was hit by a tree during the storm on Saturday morning at Emma Lake. (Facebook/Lakeland & District Fire Department)
Bjarnason's husband ran out to put their awning away when the storm revved up.
"All of a sudden the camper was being rocked and I thought that we were rolling. I was thrown forward and there were cabinets on top of me," she said. "I didn't know what had happened. I thought that we were upside down."
Bjarnason said her leg was stuck under furniture but she was able to get free and crawl out of a hole in the side of the camper that had been made by another fallen tree.
BELOW: Another week, another severe storm risk for this Prairie province
She said she called 911 at 12:30 a.m., while both of her children, ages five and three, were still sleeping in their bunk beds.
The couple carried their children to another nearby trailer while they waited for the rain, thunder and lightning to die down.
While their camper is destroyed, Bjarnason has only scratches and bruises. The rest of her family was unscathed.
One other camper was destroyed nearby, but no one was hurt at that lot either. Another four people who were sleeping in a tent woke up to find out a tree came down right next to them, Bjarnason said.
40 first responders in action
Those in the area were trapped by trees lying across the road until park officials came around with chainsaws and cleared the way.
Chris McShannock, fire chief with Lakeland and District Fire Department, said 22 firefighters responded. With emergency responders from Parkland ambulance, conservation officers and park staff, he said about 40 people took part in the rescue effort.
About 15 to 18 people were trapped, although some got out before emergency crews arrived, he said. At the time, campers were panicked.
"It kind of seemed like chaos. Everybody didn't really know what to do," McShannock said. "There were so many trees down you couldn't take 10 steps without jumping over or crawling under a tree. It was pretty much mayhem."
McShannock said the day's hot weather sparked a thunderstorm and a significant wind which took down the trees.
A few people sustained minor injuries and were checked over by paramedics. No one was taken to hospital.
McShannock said park staff continued to clear the trees from the area Saturday.
"It's kind of like a box of toothpicks when you drop it on the floor," he said. "It's a mess. It's all over the place."
According to McShannock, the last significant storm at the Murray Point Campground took place seven years ago.
Emma Lake is about 40 kilometres northwest of Prince Albert
Jul 9, 2018
Gerard Zwaan
Unprecedented Japanese floods death toll near 100 with more than 50 missing and almost 6 million ordered to evacuate as horror unfolds
The death toll from torrential rains in western Japan reached 88 late Sunday, with over 50 others still missing after massive flooding and landslides destroyed homes and displaced tens of thousands. Rescue operations by Self-Defense Forces personnel and others were continuing in disaster-hit areas early Monday, as Japan's weather agency warned the public of the continuing danger of landslides and flooding.
At one point, evacuation orders or advisories were issued for up to 5.9 million people in 19 prefectures, while over 30,000 people were staying at evacuation centres as of Sunday afternoon, according to the Fire and Disaster Management Agency.
The number of casualties is expected to rise as damage in affected areas unfolds.
Many people are believed to be stranded in their homes due to a lack of access roads because of flooding.
In Okayama Prefecture, one of the hardest-hit areas, more than 1,000 people were temporarily trapped on the roofs of buildings submerged by floods following the bursting of three dykes on the nearby Oda River.
Most of them were rescued by boats or helicopters.
In the Mabi district, about 1,200 hectares, or one-third of the district, was submerged.
About 4,600 homes were inundated in the area.
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism mobilized pumper trucks to drain the inundated area but it is likely to take about two weeks to complete the drainage.
Since the downpour began Thursday, 38 people have died in Hiroshima, 21 in Ehime and 13 in Okayama.
The other casualties were from Yamaguchi, Kyoto, Gifu, Shiga, Hyogo, Kochi, Fukuoka and Kagoshima prefectures.
About 267,000 homes suffered water outages in 11 prefectures as of Sunday.
Roads were also damaged and flooded everywhere and many railway sections remain disrupted. According to the transport ministry, 17 railroad operators were suspending services on 56 routes in western Japan or elsewhere.
Businesses continued to be affected, with automaker Mazda Motor Corp and Daihatsu Motor Co, a minivehicle making unit of Toyota Motor Corp, suspending operations in factories in Kyoto, Hiroshima and Yamaguchi.
The companies decided on the suspension to ensure the safety of employees amid traffic disruptions as well as due to uncertainty over the procurement of auto parts.
Source: www.thebigwobble.org/2018/07/unprecedented-japanese-floods-death.html
Jul 9, 2018
Gerard Zwaan
As 2018 is set to be the hottest year ever Europe is beginning to parch from the lack of water after 50 days without rainfall
As June is expected to be named the hottest June ever on this planet and July going the same way and 2018 set to be the hottest year ever Europe is beginning to parch from the lack of water
After what seems like weeks without rainfall this is what grass looks like in North Holland after the incredible heatwave which has gripped the UK and Western and Northern Europe recently.
Reservoirs are running dry after a 50-day dry spell while global temperatures rocket.
Millions of homes in the UK are facing hose-pipe bans as a water shortage looms.
The extreme weather conditions have been taking their toll on roads, with melting tarmac leading to a number of incidents around the UK.
According to the Daily Mail, a 24-year-old man’s leg got stuck in a sinkhole when tarmac melted beneath him while he was on his way to buy breakfast on Thursday in Newcastle.
He was trapped from the thigh downwards for 20 minutes before firemen using a hammer and chisel freed him.
A global map of temperatures from July 7, 2018, showing the above average heat which is affecting the northern hemisphere
Source: www.thebigwobble.org/2018/07/as-2018-is-set-to-be-hottest-year-ever...
Jul 9, 2018
Juan F Martinez
Grand Marais, Michigan - 4.00 Inch Hail Near Newberry, Michigan On 06/30/2018
http://www.stormersite.com/showreport/437397
This grapefruit sized hail was reported at 12:40:00 PM CDT on 06/30/2018 about 23 miles from the center of Newberry, Michigan. Newberry has a population of 1519. The exact location that this hail report originated from was 46.68, -85.64. The area around Newberry has had 4 hail storm reports within 10 miles in the last 3 years.
Jul 13, 2018
Juan F Martinez
This fell from the sky in Italy Monday July 16th 2018
Jul 17, 2018
Gerard Zwaan
WATER SUPPLY IN RIJN RIVER BELOW MINIMUM LEVEL
By Janene Pieters on July 19, 2018 - 08:59
The supply of water to the Rijn river that enters at Spijk Nederland dropped below the minimum limit for the month of July, the national coordination committee for water distribution LCW announced. The LCW therefore issued a code yellow, which means that a water shortage may be imminent. The low water level may lead to measures, though what measures exactly is not yet clear, the LCW said, NU.nl reports.
According to the LCW, both the Rijn and the Maas are important for the water supply in the Netherlands. The minimum quantity of water that must flow into the Rijn in July is 1,200 cubic meters per second. On July 15th this dropped below that limit, and it currently stands at 1,140 cubic meters per second. Almost no rain is expected in the basin of the river, elsewhere in Europe, for the next week. The LCW therefore expects that the water supply will drop well below 1,100 cubic meters per second.
The water supply to the Maas is expected to drop to between 30 and 60 cubic meters per second. This is still above the lower limit of 25 cubic meters per second, and the LCW does not expect it will drop below that limit over the next 15 days. The water levels in the IJsselmeer area are "on level", except for those of the Veluwerand lakes.
The consequences of the drought are most noticeable on the high sandy soils in the Netherlands - Noord-Brabant, Limburg, Drenthe, Twente, the Achterhoek and the Veluwe. These areas are not supplied by water from rivers and are completely dependent on rainfall. The ban on irrigation using surface water will remain in place in these areas for the time being.
The LCW expects that, especially in agriculture, the demand for water will increase to higher than the supply in the coming period. "At the moment supply and demand are in balance, but that will change", Harold van Waveren, chairman of the LCW, said, according to the newspaper. The weather services expect no significant rainfall in the weeks ahead. It is expected that the national average of the precipitation deficit will rise to 266 millimeters. "Such a precipitation deficit is comparable with the situation in the record [drought] year of 1976", according to the LCW.
No water is currently being discharged to the sea through the Asluitdijk and Haringvliet locks, to retain as much fresh water as possible. Water boards are also continually monitoring peat dikes, to make sure they don't break through like what happened in 2003. Due to the drought, the peat became lighter and caused a dike to be washed away. They dikes are sprayed with water where necessary, making the peat heavier, which should prevent the dike breaking.
The drought and heat also mean that the water quality in the Netherlands is decreasing. Over the past weeks, there were increasing reports of blue-green algae, botulism, fish mortality and unwanted bacteria in fresh water. The expectation is that the water temperature will rise further in the coming week, thereby decreasing the quality further. But in relative terms, the situation is not too bad. "Despite the high water temperature, the water quality is still of good quality compared to other years", the LCW said. Rijkswaterstaat and the water boards call on swimmers to only go swimming in official swimming locations.
On Wednesday the municipality of Sittard-Geleen warned residents that the drought is increasing the rat problem. The wells along the street are drying up. "Rats do not like that. They need water every day and come out of the sewer in search of water and food", the municipality wrote on Facebook. Pouring a bucket of water into the wells will help keep the rats in the sewers, and also reduce the sewage smell, the municipality said.
Source: https://nltimes.nl/2018/07/19/water-supply-rijn-river-minimum-level
Jul 20, 2018
KM
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5972703/Tornado-hits-factor...
'Houses are being torn to shreds': Dramatic video shows powerful tornadoes ravaging through Iowa - entirely flattening one town which has been left in a state of emergency
Amateur video posted on social media of powerful tornadoes ripping through Iowa looked like scenes right out of the movie Twister.
The dramatic images showed the roofs of homes torn to shreds as tornadoes waded through rural parts of the Hawkeye State on Thursday.
A flurry of tornadoes swept through central Iowa, flattening buildings and damaging the courthouse in Marshalltown and hitting an agricultural machinery plant in Pella as people were working.
Authorities said a hospital was evacuated and there were some injuries from the storms.
Hardest hit appeared to be Marshalltown, a city of 27,000 people about 50 miles northeast of Des Moines, where brick walls collapsed in the streets, roofs were blown off buildings and the cupola of the historic courthouse tumbled 175 feet to the ground. The city declared a state of emergency Thursday evening.
A number of people were injured while a hospital was evacuated. UnityPoint Health hospital in Marshalltown was damaged
UnityPoint Health hospital in Marshalltown was damaged, spokeswoman Amy Varcoe said.
Varcoe said all 40 of its patients were being transferred to the health system's hospitals in Waterloo and Grundy Center.
The Marshalltown hospital's emergency room remained open to treat patients injured in the storm, Varcoe said. Ten people injured in the storm had been treated by 7pm Thursday, she said.
She did not know how serious those patients' injuries were.
Another tornado hit agricultural machinery maker Vermeer Manufacturing, where some people were still working, in the town of Pella, about 40 miles southeast of Des Moines.
It scattered huge sheets of metal through a parking lot and left one building with a huge hole in it.
Pella Police Lt. Shane Cox told television station KCCI-TV that some people from the plant were taken to a hospital, but he didn't know the extent of injuries or the number of people.
Damage to production plants at Vermeer Corp., a farm and construction equipment manufacturer in Pella, Iowa, is seen in an aerial view on Thursday
A local resident runs past a tornado-damaged building on Main Street in Marshalltown, Iowa
Jul 20, 2018
Gerard Zwaan
Various article about the weather and drought in Europe
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/jul/20/crop-failure-an...
https://nltimes.nl/2018/07/19/water-supply-rijn-river-minimum-level
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/jul/20/uk-water-firm-asks-...
http://www.euronews.com/2018/07/19/the-record-breaking-heatwave-tha...
Hailstorm, 80 cm did fall near Nice, France
https://youtu.be/7ubPTU4UR90
Forest fires in Sweden
https://youtu.be/qP9ubw6JQVE
Jul 20, 2018
Yvonne Lawson
'It's dire': farmers battle their worst drought in 100 years – New South Wales, Australia
In the central-west region of New South Wales, farmers continue to battle a crippling drought that many locals are calling the worst since 1902. In Warrumbungle shire, where sharp peaks fall away to once fertile farmland, the small town of Coonabarabran is running out of water. The town dam has fallen to 23% of its capacity and residents are living with level-six water restrictions. There are real fears the town will run dry.
Last year the Doolans recorded their fourth-lowest average rainfall and it has been followed by even drier conditions. They have sold whatever stock they can and spend their entire days at the moment feeding the cattle that remains because the pastures have dried up.
Farmers in this part of NSW are importing almost all food for their livestock from as far away as South Australia as prices rise with demand. The continued cost of buying feed is causing many to question their future on the land. The NSW government recently approved an emergency drought relief package of $600m, at least $250m of which will cover low-interest loans to assist eligible farm businesses to recover. The package has been welcomed but, in the words of a local farmer, “it barely touches the sides”. With the prospect of a dry El Niño weather pattern hitting the state in spring, the longer-term outlook is dire.
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/jul/19/you-count-your-...
Jul 22, 2018
jorge namour
Greece asks for international help as one person killed in fires
Mon Jul 23, 2018
https://www.presstv.com/Detail/2018/07/23/569061/Greece--internatio...
Greece appealed for help from other countries on Monday, July 23, to tackle fires raging uncontrolled near Athens that killed at least one person.
"Due to the large expanse, the intensity, and the dangers the fires pose, the country has submitted a request through the European civil protection mechanism for international ground and air assistance," fire brigade spokesperson Stavroula Malliri said.
Greek emergency services said one person had been killed and 25 persons were injured.
In the port town of Rafina, on Athens' east coast, some 30 kilometres from the capital, a heavily populated area full of summer homes, fire-fighters battled flames amidst houses. A local mayor said he saw at least 100 homes and 200 cars engulfed in flames.
Greek authorities urged residents in the coastal region of Kineta, some 54 kilometres west from Athens, to abandon their homes as a wildfire burned ferociously.
The army was drafted in on Monday afternoon to help fight the blazes. Some flights, mainly landings, were disrupted on Monday afternoon by low visibility and diverted elsewhere, air traffic controllers said.
Jul 24, 2018
jorge namour
'It will impact the world': Gov. Brown on wheat loss from Substation Fire
OREGON
uly 19, 2018
https://www.kgw.com/article/money/it-will-impact-the-world-gov-brow...
"This [fire] will have devastating impacts on Oregon. This is definitely our wheat basket. It's going to impact Oregon, it's going to impact the world," said Oregon Gov. Kate Brown.
PORTLAND, Ore. — The Substation Fire, which has burned more than 50,000 acres southeast of The Dalles, will have a substantial impact on Oregon’s agricultural economy, according to Oregon Gov. Kate Brown.
In addition to causing one death and forcing several communities to evacuate, the fire is threatening wheat crops and livestock in Sherman and Wasco counties.
"This [fire] will have devastating impacts on Oregon. This is definitely our wheat basket," Brown said on Thursday. "It’s going to impact Oregon, it’s going to impact the world.
“We have an awful lot of wheat out there that had not been harvested, that is in danger of being destroyed,” he said.
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Heat wave record in the United Kingdom: London at risk of catastrophic fires
25 July 2018
http://www.meteoweb.eu/2018/07/caldo-regno-unito-incendi-londra/112...
he inhabitants of London were asked not to throw cigarette butts and any kind of live flame on dry grass after a series of grass fires in the city
The record heat wave , in fact, has left completely dry gardens, fields and parks and any fire could flare up could be " catastrophic ", this is the adjective used by local authorities.
The city's firefighters fought two different fires on the hottest day of the year, on July 23 just past. A total of 125 firefighters were called to Woolwich Common on the evening of 23, while another 25 men were summoned for a huge fire in a 4-hectare woodland in Croydon.
Referring to the Woolwich Common fire, station manager Clinton Walsh said: " London is completely dry at the moment and a stray cigarette or even a glass bottle is enough to trigger a fire like this
Jul 26, 2018
SongStar101
Trump declares emergency declaration for California fires
http://www.ktvu.com/news/trump-declares-emergency-declaration-for-c...
REDDING, Calif. (BCN) - President Donald Trump signed an emergency declaration making federal emergency aid available to supplement state, local and tribal efforts in battling California wildfires, the Department of Homeland Security said today.
The state is battling raging fires in several counties. The declaration authorizes the Federal Emergency Management Agency to coordinate disaster relief efforts.
California governor Jerry Brown sent a letter to the president on Friday, requesting an emergency declaration that would help Shasta County communities suffering the impacts of the Carr Fire.
"I am requesting direct federal assistance, including Department of Defense assets to immediately mitigate the impacts of this fire," Brown wrote.
The governor also requested "shelter supplies and water for 30,000 evacuated residents in Shasta County; U.S. Department of Agriculture's assistance in evacuating large animals; mass care; evacuation assistance for individuals with access and functional needs; and ambulatory assistance."
Cal Fire and crews from around the state are battling fires on several different fronts, including major wildfire blazes in Shasta, Mendocino and Mariposa counties.
More details:
AP News updates: https://www.apnews.com/6f5fefa581554c8eb5b2a5e77c9eb849
Fires all over the state:
http://www.fire.ca.gov/general/firemaps
Jul 29, 2018
jorge namour
Record-breaking temperatures could hit Spain, Portugal and create drought conditions, forecasters warn
August 2, 2018
https://edition.cnn.com/2018/08/02/europe/europe-heatwave-drought-w...
London (CNN)Forecasters have warned of potentially record-breaking temperatures in Spain and Portugal this week as much of Europe swelters in a heat wave that has left some farmers suffering drought conditions.
The UK Met Office said parts of the Iberian peninsula could beat the all-time continental European record of 48 degrees Celsius (118.4 degrees Fahrenheit) this week, with inland areas likely to be hotter than the coast.
The Portuguese capital, Lisbon, could see a high of 41 Celsius on Saturday, according to CNN forecasters. Its average temperature is 28 Celsius for this time of year
A heat wave warning was in place across much of southern and eastern France on Thursday.
Vulnerable people such as children and the elderly could be at risk of heat stroke, which occurs when a person's core body temperature rises above 40 Celsius and can lead to permanent brain, heart and kidney damage and, in more severe instances, death.
The United Kingdom is also experiencing a prolonged spell of hot, dry weather
The National Farmers' Union hosted an emergency summit Wednesday with representatives of the UK government, at which it called for its members to be given help to cope with the conditions. Farmers are struggling with irrigation, heat stress on livestock, the loss of crops and a shortage of forage for animals, the union said.
Meanwhile, German Agriculture Minister Julia Klöckner wrote to the European Commission on Wednesday urging it to take steps to help farmers affected by drought. Food for livestock could become scarce in the coming weeks, she warned.
The past four months in Germany have been very hot and dry, particularly in the north and east of the country.
The partly dried-out bed of the River Danube is pictured in Mariaposching, southern Germany, on Wednesday.
Aug 2, 2018
jorge namour
France floods: One missing and 1,600 evacuated
August 10, 2018
https://edition.cnn.com/2018/08/10/europe/france-flash-floods-intl/...
Rescuers walk past damaged bicycles in a flooded camping area on August 9 in Saint-Julien-de-Peyrolas in southern France
Paris (CNN)A German man in his 70s is missing and 1,600 people have been evacuated because of flash floods in France, according to authorities.
The man is thought to have fallen into the fast-flowing River Aube at the village of Rouvres-sur-Aube in eastern France on Thursday afternoon, Françoise Souliman, prefect of the Haute-Marne district, told the German Press Agency on Friday. Divers and a helicopter have been deployed to search for the missing man, Souliman said.
In southeastern France, 1,600 people were evacuated because of a "violent" storm, according to a government statement Thursday.
Rescuers walk past a damaged tent in Saint-Julien-de-Peyrolas.
Supported by four helicopters, more than 400 firefighters and paramilitary officers were mobilized for the rescue operation.
French Interior Minister Gérard Colomb advised citizens to exercise "utmost caution" in a tweet Thursday.
Heavy rainfall has swept across central Europe in the past few days following weeks of extreme heat and drought. Storms in Germany caused hundreds of people to be evacuated and dozens of flights were canceled.
Aug 10, 2018
Khan
Summer snowfall in Saudi Arabia.
Aug 21, 2018
Source
Aug 23, 2018