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
https://bc.ctvnews.ca/heavy-downpour-floods-parts-of-metro-vancouve...
Heavy downpour floods parts of Metro Vancouver
A heavy downpour fell overnight across Metro Vancouver, causing damage due to flooding in some areas.
As much as 20 millimetres of rain fell in the span of two hours in some areas of Vancouver and Richmond, Environment Canada said.
In Kitsilano, residents of some areas found their cars parked in a couple feet of water in an underground parkade near Maple Street and West 1st Avenue. At one point, the water was so high it nearly reached the roof.
A city worker clears a storm drain in Vancouver after a heavy downpour overnight.
Across the city, Chinatown, East Vancouver and Olympic Village were also affected. At one point, West 2nd Avenue looked more like a small lake than a street.
The water was so deep that some roads were closed. On Monday morning, the City of Vancouver said it had received 128 reports of flooding following the storm.
In addition to heavy rainfall, a big contributor to flash flooding may have been recently fallen leaves clogging storm drains. City crews were out overnight dislodging debris that had become stuck in an effort to get the rain to drain away.
Crews that usually pick up garbage were diverted to help clear leaves out of catch basins, and additional staff and equipment were brought in.
"The volumes of water were extreme," the city's chief engineer Jerry Dobrovolny said Monday.
"There was damage to vehicles on the street. Water got so deep it went over floorboards, some got stuck."
And in South False Creek, the rain flooded the lower levels of the neighbourhood energy utility, he said.
The city spends about $1 million on clearing leaves every year, but is now asking the public to help clear their local basins so it doesn't happen again.
And as if the heavy rainfall wasn't enough, residents in the area of Oak Street and 29th Avenue had to deal with a water main break that sent a torrent of water gushing through the neighbourhood.
By Monday afternoon, city crews had shut off the water and taken steps to replace the aging pipe, but not before water levels could cause damage to several properties.
As many as 20 homes in the area are without water as the city worked to resolve the situation.
Oct 30, 2018
Gerard Zwaan
Europe: Spain suffers a whiteout Italy is flooding under torrential rain Germany battered by tornadoes and Hungary is breaking heat records
Crazy weather is still battering Europe, as Spain suffers a whiteout with under zero temperatures, Italy flooding under torrential rain and Germany suffering tornadoes Hungary is breaking heat records.
Hungary's temperature rose to a record high on October 29 and the heat record was also broken for Budapest. The mercury hit 27.1 C. in the village of Kubekhaza in southern Hungary on Monday, the national weather service said. The previous record of 25.9 C. was measured in the village of Szerep in eastern Hungary in 1923. The temperature in the second and fourth districts of Budapest reached 24.3 C. on Monday, breaking a 90-year record when it was 23.5 C., the weather service said.
Oct 30, 2018
Gerard Zwaan
11 dead in Italy as European weather turns deadly: Record floods and snow in the South and record heat in the East
Violent storms battered Italy for a third consecutive day on Tuesday, killing at least 11 people, and flooding much of Venice.
The lagoon city's St Mark's Square remained under water for a second day while the adjacent St Mark's Basilica was inundated, its baptistery totally flooded and its mosaic floors covered by 90cm (2ft 11in) of water.
"The basilica has aged 20 years in just one day, and perhaps I am being overly optimistic about that," said Carlo Tesserin, the church's chief administrator.
"It is becoming ever more difficult for us and indeed could become impossible for us to repair the damage, especially in an age of climate change."
Italian media said it was the second time this century that the basilica had been flooded, and just the fifth time there had been such high water within the body of the cathedral in the structure's 1,000-year history.
Widespread damage was also reported in towns and cities in the north, south and centre of Italy. Many of the 11 deaths were caused by falling trees as winds as strong as 90mph whipped the country. One of the hardest hit regions was Liguria in the north-west.
The breakwater walls in the chic seaside resort of Rapallo were destroyed by pounding waves, letting in a surge of water that toppled dozens of luxury yachts and inflicted heavy damage on the port area. Local media said a yacht owned by the family of former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi was one of those badly damaged.
The nearby resort town of Portofino was cut off by a landslide while the video showed seawater pouring through the picturesque fishing village of Vernazza further to the south.
The weather was expected to improve late on Tuesday and on Wednesday "giving the country a truce", an official from the civil protection agency told Reuters.
Meanwhile, heavy snowfall across south-central France, with up to 40cm (16in) falling in some towns and villages, caused chaos on the roads and knocked out electricity to nearly 200,000 homes, authorities said on Tuesday.
Southern Europe's freak weather has seen the Mediterranean nation of Spain battered by a tornado, just 48 hours after the country was blanketed by heavy snowstorms.
More than 38,000 homes were left without power for a whole day after the tornado ravaged the island of Menorca yesterday.
More than 50 trees and hundreds of power lines were pulled down by the powerful storm, leaving thousands of residents without electricity.
Neighbouring principality Asturias' 25,000 properties also had their power knocked out by the tornado. A week-long spell of rain, snow and unseasonably low temperatures has been blamed on the arrival of a mass of polar air lingering over the Iberian Peninsula.
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.
Hungary's temperature rose to a record high on October 29 and the heat record was also broken for Budapest. The mercury hit 27.1 C. in the village of Kubekhaza in southern Hungary on Monday, the national weather service said. The previous record of 25.9 C. was measured in the village of Szerep in eastern Hungary in 1923.
Source: www.thebigwobble.org/2018/10/11-dead-in-italy-as-european-weather.html
Oct 31, 2018
jorge namour
Weather bombs on "rebel" Italy in Europe ...
2 November 2018
https://terrarealtime.blogspot.com/2018/11/meteo-bombe-sullitalia-r...
All weather patterns on the belpaese were upset. At one time the Atlantic perturbations flowed from the north-west of Europe through the gulf of Biscay and headed south-east.
But what is happening these days is unbelievable if it was not really happening.
As from nothing, huge masses of cloud are forming from central Africa, which violently go back to the north, and hit Italy like a bazooka, with the devastating consequences we are seeing.
Stormy seas with waves up to ten meters high, winds of hurricane that flatten thousands of trees as if they were cardboard, torrential rains that are moving dangerous landslides, lightning and lightning bolts, swollen rivers ready to overflow and devastate a fragile territory ulvers from a hydrogeological point of view.
Nov 3, 2018
KM
https://www.thebigwobble.org/2018/11/tens-of-thousands-of-people-fl...
Tens of thousands of people flee and a town of 30,000 wiped out by a wildfire in Northern California fuelled by predicted strong winds
"Pretty much the community of Paradise is destroyed, it's that kind of devastation," said Cal Fire Capt. Scott McLean late Thursday.
"The wind that was predicted came and just wiped it out."
McLean estimated that a couple of thousand structures were destroyed in the town of 27,000 residents about 180 miles (290 kilometers) northeast of San Francisco, was ordered to get out.
The extent of the injuries and specific damage count was not immediately known as officials could not access the dangerous area.
Butte County CalFire Chief Darren Read said at a news conference that two firefighters and multiple residents were injured.
As she fled, Gina Oviedo described a devastating scene in which flames engulfed homes, sparked explosions and toppled utility poles.
"Things started exploding," Oviedo said.
"People started getting out of their vehicles and running."
An Associated Press photographer saw dozens of businesses and homes leveled or in flames, including a liquor store and gas station.
"It's a very dangerous and very serious situation," Butte County Sheriff Kory Honea said.
"I'm driving through fire as we speak.
We're doing everything we can to get people out of the affected areas."
The blaze erupted as windy weather swept the state, creating the extreme fire danger.
A wind-whipped fire north of Los Angeles in Ventura County burned up to 15 square miles and at least one home in a matter of hours.
It threatened thousands of homes and prompted evacuations of a mobile home park, a state university campus and some neighborhoods.
A nearby blaze was smaller at about 2 square miles but moving quickly.
Acting California Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency for the fire-stricken area in Northern California.
Shari Bernacett said her husband tried to get people to leave the Paradise mobile home park they manage.
He "knocked on doors, yelled and screamed" to alert as many residents as possible, Bernacett said. "My husband tried his best to get everybody out.
The whole hill's on fire.
God help us!" she said before breaking down crying.
She and her husband grabbed their dog, jumped in their pickup truck and drove through flames before getting to safety, she said.
Terrifying videos posted on social media showed cars driving along roads that looked like tunnels of fire with flames on both sides of the road.
Concerned friends and family posted frantic messages on Twitter and other sites saying they were looking for loved ones, particularly seniors who lived at retirement homes or alone.
Among them was Kim Curtis, who was searching for her grandmother, who told family at 8 a.m. Thursday that she would flee her Paradise home in her Buick with her cat.
Her grandmother, who is in her 70s and lives alone, never showed up at a meeting spot in Chico, though.
"We've just been posting all over social media. And just praying for a miracle, honestly," said Curtis, who lives in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Officials were sending as many firefighters as they could, Cal Fire spokesman Rick Carhart said. "Every engine that we could put on the fire is on the fire right now, and more are coming," he said. "There are dozens of strike teams that we're bringing in from all parts of the state."
The sheriff confirmed reports that evacuees had to abandon their vehicles.
Rescuers were trying to put them in other vehicles, he said.
"We're working very hard to get people out.
The message I want to get out is: If you can evacuate, you need to evacuate," Honea said.
The wildfire was reported around daybreak.
Within six hours, it had grown to more than 26 square miles (69 square kilometers), Gaddie said. Thick grey smoke and ash filled the sky above Paradise and could be seen from miles away.
Fire officials said the flames were being fueled by winds, low humidity, dry air and severely parched brush and ground from months without rain.
"Basically, we haven't had rain since last May or before that," said Read, the fire chief.
"Everything is a very receptive fuel bed.
It's a rapid rate of spread."
At the hospital in Paradise, more than 60 patients were evacuated to other facilities and some buildings caught fire and were damaged.
But the main facility, Adventist Health Feather River Hospital, was not, spokeswoman Jill Kinney said.
Some of the patients were initially turned around during their evacuation because of gridlocked traffic and later airlifted to other hospitals, along with staff, Kinney said.
Four hospital employees were briefly trapped in the basement and rescued by California Highway Patrol officers, Kinney said.
The National Weather Service issued red-flag warnings for fire dangers in many areas of the state, saying low humidity and strong winds were expected to continue through Friday evening.
Nov 9, 2018
jorge namour
MIDDLE EAST REGION
ISRAEL
Flash flooding collapses part of Route 90 near Dead Sea
9 November 2018
https://www.timesofisrael.com/flash-flooding-collapses-part-of-rout...
Police say other parts of the major north-south highway at risk due to heavy rains; IDF search-and-rescue team airlifts four stranded hikers to safety
Photos and videos posted online showed Route 90 near the Kidron River split in half after large portions of the pavement crumbled several meters into the ground.
Rainfall throughout the day Friday caused flooding in a number of areas in the Judaean Desert and northern Negev.
Police said the military’s elite search-and-rescue Unit 669 was dispatched to find four hikers in Nahal Og who were stranded in a cave by rising floodwaters. The hikers were pulled to safely via military helicopter, and one was hospitalized for minor injuries, according to a statement.
In a statement, police warned that other parts of Route 90 may be at risk of collapse due to the flash flooding,
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Jordan
Floods kill 7 in Jordan, visitors seek high ground in ancient Petra
https://www.timesofisrael.com/floods-kill-7-in-jordan-visitors-seek...
At least 4 swept away in torrential rains south of Amman, two weeks after 21 killed in Dead Sea flash floods; thousands evacuated from tourist city
AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — Flash floods caused by heavy rain across Jordan killed seven people Friday and forced hundreds of tourists to seek higher ground in the kingdom’s ancient city of Petra, government officials and official media said.
Amateur video posted online showed a powerful torrent rushing through the steep, narrow canyon through which visitors reach the Treasury, the main attraction of Petra, an ancient trading hub carved from rose-colored rock.
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(Boats) in the streets of Kuwait
https://www.facebook.com/gubkuw/videos/vb.362639590554627/144184282...
http://news.kuwaittimes.net/website/flash-floods-wreak-havoc-across...
Public Works Minister resigns, National Guard called in to help as rains wreak havoc across Kuwait
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So the floods hit Riyadh in Saudi Arabia yesterday
https://www.facebook.com/Khneisser.weather/videos/vb.59569140386443...
Nov 10, 2018
KM
http://strangesounds.org/2018/11/never-in-the-memory-of-man-theres-...
Never in the memory of man there’s been case of floods of that magnitude in the desert of Saudi Arabia
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia announced that flash floods have killed at least 30 people across the desert nation over the past month. The government has issued an emergency warning as the situation is expected to get worse across the country. Floods in the land of the Arabs is a sign of the End of Times if I recall correctly. Get prepared! Be ready!
Camels being rescued from the flooded desert:
The desert has turned into a SEA:
Flash flood claims 30 lives in Saudi Arabia within a month:
Terrifying torrents of water:
Giant cracks and craters opening up in a oversaturated sand:
Saudi Arabia is hit with ice storm and flash flood at the same time:
At least 30 people died as a result of incessant flooding in Saudi Arabia.
Desert of Saudi Arabia flooded by unprecedented rains and floods
Most dead drowned in their cars.
Desert of Saudi Arabia flooded by unprecedented rains and floods.
Heavy floods caused by unprecedented rains have begun on October 19th. This is going on for weeks now.
Desert of Saudi Arabia flooded by unprecedented rains and floods
All 13 districts of the country were hit by unusual rains.
Desert of Saudi Arabia flooded by unprecedented rains and floods
The most powerful floods have been observed in the districts of Mecca, Medina, Al-Baha, Asher, Hail, Qasim, Sharqiyah, Tabuk, Gizan and Riyadh.
Desert of Saudi Arabia flooded by unprecedented rains and floods
Almost 4 thousand people were forced to leave their homes.
Desert of Saudi Arabia flooded by unprecedented rains and floods
But things do not seem to calm in the next days.
Desert of Saudi Arabia flooded by unprecedented rains and floods
We are approaching the End of Times… Be ready and get prepared!
Nov 18, 2018
KM
Source
As the world’s largest waves, and wind gusts of more than 100 km/h hit Newfoundland, the island started shaking like during an earthquake
The effects of the incredibly strong low pressure system moving through Atlantic Canada caused more than ripples across the Atlantic Ocean this week, causing giant waves to track towards Europe and Africa. The LARGEST waves on the planet crashed onto the Grand Banks of Newfoundland with significant wave height over 15 metres (50 feet) and theoretical maximum wave height over 30 metres (100 feet) on November 14-15, 2018. Large swells and surf reached Ireland, Portugal, and parts of Africa this weekend. As the world’s largest waves, and wind gusts of more than 100 km/h hit Newfoundland, the island started shaking like during an earthquake. Just look at this image from a seismograph in St. John below… It was going crazy:
As the world’s largest waves, and wind gusts of more than 100 km/h hit Newfoundland, the island is shaking like during an earthquake! Insane!
According to John Cassidy, a seismologist at the Department of Natural Resources of Canada, similar seismic activity is recorded at this time of the year when giant waves combined to high winds engulf the eastern and western coastal regions of Canada.
This video recorded around 7:30 AM on the morning of November 15, 2018 in Bonavista, Newfoundland and Labrador shows the dramatic of the situation when such storms hit:
This is not the only place on Earth where seismographs record seismic activity during violent storms. For example, increased seismic activity was observed after Hurricane Irma passed Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic giving the appearance of earthquakes:
The Weather Network – Largest waves on the planet target Newfoundland, see it here
Nov 19, 2018
KM
https://www.theweathernetwork.com/news/articles/harsh-winter-condit...
Canada already plagued with -50 wind chills, major snow
Wednesday, November 21, 2018, 6:30 AM - Record breaking snowfall, record setting low temperatures, -50 wind chills, impossible driving conditions amid freezing rain and ice. Sounds like the heart of the winter season doesn't it? In reality, ALL of these harsh winter conditions have plagued different parts of the country this fall, leaving little to no areas untouched. Will this be a sign of what's to come this winter or will Mother Nature start to loosen its frosty grip? More on what's happened (keep in mind we had to limit this to just a few main events because the wintry scenes have been endless) and what lies ahead this winter, below.
NORTHERN MANITOBA COLDER NOW THAN TORONTO HAS EVER BEEN
It's currently a tale of two seasons across the Prairies as milder Pacific air and Chinook winds send temperatures soaring to the mid-teens once again in parts of Alberta. That's all while extreme cold warnings cover areas of northern Manitoba where wind chill values are making things feel closer to the -40s. In fact, Thompson, Manitoba recorded a core morning temperature of -35°C on Monday, beating out any cold temperatures the city of Toronto has EVER set in its history.
"The coldest temperature Toronto has ever had was -32.8°C in 1859," says Weather Network meteorologist Chris Murphy. "That means it's been colder in Thompson, Manitoba this fall than it ever gets in Toronto during the winter."
And although Alberta is currently on the "better" side of that storm track, let's not forget the record setting snowfall that walloped southern regions in early Oct.... Calgary ground to a halt after 40 cm of snow hammered the city, prompting appeals to neighbouring cities for additional snow removal equipment.
FEELING LIKE -50: TOO MUCH TOO SOON EVEN BY THE EXTREME NORTH'S STANDARDS
A November chill is by no means rare across parts of our far north, but a recent six consecutive days of record low temperatures with wind chills in the minus FIFTIES does seem a bit extreme.
A wind chill of -52 was recorded on November 18 and 19 in Chesterfield Inlet, Nunavut with a new record low temperature of -35.4°C also set on November 18. That beat out the previous record of -30°C set in 1996.
A WHOPPING 160+CM OF SNOW (DID WE MENTION THIS IS NOVEMBER?)
Probably the most impressive scenes of winter we've seen this fall land in eastern Canada where endless systems have completely buried the region. Get ready for this. Since the start of September, Happy Valley-Goose Bay, Labrador has recorded a whopping 162 cm of ...with a record-setting October snowfall helping to give these numbers a healthy boost. The town picked up nearly 85 cm in October alone, smashing previous October records, which all sat around 60 cm, in the years of 1999, 1996, 1962 and 1944.
HOW AND WHY COULD THIS BE HAPPENING?
There several contributors to the unusually harsh and widespread arrival of winter weather across Canada this year.
"When we look back at history we see that years with a developing El Niño, November often features a jet stream pattern that delivers arctic air to much of central and eastern Canada and that is what we are seeing again this year," says Weather Network meteorologist Dr. Doug Gillham. "However, this year we are also seeing what is called 'cross polar flow.'"
So instead of just having arctic air from northern Canada diving south, we are seeing air from Siberia coming over the top of north pole and plunging south into Canada. This is bringing the coldest air in the northern hemisphere right into Canada.
"We also have a blocking pattern in the atmosphere that has resulted in us getting stuck in this set-up for an extended period of time," Gillham adds.
IS THIS A SIGN OF WHAT'S TO COME THIS WINTER?
According to Gillham, the weather pattern during November is typically a poor predictor of what is to come for the winter season, though history does show us a few examples of years in which the dominant pattern for winter did set-up during November. The big question here: Is what we are currently a false start to winter or a preview of what is to come?
According to our winter forecast, which will be released in an all day event on Monday November 26th, it depends on which part of Canada that you call home.
"For parts of Canada we expect that the dominant weather pattern will be different from what we have seen during the fall, while others are indeed seeing a preview of the winter to come," warns Gillham.
WATCH BELOW: JAW-DROPPING SNOWFALL IN LABRADOR CITY THAT WILL HAVE YOU SHAKING YOUR HEAD 'NO!'
Nov 21, 2018
M. Difato
Rare December tornadoes strike multiple states in central U.S.
https://www.latimes.com/nation/nationnow/la-na-tornadoes-central-us...
Residents in central Illinois assessed damage Sunday after rare December tornadoes, including one the day before that was half a mile wide, ripped roofs off homes in Taylorville, downed power lines and injured at least 20 people.
The severe weather in Illinois was part of a line of thunderstorms that raked areas of the central U.S. late Friday and into Saturday, killing one person in Missouri. The National Weather Service confirmed tornadoes in Illinois, Missouri and Oklahoma.
At least three tornadoes were also confirmed in northwest and southwest Arkansas. They largely caused property and structural damage; no injuries or fatalities were reported.
Peak months for tornadoes in much of the Midwest are April and June, according to the weather service. But at least 12 tornadoes were reported in Illinois on Saturday, including the Taylorville tornado, which has been confirmed. If the majority are confirmed, that would be the most tornadoes in Illinois in a December storm since Dec. 18-19, 1957, when there were 21.
Central Illinois tornadoes: 22 twisters reported in rare outbreak
https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/central-illinois-torna...
Central Illinois is coping with damage and injuries after a rare blitz of tornadoes Saturday, when 22 twisters were reported to the National Weather Service..."
"Illinois has an average of 47 tornadoes a year, not including December, which doesn't have an average,.."
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ZetaTalk about the relationship between the earth wobble and an increase in tornadoes
We stated that tornadoes would become more frequent, more intense, and appear in areas not previously subject to tornadoes. These predictions of ours, made in the past, were based on our knowledge that the Earth wobble would intensify and become more violent. Now that the wobble is rising to meet our predictions the tornado spates and surprises are likewise on the increase. This is certainly not going to go away. The wobble will continue to worsen, and problems with tornadoes will follow. Since you are going to have to live through hurricane force winds during the hour of the pole shift, our advice would be to prepare a storm shelter early, and use this during tornado weather.
http://www.zetatalk.com/ning/04ju2011.htm
The more violent wobble is inciting tornadoes over the N American continent in several ways. First, it drives the Earth under her blanket of air twice daily. During the Figure 8 the N Pole of Earth forms daily, the Earth first leans her magnetic N Pole away from the Sun when it rises up over the horizon at dawn, and then leans her magnetic N Pole away from the Sun toward the other direction ahead of sunset. Since the magnetic N Pole is in the Arctic between Canada and Siberia, this lurching about affects the N American continent primarily. What happens when the N American continent is pushed into the north Pacific at dawn, and again into the north Atlantic at dusk? Cold air is driven over the warm air found overland - precisely what tornadoes need in order to form. A tornado is a pool of cold air atop a pool of warm air. The cold air drops, and spirals as it does so. As the N American continent has warmed inland due to the change of seasons, the contrast between air over the northern oceans and the air inland has increased. Thus the increase in tornadoes during May. What will happen as the continent warms during summer, increasing the contrast? The cold air driven atop the now hot air will find a greater contrast, and tornadoes will increase!
http://www.zetatalk.com/index/zeta456.htm
The Earth wobble is intrinsically connected to a churning atmosphere, and is one of the reasons ZetaTalk was able to go on record early in the ZetaTalk saga with predictions on weather irregularities andtornadoes and hurricanes occurring in atypical places. We knew that the Earth wobble would develop. The Earth wobble centers around the magnetic N Pole, forming a Figure 8. This means that the up/down and side-to-side motion of the wobble engages the Arctic region, daily. Where the complaint is that a normal 40 hour cyclone became a 5 day cyclone, this may in the near future be a minor complaint. It is likely to become a perpetual cyclone, or close to this scenario.
http://www.zetatalk.com/ning/18ag2012.htm
It seems the tremendous increase in tornadoes in the past week must be due to the approach of Nibiru. Is this in response to the wobble, and will it settle down soon or should we expect even more and worse after the "traditional" end of the tornado season
Yes, this is due to the wobble. And no, it will not settle down. And yes, it will get worse.
http://www.zetatalk.com/index/zeta452.htm
2008 ZetaTalk Newsletter about the record breaking tornado season
http://www.zetatalk.com/newsletr/issue080.htm
Previously posted, Oklahoma tornado tears massive path of death, destruction
https://poleshift.ning.com/profiles/blogs/oklahoma-tornado-tears-ma...
Dec 3, 2018
KM
https://www.financialexpress.com/india-news/watch-fresh-snowfall-in...
WATCH: Fresh snowfall in Jammu and Kashmir cripples normal life, temperature dips to minus 15 degree Celsius
Temperature in the border state of Jammu and Kashmir dipped significantly lower after the state received fresh snowfall on Monday, bringing the movement of traffic to a grinding halt in many areas of the state and severely affecting normal life.
According to news agency ANI, Rajouri town which is known as Vale of Lakes has received around 3 to 4 feet snowfall. The region, around 155 km from Srinagar, has been witnessing heavy snowfall for the last few days.
The famous Mughal Road in the district has been closed due to a heavy spell of snow. The road has been closed for the last seven days due to snowfall in Pir Panjal mountain range. As a result, the local administration on Wednesday deployed officials with heavy equipment to clear the road and restore movement of traffic.
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According to the MeT office, Sunday recorded the season’s coldest night when the temperature dropped to minus 15.7 degree Celsius. In Kargil town, the temperature settled at minus 11.4 degree Celsius. In Srinagar, temperature settled at minus 4.8 degrees Celsius, while Qazigund recorded minus 5.2 degrees Celsius. The ski-resort of Gulmarg recorded minus 8.3 degrees Celsius.
While Jammu recorded minus 1.2 degree Celsius, the temperature in Batote town settled at 1.5 degree Celsius. At the Katra base camp, the temperature was around 6 degrees Celsius.
Several northern states including national capital Delhi also reported a sharp dip in temperature. In Delhi, the minimum temperature settled at 7 degree Celsius and the maximum was 23.
Dec 18, 2018
KM
https://www.theweathernetwork.com/news/articles/port-orchard-tornad...
Powerful, rare tornado rips through Seattle area
Rare tornado strikes near Seattle
Tuesday, December 18, 2018, 8:47 PM - A powerful tornado tore through a Seattle-area town on Tuesday afternoon, damaging homes and vehicles along its path.
The twister touched down just before 2 p.m. local time, according to the National Weather Service (NWS), raking through the Puget Sound community of Port Orchard, about 13 miles west of Seattle.
Images of significant damage to homes and trees in the area quickly started appearing on social media as well as via local news agencies. There are no reports of any injuries at this time.
(Related: Tornado safety tips)
The NWS will send a survey team on Wednesday morning to asses the damage and classify the intensity of the storm. "Until we conduct a tornado survey tomorrow morning, we can not speculate on the strength of the tornado," the weather agency said via Twitter.
RARE STORM
While tornadoes occur in every month of the year in the United States, they aren't particularly common in the Pacific Northwest, and especially not in December. Washington averages only 2.5 tornadoes per year. If Tuesday's tornado is rated EF-2 or higher, it would become the first 'significant' tornado (those EF-2 or higher) in Washington state since 1986, and the first significant December tornado in the state since 1969. Even more unusual: if the storm is rated EF-2 (or higher), Washington state will match Texas for the number of EF-2 storms in December -- 1. Washington state has no EF-4 or EF-5 tornadoes on record.
TORNADO TOUCHES DOWN NEAR SEATTLE
Dec 19, 2018
Gerard Zwaan
Giant hailstones 8 centimetres wide smash windscreens, roofs and windows cancelling flights as "catastrophic" storm cell hits Sydney
File photo
Insurers are bracing for a flood of claims after Sydney's "catastrophic" hailstorm yesterday, which saw many parts of the city pelted with hail up to 8 centimeters wide.
The Insurance Council of Australia (ICA) has declared the storm a catastrophe and said claims so far had been mostly about damage to motor vehicles, including smashed windscreens.
Residents have also been ringing their insurers about damage to tiled or metal roofs and flooding. ICA spokesman Campbell Fuller said the financial impact of the storms would be significant.
"It won't be known for some days or even several weeks," he said.
"Residents and businesses are prioritizing making their properties safe ... and they'll contact their insurers when they get to it."
The Bureau of Meteorology said the storms pelted a widespread area with large hailstones.
Many areas looked as though they had been blanketed by snow.
Dozens of flights at Sydney Airport are now delayed or canceled as a flow-on effect of the storm last night, and travelers have described the check-in process as "chaos".
A spokesman for the airport said there were delays at T1 (international) and T2 (domestic).
The delays at T2 are up to 60 minutes for some services and at T1, flights are running around 40 minutes behind.
The backlog of flights is largely due to the wild weather yesterday but also poor weather in Melbourne today, the spokesman said.
"If you're catching a flight out of Sydney today allow several hours because it's constipated as f**k," writer Benjamin Law tweeted.
Virgin Australia has advised passengers to allow 2.5 hours before their domestic flight as "it's incredibly busy".
Surfers at Bondi Beach had few options for shelter, and while many made a dash for the shore, some stuck it out in the water and used their boards for cover.
At Berowra, on the upper North Shore, there were reports of hail about 8 centimeters wide, while Cabramatta in the south-west and parts of Surry Hills received hail about half that size.
A State Emergency Service spokesperson said Berowra was one of the worst-hit areas, with "almost every second home" needing assistance.
"Giant hailstones, which is hail greater than 5 centimeters, are quite specifically driven in supercell thunderstorms," meteorologist Jordan Notara said.
"We do get them quite regularly over summer through NSW, but these storm cells redeveloped quite intensely over Sydney specifically."
The state's most highly populated area was right in the firing line, worsening the impact.
Mr Fuller said an "insurance catastrophe" was declared due to the extent of the damage, which was evident early in the storms.
"The declaration means insurers are prioritizing claims from the hailstorm and they're endeavoring to help customers as quickly as possible," he said.
It also means a taskforce has been set up specifically to liaise with emergency services and government bodies.
While the cost of the storms will not be known for some time, Mr Fuller said a catastrophe was declared when the damage bill was likely to be in the tens of millions of dollars or higher.
Source: http://www.thebigwobble.org/2018/12/giant-hailstones-8-centimetres-...
Dec 21, 2018
SongStar101
2018 drought was brutal for Europe. In Germany rivers suffered with agriculture aide requests of $384 million.
Germany registers record low rainfall
https://www.dw.com/en/germany-registers-record-low-rainfall/a-46510847
A dry spell in Germany that began in February has continued into November, making the summer and fall the driest on record. The drought has impacted farmers and left bodies of water at record lows.
Germany experienced its driest summer and fall/autumn this year since records began, the German Weather Service (DWD) said on Thursday.
From June to November, 225 liters of rain fell per square meter of land, an amount far below the previous record low of 268 liters in the year 1911.
"If you look at summer and fall together, it has never been so dry since the beginning of regular measurements in 1881," the meteorologists said, adding that the dry spell had started in February.
In the fall, DWD's 2,000 measurement stations recorded an average of 95 liters of rain per square meter, or 51 percent less than the norm of 183 liters. That made the season the fourth driest on record.
The result of the dry spell has been historically low water levels in rivers, streams and lakes. Farmers have also been hit by the drought and provided government support. Germany's vintners, meanwhile, were expecting bumper harvests.
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The Rhine, a Lifeline of Germany, Is Crippled by Drought
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/04/world/europe/rhine-drought-water...
The news was bad, as it so often is these days.
One of the longest dry spells on record has left parts of the Rhine at record-low levels for months, forcing freighters to reduce their cargo or stop plying the river altogether.
“I’ve never experienced so little water here,” said Captain Sep, who has been working on the river since 1982, the last 22 years on the Rex-Rheni. “It’s becoming so low that it’s very difficult for ships to pass.”
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Water woes as drought leaves Germany's Rhine shallow
https://phys.org/news/2018-10-woes-drought-germany-rhine-shallow.html
Germany’s iconic Rhine river is at a record low bringing businesses and boats to a standstill
https://www.news.com.au/world/europe/the-once-mighty-rhine-river-is...
MONTHS of drought have left Germany’s Rhine river at a record low, dealing a blow to the economy and exposing relics from the past.
THE docks are eerily quiet at Cologne’s main port on the mighty River Rhine, with hundreds of containers piled up and awaiting their journey north on one of Europe’s busiest commercial arteries.
Months of scarce rainfall and hot sunny weather drove water levels on the Rhine to a record low, forcing ship operators to suspend services to keep vessels from running aground.
“We haven’t had any new ships in Cologne since last week — they stop in Duisburg” 80 kilometres north, Oliver Grossmann, head of shipping company CTS, told AFP.
He said that under normal conditions, “three or four” of his big vessels would stop each day in the city known for its Gothic cathedral.
The few barges still chugging along the river have had to drastically reduce their cargo to stay afloat.
Sitting in his office overlooking the mountain of containers, Grossman said rail links can only fill part of the gap as long as river transport is paralysed because of a lack of infrastructure and train engineers.
At the entrance to the port of Duisburg, a small tower houses a Rhine measuring station. On its roof are two LED panels reading 5.09 feet.
“This is the lowest level ever measured here,” said Jan Boehme, a hydrologist with the Water and Shipping Authority.
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Helmholtz - German Drought Monitor
http://www.ufz.de/index.php?en=37937
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German farmers wait for aid, months after drought
https://www.dw.com/en/german-farmers-wait-for-aid-months-after-drou...
During the summer, an exceptional heatwave and dry spell wreaked havoc on the crop yields of German farmers. Emergency state aid was pledged, but bureaucracy has held up the payments, farmers say.
he swelteringly hot summer of 2018 has long since given way to the early chills of winter in Germany but the effects of the damaging drought that gripped the country from May to August are still being felt by the country's farmers.
While around 8,000 farmers have applied for emergency aid so far — as promised to them by the government in August — no money has yet been paid out, the German Farmers' Union (DBV) confirmed to DW on Friday.
"I can tell you that no money has actually been paid out yet. We've said all along that the procedure involved is far too bureaucratic and time-consuming," said DBV spokesman Axel Finkenwirth.
When the extent of the crop losses and damages wrought by the crisis became apparent in August, both national and local government pledged emergency state aid to t...
An exceptionally hot May was followed by three months almost fully devoid of rain, and as a result, the harvest in various German states was drastically hit. The overall reduction in the country's grain harvest was down by around 25 percent while some states, such as Lower Saxony in the northwest, were hit even harder.
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European drought could cause global food shortages
https://www.theweathernetwork.com/news/articles/europe-heatwave-dro...
Since May 2018, Europe has been experiencing a dry spell and above-average seasonal temperatures, including numerous heat waves. The Lithuanian government has declared a state of emergency for the drought and Latvia acknowledged it as a natural disaster of national scale.
Norway, Ireland, and Denmark have imposed water restrictions. Electricity prices are expected to rise in Norway, Belgium, and the Netherlands due to a high dependency on hydropower.
The European Drought Observatory (EDO) created a map visualizing which countries and regions are experiencing the worst of the drought.
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France hard hit by drought as well...
France brings in water restrictions to battle drought
Water restrictions are currently in place in 46 departments across France following the heatwave of the past few weeks.
These areas have adopted at least one measure to reduce water use and 86 local orders limiting the use of water are currently in place.
As water levels become critical in many regions, in places such as the Loiret for example, farmers have been instructed to cut back their use of water for agricultural use.
The Gard has banned people from filling up their swimming pool and washing their cars and fountains have been switched off. Farmers there cannot water between 10 am and 6 pm.
Jan 2, 2019
Juan F Martinez
"Which way is the wind blowing, Holmes?" "That depends, Watson, these days it's all over the place. "
The image below from 1-2-2018 reflects winds at the height of the 250 hPa level which is about 35,000 feet or 11 km. It shows chaotic wind flows with very warm tropical air mixing with polar air masses, a perfect storm is brewing. Climate Chaos, caused by the #Earth_Wobble, and it's getting worse as #Planet X approaches. Fasten your seat belts.
https://earth.nullschool.net/
Jan 3, 2019
KM
Source
Southern Greece known for its Mediterranean warmth gets snow in record cold spell with temperatures reaching -23 degrees C, -9 deg F
Athens awakened to blankets of snow on Tuesday thanks to a storm system penetrating the south Mediterranean.
Meteorologists have named the weather pattern causing the extreme weather conditions as "Telemachos" after the mythical son of Odysseus.
As temperatures plunged to -23 degrees C, -9 deg F, authorities closed schools and courthouses.
Transport was also brought to a standstill and power cuts were noted in many regions.
Social media was abuzz with photographs of snow covering some of the city's famed landmarks, such as the Acropolis, while children enjoyed the "snow day".
The sight of Greek beaches covered in snow dust drew the spotlight of the international media with coverage from numerous media outlets from Reuters to the Washington Post.
Jan 9, 2019
Gerard Zwaan
10 feet more, than 3 metres of snow, more than the whole January average and record lows with -9F (-23C) in sunny Greece leaves central Europe in chaos
Austria is expected to face 10 feet, more than 3 metres of snow in the next few days as fierce winter weather continues to strike central Europe this week.
Parts of Austria have already had more snow this month than they usually do in the whole of January, with more snow expected before the weekend.
The tourist season in the Alps has also been hit with more than 1,000 miles of ski slope and 450 ski lifts closed because of the weather.
The cold weather has blasted Greece where temperatures reached record lows with -9F (-23C) recorded in the city of Florina on Tuesday night.
There has been a huge amount of snow falling across the northern European Alps over the past couple of weeks with resorts in Austria bearing the brunt of the storm.
While there have been a few epic powder days in some resorts, there is literally too much snow in other areas with roads and train lines cut.
We've been talking about big snowfalls in Whistler, California, and Japan, but the seven-day totals in parts of Austria are really impressive - the resort of Tauplitz reporting over three meters (10 feet), while Solden's upper slopes now have a base of over four meters after 70cms fell in the past few days.
There are reports of some great powder skiing in the trees in the Salzburg and Arlberg regions but the avalanche danger in many Austrian resorts further north is very high, up at level 4, which is one below the maximum of five.
Many resorts have closed the exposed, upper terrain with skiers advised to ski below the tree-line. Thousands of people are snowed-in as a number of resorts and villages have been cut off with roads and train-lines closed due to snow or the risk of avalanche.
The amount of snow on the upper slopes and fear of avalanches led to the entire resort of Hochkar, located in eastern Austria, being evacuated on Monday.
Unfortunately, there have been up to 14 fatalities associated with the storm, with two skiers killed in separate avalanches in the western Austrian province of Vorarlberg on the weekend and another skier died after being caught in deep snow.
A couple who went missing while snowshoeing on Sunday was found dead on Monday near Salzburg in Central Austria.
A man was also killed by a falling branch in Germany.
The consistent snowfalls continued this week with another 60 to 100cms expected for the northern Alps of Austria from Tuesday through to Thursday evening.
Parts of Switzerland, Germany, and Czechoslovakia are also receiving big snowfalls but the same cannot be said for France and Italy as the Western Alps have received little or no snow.
Source:https://www.thebigwobble.org/2019/01/10-feet-more-than-3-metres-of-...
Jan 10, 2019
Recall 15
Sea Water dissapear in Campeche Mx. January 10, 2019, 7:00 am
FB page "El Despertar 2" said:It was around 7:00 am when the event happened.
This phenomenon caught the attention of the Campechanos who passed through various points of the city's boardwalk.
From :
https://www.facebook.com/ElDespertarORIGINAL2/photos/pcb.2842135089...
Jan 11, 2019
jorge namour
Switzerland JANUARY 11 2019
https://www.facebook.com/severeweatherEU/photos/a.1423656947857402/...
Avalanche damage in Hotel Hotel Säntis, Schwagalp pass, Switzerland yesterday, January 10
Jan 11, 2019
jorge namour
When it rains, it pours: Israel's north hit by floods
01.14.19
https://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-5446522,00.html
Drivers are stranded and roads are blocked by rising waters as winter makes itself felt across the country; meteorologists warn bad weather will continue.
Heavy rains caused floods across Israel’s north on Monday, stranding two cars mid-stream and damaging property in several regions.
The two cars were caught in a flood in the Hilazon stream, in which an IDF soldier drowned last Monday during navigation practice, and drivers had to call for rescue. The local fire department used a crane in order to reach the drivers, who were stranded on the roofs of their cars.
Drivers being evacuated during the flood in Hilazon stream (Photo: Police Spokesperson)
While northern regions experienced the heaviest rainfall, Israel’s south experienced only light rains. However, according to Nahum Malik from the Meteo-Tech meteorological organization, areas are flooding regardless of the amount of rainfall due to an oversaturated water table after the recurrent storms of the past few weeks.
The stormy front is expected to continue into Wednesday, and snowfall in northern peaks could expand to the Jerusalem region. Waves in the Mediterranean are expected to reach 400-800 centimeters, with wind speeds of up to 90 kilometres an hour.
Jan 14, 2019
Derrick Johnson
Roads melt and animals drop dead as Australia suffers through its 'most significant' heatwave for 80 YEARS and temperatures top 120F
Australia is battling through its 'most significant' heatwave for 80 years that has seen temperatures soar above 104F (40C) for six consecutive days across the country.
Roads melted, animals dropped dead and fires raged as temperature records tumbled across New South Wales, South Australia and Victoria.
Hundreds of Australians have flocked to Bondi Beach in Sydney to cool off from the extreme summer temperatures.
The latest mind-boggling figure was reported in the town of Noona, in New South Wales, which reported an overnight minimum temperature of 96.6F (35.9C) on Thursday - a new record for the whole of Australia.
At least five of the country's ten warmest days on record have come in the last week, with Friday - the day the mercury peaked - yet to be counted.
The hottest day on record for the country came on January 7, 2013, when the national average maximum temperature was 104.5F (40.3C).
Roads melted across Australia as temperatures soared into the 100s for the fifth consecutive day amid a record-breaking heatwave that has broken records
It remains to be seen whether the current heatwave will top that.
On Wednesday alone, New South Wales broke 14 all-time heat records and eight January records, including in the town of Griffith which suffered through 114F (46.4C) heat.
Menindee, in the far west of the state, was due to hit 113F (45C) on Friday having broken its all-time record with a temperature of 118F (47.8C) earlier in the week. It hasn't seen a daytime high below 113F since Monday.
Broken Hill airport, Whitecliff, Wilcannia, and Albury all saw their hottest days since records began on Wednesday.
Meanwhile Marble Bar, in Western Australia, recorded the highest temperature of the last seven days with a blistering 120F (49.1C) on Sunday, marking a January record. Tarcoola, in South Australia, also hit 119F (49C).
Simon Grainger, Bureau of Meteorology climatologist, told CNN: 'Based on the extent and duration, this is the most significant heatwave to have affected inland eastern Australia since January 1939.'
State governments and the Bureau of Meteorology have issued dozens of warnings, telling drivers to allow extra time for journeys as cars are more likely to break down in extreme condition.
The Fire Service in New South Wales said its crews were battling more than 60 fires with 13 fire bans in place across the state.
Three children in Sydney's southwest had to be treated for heat exhaustion and vomiting, while 16 people in South Australia were admitted to hospital after suffering the effects of heat.
Sydney train users are being warned there could be delays across the network as temperatures rise.
Animals have been dropping dead in the heat, including this elderly and emaciated kangaroo that was discovered in Belair, South Australia, before later dying of heat exhaustion
Animals have been suffering through the record-high temperatures during what meteorologists branded the 'most significant' heatwave to hit the country for 80 years
The heat peaked on Friday (pictured, Friday temperature map with darker colours indicating higher heat). In the town of Noona, New South Wales, the overnight low was 96.6F - an Australia-wide record
Partial relief is expected across much of New South Wales and Southern Australia going into next week, with temperatures dipping almost 50F (10C) from their highs this week.
However, inland areas will still remain scorching hot with the potential for more heat before the summer ends.
Sydney looks to be in for a few cooler days than it has suffered through this past week, with temperatures expected to dip below 86F (30C) over the weekend.
There will be a northeasterly wind blowing through Sydney overnight on Friday with a weak southerly change, Weatherzone forecaster Craig McIntosh said.
Gusty winds will plague the coastline on Saturday, meaning it might not be the best day for sun-seekers to head for the sand. There is also a moderate chance of a brief shower on Saturday afternoon.
However, Sunday is looking like the perfect time to pull out the sunscreen and head seaside with temperatures sitting in the low 80F (20C) range, Mr McIntosh said.
The weekend is also bringing some relief from the heat for tennis fans in Melbourne with cooling winds headed towards the city.
Again, Sunday is looking like the better day for outdoor activities as temperatures are expected to sit comfortably around 77F (25C).
Canberra is taking a break from its extremely hot days as temperatures drop slightly from its 100F (40C) heat.
Saturday should see temperatures cool to around 93F (34C) - the coldest day the city will see in the coming week, Mr McIntosh said.
Brisbane can expect a hot and humid weekend with temperatures sitting around 93F.
Adelaide has a sunny but partly cloudly weekend ahead with some southeasterly winds moving in on Saturday.
There is a chance of a thunderstorm battering Hobart on Friday night but that should clear by Saturday.
Perth is expected to remain scorching with temperatures around the high 90F (30C) range. Darwin has a moderate chance of showers on both Saturday and Sunday.
Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6607435/Roads-melt-animals...
Jan 19, 2019
KM
http://en.mercopress.com/2019/01/19/extreme-wet-january-displaces-t...
Extreme wet January displaces thousands and floods farmland in Mercosur member countries
Intense rainfall in northeast Argentina and neighbouring areas in Mercosur members has caused devastating floods, amplifying the economic burdens of Argentina's recession. Over 5,000 people have evacuated the region, and millions of hectares of crops have been sent underwater.
The flooded region, which extends into Paraguay, Uruguay and Brazil, has received about five times more rain than expected since the beginning of the year. Some areas received a whole year’s worth of rainfall in the first 15 days of the calendar year.
Damages to farmland ring in around US$2 billion, according Coninagro, an Intercooperative Agricultural Confederation based in Buenos Aires. The group reported that 2.4 million hectares of soybeans are flooded. The greatest losses come from the Pampa Húmeda region, one of the main food producers in the world. Other crops like corn and cotton, along with livestock have suffered across the Northeast.
In Uruguay some 1.500 people have been evacuated to temporary housing because of flooding and much of the highways network has been seriously damaged with some bridges washed away. Rains have hit wheat harvesting, soybean and rice plantations. Overflowed hydroelectric dams have been forced to ease water further aggravating the situation. However for cattle breeding in Uruguay, pastures are abundant.
Just last year, Argentina was plagued with severe drought, the worst that had hit the country in half a century. This drought crushed the country’s agricultural sector and strained the country’s economy. It’s blamed in part for the current run on Argentine currency.
Heavy rains can waterlog growing crops or interfere with key sowing and re-seeding processes, Coningrado said. And in provinces like Corrientes, where water has reached in some places nearly two meters deep, herds of cattle and other livestock can be displaced.
If the rain keeps coming, farmland will continue to be aggravated since there is a limit to what the soil can absorb. Forecast models show that rain will continue in the affected areas over the next two weeks. Soils should begin to dry by mid-February, an analyst from Refinitiv Agriculture.
Any further rain could have serious economic implications, Julio Calzada, chief economist of the Rosario Cereal Exchange said. “The harvest will depend on the climate and the economy will depend to a great extent on the harvest,” Calzada said. “The concern is that the volatility of the climate could continue until the end of January”.
Jan 22, 2019
SongStar101
Coldest Arctic Outbreak in at Least Two Decades is Expected This Week in Parts of the Midwest
https://weather.com/forecast/national/news/2019-01-21-arctic-cold-m...
At a Glance
Extreme arctic cold will plunge into the Midwest this week, creating dangerously cold wind chills and likely dropping temperatures in some cities to their lowest levels in more than two decades.
The central and eastern United States have been in the grips of a much colder weather pattern in the second half of January, and conditions this week will be the worst yet.
By Wednesday and Thursday, morning lows may reach the minus 20s in the Twin Cities, with minus teens and minus 20s in Des Moines, Iowa, Chicago and Milwaukee.
Subzero-cold lows may extend through much of the Ohio Valley and into the interior Northeast by late-week. Thursday will be the coldest day along the Northeast Interstate 95 corridor with lows in the single digits from Washington D.C. to Boston.
Here are the last dates the following cities were as cold:
As you can see, the outbreak this week may be the coldest in more than 20 years in parts of the Midwest and will threaten a number of daily record lows in some areas.
A few of the potential daily record lows this week include (record-to-beat is shown):
Wednesday: Chicago (minus 15 degrees); Cleveland (minus 4 degrees); Des Moines, Iowa (minus 17 degrees); Detroit (minus 4 degrees)
Thursday: Chicago (minus 12 degrees); Cleveland (minus 4 degrees); Detroit (minus 7 degrees); Pittsburgh (minus 3 degrees)
There could also be a few cities that come close to all-time record lows for any day of the year on Thursday morning. This includes Chicago which may be within a few degrees of its all-time record of minus 27 degrees set Jan. 20, 1985. Cedar Rapids and Waterloo, Iowa, could also dip to near their all-time record lows of minus 29 degrees and minus 34 degrees, respectively.
By midweek, daytime highs will likely not rise above zero in a large portion of the Midwest and may not rise out of the single digits in the Ohio Valley. On Wednesday, Chicago could threaten its all-time coldest high temperature of minus 11 degrees.
This bitter cold will be accompanied by strong winds at times Tuesday through Thursday, leading to life-threatening wind chills in the Midwest that could lead to frostbite on exposed skin in a matter of minutes. A large swath of the Midwest will have wind chills in the 30s, 40s and 50s below zero by Wednesday. A few spots in Minnesota and eastern North Dakota may see wind chills in the 60s below zero.
The Northeast will have its coldest wind chills Wednesday night into Thursday morning, ranging from the 20s and 30s below zero across the interior to the single digits or teens below zero along the Interstate 95 corridor.
Late-January Cold Plunge Notables
Here are a few notables about the cold weather we've seen since the weekend of Jan. 19-20.
Jan 28, 2019
Gerard Zwaan
Saudi desert becomes a raging river
Deadly and widespread flooding engulfed the northern and western parts of Saudi Arabia between 27 and 29 January, turning the arid desert into raging rivers.
Civil Defense have rescued over 100 people from flash floods over the last few days in the regions around Tabuk, Jawf, Madinah and Makkah regions.
Source: https://www.earthfrenzyradio.com/earth-changes/4020-saudi-desert-be...Jan 30, 2019
Gerard Zwaan
Now the floods! From colder than the Antarctic to Springtime in a couple of days as -40 deg F (-40 deg C) becomes 60 deg F (16 deg C)
From experiencing the coldest temperature ever recorded with lows colder than the Antarctic and even Mars, temperatures are expected to swing 40 to 80 degrees Fahrenheit, (up to 27 deg C) upward from the lowest levels amid the polar vortex invasion as the midwestern and northeastern United States are treated to a taste of March to start February.
According to AccuWeather, The warmth is also expected to surge across all of the Midwest, mid-Atlantic and into New England Sunday into early next week.
On the warmest day, highs to around 60 (16 deg C) are anticipated northward to the Interstate 70 corridor from St. Louis to Washington, D.C. Even Philadelphia can flirt with the 60-degree mark.
Highs in the 50s may have residents in Chicago, Detroit, New York City and Boston replacing winter jackets with lighter spring attire.
For Chicago, Minneapolis and other parts of the Midwest that endured the harshest cold of the Arctic outbreak, the upswing in temperatures can be as high as 70 to 80 degrees.
A break from the cold is definitely great news for residents dealing with higher heating costs, frozen pipes and animals and kids cooped up due to concerns over frostbite and hypothermia.
"The sudden warmup could lead to ice jam flooding on some rivers as large chunks of ice break loose and jam the flow of water downstream," according to AccuWeather Meteorologist Bill Deger.
Records have been shattered as the polar vortex unleashed the harshest cold in years on the midwestern United States during the final days of January.
After the polar vortex plunged southward, temperatures plummeted under 20 below zero F from North Dakota to northern Illinois during the morning hours of both Wednesday and Thursday.
The low of 38 below zero recorded at Mt. Carroll, Illinois, is being reviewed by a state climate extremes committee to determine if the Illinois state record low was broken on Thursday morning. The current record is 36 below zero that was set near Congerville on Jan. 5, 1999.
Source: www.thebigwobble.org/2019/02/now-floods-from-colder-than-antarctic....
Feb 1, 2019
KM
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A horror is unfolding in Australia as hundreds of thousands of livestock are dead after a year and a half's rain fell in just seven days
Authorities are beginning to realise the extent of the record-breaking floods in Queensland after more than a year's rain fell in just seven days.
According to Reuters, authorities planned to drop fodder to stranded cattle in Australia’s flooded far north on Friday where vast parts of the outback are under-water and livestock losses are estimated in the hundreds of thousands.
Torrential rains that lashed the coastal city of Townsville in Queensland state this week have swept inland and flooded grazing land gripped by severe drought for years.
Pictures posted on social media showed scores of cattle trapped on patches of high ground surrounded by water, or dead and dying in the mud.
“We’ve had a year and a half of rainfall in about seven days,” cattle grazier Michael Bulley told Reuters by phone from Bindooran Station west of Julia Creek in Queensland’s outback.
Bulley said he flew over his three properties by helicopter and saw water stretching for miles in each direction.
He estimated up to 60 per cent of the cattle he had fed through the drought had been killed by the flooding.
“It’s devastated the country...there’s stock dead everywhere,” he said. “Not just cattle, it’s sheep, kangaroos, wild pigs, they’ve all died and suffered from it.”
The weather bureau said a wide arc of outback stretching some 400 km (250 miles) from Mt. Isa, an outback mining town, to Richmond in the east was inundated. The full scale of the disaster would not be known until the clouds cleared.
Feb 8, 2019
Juan F Martinez
Feb 9, 2019
M. Difato
‘Historic’ storm hurls huge waves and 191-mph winds at Hawaii; rare snow hits Maui
Simulation of storm battering Hawaii on Feb. 10. (VentuSky.com)
An extremely powerful winter storm is pulling away from Hawaii after unleashing damaging winds, massive waves, coastal flooding, and snow in unusual places.
The storm, which the National Weather Service office in Honolulu described as “historic,” began pounding the islands Friday. Hawaii News Now reported a 66-year old California man died in the rough surf off northwest Maui on Friday.
“[Forecasters] are calling this an unprecedented event and we concur that we rarely if ever have seen the combination of record high onshore waves, coupled with gale force winds,” said Sam Lemmo, administrator of Hawaii’s Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR).
The storm’s most extreme blow was generated on the Big Island’s towering peak of Mauna Kea where a 191-mph wind gust blasted the mountain summit at 4:40 p.m. local time Sunday.
“That’s the strongest wind gust I’ve ever seen up there,” said Jon Jelsema, senior forecaster at the Weather Service office in Honolulu. “We tend to get a gust maybe to 150 mph once a winter or so, but never 191 mph.”
The visitor station on the 13,308 foot mountain is closed until Tuesday “due to the predicted continuation of severe weather,” according to the station’s website. The road is shut down whenever visibility drops below 50 feet, or winds gust to 65 mph or greater.
Hawaii saw a mixed bag of bizarre precipitation over the weekend as well. Several inches of snow fell on Haleakalā, a shield volcano in East Maui – something Jelsema describes as “very unusual.”
https://twitter.com/reelnewshawaii/status/1094760641158471681
Snow is much more common on the high peaks of the Big Island, at Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa.
The storm even deposited a coating of snow at Maui’s Polipoli State Park at an elevation of just 6,200 feet according to Hawaii’s DLNR.
“[P]erhaps [for] the first time ever, snow has fallen in a Hawai‘i State Park,” the DLNR posted to its Facebook page Sunday. “Polipoli State Park on Maui is blanketed with snow. It could also be the lowest elevation snow ever recorded in the state.”
The vigorous storm triggered rare severe thunderstorm warning for southern Kauai Saturday night.
Wind gusts up to 67 mph were clocked in the oceanside town of Port Allen in Kauai. The community resides on the south side of the island, protected from the harshest conditions streaming in out of the northeast.
Wave heights approached 40 feet just north of Kauai on Sunday.
The National Weather Service had hoisted a high surf warning Thursday in anticipation of the event. It warned of “giant disorganized waves” that “could cause unprecedented coastal flooding Saturday night through Sunday.” Jelsema said his office had received numerous reports of road closures due to the coastal inundation.
“The sea state kind of looks like the water in a washing machine” he said. “You have a mix of swell – which is generated in many different areas of the Pacific – combining with wind waves. One wave follows the next at pretty big intervals.”
Due to strong winds over the weekend, just over 2,400 customers across Hawaii were without power Monday morning, according to PowerOutage.us. That’s down from a peak of nearly 27,000.
The harsh conditions will begin to subside late Monday. The wind advisory in effect for the Big Island expires at noon local time. A high wind warning remains in effect until 6 p.m. local for the Big Island summits of Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa, where gusts may still top 140 mph before tapering down.
Source: https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2019/02/11/historic-storm-hu...
Feb 11, 2019
Starr DiGiacomo
https://watchers.news/2019/02/10/hailstorm-destroys-150-homes-injur...
Hailstorm destroys 150 homes, injures 40 people in 60 seconds, India
February 10, 2019 at 18:41 UTC
A fast-moving hailstorm destroyed as many as 150 pucca homes and injured around 40 people in Alivardipur village near Hindon floodplains of Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India on February 7, 2019.
The rain started around 13:50 local time, followed by 60-seconds-long hailstorm around 15:40 and another storm accompanied by high-speed wind. As many as 15 homes were destroyed and over 1 000 people rendered homeless.
Local police said they received first reports of collapsed homes around 19:30 local time.
"Multiple teams of policemen, ambulances, and fire tenders were rushed to the spot. Initially, the police team found 10 - 12 injured people and rushed them to various hospitals in Noida and Greater Noida. The rest were taken to hospitals later."
Residents said they started rescue operation soon after several residents were crushed underneath the piles of bricks.
Local authorities said those affected by the storm are not entitled to any compensation or rehabilitation because all those homes were built illegally.
Feb 12, 2019
Juan F Martinez
The ground started burning on an outback cattle station, per previous Zetatalk this is more Hot Earth
A remote cattle station in the Northern Territory is experiencing an unusual problem with its stock yards.
The ground is on fire and it is proving very difficult to put out. "We doused it with water, but then later that afternoon it started in another spot. "We let it be to see what would happen, and since then there's now another 10 or so spots that have started up and they're slowly spreading."
Melting the thermometer
Mr Martin said the family melted a thermometer while trying to work out how hot the soil was.
"We tried digging [some of] this up with a shovel, but the ground is too hard, it's just baked hard," he said. "We stuck a candy-thermometer in — we could only dig down about 2 inches and it read about 200 degrees Celsius within 30 seconds, and then it just melted the glass."
He said he called a geologist and also rang Bushfires NT to ask if anyone knew what was going on, or if they had seen anything like this before. "Hopefully someone can get back to us with some information about what's happening out here," he said.
"Pouring water onto it doesn't seem to be doing anything."
https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2019-02-13/why-is-the-ground-burn...
Hot Earth per Zetatalk : http://poleshift.ning.com/profiles/blogs/zetatalk-newsletter-as-of-...
Feb 13, 2019
Juan F Martinez
BRUTAL bombardment with very large hail during yesterday's severe hailstorm in Istanbul, Turkey! Hail up to 9 cm in diameter reported! Video: Meteor Turkey
Feb 13, 2019
Gerard Zwaan
Record-breaking 2019 continues: Moscow suffers record snowfall: California city of 100,000 cut off from record snow: 100,000 without power
2019 is only 45 days old but we have had record heat, record cold, record rainfall and record snowfall all over the planet and weather records are being broken on an almost daily basis.
The newest area to suffer a record-breaking weather event is Moscow, the capital of Russia.
According to France 24, seven centimetres (2.8 inches) of snow fell overnight, according to the national meteorological service, with drifts reaching up to 45 centimetres (18 inches).
The Moscow meteorological service said the snowfall beat a record set in 1995 and amounted to almost a third of the average monthly figure, according to news agencies.
City authorities said they sent out more than 60,000 people to shovel the snow.
Some 10,000 snow ploughs and 2,000 trucks were dispatched, they added.
The heavy snowfall hit the whole of central Russia but ended in Moscow by nightfall.
Meanwhile, in the US, the California city of Redding, which averages about 3 inches of snow per year, received upwards of a foot of new snow from Nadia, effectively shutting down the city of nearly 100,000.
Roads were impassable and much of the city's homes and businesses lost power as inches of heavy snow weighed down power lines.
"We've been here since 2002 and we've had snow maybe four times, but nothing like this," local resident Chris Belcastro told SF Gate.
According to the Weather Channel, the heavy snow caused numerous power outages; up and down the West Coast, more than 100,000 homes and businesses were in the dark because of Storm Nadia, according to PowerOutage.us.
Source: http://www.thebigwobble.org/2019/02/record-breaking-2019-continues-...
Feb 14, 2019
KM
https://edition.cnn.com/2019/02/14/australia/australia-flinders-riv...
Australian river swells to 37 miles wide due to flooding, creates its own weather system
Satellite imagery shows the massive flooding that has hit northeast Australia in 2019.
A river has gone from thin and dry to 37 miles (60 kilometers) wide in a matter of weeks as a result of floods in northeast Australia, satellite imagery shows.
Images released by NASA show the change to the Flinders River -- one of Australia's longest waterways -- over the past month, with flooding there at its worst in more than half a century.
CNN meteorologists analyzed the image and said it appeared the river had swelled 60 kilometers wide at some points.
The river is now so big it's creating its own weather system.
The Queensland Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) said extra moisture from the flooding helped create a thunderstorm early Thursday.
Australia's billion-dollar beef industry is expected to sustain heavy losses due to the storms. About 500,000 cattle are believed to have died in the flooding, estimated to be to be worth about $213 million (AU$300 million), CNN affiliate Seven News reported.
Many of the cattle carcasses remain, and will pose a health hazard if not buried or burned.
Feb 16, 2019
Juan F Martinez
Feb 17, 2019
jorge namour
Istanbul mesmerizes under a blanket of fog - TURKEY
FEBRUARY 19 2019
http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/photo-istanbul-mesmerizes-under-a-...
Feb 19, 2019
Juan F Martinez
WOW!!!!! This was the view of the #BA492 flight with intense turbulence during approach #Gibraltar airport this morning 25th February! video via; FlightAlerts #aviationlovers #severeweather #ExtremeWeather Posted by Weather Meteo World
https://www.euronews.com/2019/02/25/dramatic-video-shows-british-ai...;
Feb 25, 2019
Ovidiu Pricopi
Wind topples communications tower on Sugarloaf Mountain in Maine 25 Feb2019
https://www.wcvb.com/article/wind-topples-communications-tower-suga...
https://www.facebook.com/MeteorologistKeithCarson/photos/a.43817869...
Feb 26, 2019
KM
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/02/25/bomb-cyclone-...
'Bomb cyclone' strikes: 550,000 still powerless from fierce winds
The optical phenomenon might look otherworldly, but there's a perfectly logical explanation.
Ferocious winds from a potent "bomb cyclone" roared across the eastern United States, and 550,000 homes and businesses were still without power Monday.
At midday, nearly 80 million people were under high-wind warnings or advisories across parts of 14 states, according to the National Weather Service. At least 1,200 flights were canceled Monday, according to FlightAware.
Wind gusts of up to 81 mph were reported from the storm, toppling trees and power lines. Giant chunks of ice spilled over the banks of the Niagara River across from Buffalo on Sunday, creating bizarre, 30-foot-tall ice mounds. At one point early Monday, 650,000 were without power.
The storm was the same system that earlier had brought snow to Los Angeles and Las Vegas, record snow to Flagstaff, Arizona, a blizzard and bitter cold to the upper Midwest and floods and deadly tornadoes in the South. It is called a bomb cyclone because it rapidly intensified after a dramatic drop in atmospheric pressure.
More: What is a bomb cyclone? Winter hurricane explained.
Over the weekend, a woman was killed when a tornado hit Mississippi, and a man died when he drove into floodwaters in Tennessee, officials said.
Knoxville was among the hardest hit cities in Tennessee when a record-setting amount of rain and devastating floods swamped the state. "There were no areas of Knoxville that weren't affected," Knox County Commissioner Larsen Jay said.
A landslide also closed a key highway between Clarksville and Nashville for at least the next week.
More: Tornado tears through Columbus, Mississippi, leads to first tornado...
In northern Alabama, residents used boats Monday to reach flooded-out neighborhoods; crews searched for two people believed to be missing on waterways; and schools were shut down after days of torrential rains.
Two Alabama towns near Birmingham imposed curfews Monday because of flooding.
In Columbus, Mississippi, residents continued to recover from an EF3 tornado Saturday that smashed into a commercial district in the city, located about 130 miles northeast of Jackson. One person was killed; a dozen others sustained injuries.
The north-central U.S. also dug out Monday from a blizzard that dumped heavy snow across Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan.
A whiteout near Neenah, Wisconsin, on Sunday led to a 130-car pileup that killed one person and injured 71 others. "I've been in the law enforcement business – this is my 27th year," Winnebago County Deputy Todd Christopherson said. "... That was the worst conditions I've ever seen."
The winter has been relentless all month in the region: The 45 inches of snow that's fallen in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, makes February 2019 the city's snowiest month on record.
In the northern Plains on Monday, brutal cold was the story: In Cando, North Dakota, the temperature was 33 degrees below zero with wind chills of 48 below, WeatherBug reported.
The wind chill dipped to 20 below zero in winter-weary Minneapolis.
Feb 26, 2019
KM
https://www.itv.com/news/calendar/2019-02-26/major-moorland-fire-in...
Major moorland fire in Marsden, West Yorkshire
Around forty fire fighters are at the moment tackling the blaze next to the Great Western Inn on Manchester Road.
Four appliances from West Yorkshire are there and one from Greater Manchester is tackling the fire from their side.
200 square metres of moorland are ablaze and the fire service say it's likely that they'll be there throughout the night. No cause is yet known.
The fire has closed the A62 Huddersfield Road from Diggle to Marsden.
Feb 27, 2019
jorge namour
VIDEO: Two men rescued after floods sweep away cars in Jerusalem area
ISRAEL
Published: 02.28.19
Vehicles carried into stream in Arazim Valley near the capital as heavy rainfall reported across country; one of the two has to be pulled from water.
https://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-5471435,00.html
It was a man on a wet tin roof: In a dramatic rescue operation, two people whose cars were swept by a flooded river near Jerusalem were saved and brought to safety Thursday.
The men were stranded after heavy rains caused the Arazim Valley near the capital to flood.
The rescue operation at Arazim Valley (
Jerusalem saw 30 millimeters of rain in less than three hours, and some 107 millimeters since the current storm system started Wednesday. Floods blocked one of the main highways in the city and some small roads in the lower regions around Jerusalem.
Feb 28, 2019
SongStar101
Another Arctic Blast hits US..in the negatives ALL THE WAY INTO MEXICO???
A brutal Arctic air mass is about to take over the United States [has begun]
https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2019/03/01/brutal-arctic-air...
Temperatures as much as 30 to 50 degrees below normal are entering the Northern Plains as we close out the workweek. Through the weekend, brutal conditions you might expect in a frigid January overtake the central portion of the country, from the Mexican to the Canadian borders.
Heading into the first full week of March, Arctic air takes up residence in the East as well. When it’s all done, most of the contiguous United States will endure a punishing blow of frigid air from this Arctic blast. Records for cold are likely to be most numerous in the north-central United States but will extend from coast to coast.
More here
Mar 4, 2019
KM
Source
Township ‘wiped off map’ as winemaker watches life’s work destroyed on live television
A false sense of security created by cooler temperatures has left residents of Victorian towns in the direct line of fire as it spreads.
Victoria Bushfires: Local homes destroyed in blaze
Incredible vision from the fire front shows how painstakingly difficult fighting a raging bushfire can be.
The Metropolitan Fire Brigade shared footage from Garfield North, 68km southeast of the Melbourne CBD, where the Bunyip State Park fire raged out of control.
“This is what firefighters faced on the ground,” the MFB wrote.
Strong, swirling winds carried thick smoke across the path of the blaze as it jumped from tree to tree.
It was more of the same today, despite cooler temperatures. A fire is burning close to the town of Dargo, 350km east of Melbourne where a separate fire is threatening homes and businesses. Residents in Black Snake Creek, Cowa, Dargo, Hawkhurst, Miowera and Peter the Swede have been told it’s too late to leave and they must take shelter.
A staff member at the Dargo Hotel told the Herald Sun: “It’s like (the fire) is trying to surround us.”
RAIN, WINDS TO HIT VICTORIAN FIRE AREAS
Sweeping heavy rain and thunderstorms could both help and hinder fire crews battling blazes across Victoria.
A severe thunderstorm warning has been issued for East Gippsland and North East districts — and could provide much relief to firefighters battling the blaze in Dargo.
The storm will bring strong winds and heavy rains and could lead to flash flooding in some areas.
But those battling the Bunyip fire may not see any relief until early on Wednesday morning, with the cool change predicted to arrive then. With the storms comesthe danger of dry lightning which could cause flare ups in areas already affected by the fire — and crews will be on high alert overnight.
Jinks Creek Winery in Tonimbuk was destroyed after a bushfire.
BUSHFIRES THREATEN MORE HOMES
Emergency warnings are being updated by the minute as dozens of fires burn across Victoria.
There is currently a Watch and Act alert in place for a bushfire 1.6km south west of Dargo and two other located north west of Dargo.
The fire closest to Dargo has slowed, according to Vic Emergency.
Further warnings have been issued for Billabong, Black Snake Creek, Budgee Budgee, Cowa, Crooked River, Gibbs, Hawkhurst, Howittville, Maguires, Miowera, Peter the Swede, Shepherdson, Talbotville, Waterford, Winchester, Wongungarra.
A bushfire continues to burn out of control 6.5km southeast of Licola. The fire is active on all edges, and has already burnt about 17,000 hectares.
Ground crews and machinery are working to build firewalls to protect the township from the encroaching flames. Licola Road has been shut off to all unauthorised people.
Helicopters drop water on a bushfire near Yiinnar in Gippsland. Picture: AAPSource:AAP
A watch and act warning is active for people in Crookayan, Glencairn, Glenfalloch, Licola, Licola North, Sargood and Worrowing.
Firefighters in five vehicles are also responding to a small building fire in Carrums Down.
The fire are Bunyip State park is still burning out of control, travelling in a Westerly direction towards Beenak, Gembrook, Mount Burnett, Nar Nar Goon North, Pakenham Upper, Whites Corner.
These towns have been issued with a Watch and Act alert, and those who have left their homes have been told not to return.
Earlier today a Watch and Act alert was also issued for the areas around Avenel and Tarcome, with the advice that a fire was travelling towards Wicketts Hill Road.
Full information about the affected areas can be obtained by listening to local radio and viewing the Vic Emergency website.
Active warnings faced by Victorians as firefighters battle blazes across the state.
ENTIRE TOWNSHIP ‘WIPED OFF THE MAP’
An entire township has been all but “wiped out” by devastating bushfires in Victoria’s southeast.
Tonimbuk, which borders Bunyip State Park, was in the direct path of a massive fire that swept through over the weekend.
A map of the area from the Country Fire Authority shows a large section of black over the township.
Herald Sun cartoonist Mark Knight is from Tonimbuk, 70km from the Melbourne CBD. He told 3AW radio this morning that he spent the weekend trying to protect the family property but “the place has just been wiped clean”.
Network 10 journalist Candice Wyatt tweeted: “It’s believed the township of Tonimbuk has been all but wiped off the map”.
The township of Tonimbuk has been devastated. Picture: CFASource:Supplied
At the last census, Tonimbuk was home to 208 people. Winemaker Andrew Clarke is among them.
As bushfires ripped through the region, he could do nothing but stare at a screen in horror and disbelief at what he was watching on live TV.
He was sat at a cafe with other relieved locals, who had managed to escape the inferno engulfing their homes when he saw the aerial footage of his Tonimbuk vineyard explode into a ball of flames.
The Jinks Creek Winery was not just his life’s work. It was his family home and also home to his horses.
Mar 7, 2019
Juan F Martinez
Scaffolding collapse in London, UK today due to strong winds! Report: Sara Mouhoun 3/7/2019 Severe Weather Europe
Mar 8, 2019
Juan F Martinez
Fractures, bruises & cuts: 30+ injured in severe turbulence on Turkish Airlines flight to New York Published time: 10 Mar, 2019 02:24
Just forty-five minutes before the end of the Boeing 777-300's transatlantic journey, on approach to New York’s JFK, Turkish Airlines flight 001 experienced some unexpected turmoil, which allegedly sent passengers flying through the cabin.
https://www.rt.com/news/453439-injuries-turbulence-turkey-flight/
Mar 11, 2019
Starr DiGiacomo
https://www.stlucianewsonline.com/pedestrian-escapes-death-by-secon...
Pedestrian escapes death by seconds — after building collapses
(FOX NEWS) — Stunning video shows a man in London narrowly escape being crushed by falling bricks as a howling wind caused a café’s roof to collapse Sunday.
CCTV footage shows the passerby strolling past Stokey Vintage Café on Stoke Newington High Street just moments before a mass of bricks and rubble tumbled to the ground.
“While the boys were fundraising this happened across the road,” the Hackney Wick FC soccer club shared on Twitter with the CCTV video. “A reminder that you can be taken at any time so be thankful for surviving another day.”
Petulia Mattioli, who had walked past the building minutes before the incident, told the Evening Standard that she had stopped at the café windows for a few seconds before crossing the road.
“You never realize how death is real until you face it…I was lucky,” she said. Mattioli is seen in the CCTV footage crossing the road before the man strolls past.
The London Fire Brigade said no one was injured in the building collapse, but that clean up took about two hours.
Demet Sahin, who jointly runs the cafe, told the Standard the rubble also missed her brother Turgay, who was standing outside.
“We are very sad about what happened,” she said. “My brother was outside when it happened, and he cannot sleep. He is very much shaken about what happened. He still can’t talk about it. This has been very traumatic for him.”
According to the BBC, a weather warning was in place for wind across southern England and Wales this weekend, when gusts of up to 65 mph swept across the country.
The Met Office said similar conditions are expected to continue throughout the week.
Mar 12, 2019
KM
https://www.facebook.com/CBM.Weatherman/photos/pcb.2158853700847835...
Tropical Cyclone Idai is the deadliest weather disaster of 2019 killing 111 and impacting nearly 150,000 in Mozambique and Malawi
Flooding from a system that developed into Tropical Cyclone Idai has killed 111 people in Mozambique and Malawi, making it the deadliest weather disaster of 2019, according to The Weather Channel.
The initial system killed at least 66 people due to flooding in Mozambique, Agence France-Presse reported.
Flooding has also destroyed more than 5,700 homes and impacted more than 140,000 people in the southern African country.
Flooding from the storm has already inundated nearly 650 square miles, destroyed 18 hospitals, 938 classrooms and injured more than 100 people.
The number of people killed in floods in southern Malawi has risen to 56, an official said on Wednesday, with the country now also on alert for an approaching tropical cyclone.
Almost 83,000 people have been displaced by since storms that began more than a week ago caused rivers to break their banks, leaving villages underwater, and knocked out power and water supplies in some areas.
Chipiliro Khamula, the spokesman for Malawi's Department of Disaster Management, said 56 deaths had been recorded as of Tuesday, as well as 577 injuries.
"Most of the displaced families are living in camps," Khamula said.
"So far, a total of 187 camps have been established in the affected districts."
Now Malawi has been put on alert for more rain and flooding on Thursday when Tropical Cyclone Idai is expected to make landfall through Beira, in neighbouring Mozambique, the Department of Climate Change and Meteorological Services said.
The cyclone will dump heavy rains and winds over Mozambique, before moving to southern Malawi and later Zimbabwe, the department's director, Jolam Nkhokwe, said.
Regions of Mozambique have also already been affected by flooding.
Malawi's President Arthur Peter Mutharika, who declared a state of disaster in southern Malawi late on Friday, cancelled trips to the northern region of Malawi to attend to the flooding.
Mar 14, 2019
Starr DiGiacomo
https://www.newstimes.com/news/us/article/Tornado-destroy-10-homes-...
High winds blow train off of bridge in New Mexico
Associated Press
Updated 7:56 pm EDT, Wednesday, March 13, 2019
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A tornado that ripped roofs from buildings and injured five people in a tiny New Mexico town has left a trail of debris that authorities said Wednesday they would wait to clear because of high winds still sweeping through the region.
The tornado touched down outside of Dexter on Tuesday evening before quickly barreling into the town about 18 miles (or 29 kilometers) south of Roswell, where the injured were taken to a hospital. They had suffered non-life threatening injuries, authorities said.
Chaves County Sheriff Mike Herrington said the tornado "took out" about 10 homes on one street in the town of about 5,000 people. A dairy was forced to put down about 150 cows that were injured, he added.
Schools are expected to be closed for the remainder of the week, and all entries into the town have been closed as 60 to 70 mph winds continue to stir scrap and other tornado wreckage.
The strength of the tornado has not yet been determined by a team the National Weather Service sent to the area, meteorologist Chuck Jones said.
The tornado came amid a strong storm system that was not expected to relent as it moved toward the northeast, Jones said. "It's deepening and strengthening very quickly," he said.
About 200 miles (or 322 kilometers) northeast of Dexter, authorities said high winds had derailed a train on the high desert plains near Logan, a town of about 1,000 residents. New Mexico State Police photos of the derailment showed shattered train cars scattered across a mostly dry riverbed.
There were no reported injuries in the derailment, state police said.
In total, about 40,000 Xcel Energy customers in the region that spans much of eastern New Mexico and the Texas panhandle were without electricity, the company said.
In Dexter, Herrington said he believed there would have been more tornado injuries had more people been home when it touched down. But luckily, it occurred at a time when many people were at work or returning home from work, he said.
A severe weather warning was issued earlier in the afternoon for hail, lightning, high winds and multiple tornadoes, with authorities urging residents to stay off roads and shelter animals.
Another tornado also touched down in nearby Hagerman on Tuesday, destroying the city's water system, the Roswell Daily Record reported .
Mar 14, 2019
jorge namour
MOZAMBIQUE CYCLONE TO BLAME FOR STAGE 4 LOAD SHEDDING, SAYS ESKOM
SOUTH AFRICA
The power utility says the two lines that supply power from Cahora Bassa in Mozambique are offline as a result of the tropical cyclone.
https://ewn.co.za/2019/03/16/mozambique-cyclone-to-blame-for-stage-...
JOHANNESBURG - Eskom says the cyclone in Mozambique has contributed significantly to load shedding being escalated from stage 3 to stage 4 this afternoon.
ESKOM ESCALATES LOAD SHEDDING TO STAGE 4 - SOUTH AFRICA MARCH 17 2019
Eskom said it’s due to the loss of an additional 900 MW from the Mozambique imports.
https://ewn.co.za/2019/03/16/eskom-escalates-load-shedding-to-stage...
OHANNESBURG - Eskom has escalated load shedding to stage four.
Due to the loss of an additional 900 MW from the Mozambique imports, loadshedding will move up to stage 4 from 12 noon
The power utility said it’s due to the loss of an additional 900 MW from the Mozambique imports.
Earlier, Eskom announced stage 3 load shedding.
The power outages will move up to stage 4 from 12 noon
WHAT STAGE 4 LOAD SHEDDING MEANS FOR YOU
Eskom will need to shed more than 4,000MW to keep the national grid from collapsing.
What this means is the state-owned power utility starts additional, unscheduled power cuts wherever it needs to and outside of its schedules.
This also means your area can be hit by blackouts at any time without any warning. The country hasn’t reached this stage since 2008.
Stage four load shedding is the final option for Eskom to prevent a national blackout.
'AT LEAST 100 MISSING' IN ZIMBABWE AFTER CYCLONE
https://ewn.co.za/2019/03/16/at-least-100-missing-in-zimbabwe-after...
HARARE - At least 100 people are missing in parts of eastern Zimbabwe hit by the peripheral effects of tropical cyclone Idai which has lashed Mozambique, a local lawmaker said Saturday.
Mar 16, 2019
Juan F Martinez
NEBRASKA : "worst disaster in state history."
Much of Nebraska was inundated with flood waters, with the governor describing it as the worst disaster in state history.
Nebraska Governor Pete Ricketts said farmers will suffer the most, calling it the “the most widespread destruction we have ever seen in our state’s history,” CBS News reported.
Ricketts declared a state of emergency over the floodwaters.
According to USA Today, 74 cities, 65 counties, and four tribal areas were under a state of emergency as of March 19.
https://www.theepochtimes.com/nebraska-is-underwater-88-cities-74-c...
Mar 20, 2019
Juan F Martinez
Government Warns Of Historic, Widespread Flooding “Through May” – Food Prices To Skyrocket As 1000s Of Farms Are Destroyed
Mar 23, 2019