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
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Massive damage to agricultural sector, 36 percent of roads damaged, more than 60 people dead, Iran
Heavy rain and floods affecting Iran since March 19, 2019 caused massive damage to the country's agricultural sector, damaged 36% of the entire road network and left at least 62 people dead, as of April 4, 2019.
According to information provided by official sources, flooding has caused at least 47 trillion rials (about $350 million USD) to the country's agricultural sector.
While the government assures flood-affected farmers that all losses will be compensated, speaker of parliament, Ali Larijani, said the new year budget would not suffice to cover the damages.
36% of the country's entire road network has been damaged, 84 bridges and nearly 2 200 rural roads washed away.
"Across 15 provinces, 141 rivers burst their banks and around 400 landslides were reported," a spokesman for the National Disaster Management Organisation, told state TV.
About 1 900 cities and villages have been affected in 25 of Iran's 31 provinces.
At least 62 people have been killed so far and 86 000 people moved to emergency shelters.
Authorities say they are dealing with extreme flooding and heavy rainfall which at times equaled more than half of the annual average within 24 hours.
Golestan Province, for example, received 70% of its annual rainfall in just one day. This is unprecedented for the past 300 years, IFRC said.
Apr 5, 2019
jorge namour
Seoul declares national disaster as winds fan giant forest fire - SOUTH KOREA
Posted at Apr 05 2019
https://news.abs-cbn.com/overseas/04/05/19/seoul-declares-national-...
SEOUL, South Korea - A giant forest fire swept across swathes of South Korea Friday, as authorities declared a rare national disaster, deploying 900 fire engines and tens of thousands of personnel to bring it under control.
Apocalyptic images on television and social media showed walls of flame lighting up the night, buildings ablaze, and clouds of smoke billowing across hillsides during the day.
The fire broke out late Thursday alongside a road in the town of Goseong, in the far northeast of the country and only around 45 kilometers from the border with the nuclear-armed North.
Fanned by strong winds, it quickly spread through the mountainous area, incinerating 400 homes and 500 hectares of land, according to the government. CONTINUE...
Apr 6, 2019
jorge namour
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil last night, April 8.2019
https://www.facebook.com/severeweatherEU/videos/322744595096975/Uzp...
https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=322744595096975
*World Weather* Flash floods in Botanical gardens of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil last night, April 8. 189 mm of rainfall reported in 4h.
Apr 9, 2019
SongStar101
Spring and Winter blending together in US recently.
Blizzard Hits Central U.S. a Day After States Bask in Spring Sunshine
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/10/us/denver-weather.html
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Pack away the sidewalk tables and flip-flops; break out the boots and shovels.
Nature was showing its fickle side on Wednesday, with blizzard conditions, heavy snow and frigid air pounding parts of the Rockies and the Plains, just a day after the weather was sunny and idyllic. Schools and highways were shut down, hundreds of flights were canceled, and some communities braced for floods.
The storm, caused by a low-pressure system moving east from the Pacific Ocean, dropped temperatures by up to 50 degrees in places like Denver, where it was sunny and in the mid-70s on Tuesday but reached the mid-20s by Wednesday night. The low-pressure system was affecting areas from Colorado to Michigan, with heavy snow and thunderstorms, and even down into Texas, where dry conditions and high winds led to wildfire warnings.
While the whipsawing forecasts drew groans, they did not come as much of a surprise to those familiar with springtime in the Plains and the Rockies.
“In Colorado, that’s not uncommon at all,” said Natalie Sullivan, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Boulder, Colo., noting that April is historically the state’s second-snowiest month of the year, behind March. “We have warm conditions, and then a weather system will come through and bring cold air from a different region, and then — boom — you have snow coming down.”
Ahead of the storm on Wednesday, Gov. Jared Polis activated the Colorado National Guard, and about 50 soldiers were prepared to respond to stranded drivers. State officials also shut down a highway in the eastern part of the state and part of a highway that cuts through the mountains, citing numerous accidents.
“Reopening is up to Mother Nature,” the Colorado State Patrol said on Twitter.
Even before the low-pressure system reached the Rockies, it wreaked havoc on the West Coast, knocking out power in Los Angeles and kicking up dust storms in Nevada, according to AccuWeather.
Officials in states across the Midwest watched anxiously for weather dangers.
Much of the region is still reeling from severe flooding brought on by storms and rising rivers last month. The floods inundated small towns and created a humanitarian crisis on the Pine Ridge Native American reservation, where tribe members found themselves trapped in their homes with little access to food.
Officials in Hamburg, Iowa, worked quickly to add a temporary five-feet-tall levee to the town’s current levee system before the Missouri River crests by Sunday or Monday, as they expect. Floodwaters inundated much of the town of 1,100 people last month after heavy rain accumulated on frozen ground in the region.
“We’ll build that levee and vigilantly watch throughout the night in case flood does come,” said Cathy Crain, the Hamburg mayor.
More pressing than Hamburg’s weather, Ms. Crain said, was the snow and rain in cities to the north, such as Yankton, S.D. When precipitation hits those areas hard, it swells the Missouri River and flows down into Hamburg.
“We are so busy we don’t have emotions,” she said. “We are just moving to recover and to protect our town.”
Meteorologists predicted as much as two and a half feet of snow in parts of eastern South Dakota.
Forecasters were hoping that the long-term effects of this storm would not be as severe as those that set off the flooding last month. A heavy snowfall takes time to melt and run off into rivers and streams, reducing the chance of flooding, meteorologists say, while heavy rain brings faster runoff and greater danger. Warmer temperatures in recent days have also thawed the ground, meaning it should better absorb moisture.
Still, Gov. Kristi Noem of South Dakota ordered state offices closed on Wednesday. Schools also closed in Rapid City, S.D., where several inches of snow fell and the streets became icy. State officials closed a roughly 125-mile stretch of Interstate 29 on Wednesday, from Brookings to the North Dakota border.
It was not all that unusual to have a heavy snowfall in Rapid City in April, said Domico Rodriguez, the general manager of Hotel Alex Johnson. But this was different, he said, because the two-degree wind chills sweeping through the city came just three days after he was out playing softball in 70-degree weather.
“It’s disheartening,” he said, adding that it was difficult to believe the forecast.
In downtown Minneapolis, where snow was falling at a brisk pace, Chameera Ekanayake spent his lunch break huddled beneath a small ledge, trying without much success to keep the flakes out of his hair.
The snow was an unwelcome development in a weather-weary city. After a harsh winter, he said Minnesotans had “been sick of it for a while” and hopeful that the snow was done for the season.
“We had some pretty good days in the last couple weeks and so were like, ‘Yeah, this is the end of it,’” said Mr. Ekanayake, 32, who works in local government.
He said he planned to work from home on Thursday, when conditions were expected to worsen.
In Denver, the storm canceled more than 700 flights into and out of the city, postponed baseball games and sent businesses into shelter mode.
The turn in the weather had Mitchell Carroll, the general manager at a Denver restaurant called Illegal Pete’s, longing for the sunny skies last week that had helped put the restaurant far ahead of its sales totals from a year ago.
Prospects were not looking good for Illegal Pete’s 130-seat patio this week. “You’re not really sure because Coloradans aren’t really fazed by weather,” Mr. Carroll said.
“But if it’s a blizzard warning,” he added, they might stay in.
Apr 13, 2019
SongStar101
Iran leader approves tapping sovereign fund for flood relief
https://www.thesundaily.my/world/iran-leader-approves-tapping-sover...
DUBAI: Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has approved drawing up to US $2 billion (RM8.2 billion) from the country’s sovereign wealth fund for relief and reconstruction after devastating floods, state media reported today.
Yesterday, Interior Minister Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli said the weeks of heavy rain across the country had caused an estimated US$2.5 billion in damage to roads, bridges, homes and farmland. Iran’s worst floods in 70 years had killed at least 76 people and forced more than 220,000 into emergency shelters, state media cited ministers as telling lawmakers.
“Using the National Development Fund is authorised if no other sources are available,” Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said in a letter to President Hassan Rouhani read out today on state television.
However, he urged the government to explore other budgetary measures to fund the relief efforts before tapping the sovereign fund.
In Geneva, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies said today an estimated two million people needed humanitarian assistance as a result of the floods.
It had launched an international emergency appeal seeking 5.1 million Swiss francs to expand support by Iran’s Red Crescent to an additional 30,000 families — equivalent to about 150,000 people.
Khamenei’s letter did give an amount but Morteza Shahidzadeh, head of the sovereign wealth fund, said earlier that Rouhani had asked to withdraw US$2 billion and Khamenei had in principle agreed.
The fund is worth about US$92 billion, according to the Sovereign Wealth Fund Institute, which tracks the industry.
The floods have affected 4,400 villages, damaged 14,000km of roads and destroyed more than 700 bridges. They have left aid agencies struggling to cope and the armed forces have been deployed to help those affected.
Iran’s government has said it will pay compensation to all those who have incurred losses, especially farmers, but the state budget is already stretched as US sanctions on its energy and banking sectors have halved oil exports and restricted access to some revenues abroad.
Iranian officials have repeatedly said the floods have not affected oil production and development, nor impeded the flow of crude through pipelines to client markets. — Reuters
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https://abcnews.go.com/International/flooding-iran-leaves-19-dead/s...
2019 Iran floods Wiki
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019_Iran_floods
From mid-March to April 2019, widespread flash flooding affected large parts of Iran, most severely in Golestan, Fars, Khuzestan, Lorestan, and other provinces. Iran has been hit by three major waves of rain and flooding over the course of two weeks[6] which led to flooding in at least 26 of Iran's 31 provinces[7] and at least 70 people died nationwide as of 6 April, according to the officials.[7] The first wave of rain began on 17 March, leading to flooding in two northern provinces, Golestan and Mazandaran with the former province receiving as much as 70 percent of its average annual rainfall in single day.[7] Several large dams have been overflowed, particularly in Khuzestan and Golestan, therefore many villages and several cities have been evacuated.[6] About 1,900 cities and villages across country have been damaged by severe floods as well as hundreds of millions of dollars of damage to water and agriculture infrastructure. 78 roads were blocked and the reliability of 84 bridges was questioned.[8][9]
Severity of the floods was greatly increased by converting flood routes and dry river beds for urban development without providing proper drainage infrastructure.[10] According to an Iranian official, due to record rainfalls, more than 140 rivers have burst their banks and about 409 landslides have happened in the country. The impact of the floods was heightened because of the Nowruz holiday; many Iranians were travelling and many deaths occurred due to flash flooding on roads and highways.[8] Around 12,000 km of roads were damaged by the flooding, about 36% of Iran's national road network.[3] The floods caused at least $2.2 billion (2019 USD) in damages, mostly due to losses in the agricultural industry.[5] Further, according to Red Crescent, two million people are in need of humanitarian aid due to the devastating floods.[11]
Lots of details here
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https://youtu.be/rKljjN72BMk
23 Provinces of Iran covered in flood waters
A total humanitarian crisis as many still await relief assistence on rooftops. 4500+ livestock dead, farms completely destroyed. BBC Videographer explains how problems could have been minimized had public been able to plan for this type of situation and not built homes and livelihoods near rivers and outlets.
Not long ago 2019, one extreme to the other, Iran was experiencing drought of epic proportions. Water resources were in question all over the country.
Iran drought turns political as lawmakers fight over water share
https://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2018/12/iran-water-crisi...
Local tensions over water resources in Iran are not a novelty either. In recent years, the crisis has not only worsened but has also witnessed new implications. Provinces that were traditionally considered water-rich areas — such as west Azerbaijan, east Azerbaijan, Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad, Chahar Mahal and Bakhtiari, Khuzestan, Mazandaran, Gilan and Golestan — are already battling it out to win the bigger share, bringing the fight to political levels in the open...
Apr 16, 2019
SongStar101
Snow falls in Western Australia’s Stirling Ranges in April for the first time in 49 years
A white Easter? Dozens are hiking up to Bluff Knoll this long weekend to catch a glimpse of the extremely rare April snowfall.
https://www.news.com.au/technology/environment/snow-falls-in-wester...
Locals couldn’t have anticipated this: Snowboarding in Western Australia in April?
The state’s southwest had more than a Good Friday, with residents waking up to record snowfall. As predicted in news.com.au’s weekend weather forecast, the Stirling Ranges have seen snow just in time for Easter — and for the first time in 49 years.
While snow this time of year is extremely rare, the Stirling Ranges have broken April records this weekend with residents enjoying the earliest recorded snow event in a calendar year in the state’s history.
The last recorded fall before this time was April 20, 1970, according to Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) records.
And the frost could potentially spread across the Wheatbelt by Sunday morning.
The unseasonal weather has seen Perth residents snow boarding in their yards and making their way to the 1099-metre tall bluffs to get their own snaps for social media. And those who couldn’t make the trek, anticipated the traffic if they tried.
BOM forecaster Matt Boterhoven told the ABC snow was an extremely rare occurrence in April.
“It’s exceptional. We’ve only recorded once, in the last 100 years, snow as early as this on top of the Stirling Ranges,” he said.
“It’s related to a very strong cold air mass moving over the southwest of the state, so when conditions get below freezing and there’s precipitation, snow can form on top of Stirling Ranges.”
"Fingers nearly snapped off, but I’m an official member of the WA Bluff Knoll Ski Club," one social media user proudly posted. Source: Twitter @jackwschmidtSource:Twitter
The cold snap also saw Albany and the Great Southern hit by hail at 1pm on Friday.
With temps predicted to peak at 13C and 18C over the next couple of days, locals can expect Friday’s cold front to stick around until Monday.
Apr 23, 2019
Juan F Martinez
Evolution of the Saharan dust ‘outbreak’ across Europe
By SWE | 23 April 2019
http://www.severe-weather.eu/mcd/evolution-of-the-saharan-dust-outb...
The following sequence of model maps in 6-hour intervals covers the interval from April 23 at 06h UTC to April 25 at 00h UTC. Note the ‘tongue’ of dust pushing across France into the British Isles and Ireland at the beginning of the interval extend into the northern Atlantic and reach Iceland by late on April 24 and then push further into the Strait of Denmark towards Greenland. Meanwhile dust pushes across central into eastern Europe as far as the Baltic states, Poland and Ukraine and as far north as southern Sweden.
Large dust loads persist over the central Mediterranean: the southern coast of the Mediterranean in Tunisia, Libya and Egypt, across Malta and south Italy, into Greece and western Turkey.
While Saharan dust events are not rare, particularly across the Mediterranean and southern Europe, the current one is very extensive and is producing major dust loads.
SAHARA Red Dust : http://poleshift.ning.com/profiles/blogs/sahara-red-dust
Apr 23, 2019
M. Difato
The UK has already had more wildfires in 2019 than any year on record
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2200502-the-uk-has-already-had...
The UK has been hit by nearly a hundred large wildfires in 2019, making it the worst year on record already.
The hot spell in February and the recent Easter heatwave have contributed to a total of 96 major wildfires of 25 hectares or larger, eclipsing the previous high of 79 across the whole of 2018.
Researchers told New Scientist that the figures, collated by the European Forest Fire Information System, were evidence that climate change had already heightened the risk of wildfires in the UK.
More than 100 firefighters battled wildfires over the Easter weekend across Illkley Moor and Marsden Moor in West Yorkshire. Another fire broke out on moorland near Marsden on Tuesday afternoon, requiring ten fire engines to attend.
Fires throughout the year
There were also wildfires in Cornwall, Dorset, Derbyshire, Northern Ireland, the Peak District, Rotherham, Wiltshire and Wales, according to the National Fire Chiefs Council (NFCC).
Scotland was affected by fires across the Highlands, including a large one that posed a “serious risk” to the Moray windfarm.
The spate of blazes follows a series of major wildfires during the hot, dry weather of 2018, including the Saddleworth Moor fire near Manchester, which burned for five days and made pollution levels spike.
Paul Hedley, national wildfires lead for the NFCC, said it was “really significant” that the number of large wildfires in 2019 had already overtaken 2018’s tally so early in the year.
The big change he has observed is that the wildfires are no longer confined to the traditional season of fires from late March to late September. “What seemed to happen last year and is happening this year, is we are not talking about a wildfire season – we are getting significant wildfires happening throughout the year,” says Hedley.
The scale and duration of the wildfires was a huge stretch on fire and rescue service resources, Hedley adds.
Spring is the point in the year when flammability peaks, with the most dead leaf and woody matter available to burn, says Thomas Smith of the London School of Economics, in the UK.
Layered on top of that seasonal risk has been fire-friendly weather and an increased risk of ignition through accidents, such as a barbeque in the case of the West Yorkshire blazes, or arson.
“Both the fires in February and over this Easter weekend coincided with long warm dry periods with steady easterly winds – fire weather – and also with ignition risk from school holidays,” says Smith.
Weather that is conducive to wildfires has become more likely in recent decades, with the average length of warm spells increasing from 5.3 to 13.2 days in recent years.
“I would argue that those statistics suggest that we are already experiencing climate change and that it has already led to increasing wildfire risk,” Smith adds. He says the past two years have been the worst for UK wildfires that he can remember.
The total area burned in 2019 so far is 17,199 hectares, almost on a par with the highs of 2018 and 2011, but with eight months of the year left to go.
The rural nature of most UK wildfires means relatively little property is damaged compared to the multibillion-dollar cost of Californian wildfires. But they draw fire engines away from towns and cities, increasing fire risk there, and can cause health problems by causing pollution levels to rise, as happened in Greater Manchester last year.
Apr 24, 2019
Juan F Martinez
Hail apocalypse: 13 killed and over 100 injured as hailstorm ravages three villages in Uganda By Strange Sounds - Apr 24, 2019
13 people have been killed and 100 others have been injured following a heavy rain and hail storm in Buyende district, Uganda. The unusual weather ravaged the villages of Kabugudo, Nabweyo, and Nakabembe between 8:00 pm and 10:30pm on Sunday, April 21, 2019. Most of the deceased were swept away by floods into nearby swamps where they drowned.
The storm swept away 300 homes and residents have found refuge at Kidera health centre IV. Survivors were transferred either to Kidera health centre IV or Kamuli general hospital respectively.
A victim explains she decided to lock herself in her house. However, in no time, she saw her rooftop shaking and on her way out, it felt on her head.
Video: http://strangesounds.org/2019/04/uganda-hail-storm-video.html
Apr 25, 2019
KM
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State of emergency for Canada with some water levels expected once every 1,000 years and the worst is yet to come in unprecedented flooding
Flood-weary communities in Manitoba, New Brunswick, Ontario, and Quebec are preparing for a critical weekend as rising water levels force thousands to evacuate their homes. Rain is expected in Ontario's cottage country, stretching east into Quebec and Atlantic Canada. Montreal, Ottawa and many smaller communities have declared states of emergency, prompting the federal government to deploy hundreds of soldiers to help with sandbagging and other relief operations. "We're all just putting our shoulder to the wheel in the most effective way, to make sure that the personnel and the resources are available to fight the immediate disaster," Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale said. But worried residents are watching as water levels rise fast, with little respite in sight. "We are watching the next system, possibly Wednesday into Thursday another huge system that will be sweeping across southern and central Ontario and southern Quebec," Gerald Cheng from Environment Canada told CTV Toronto. The worst is yet to come for Ottawa according to Patrick Nadeau, executive director of Ottawa Riverkeeper, which works to protect the Ottawa River and its tributaries. "What we're seeing for the Ottawa area right now is that the peak is set to come around Monday or Tuesday," he told CTV News Channel. The city issued a state of emergency on Thursday. "Those levels could be over half a metre from what we're seeing right now." Despite a night that gave Ottawa a break from the rain, water levels around the capital region are expected to rise half a metre higher than they did during a 2017 flood that was thought to have been a once-in-a-century event. Brian Streatton, engineering manager at the Rideau Valley Conservation Authority, told CTV News Channel that the river is the highest it's ever been. "People that live along the Ottawa River from Ottawa down to Montreal are getting flooding at the highest level we've ever seen," he said.
"There was a high snowpack this year throughout the entire Ottawa River watershed and we've had some major precipitation events over the last couple of weeks." Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement forecasting up to 35 millimetres of rain in the Ottawa region. Four hundred soldiers have been deployed to help battle the flood water. A large focus is being put on the Constance Bay area, which is considered one of the worst-hit areas. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visited Constance Bay on Saturday morning, where he spoke with local volunteers. Trudeau and his two sons helped with sandbagging. Dozens of volunteers, including players from the Ottawa 67's hockey team, also helped with the flood relief. Others donated food to help those in need. A morning report from the board that monitors levels in the Ottawa River near Constance Bay says water levels are just shy of their 2017 levels and are forecast to rise another 47 centimetres. At a measuring spot near Parliament Hill, where paths and parking lots along the river are already underwater, the board forecasts a rise of another 75 centimetres before water levels peak on May 1. Nadeau says flooding like this is becoming the new normal, adding that better coordination is needed. "We need sustained investment in our conservation authorities that help to plan for these disasters." Increased winds also hampered sandbagging efforts, causing waves to crash over walls protecting homes. Ontario Provincial Police are discouraging motor boats from going close to shore, after reports of wake causing additional damage to nearby homes. Officials announced Saturday night that the Chaudiere Bridge over the Ottawa River would be closed as of 6 a.m. on Sunday,due to flooding and high waters. The Ottawa River is expected to rise another 55 centimetres by Tuesday. Efforts are also underway to protect the Britannia Water Treatment plant, which purifies water for more than half of Ottawa. If flood waters block the road leading to the plantdeliveries of purifying chemicals will be threatening safe water supplies, officials said. There are also flood warnings in several other areas of Ontario, which includes the province's cottage country. Bracebridge Mayor Graydon Smith asked cottage owners not to come to their properties to check for the damage this weekend because there are a lot of roads closed. "Don't try and be a hero," he said. Bracebridge saw some snow overnight and about 34 mm of rain at nearby Muskoka airport. Smith said the late-season snow is a welcome sight as it acts as a "sponge" for rising floodwaters that now mark a "historical event." Property owners have been advised to wait until the emergency passes before checking on cottages.
Quebec: Rainfall warnings have been issued for the southern half of Quebec, with some areas expected to see another 60 mm of rain. Water at the Chute-Bell dam, built in 1915, has reached levels expected once every 1,000 years, but Hydro-Quebec said it's confident the structure is solid. Provincial police were patrolling homes and cottages along the Rouge River, about 140 kilometres west of Montreal, where 75 people were forced to evacuate over fears the flood waters could overwhelm the dam. Meanwhile, soldiers with the Canadian Armed Forces were dispatched to reinforce a dyke in Pointe-Calumet, northwest of Montreal, that was threatening to give way. Quebec authorities said that as of Saturday morning, 3,056 homes across the province were flooded and 2,736 were surrounded by water. About 2,000 people have so far been forced from their homes. Just in the city of Rigaud, near the Ontario border, 685 people have left their houses where a mandatory evacuation order is in place. Officials say by Sunday, water levels could surpass those seen two years ago. Montreal and 13 other municipalities have declared states of emergency in Quebec. Flood waters in Gatineau are expected to take weeks to recede. Some 1,800 homes there are in the flood zone, with about 4,000 people at risk. Around 750 have asked for help. Quebec's Public Security Minister Genevieve Guilbault said Saturday about 50 landslides have been reported across the province. "The situation is changing hour by hour," Stephanie Picard, spokesperson for Canadian Red Cross, told CTV News Channel. The Red Cross has 10 centres across Quebec to help those affected by the floods, she said. "Last night (Friday) we provided safe shelter for close to 500 people who had no other option but to turn to the Red Cross to have a safe place to sleep," she said. In Montreal, the Galipeault Bridge, which connects Ile-Perrot to Montreal's West Island, is closed until further notice due to rising water. In Rigaud and Point-Fortune, residents have been defying mandatory evacuation orders. According to Rigaud Fire Chief Daniel Boyer, only 10 out of 170 homes had been evacuated as of Saturday.
New Brunswick: Meanwhile, the Saint John River has been receding in Fredericton, where parts of the downtown core were underwater this week. Geoffrey Downey, a spokesperson for New Brunswick Emergency Measures Organization, said while it's raining across much of the province on Saturday, officials aren't expecting a lot of precipitation. The Red Cross has registered 940 evacuees from 330 households in New Brunswick as of Friday afternoon. Red Cross officials in New Brunswick said Friday 70 per cent of the people asking for flood assistance this year also asked last year. Premier Blaine Higgs told reporters that with two floods in as many years it's clear climate change is affecting flooding frequency, and his new Conservative government will take this into account in future planning. The latest forecast predicts waters will slowly recede in most areas over the next five days.
Manitoba: In southern Manitoba, the rising Red River has forced some road closures and a small number of evacuations near St. Jean Baptiste but earlier predictions for major flooding between the U.S. border and Winnipeg haven't come to pass.
Apr 28, 2019
KM
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'We are losing everything': Flooding in cyclone-hit Mozambique
Floodwaters triggered by Cyclone Kenneth's heavy rains rage in parts of Mozambique, causing homes to collapse.
Rescuers raced to help people caught in fast-rising floodwaters in Mozambique's cyclone-hit city of Pemba on Sunday, as houses collapsed in one neighbourhood and heavy rain raised fears of worse to come.
More than 160,000 people have been affected in the largely rural region, many left exposed and hungry.
"Help us, we are losing everything!" residents of the northern city shouted at passing cars as the rushing waters flooded their homes. Women and girls with buckets and pots tried to scoop away the torrent. But in vain - the water poured into doorways.
In the worst-affected neighbourhood of Natite, homes have begun to collapse, the UN's Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said in a tweet.
"We are unfortunately expecting devastating floods," it said.
Photos of destruction after Cyclone Kenneth ravages Mozambique
Cyclone Kenneth arrived just six weeks after Cyclone Idai ripped into central Mozambique and killed more than 600 people in the flooding. The new storm's remnants could dump twice as much rain as Idai, the UN said.
As much as 250 millimetres, or about one-quarter of the average annual rainfall for the region, has been forecast over the next few days.
"I have never seen such rains in my life," said one Pemba resident, 35-year-old Michael Fernando.
This was the first time in recorded history that the southern African nation has been hit by two cyclones in one season, again raising concerns about climate change.
Rescue workers evacuated at least 130 people to centres elsewhere in the city on Sunday, mostly by boat, said Salviano Abreu, spokesman for OCHA.
Some Pemba residents tried to pile up tyres and sandbags outside their homes to keep the rising water out, while elsewhere small, rapid rivers formed, carving trenches into the streets.
Children took refuge in a bus that appeared to be stuck as vehicles struggled on the streets. One woman stood, seemingly stunned, as the rain pounded down.
"We will keep moving until we get somewhere safe," one man said, as people fled carrying belongings in plastic bags.
In the city's Mahate neighbourhood, a large crack had formed in the ground, prompting OCHA to warn of landslides.
There was no immediate word on the extent of flooding outside Pemba.
Authorities have said at least five people died after Kenneth roared in Thursday evening with the force of a Category 4 hurricane, stunning residents of a region where such a storm had not been recorded in the modern era.
More than 35,000 homes in parts of Mozambique's northernmost Cabo Delgado were partially or fully destroyed by the storm.
Images shared by OCHA showed rows of wooden houses, separated by sandy paths, that had been almost completely flattened. Only a few structures and the occasional coconut tree were left standing.
"Not a single house is standing any more," Abreu told reporters.
Apr 30, 2019
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Tropical cyclone Fani is expected to reach Super Cyclonic Storm status, equivalent to a Category 5 hurricane with more than 100 million people in its path.
On April 30, at 3:40 a.m. EDT (0740 UTC) the MODIS instrument aboard NASA’s Aqua satellite provided a visible image of Tropical Cyclone Fani in the Northern Indian Ocean showing powerful thunderstorms around the centre of circulation. Credit: NASA/NRL
Tropical cyclone Fani is gathering strength in the Bay of Bengal and is already equivalent to a category 3 hurricane as it barrels toward the eastern Indian coastline with more than 100 million people in its path.
According to Accuweather, additional strengthening is expected into Thursday as Fani could bring winds in excess of 213 km/h (132 mph), equal to a Category 4 hurricane.
There is a chance that Fani could briefly become a Super Cyclonic Storm, equivalent to a Category 5 hurricane, during this time.
Fani is expected to remain a powerful and dangerous cyclone as it approaches and makes landfall along the coast of eastern India between Thursday night and Friday.
Residents from northern Andhra Pradesh to Odisha, Jharkhand, West Bengal and Bihar are at risk for impacts from the approaching cyclone.
According to the IMD, only 14 severe tropical cyclones have formed in the month of April since 1891 and only 1 of them ever made landfall, Cyclone Fani will be the second
May 1, 2019
Juan F Martinez
INDIA Cyclone Fani 5-3-2019
May 3, 2019
Juan F Martinez
Blending Seasons: The difference a day makes. Oberstdorf / Scheibenhaus, Germany. May 4th vs 5th. Via @iMeteo.sk
May 6, 2019
Juan F Martinez
BOLOGNA - ITALY Bad weather in May gives no respite. 5-13-2019
Flooding and flooding of rivers are creating serious problems in Romagna, in particular in the Cesenate where two people have been rescued. And severe discomforts are reported, with landslides and floods of watercourses in the Bolognese and Modena area. Homes evacuated, schools closed and the red alert extended until Tuesday when the rain stops but the rivers could still overflow.
The river Savio has broken its banks in several places, several bridges in Cesena have been closed to traffic. Traffic on the Rimini-Bologna railway network, between Cesena and Forlì, was interrupted from 7.50 this morning until 7.00 pm: the flood has almost submerged a viaduct of the line. Train movement gradually resumes and it is expected that tomorrow the situation, barring unforeseen events during the night, will return to normal.
May 14, 2019
Juan F Martinez
The Sacramento office of the National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Warning for portions of the Sierra range starting tomorrow into early Friday morning. The 2.5 feet of snow is impressive for this time in May.
May 16, 2019
Gerard Zwaan
As if it was DEEP WINTER: Coldest and snowiest early May on record in Dalmatia, Croatia, Italy and Bosnia and Herzegovina
If you’re in Dalmatia and have said this is the “coldest May of your life”, you’re absolutely right. Same in Italy and Bosnia. In Croatia, the first 13 days of May had an average air temperature of 14.6°C, while the average from 1948 to 2018 was 19.1°C. Actual temperatures in Dalmatia are 4.5°C cooler than the monthly average, which is an extreme temperature deviation. Italy is in the middle of the coldest May in years, with temperatures plummeting below zero and snow returning to the Alps. As much as 1.45 metres of snowfall were measured in parts of the Dolomites on Monday morning. Huge amounts of snow for the season also accumulates in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Low temperature records and snow as if we were in winter in Croatia, Italy and Bosnia and Herzegovina in May 2019. Picture via Twitter
Croatia
The first 13 days of May had an average air temperature of 14.6°C, while the average from 1948 to 2018 is 19.1°C. At the moment, Dalmatia is experiencing temperatures 4.5°C cooler than the monthly average. Extreme!
Of course, a lot of this can change by the end of the month, and it is certain that the second part of the month will not be as cold as the first. Let’s note that until now, the official coldest May was recorded in 1991 with an average temperature of 15.6°C.
The sea temperatures are exceptionally low for this time of the year, too, with temperatures ranging from 13°C to 17°C in the Dubrovnik area.
The wind has been anything but friendly, too, Dalmacija Danas reports. On Monday, the northwestern part of the country was hit by powerful winds, and Zagreb specifically saw speeds up to 101 km/h which caused a lot of damage.
Still, the strongest wind gusts were measured the northern Adriatic with a record of 197 km/h at Pag bridge. In Prizna, wind speed reached 188 km/h.
Italia
Storms battered the south and centre of Italy on Sunday, with strong wind, rain and even hail reported in several regions. In Puglia, farmers’ associations estimate that the unseasonal storms have done hundreds of thousands euros’ worth of damage to the agricultural region’s crops.
Italy is in the middle of the coldest May in years, with temperatures plummeting below zero and snow returning to the Alps.As much as 1.45 metres of snowfall were measured in parts of the Dolomites on Monday morning.
The change is even more dramatic as it comes after an exceptionally mild winter that saw temperatures climb over 21 degrees C in February.
Bosnia and Herzegovina
In addition to the rain and floods in BiH, residents of Korcanica, Bosanska Krajina, in the Grmec mountain range, have also been surprised by large amounts of snow for the season.
This is also one of the coldest May in decades in Bosnia and Herzegovina. https://www.facebook.com/bosniastormchasers/videos/297166694505797/
Source: http://strangesounds.org/2019/05/as-if-it-was-deep-winter-coldest-a...
May 16, 2019
Juan F Martinez
Windstorm leaves several sheep dead after collapsed wall in the Sultanate of OMAN, May 19.
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May 21, 2019
jorge namour
Israel hit by extreme heatwave and worst is yet to come
05.22.19
https://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-5513342,00.html
Unseasonably hot temperatures - predicted to stay above 40 degrees celsius in some parts of the country throughout the weekend - coincide with Jewish holiday of Lag B’Omer, prompting the authorities to advise the public to refrain from lighting traditional bonfires
Israel on Wednesday is expected to be hit by an extreme heatwave that will reign supreme throughout the country over the coming weekend.
According to Meteo-Tech meteorological company, while in northern and central Israel the weather will be very hot, in the south of the country (and in the Sea of Galilee region) the temperatures will reach extreme heights.
Tel Aviv beach amid heatwave
In the northern city of Haifa, the temperatures will range from 36 degrees celsius during the day Sunday to 25 degrees at night. In Tel Aviv, the weather will be slightly cooler with a range of 32 degrees during the day and 25 degrees at night. In the southern city of Be’er Sheva, temperatures will range from 40 degrees throughout the day to 26 degrees at night. In Jerusalem, the temperatures will also be high, reaching 35 degrees celsius during the day and falling to 26 degrees overnight.
The unseasonable heatwave coincides with the Jewish holiday of Lag B’Omer, which prompted the Fire and Rescue Services to restrict the bonfires that traditionally accompany the celebrations. For instance, fires are not allowed to be lit in any forests, even in areas designated for such activity.
The Health Ministry urged the public to take precautionary measures since such extreme weather entails health risks. The Israel Nature and Parks Authority urged the public to refrain from prolonged walking outside at least until Friday evening.
On Friday, the heatwave is expected to peak, with temperatures in southern Israel - especially the Arava region - becoming scorching and could reach up to 48 degrees.
May 22, 2019
jorge namour
ISRAEL
Netanyahu calls for international help as huge fires force evacuation of 3,500
MAY 23 2019
https://www.timesofisrael.com/netanyahu-calls-for-international-hel...
Public Security Minister directs rescue services to prepare for national emergency amid searing heatwave; officials ready to vacate thousands more as 800 blazes ravage country
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu directed the Foreign Ministry to reach out to nearby countries for “immediate” assistance in putting out the hundreds of fires that were ravaging the country Thursday evening, destroying dozens of houses and forcing the evacuation of some 3,500 from their homes.
Effects of a fire in the central town of Mevo Modiim on May 23, 2019
Netanyahu did not specify which countries Israel would approach, but a senior Fire Department official said earlier they could turn to Cyprus, Greece and Croatia for help.
Hours earlier, Public Security Minister Gilad Erdan held a situational assessment and instructed fire authorities to prepare for the possibility that a national emergency be declared, with Friday’s temperatures expected to eclipse 100° F throughout the country.
officials were expecting Friday to be even worse as the heatwave reached its peak. Temperatures hit 37° C (99° F) in Tel Aviv, 43° C (110° F) in Beersheba in the Negev and 50° C (122° F) in the Arava region.
The largest fire was in the Ben Shemen Forest and around the 250-member community of Mevo Modiim in central Israel.
A police official told Channel 13 news that the blaze had largely destroyed the town established by singer and rabbi Shlomo Carlebach in 1975.
Meanwhile, residents of nearby Gimzo evacuated Torah scrolls from the community synagogue as the flames approached.
In addition to Mevo Modiin and Gizmo, a fire service spokesman said that Israelis had been evacuated from the central towns of Tarum, Neot Kedumim, Kfar Daniel, Kfar Uriya, Karmia and Harel. He added that forces were preparing to evacuate thousands of more Israelis, including ones in the central towns of Shilat, Kfar Ruth and Lapid.
Due to Thursday’s weather, Israel Railways announced it was limiting service in some areas as the heat was causing train tracks to expand.
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Heat wave causes fire at Sharm al-Sheikh old market
Thu, May. 23, 2019
http://www.egypttoday.com/Article/1/70732/Heat-wave-causes-fire-at-...
CAIRO - 23 May 2019: Civil defense forces have managed to manage a fire that broke out at the old market in Sharm al-Sheikh due to an extreme heat wave that hit its highest peak on Thursday.
Eye witnesses said the flames extended to reach a number of shops before the fire department put the situation under control
Flames extended to reach a number of shops before the fire department put the situation under control
May 23, 2019
Juan F Martinez
Rain bomb captured in Queensland, Australia, by farmer Peter Thompson
So here’s something you rarely get to see… a freaking rain bomb, or the technical term “microburst“!
Basically, it happens when hot, dry air rises and mixes with heavy rain-bearing clouds.
Most of the water droplets in the clouds evaporate, causing a swift cooling of the air around them where it then starts to sink. The falling air pulls the remaining raindrops with it, creating one hell of a downpour.
http://canyouactually.com/this-incredibly-rare-rain-bomb-falling-fr...
May 25, 2019
KM
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Cold blast hits Australia's east coast as temperatures are forecast to plunge as low as -4C with SNOW in four states – and the icy weather is here to stay all week
A cold blast of wintry weather is set to hit Australia's east coast with antarctic winds bringing snow to at least four eastern states by Wednesday.
A wet and windy day was forecast for much of the southeast of the nation with snow and hail in alpine areas caused by a cold front sweeping across the country.
A low pressure trough is also affecting Tasmania and southern parts of Victoria with both states experiencing snowfalls overnight.
Victoria's Mount Baw Baw had decent snowfalls on Monday morning and there is more to come over the next few days
One operator in Mount Hotham said on Twitter on Sunday that they had received 25cm, and advised people to fit tyre chains to all vehicles.
Bureau of Meteorology duty forecaster for New South Wales Zhi-Weng Chua said snow was expected from today through to Wednesday in elevated areas of NSW and the ACT including the Snowy Mountains and Tablelands districts to about 1000m.
'A strong low-pressure system south of Tasmania is bringing air from the Antarctic region up to New South Wales,' he said.
A Weatherzone forecast model shows cold air sweeping over southeastern Australia for Wednesday. A low pressure system south of Tasmania is sucking Antarctic air as far north as New South Wales
May 27, 2019
KM
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7077917/More-5-million-lef...
More than FIVE MILLION are left without power across Ohio after 'rapid-fire' tornadoes ripped roofs from homes, with 51 twisters touching down across eight states overnight
More than five million people have been left without power in Ohio alone after 51 tornadoes were reported across eight states overnight.
Residents of Idaho, Colorado, Nebraska, Iowa, Minnesota, Illinois, Indiana and Ohio, are still not in the clear as severe weather is forecast to continue through Tuesday and into Wednesday.
A rapid-fire line of apparent tornadoes tore across Indiana and Ohio and were packed so closely together that one crossed the path carved by another.
The storms strew debris so thick that at one point, highway crews had to use snowplows to clear Interstate 75.
At least half a dozen communities from eastern Indiana through central Ohio suffered damage, according to the National Weather Service (NWS), though authorities working through the night had reported no fatalities as of early Tuesday.
There were at least 35 people in and around Dayton who went to hospitals with injuries, most of them minor, according to Elizabeth Long, a spokeswoman for the Kettering Health Network.
'We've had injuries ranging form lacerations to bumps and bruises from folks being thrown around in their houses due to the storms,' she said.
Montgomery County Sheriff Rob Streck also confirmed that 'there's been no real serious injuries' despite the significant damage in the area.
More than five million people have been left without power in Ohio alone after 51 tornadoes were reported across eight states overnight. This aerial photo shows damage at the Westbrooke Village Apartment complex in Trotwood, Ohio
Residents of Idaho, Colorado, Nebraska, Iowa, Minnesota, Illinois, Indiana and Ohio, are still not in the clear as severe weather is forecast to continue through Tuesday and into Wednesday. This photo shows another aerial view of the Westbrooke Village Apartment building in Trotwood, Ohio
The sheriff asked residents to avoid any areas with damage from the storms.
'There are multiple locations that have sustained extensive damage and the roads in those areas need to be kept clear so that emergency personnel can get through to help those in need,' a statement reads.
According to the sheriff, there are also 'potentially dangerous situations with power lines down, unstable trees and possible gas leaks'.
Dayton Fire Chief Jeffrey Payne also said that it was 'pretty miraculous' that there have been only minor injuries.
Payne attributed the good news to people heeding early warnings. Residents say sirens started going off around 10.30pm Monday ahead of the storm.
Dayton Mayor Nan Whaley urged residents to check on neighbors, especially those who are housebound.
The power response will require a 'multi-day restoration effort,' utility Dayton Power & Light said in an early morning tweet. The company said 64,000 of its customers alone were without power.
In a tweet, the city of Dayton urged residents to conserve water after the storms cut power to water plants and pump stations.
'Due to the widespread power outages we are asking all Dayton and Montgomery County customers to conserve water,' the city tweeted.
'We have lost power to both water plants and pump stations. First Responders are performing search and rescue operations and debris clearing.'
City Manager Shelley Dickstein later issued a boil advisory for residents. The advisory affects 'all water customers in Dayton and Montgomery County'.
The city also said that generators are being rushed in.
Multiple schools in the area were closed or had delayed starts Tuesday.
Towns just outside Dayton, Ohio, took some of the heaviest hits.
In Vandalia, about 10 miles directly north of Dayton, Francis Dutmers and his wife were headed for the basement and safety Monday night when the storm hit with 'a very loud roar'.
'I just got down on all fours and covered my head with my hands,' said Dutmers, who said the winds blew out windows around his house, filled rooms with storm debris, and took down most of his trees.
But he and his wife were not injured and the house is still livable, he said.
The NWS tweeted Monday night that a 'large and dangerous tornado' hit near Trotwood, Ohio, eight miles northwest of Dayton.
Several apartment buildings were damaged or destroyed. Emergency crews started going door-to-door in the middle of the night and into Tuesday morning to help anyone trapped by debris in Indiana and Ohio.
Police scanners indicated that dozens of people trapped in their homes and needed help.
Madison County Emergency Management spokesman Todd Harmeson said least 75 homes were damaged in Pendleton and the nearby community of Huntsville.
Seven people were reported injured in the storm in Pendleton. No fatalities were reported in the area.
Madison County authorities said roads in Pendleton, about 35 miles northeast of Indianapolis, are blocked with trees, downed power lines and utility poles.
Pendleton High School is open as a shelter.
The NWS said a survey team will investigate damage in Madison County and possibly in Henry County. Another team may survey damage in Tippecanoe County.
May 28, 2019
Juan F Martinez
Crop Catastrophe In The Midwest – Latest USDA Crop Progress Report Indicates That A Nightmare Scenario Is Upon Us
May 26, 2019
The last 12 months have been the wettest in all of U.S. history, and this has created absolutely horrific conditions for U.S. farmers. Thanks to endless rain and historic flooding that has stretched on for months, many farmers have not been able to plant crops at all, and a lot of the crops that have actually been planted are deeply struggling. What this means is that U.S. agricultural production is going to be way, way down this year. The numbers that I am about to share with you are deeply alarming, and they should serve as a wake up call for all of us. The food that each one of us eats every day is produced by our farmers, and right now our farmers are truly facing a nightmare scenario.
More: http://theeconomiccollapseblog.com/archives/crop-catastrophe-in-the...
May 30, 2019
SongStar101
US like a 'war zone' after 500 tornadoes in 30 days
The US has been battered by twisters, with a 40-year record broken as 12 days in a row pass with at least eight tornado reports.
https://news.sky.com/story/us-like-a-war-zone-after-500-tornadoes-i...
America has been hit with 500 tornadoes in the last 30 days, with Tuesday breaking a 40-year record by marking the 12th day in a row with at least eight tornado reports, according to US forecasters.
Severe weather has been sweeping across the US Midwest, injuring hundreds and destroying buildings, prompting claims areas of the country have been left "like a war zone".
Some 55 twisters are estimated to have touched down on Monday across eight states stretching eastward from Idaho and Colorado.
Kansas City was badly hit by a large and dangerous tornado on Tuesday, with 12 people being treated at hospital and Kansas City International Airport temporarily suspending flights.
Travellers and employees had to shelter in car park tunnels to avoid the worst of the storm.
Overnight, a swarm of twisters swept through Indiana and Ohio and left one person dead and at least 130 injured.
Roofs have been blown off, houses knocked off their foundations, trees uprooted and vital power lines have collapsed.
Francis Dutmers from Vandalia, which is around 10 miles from Dayton in Ohio and was one of the worst hit areas, said he hid with his wife in their basement before the windows on his house exploded and their rooms filled with debris.
"I just got down on all fours and covered my head with my hands," he said.
In Celina, Ohio, 82-year-old Melvin Dale Hanna died when a parked car was thrown into his house, the mayor Jeffrey Hazel confirmed, adding: "There's areas that truly look like a war zone."
Weather warnings are stretching across to the east coast with parts of Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New York City on alert.
Dr Patrick Marsh, warning coordination meteorologist at the national weather service's storm prediction centre, tweeted there had been 500 filtered eyewitness tornado reports during the past 30 days.
He said: "Only four periods in the official database ever exceed 500 *observed* tornadoes in 30 days: 2003, 2004, 2008, and 2011."
Human sightings remain an important tool in detecting tornadoes, as the radar technology used by US meteorologists is not able to always "see" twisters. A network of storm spotters are used across the country to monitor numbers.
"We are flirting in uncharted territory," Dr Marsh told The New York Times.
"Typically, you’d see a break of a day or two in between these long stretches, but we’re just not getting that right now."
Referring to the 55 tornadoes on Monday, Dr Marsh said outbreaks of 50 or more tornadoes are not uncommon. It has happened 63 times in US history, with three instances of more than 100 twisters.
However, he added Monday's weather was unusual because it stretched over a wide geographic area and the amount of other twister activity in recent weeks.
The extreme weather is the result of high pressure over the south-east and an unusually cold trough over the Rockies. This has forced warm, moist air into the central US, triggering the dangerous storms.
May 31, 2019
KM
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US flooding crisis: Two new levee breaches along the swollen Arkansas and Mississippi rivers prompt evacuations in Dardanelle, Arkansas, and Quincy, Missouri
new levee breaches along the swollen Arkansas and Mississippi rivers have prompted evacuations in Dardanelle, Arkansas, and Quincy, Missouri.
A levee along the swollen Arkansas River breached early Friday. Residents in about 160 homes in Dardanelle, Arkansas, were urged to evacuate. Residents in three towns were urged to evacuate after a levee breached in Missouri. Officials say flooding will not be over anytime soon.
New Levee Breaches in Arkansas, Missouri Prompt Evacuations. Picture by AP
A breach early Friday on the Holla Bend levee in Dardanelle, home to about 4,700 people and located 60 miles northwest of Little Rock, prompted Yell County officials to go door-to-door to encourage residents in about 160 homes to evacuate.
“Emergency management reported flooding along the Durgens Creek in Lewis County. Water is expected to flow south into West Quincy. Move to higher ground now. Act quickly to protect your life,” the National Weather Service office in St. Louis said in a flash flood warning that was issued for the area.
Even as the Arkansas River slowly begins to recede in some areas after record-levels, officials say flooding will not be over anytime soon.
Nathan Spicer, emergency management specialist in Little Rock — where the river is expected to crest at 28 feet on Monday — told the city board the rain will prolong the flood’s effects.
“This flood event could last for two, three weeks, maybe a month,” Spicer said, according to a report by the Arkansas Democrat Gazette.
The Arkansas River is expected to crest Friday near Fort Smith, Arkansas, at 40.8 feet, well above the previous record of 38.1 feet there but less than the 42.5 feet that had been expected.
“It will be over 40 feet for several days,” Michael Biggs, chief of the hydraulics and technical services branch for the Little Rock District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, told the Democrat Gazette. “That’s better than 42.5 feet.“
On Thursday, President Donald Trump declared an emergency in several Arkansas counties to provide assistance for emergency protective measures.
Melody Daniel, the state’s emergency management spokeswoman, told CNN more than 500 Arkansas homes have been directly impacted by flooding.
Flooding across the region has forced Amtrak to suspend service between St. Louis and Fort Worth, Texas, until June 7.
Oklahoma
In neighboring Oklahoma, more than 2,400 people have been evacuated and more than 1,000 homes have been flooded by this long-lasting event.
Officials announced Thursday the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will gradually decrease the outflow of water from Keystone Dam through Monday, which should alleviate some flooding, the Tulsa World reported.
Authorities in the Tulsa region continue to warn people drawn to the river out of curiosity to stay away.
“What it’s going to cause and what it has caused is the attempt to rescue somebody. We’re going to have a first responder put their lives in harm’s way to save you because you chose not to listen to a very simple warning and put your life at risk,” Sgt. Shane Tuell with Tulsa police told KTUL.
Tuell noted that even if “the water” or a “sinkhole doesn’t get you,” the water is unsanitary and could cause illness. “There are snakes that have been displaced and are not very happy,” Tuell added.
Meanwhile, according to a new annual report, 7.3 million homes at risk of hurricane storm surge on the US East Coast. Get prepared and be ready for this new burst of extreme weather.
Jun 2, 2019
jorge namour
A fine vortex in the Mediterranean sea near Nice this morning, Jun 2nd.
FRANCE
https://www.facebook.com/severeweatherEU/photos/a.1423656947857402/...
Jun 2, 2019
Juan F Martinez
Storm chaser captures rare upside down lightning
Jun 3, 2019
KM
Source
Severe weather, including rare snowfall reported in Queensland, Australia
A deepening Tasman low combined with a strong high in the Great Australian Bight, bringing windy and cold conditions to New South Wales and Queensland, Australia on June 3, 2019. A rare occurrence of snow was reported in near the NSW-QLD border at Eukey, just south of Stanthorpe.
Severe weather warnings were issued for a 1 000 km (620 miles) stretch of the coast, including Sydney, NSW and people urged to stay indoors amid heavy rain and gale-force winds.
Near-freezing temperatures and snowfall were reported at Eukey, just south of Stanthorpe. This is near the New South Wales - Queensland border, about 220 km (136 miles) SW of Brisbane.
While snow is rare in Queensland, it does happen from time to time, mostly near the border, BOM said. The last significant snowfall there was back in 2015.
"Snowfall in Queensland, driven by colder air from the south, was an unusual occurrence in a state with a sub-tropical to tropical climate, but in the south of the state, particularly near the New South Wales border, it's quite mountainous and in the elevated areas it can get quite cold," BOM Meteorologist Lachlan Stone told BBC.
BOM reported a very cold morning across the Darling Downs and Granite Belt, QLD with a few new May records set on May 31. Stanthorpe registered -6.9 °C (19.5 °F), Applethorpe -6.1 °C (21 °F), Oakey -4.4 °C (24 °F), Dalby -3.6 °C (25.5 °F). Warwick was at -4.9 °C (23.1 °F), close to its record -5.3 °C (22.4 °F) set in 1965.
Up to 5 cm (1.9 inches) were reported in the Blue Mountains region on June 3, NSW, forcing authorities to issue travel warnings and close a number of roads.
Jun 4, 2019
Gerard Zwaan
DOZENS OF DAMAGE REPORTS AFTER HEAVY THUNDERSTORMS
By Janene Pieters on June 5, 2019 - 07:39
The thunderstorms that crossed the Netherlands on Tuesday night caused damage throughout the country. Dozens of reports were received, most regarding fallen trees or roofs being blown from houses. One person was hospitalized after a tree fell on a moving car, NOS reports.
Veiligheidsregio IJsselland received around a hundred damage reports, the safety office said on Twitter. Most of the reports made in this region came from Deventer, Zwartsluis and Vollenhove. Campsite Oldenhof in Vollenhove was hit hard by the storm. Guests were forced to spend the night in the main building. A fairground attraction was damaged in Deventer, and an asbestos roof from a shed blew onto the track. A tree landed on two moving cars in Zwartsluis. The people in the cars were checked over by paramedics, one was taken to hospital.
The stormy weather also hit Rheden in Gelderland hard. The fire brigade responded to multiple reports of roof tiles being blown off houses, the brigade said on Twitter. "Residents are talking about a whirlwind", a spokesperson for the fire brigade said to Omroep Gelderland. The roof of a trailer also blew off, making the home uninhabitable.
"It really scared me. I have three sons. The glass was smashed in, there is glass everywhere", a Rheden resident said to the broadcaster. "I have no words. It looked like a tornado. It was a tornado." Another resident told Omroep Gelderland that he suffered a lot of damage to his house. "It was a fierce storm. A big gust of wind, and all the roof tiles came off. Also the facade is damaged and the tiles went through the car window." There is, however, a sliver lining. "The tree I had been quarreling over with the municipality for five years: it's finally down."
Eindhoven also had problems with fallen trees. A tree ended up on a car containing a woman and three young children, according to NU.nl. As far as is known, no one was hurt.
The storm also caused a lot of problems on the track. Overhead lines were damaged by lightning strikes and trees fell on the rails. At 7:20 a.m. on Wednesday, NS reported seven problems on the track, six of which seem to be storm related. No train traffic is possible between Apeldoorn and Deventer due to broken overhead lines. NS expects that it will take until at least 1:30 p.m. to resolve this problem. And no trains are running between Eindhoven and Weert and Eindhoven and Venlo because ProRail is still removing trees from the tracks.
Jun 5, 2019
KM
http://strangesounds.org/2019/06/alberta-wildfires-smoke-europe.htm...
The wildfires in Alberta, Canada are so huge that their smoke has reached Europe
There are currently 21 wildfires burning in Alberta. Seven of them are burning “out of control.”
Smoke billowing from the destructive fires – Chuckegg Creek Wildfire (692,000 acres) and Jackpot Creek Wildfire (61,000 acres) – has spread far beyond Alberta, reaching the US East Coast and Europe within a few days.
But how exactly does smoke travel this far?
Small particles of smoke that come from the fires can stay in the air and move through the Earth’s atmosphere — all the way around the globe. The smoke sits more than a mile above the Earth’s surface, but can move down through strong winds called jet streams and have an impact on air quality.
The smoke of the Alberta wildfires has reached Europe on June 4, 2019. Image: Suomi NPP OMPS aerosol index
That’s an amazing speed… And new way to rapidly propagate a range of health issues, including respiratory problems, and aggravate lung and heart issues.
Jun 5, 2019
SongStar101
150 lakes in the Tahoe Basin are still frozen, and it's June
https://www.sfgate.com/travel/article/frozen-lakes-high-sierra-Taho...
"The rangers I have who are in the high country have pretty much concluded anything over 7,000 feet in elevation is still frozen," says Don Lane, supervisory recreation forester for the U.S. Forest Service's Lake Tahoe unit. "Lake Tahoe is at 6,200 feet, and the lakes above it in the mountains are all ice."
This isn't typical, at least in recent decades. "I've seen it happen only a few times over the past 40 years," he says.
Usually by June, many lakes have mostly thawed from a few warm spells in May, but this year, unseasonably cool winter-like storms battered the Sierra through May. It even snowed on Memorial Day. Into the first week of June, storms are continuing to develop over the mountains, keeping the snowpack and the lakes chilly.
"Here we are into June now, and we're still experiencing these storms," says Lane. "When I'm looking out the window now, I see blue sky but also these big roiling clouds over the mountains."
ALSO: It's almost summer, and it looks like winter in Tahoe
The list of frozen lakes is long, but notable ones include Marlette and Spooner on the Eastern Shore, and Incline and Watson on the North Shore. To the west in Desolation Wilderness, there are roughly 130 high-country lakes, including the Echo Lakes and Aloha Lakes areas.
"Even as we speak, up at Echo Summit, they're still struggling with 6 to 8 feet of snow," he says. "Everywhere you look, all around the lake, there are walls of snow at this moment. And here we are into June."
Many of these lakes are popular spots for late spring and summer hiking excursions, but Lane says the frozen conditions can be dangerous.
"There are people who will occasionally try their luck at walking across the ice and then all of a sudden it becomes brittle and cracks," he says.
Lane also advises against swimming in icy lakes. Just this week, he received a call from a Tahoe visitor who tried exactly that.
"He called to say, 'I was up at Eagle Lake in the Emerald Bay Area and I broke the ice to try to go swimming," Lane explains. "Then he asked, 'Can you tell me how cold the water is?' I told him that since water freezes at 32 degrees, he should be able to figure out roughly what the temperature was."
Tahoe resident Anthony Capaiuolo was at Fourth of July Lake and Emigrant Lake at 8,500 feet near Kirkwood in May, and says conditions were safe for him and his friends to ski across.
"There was just a bit of melting on the edges, and I imagine it's still something like that," says Capaiuolo, a videographer and photographer for First Tracks Productions. "We had such a gray spring. We didn't get as much sun on the lakes as we would in a typical spring. We got more snow especially up high, and with all that snow, it kept things from melting out."
Jun 7, 2019
Juan F Martinez
US Farms Are Facing Their Worst Crisis In A Generation...And Now Here Comes Another Monster Storm Fri, 06/07/2019
The combination of the wettest planting season in U.S. history, a catastrophic trade war with China and economic conditions that are brutal for small farms has produced a “perfect storm” for U.S. farmers.
Farm bankruptcies have already risen to the highest level in 7 years, but many expect that they will soon surge to all-time record highs. Due to the incredibly wet weather, millions upon millions of acres of prime U.S. farmland will not be planted with crops at all this year. And millions of acres that do get planted will yield a lot less than usual because of the wretched conditions. Meanwhile, the U.S. will export far less corn and soybeans than usual this year due to our trade conflicts with China and Mexico. With much less international demand, U.S. farmers are going to have an increasingly difficult time trying to make a profit on anything they are able to grow.
In the end, thousands of farmers will not be able to recover from this crisis and will be forced out of the industry for good.
So we can definitely say that this is the worst farm crisis in a generation, but the truth is that this crisis is far from over.
By the time it is over, we may look back and say that this was the worst farm crisis that the U.S. has ever seen.
The biggest problem for farmers so far in 2019 has been endless rain and flooding. Farmers kept waiting for a break in the weather that never came, and at this point the number of acres that have not been planted with crops is “unprecedented”…
What this means is that the amount of food that America’s farmers will produce this year is going to be way, way below normal. For much more on this, please see my previous article entitled “Due To Cataclysmic Flooding, Millions Upon Millions Of Acres Of U.....
And to make matters worse, another monster storm is going to move through the middle of the country this week.
In fact, we are being told that some areas could see “a foot or more of rain”…
For some farms, this will be the final nail in the coffin.
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-06-07/us-farms-are-facing-their...
Jun 8, 2019
jorge namour
Rescue in floods in Splügen, Switzerland today, June 12th.
https://www.facebook.com/severeweatherEU/photos/a.1423656947857402/...
Jun 12, 2019
Starr DiGiacomo
https://www.hindustantimes.com/mumbai-news/one-dead-five-injured-as...
One dead, five injured as panels collapse at Churchgate station, Bandra skywalk in Mumbai
At Churchgate station, six aluminium panels that make up the Mahatma Gandhi mural on the east façade of the station’s building fell on three pedestrians.
Updated: Jun 13, 2019 00:44 IST
A 63-year-old man died and five others were injured in two separate rain-related accidents at Churchgate and Bandra on Wednesday. Strong winds and rainfall swept the city under the influence of Cyclone Vayu .
At Churchgate station, six aluminium panels that make up the Mahatma Gandhi mural on the east façade of the station’s building fell on three pedestrians around 12.20pm.
“While two of them sustained minor injuries, the senior citizen, Madhurkar Narvekar, was injured on his neck,” said a Western Railway (WR) official, who did not wish to be named. “He was rushed to GT Hospital but succumbed to his injuries within an hour,” the official said. Narvekar was on his way to work in Colaba.
In a similar incident in Bandra, three women were injured after four loose aluminium panels placed on the skywalk at SV Road fell on the road at 1.24 pm.
Malisa Najarat, 30; Sulakshana Vaze, 41; and Tejal Kadam, 27; were taken to the nearby Holy Family hospital and are reported to be stable. Heavy rains in Mumbai were caused by Cyclone Vayu – which was expected to pass around 250km off the city’s coast and head towards Gujarat.
The monsoon is yet to set in.
Officials said the strong winds caused the accidents, and have initiated action. “Winds in the city reached a maximum speed of 74-km per hour. The incidents could be likely because of that,” said an official from BMC’s disaster management cell.
“Today’s incident may be due to the strong winds and cyclone, but the bridge was always a threat. I had written to the MMRDA, H West Ward and municipal commissioner, and highlighted the poor condition of the bridge, but no ground work was initiated,” said Vinod Roshan D’Souza, a social activist from Bandra.
The WR has ordered an inquiry into the incident by senior safety officials, commercial officials and divisional engineers. “If the panels prove to be a threat to passengers’ safety, they will be removed,” said a senior WR official, who did not wish to be named. The panels were put up only seven years ago, in 2012.
A report by the H West (Bandra) ward, said, “Four loose aluminium composite panels of the skywalk fell. Following the incident, the private agency appointed by the bridges department started removing other loose panels.” The skywalk was constructed by the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) and handed over to the BMC in 2017.
Trees, branches fall
There were 75 incidents of tree and branches falling in Mumbai, amid strong winds and rainfall on Wednesday. According to the disaster management cell of BMC, 24 of these were in the city, 15 from eastern suburbs and 36 from western suburbs. No injuries were reported. Meanwhile, four accidents of wall collapse were reported in the eastern suburbs.
Six aluminium panels on the east façade of Churchgate station fell on three pedestrians on Wednesday.(Kunal Patil/HT Photo)
Jun 12, 2019
jorge namour
India's sixth biggest city is almost entirely out of water
June 19, 2019
https://edition.cnn.com/2019/06/19/india/chennai-water-crisis-intl-...
Srini Swaminathan, who took this photograph of Chembarambakkam reservoir from a plane, told CNN: "I have been living here since 1992 and have never seen anything like this before."
New Delhi (CNN)The floor of the Chembarambakkam reservoir is cracked open, dry and sun-baked. About 25 kilometers (15.5 miles) away, in Chennai, India's sixth largest city, millions of people are running out of water.
Chembarambakkam and the three other reservoirs that have traditionally supplied Chennai are nearly all dry, leaving the city suffering from an acute water shortage, said Jayaram Venkatesan, an activist in the city.
Due to an inability to collect sufficient rain water combined with low groundwater levels, the Tamil Nadu state government has been struggling to provide water to residents.
With the reservoirs dry, water is being brought directly into Chennai neighborhoods in trucks. Every day, hundreds of thousands of residents have no choice but to stand in line for hours in soaring summer temperatures, filling dozens of cans and plastic containers.
M. Senthilsaravanan, another hotel owner and resident, said: "In (the) Chennai area, hotels and restaurants have shut down because we are not getting sufficient water and there is high demand."
With supplies strictly rationed, many wealthier families have taken to relying on expensive private water tankers.
India's ongoing water crisis
Chennai is the latest casualty of a countrywide drought that has left 600 million people dealing with high to extreme water shortages, according to a 2018 report by Niti Aayog, a policy think tank for the Indian government.
India grows bigger, hotter, and drier
One hundred million people, including those in the large cities of Delhi, Bangalore and Hyderabad, will soon be living in zero groundwater cities, according to the Niti Aayog report.
Complicating the issue are the devastating effects of climate change. Monsoon rains have been more erratic and droughts more common, threatening farmer's harvests. This could cripple livelihoods across the predominantly agricultural country, where 80% of water is used to irrigate thirsty crops such as sugar cane and rice.
Indian residents stand around with plastic pots filled with drinking water at a distribution point in Chennai on June 19, 2019.
Jun 19, 2019
Juan F Martinez
At least 184 people have died in India’s Bihar as the state remains in the midst of a punishing heatwave that’s affecting much of the country, bringing with it droughts and hundreds of cases of heatstroke.
The country is experiencing its lowest rainfall before monsoon season in over six decades and is in its third week of a heatwave, set to become one of the longest on record.
Jun 20, 2019
Derrick Johnson
Colorado blasted with nearly two FEET of snow on the first day of Summer - the latest it has snowed in more than 90 YEARS - while huge 'derecho' storms hit over 50 million people across 14 states leaving three dead
The latest snowfall in nearly 100 years hit Colorado on Friday, as 14 states were blasted with severe thunderstorms and wind damage from a derecho that left three dead.
Nearly two feet of snow fell on the first day of Summer, a few hours west of the capital of Colorado in Steamboat Springs where elevations reach 7,000 feet.
While unseasonable snowflakes blanketed parts of the Centennial State, a deadly weather system referred to as a 'derecho' struck 1,000 miles of the US, from the Midwest to coastal South Carolina.
At least 3 people were killed in Kentucky, Missouri and Illinois by downed trees due to the storms, The Weather Channel reported.
'Derecho' is Spanish for 'straight' in English, and used in weather terminology to refer to storms like Friday's deadly system.
It's a large grouping of thunderstorms the come along with widespread wind damage, spanning a straight line for a continuous path of at least 250 miles.
On Friday, derecho quadrupled that, covering 1,000 miles.
Those who didn't survive the storm included Michael Birge, 38, of Kentucky, a 48-year-old woman in Illinois, and Levi Mayberry, 22, of Missouri.
Birge died when a tree fell on his pickup truck near Scottsville, Kentucky, WKNY and LEX18 reported.
Mayberry was driving a boat downstream in the Current River north of Van Buren, Missouri, when the boat was struck and he was killed, KFVS reported. Two others on the boat with him where injured.
Derecho raged from Friday into Saturday, toppling trees and damaging homes.
Tents were taken down in Nashville ahead of the weekend's Pride celebrations by 50-70 mile per hour winds
Flash flooding stranded drivers in Kansas City, KMBC reported.
More than 40,000 homes and business in three states had lost power by Saturday, according to poweroutage.us.
Flash flood warnings persist for Kansas, Missouri, Arkansas and Oklahoma into early this week.
Severe weather remained possible in many of the states affected, and likely in parts of Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas throughout Sunday.
A large part of Oklahoma remains under a severe thunderstorm warning, with watches in effect in Kansas, Missouri and Arkansas, as well.
On the other side of the country, Steamboat Springs, Colorado accumulated 20 inches of snow on Friday, CNN affiliate KCNC reported.
CNN meteorologist Gene Norman said snowfall at this point in the season is rare, even for the area, which hasn't seen fresh powder this far past Winter since June 17, 1928.
Singer Kelly Clarkson enjoyed the anomaly with her family, tweeting a picture and writing, 'Yes, that is snow in my hand. Snowball fights in June. I love Colorado!'
The average snowfall for the city in the month of June is .1 inches. Norman said during a typical season, the average last day of snowfall has been May 6.
Source:https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7172175/Colorado-blasted-n...
Jun 24, 2019
Gerard Zwaan
Europe is cooking! Alert as a deadly heatwave has spread across continental Europe with temperatures hitting above 40 deg C (104 deg F)
38 deg C,(101°F) in the shade at the home of The Big Wobble today, (it actually reached 38.7C) in North Holland, it was like walking into an oven as the humidity enhanced the heat.
Europe is cooking!
Meteorologists placed more than half of France, including around the capital, on alert for high temperatures Monday as a heatwave was expected to spread across continental Europe this week. National weather agency Meteo France predicted the hot weather could produce temperatures of up to 104 degrees across the country just as the summer tourist season shifts into high gear.
The French weather agency set the heat warning level at orange - the second-highest intensity on its four-level categorization system for potentially dangerous conditions requiring public "vigilance."
In Paris, charity organizations patrolled the streets to provide homeless people with water, while local authorities organized air-conditioned public places where people could seek shelter from the heat. French Education Minister Jean-Michel Blanquer, deciding it was too hot to study, ordered national exams taken by students heading to high school postponed from Thursday and Friday to next week. International soccer federation FIFA could face implementing heat precautions at the Women's World Cup, which France is hosting.
The precautions include holding cooling breaks during matches and postponing games if the heat is too intense.
My back yard in Alkmaar, it resembled an oven today
Women's World Cup matches are scheduled every day this week, except Wednesday and Sunday. Luckily, most were set to be played at night.
France introduced a heat watch warning system after a long, deadly heatwave in August 2003.
The highest temperatures in more than half a century eventually were estimated to have caused 15,000 heat-related deaths, many of older people left in city apartments and retirement homes without air conditioning.
French President Emmanuel Macron said Monday that vigilance was the watchword for the week. "As you know, at times like these, sick people, pregnant women, infants and elderly people are the most vulnerable.
So we must be vigilant with them and have prevention measures in place in order to intervene as quickly as possible," Macron said.
French Health Minister Agnes Buzyn said Monday that "everything is ready" in retirement homes, hospitals and transportation systems.
"Yet when people are fragile, even when everything is organized, there's always a higher mortality rate," she warned.
Meteorologists said hot winds from the Sahara Desert brought the scorching weather to Europe. Similar heat is expected in Belgium, Switzerland and Germany. In Germany, temperatures above 100 degrees are possible in some places on Wednesday, topping the country's previous June record of 100.8 degrees set in Frankfurt in 1947.
Rescue services urged people to look out for young children, the elderly and those with compromised immune systems who are at particular risk in high temperatures.
Parts of northeastern Germany are also at high risk for forest fires.
Authorities in the eastern state of Brandenburg, which circles Berlin, say the risk of forest fires is at the highest level in the coming days.
Scientists say measurements show that heat waves in Europe are becoming more frequent.
Stefan Rahmstorf of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research said: "monthly heat records all over the globe occur five times as often today as they would in a stable climate."
Jun 25, 2019
Gerard Zwaan
European Heat Wave Shatters June Records in Germany, Czech Republic, Poland, Switzerland and Austria As Heatwave Is Set To Continue
The all-time June high-temperature record was topped in Germany, the Czech Republic and Poland, yesterday.
Germany recorded its highest-ever June temperature on Wednesday, as much of continental Europe contends with a major heat wave.
The German Weather Service said the mercury hit 38.6 degrees Celsius (101.5 Fahrenheit) at 2:50 p.m. local time in Coschen, on the country's border with Poland.
The previous record stood at 38.5 Celsius (101.3 Fahrenheit), which was measured in 1947 in Buhlertal, which lies close to France.
The longevity of the previous record -- 72 years -- shows just how unusual and intense the current heat wave is in Europe.
Any sign of quick relief is not on cards either.
Climate scientists have warned that heat waves such as this one are becoming more frequent and increasingly severe because of the climate crisis.
Meteo-France, the French national weather authority, said the frequency of such events is expected to double by 2050.
Temperatures exceeding 40 Celsius (104 Fahrenheit) are forecast in a number of major cities across the continent, with meteorologists warning that higher humidity could make it feel even hotter.
A bubble of high pressure in the upper atmosphere (jet stream) is pulling hot weather from North Africa.
According to the Weather Channel, fifty-one German reporting stations set new June heat records on Wednesday.
An all-time June record high was also set in the Czech Republic on Wednesday, when Doksany hit 38.5 degrees Celsius (101.3 degrees Fahrenheit), according to the Associated Press.
The previous June record high in the Czech Republic was 38.2 degrees Celsius (100.8 degrees Fahrenheit), set on June 22, 2000.
Poland also set a new all-time record high for the month of June on Wednesday. Radzyń recorded a high of 38.2 degrees Celsius (100.8 degrees Fahrenheit), according to Polish meteorological service MeteoPrognoza.
According to Météo-France, five locations set new June record-warmest low temperatures, including Nice, whose low temperature dropped to only 26 degrees Celsius (78.8 degrees Fahrenheit) Wednesday morning.
Clermont-Ferrand, France, topped out at 40.9 degrees Celsius (105.6 degrees Fahrenheit) on Wednesday afternoon, setting an all-time record high for any month of the year.
Averaged throughout all of France, the high temperature on Wednesday was 34.9 degrees Celsius (94.8 degrees Fahrenheit), the country's hottest June day on record, besting the previous record of 34.3 degrees Celsius (93.7 degrees Celsius) from June 30, 1952.
Several locations in Switzerland also set all-time record highs for any calendar month, including Säntis, Scuol and Davos, according to MeteoSwiss.
For perspective, Berlin is about the same latitude as Calgary, Canada, and Paris is a similar latitude to the border between Montana and Canada.
The heat will continue into this weekend across parts of the continent.
Paris is likely to soar into the 90s each afternoon through Saturday. Madrid, Spain, could heat up into the mid-100s from Thursday through Sunday.
In France, the highest fully reliable June temperature is 41.5 degrees Celsius (106.7 degrees Fahrenheit) on June 21, 2003, at Lezignan-Corbieres, according to Etienne Kapikian (Meteo-France). The hottest temperatures in France are expected Thursday and Friday, when a few daytime readings in southern parts of the country may approach 43 degrees Celsius (109.4 degrees Fahrenheit).
That's also not far from the all-time record high for any time of year of 44.1 degrees Celsius (111.4 degrees Fahrenheit), set on Aug. 12, 2003.
Jun 27, 2019
M. Difato
Freak summer hailstorm buries Mexican city under five feet of ice
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2019/07/01/freak-summer-hailst...
It’s summer in Guadalajara, one of Mexico’s most populous towns, which made what happened there over the weekend all the more surprising.
Sunday morning, residents woke to their roads, yards and even cars buried under more than three feet of icy slush from a freak hailstorm that had blanketed the city.
Residents play on top of ice after a heavy storm of rain and hail that affected some areas of Guadalajara, Mexico, on June 30. (Fernando Carranza/Reuters)
On Twitter, Jalisco Gov. Enrique Alfaro said Civil Protection personnel quickly began cleanup, digging vehicles out from beneath the sea of hail and pumping out floodwaters once it had started to melt.
https://twitter.com/EnriqueAlfaroR
“I’ve never seen such scenes in Guadalajara,” Alfaro told AFP.
“Then we ask ourselves if climate change is real. These are never-before-seen natural phenomenons,” he said. “It’s incredible.”
In some places, the hail was up to five feet deep, AFP reported.
Residents in the mountainous area, which sits about 350 miles west of Mexico City, reported damage to nearly 200 homes and businesses, according to AFP, and some 50 vehicles were swept away by the heavy ice and rain. No injuries or casualties were reported, Alfaro said..."
Vehicles buried in hail are seen in the streets. (Ulises Ruiz/AFP/Getty Images)
Trucks are buried in ice. (Fernando Carranza/Reuters)
Jul 1, 2019
SongStar101
Assam flood situation serious, over 62,000 in 8 districts affected
https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/assam-flood-situation-serious...
The flood situation in Assam turned serious on Tuesday with over 62,000 people getting affected across eight districts.
The Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) said 145 villages are under water and 3,435 hectares of crop areas have been damaged.
The situation could turn worse as the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast enhanced rain in the northeastern states including Assam in the next few days.
Around 62,400 people are suffering due to flood in Dhemaji, Lakhimpur, Biswanath, Barpeta, Chirang, Golaghat, Jorhat and Dibrugarh districts.
The ASDMA said authorities are running five relief camps and distribution centres in two districts, where 203 people have taken shelter.
Embankments, roads, bridges, culverts and many other infrastructure have been damaged at various places in Barpeta, Udalguri, Lakhimpur, Sonitpur and Jorhat districts.
Massive erosions have been witnessed at various places of Sonitpur, Udalguri, Jorhat and Barpeta districts.
The Brahmaputra river at Nimatighat in Jorhat, the Dhansiri at Numaligarh in Golaghat, the Jia Bharali at NT Road Crossing in Sonitpur, the Puthimari at NH Road Crossing in Kamrup and the Beki at Road Bridge in Barpeta are flowing above the danger marks, the ASDMA said.
The IMD said the North Eastern states are likely to experience enhanced rainfall with isolated heavy to very heavy rain in Assam, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura during July 9-12.
Jul 12, 2019
KM
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7236753/Evacuations-ordere...
Tropical Storm Barry floods New Orleans as Mississippi River is set to rise to highest level in more than 90 years and mandatory evacuations are ordered for at least 10,000 people as Gulf Coast braces for 'dangerous' hurricane conditions
Tropical Storm Barry continued to bear down on the Gulf Coast Friday, flooding parts of New Orleans and prompting mandatory evacuation orders for at least 10,000 people in parts of Louisiana as it was expected to become a hurricane by the weekend.
Just before 11am Thursday morning, the storm officially became a tropical storm, according to the National Hurricane Center (NHC).
The NHC says the storm's maximum sustained winds Thursday morning are near 40mph with additional strengthening expected during the next day or two. A tropical storm warning is now in effect for the Louisiana coast from the mouth of the Pearl River to Morgan City.
'There is a danger of life-threatening storm surge inundation along the coast of southern and southeastern Louisiana, where a Storm Surge Warning is now in effect,' the NHC tweeted shortly after 11am.
The slow-moving storm was located about 95 miles south-southeast of the mouth of the Mississippi River, the center said.
While the storm did not yet have hurricane-strength winds, officials warned the heavy rainfall and storm surge it would bring could threaten low-lying New Orleans, which already has been hit by flooding after eight inches of rain fell on the metro city within three hours on Wednesday.
New Orleans' historic French Quarter was significantly flooded by the storm along Bourbon and Royal streets.
The center warned New Orleans residents that if the storm becomes a hurricane, it could potentially bring a coastal storm surge into the mouth of the Mississippi River capable of raising the river's height to 20 feet above sea level - the highest crest in more than 90 years and high enough to overflow some sections of the levee system protecting the city.
That warning prompted Louisiana Gov Bel Edwards to declare a state of emergency on Wednesday.
'The storm system will likely produce storm surge, hurricane force winds,' he said at a news conference. 'No one should take this storm lightly.'
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Just before 11am Thursday morning, the storm officially became Tropical Storm Barry, according to the National Hurricane Center (NHC)
Tropical Storm Barry is the second named tropical storm of the year, and ultimately the first Atlantic hurricane of 2019 as it heads closer to land
The Hurricane Center warned New Orleans residents that if the storm becomes a hurricane, it could potentially bring a coastal storm surge capable of raising the Mississippi River's height to 20 feet above sea level - the highest crest in more than 90 years and high enough to overflow some sections of the levee system protecting the city
Mandatory evacuations have been ordered for at least 10,000 people in parts of Louisiana (partially submerged vehicles in New Orleans on Wednesday) ahead of Tropical Storm Barry that could turn into a hurricane by the weekend
The storm has already dumped as much as eight inches of rain in just three hours over parts of metro New Orleans on Wednesday
The Hurricane Center warned New Orleans residents that if the storm becomes a hurricane, it could potentially bring a coastal storm surge into the mouth of the Mississippi River capable of raising the river's height to 20 feet above sea level, high enough to overflow some sections of the levee system protecting the city
National Guard troops are in place across the state, the governor said.
Some residents and visitors prepared to flee New Orleans on Thursday as Tropical Storm Barry closed in and officials warned of 'extreme rain' and flooding.
City officials urged residents to shelter in place rather than evacuate.
Forecasters issued a storm-surge warning of up to 6 feet for a stretch of Louisiana coastline south of already-sodden New Orleans stretching from the mouth of the Atchafalaya River to Shell Beach.
Rain was an equal danger, given that the lower Mississippi River, which runs through New Orleans, has been above flood stage for six months.
The lower Mississippi is forecast to peak at 19 feet on Saturday, the highest it has been since 1950, according to the National Weather Service.
'The more information we get, the more concerned we are that this is going to be an extreme rain event,' Gov Edwards said Thursday afternoon.
'If Tropical Storm Barry becomes a hurricane, it would be the first time we've had the hurricane hit the state with rising rivers,' he added.
Edwards said National Guard troops and high-water vehicles would be positioned all over the state.
'The entire coast of Louisiana is at play in this storm,' the governor said.
Jul 12, 2019
KM
https://watchers.news/2019/07/13/china-floods-2019-july-12-status/?...
19.9 million people affected by floods, 34 000 homes collapsed and 1.7 million ha of crops damaged, China
According to data released by China's Ministry of Emergency Management, a total of 19.91 million people have been affected by floods since the beginning of flood season this summer.
A total of 34 000 homes collapsed and over 1.76 million hectares (4.34 million acres) of crops were damaged.
1.3 million people were relocated and 582 000 in need of emergency aid.
The ministry has pledged to make every effort to meet the basic living needs of those stricken by floods - intensify the patrol and maintenance of major dams and embankments, deploy more rescue forces in heavily flooded areas and make contingency plans for serious disasters, Xinhua reports.
Jul 13, 2019
Juan F Martinez
Thessalonica, GREECE: 7-16-2019 Approximately 100 people had injuries, 23 people needed more intensive medical care. The material damages were also great, houses destroyed and streets full of debris are the results of the devastation provoked by lightning.
It is important to note that in a lightning storm the ideal is to disconnect all household appliances from the outlet, in addition to avoiding the use of cell phone and computer. Look for a safe place. If you are in the open, lie on the ground and avoid getting underneath trees.
The planet has always known the potent intensity of an electric discharge. Lightning can be seen as a storm strikes. Although extremely beautiful when they explode in the sky, lightning is also extremely dangerous. The fall of an electric discharge in the earth can cause diverse material damages, but besides these damages also can happen deaths and people injured.
The Greeks could contemplate the magnitude of a mighty ray and the results were scary. Thessalonica is one of the largest cities in Greece and was hit by a massive lightning storm. The scene created by the storm seemed to be apocalyptic.
In a video that was recorded by the camera of a cell phone, you can see perfectly the exact instant in which buildings are struck by lightning. The city shudders, looking like a horror movie scene, but it was real. https://www.1news.com.br/noticia/563385/curiosidades/apocalipse-tem...
Jul 18, 2019
Juan F Martinez
Subway storm surge: Viral video shows flash flood at Court Square station in LIC that nearly sent man onto tracks. Thursday, July 18, 2019 / 12:45 PM
A straphanger recorded a freak flood at the Court Square-23rd Street station’s E train platform during Wednesday night’s thunderstorm outbreak that nearly sent a fellow commuter hurtling into an oncoming train.
The rush of water burst on July 17 through a construction wall, knocking a man to the ground and nearly washing him onto the tracks as a train was pulling up to the platform.
Posted to Twitter by Subway Creatures at 8 a.m. on Thursday, the video amassed over 13,000 views in just a few hours. According to the moderator of the Twitter account, the person who submitted the video wished to remain anonymous.
https://twitter.com/i/status/1151875430699474945
Jul 18, 2019
jorge namour
Firefighters battling blaze at entrance to Jerusalem
07.18.19
https://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-5553246,00.html
Dozen firefighting teams, four planes dispatched to the scene; train line from Ben-Gurion Airport to capital briefly suspended, Route 1 highway from Tel Aviv also closed sporadically
The fire comes a day after an extreme heatwave sent temperatures soaring into the 40s across much of the country, causing wildfires in multiple locations
Firefighters were battling Thursday to control a fire that broke out in the afternoon in the area of the Lifta nature reserve at the entrance to Jerusalem
A dozen firefighting and rescue teams and four firefighting planes were deployed to the scene.
The firefighters were able to stop the fire from spreading toward Route 1, the central highway between Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, but have yet to control the fire.
The blazes broke out in the Haifa region and Wadi Ara in the north; Modi'in, Petah Tikva, Kfar Sava and Kfar Yona in central Israel and in Ashdod in the south.
The fire at the entrance to Jerusalem
Jul 20, 2019
KM
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7275057/Severe-storm-cause...
First blackouts, then a heatwave and now FLOODING: Severe storms and heavy downpours leaves New York streets underwater less than 24 hours after the temperatures hit 100F
A severe storm has brought flash flooding and torrential rains to New York just after a brutal heatwave plagued the city and caused chaos due to power outages.
Heavy rain caused flooding in streets and subway stations across Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island and New Jersey on Monday night.
Footage filmed by bystanders captured a woman wading through knee deep water in the Brooklyn neighborhood of Williamsburg.
In other parts of Brooklyn, parked cars were nearly completely submerged by floodwaters. Full garbage bags and traffic cones could also be seen floating down streets following the hellish storm.
Heavy rain caused flooding in streets and subway stations across Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island and New Jersey on Monday night
In parts of Brooklyn, parked cars were nearly completely submerged by floodwaters after the rain subsided
Subway stations also experienced rains pouring through and onto the platforms.
There was significant flooding on highways in Queens, including the Long Island Expressway and Francis Lewis Boulevard.
Neighborhoods in Brooklyn affected by the severe floods included Park Slope, Borough Park and Williamsburg.
Parts of Staten Island were also heavily affected by floodwaters and downed trees and heavy hail was reported in New Jersey.
A flash flood warning had earlier been issued by the National Weather Service.
New York City Speaker Corey Johnson said the Department of Environment Protection was sending personnel out to clear catch basins.
'Street debris gets swept on top of sewer grates and blocks water from entering. Personnel will rake and clear the tops of the basins and flooding should subside,' he tweeted.
One woman in Queens didn't wait for authorities and was spotted removing debris with a traffic cone to help reduce the flooding.
Jul 23, 2019
jorge namour
HEAT WAVE USA
Police ask criminals to wait until the end of the heat wave before resuming their activities
July 23, 2019
http://www.wikistrike.com/2019/07/la-police-demande-aux-criminels-d...
The east coast and the southern United States were hit by strong heatwaves this weekend, and it seems that high temperatures have inspired several police departments across the country, which have cracked messages to say the least surreal .
"WE'LL MEET ON MONDAY, WHEN IT WILL BE MORE FRESH"
" To carry out a criminal activity by this heat is very dangerous. Stay at home, turn on the air conditioning, watch the third season of Stranger Things, have fun with FaceApp, do karate in your basement. We meet again on Monday when it will be cooler . "This is the content of the message to the least strange that Internet users were able to read this weekend on the official Facebook page of the police Braintree , which was disabled following the buzz generated on social networks.
Questioned by CNN about this unusual request, the police department of this city of 35 000 inhabitants located in Massachusetts , confirmed that his page was not pirated and that his own agents were indeed at the origin of this release , inviting criminals to curb their impulses during this hot weekend. In recent days, the thermometer was close to 39 ° C in this part of the country, and the high humidity made any physical activity supported outside particularly painful, even dangerous.
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WEATHER NEWS
Paris: up to 41 ° C Thursday
23/07/19
https://actualite.lachainemeteo.com/actualite-meteo/2019-07-23/pari...
The heatwave will be intense in Paris and Ile-de-France with 40 to 41 ° C possibly reached on the capital this Thursday. This Monday, level 3 heat wave has been activated in Paris and Ile-de-France.
A new heatwave has been rife on the country since yesterday. It will be " very difficult bearable " and " as strong and almost as extended as the one in August 2003 ", according to the weather channel, with local tips reaching 42°C.
This heat wave is linked to the rise of a Saharan air that causes an outbreak of the thermometer. In Paris, the heat will be stifling.
The heat wave this week is the second of this summer 2019. At the end of June, a record of absolute heat in France was reached with 46 ° C in Herault. In Paris, the temperature had reached "only" 36.5 ° C because of the north-east wind which had "limited" in extremis the intense heat wave that was undergoing the north-west of the country, with for example 42 ° C surveyed in Maine-et-Loire ...
Jul 23, 2019
Gerard Zwaan
Unprecedented temperatures smash all time heat records in Europe as the mercury climbs past 40 deg C (104 deg f) with higher heat yet to come
The Netherlands is preparing for the third tropical day in a row.
On Thursday it is expected to be even hotter than in recent days with temperatures to hit an all-time record of 40 degrees C (104 deg F).
Due to the extreme heat, the KNMI has announced code orange; according to the weather institute, the code orange warning is in place at least until Saturday evening.
Meanwhile, the temperature in Belgium struck 39.9 degrees C (103.82 F), smashing the country's previous high of 36.6 degrees C (97.88 F) in June 1947 in records dating back to 1833, according to David Dehenauw, the head of forecasting at the Royal Meteorological Institute.
It was set to be even hotter on Thursday.
Germany's weather service said a new record of 40.5C - just 0.2C higher - had been set in Geilenkirchen, near the Belgian and Dutch borders.
The new German record was still to be confirmed, it said, warning that it could get even hotter on Thursday.
The highest temperature recorded in Paris, 40.4C in 1947 - is expected to be surpassed on Thursday.
Luxembourg is on red alert for the south and the capital - with temperatures possibly climbing higher than 40C on Thursday.
In the UK, temperatures are predicted to exceed 35C and could be the highest ever recorded
Jul 25, 2019