Earth Changes and the Pole Shift
Wild Weather, the Wobble Effect
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"We warned at the start of ZetaTalk, in 1995, that unpredictable weather extremes, switching about from drought to deluge, would occur and increase on a lineal basis up until the pole shift. Where this occurred steadily, it has only recently become undeniable. ZetaTalk, and only ZetaTalk, warned of these weather changes, at that early date. Our early warnings spoke to the issue of global heating from the core outward, hardly Global Warming, a surface or atmospheric issue, but caused by consternation in the core. Affected by the approach of Planet X, which was by then starting to zoom rapidly toward the inner solar system for its periodic passage, the core was churning, melting the permafrost and glaciers and riling up volcanoes. When the passage did not occur as expected in 2003 because Planet X had stalled in the inner solar system, we explained the increasing weather irregularities in the context of the global wobble that had ensued - weather wobbles where the Earth is suddenly forced under air masses, churning them. This evolved by 2005 into a looping jet stream, loops breaking away and turning like a tornado to affect the air masses underneath. Meanwhile, on Planet Earth, droughts had become more intractable and deluges positively frightening, temperature swings bringing snow in summer in the tropics and searing heat in Artic regions, with the violence of storms increasing in number and ferocity."
From the ZetaTalk Chat Q&A for February 4, 2012:
The wobble seems to have changed, as the temperature in Europe suddenly plunged after being like an early Spring, Alaska has its coldest temps ever while the US and much of Canada is having an extremely mild winter. India went from fatal cold spell to balmy again. Has the Earth changed position vs a vs Planet X to cause this? [and from another] Bitter cold records broken in Alaska - all time coldest record nearly broken, but Murphy's Law intervenes [Jan 30] http://wattsupwiththat.com/2012/01/30/bitter-cold-records-broken-in-alaska Jim River, AK closed in on the all time record coldest temperature of -80°F set in 1971, which is not only the Alaska all-time record, but the record for the entire United States. Unfortunately, it seems the battery died in the weather station just at the critical moment. While the continental USA has a mild winter and has set a number of high temperature records in the last week and pundits ponder whether they will be blaming the dreaded "global warming" for those temperatures, Alaska and Canada have been suffering through some of the coldest temperatures on record during the last week.
There has been no change in the wobble pattern, the wobble has merely become more severe. Nancy noted a Figure 8 format when the Earth wobble first became noticeable, in early 2005, after Planet X moved into the inner solar system at the end of 2003. The Figure 8 shifted along to the east a bit on the globe between 2005 and 2009, (the last time Nancy took its measure) as Planet X came closer to the Earth, encountering the magnetic N Pole with a violent push earlier in the day. But the pattern of the Figure 8 remained essentially the same. So what changed recently that the weather patterns became noticeably different in late January, 2012?
The N Pole is pushed away when it comes over the horizon, when the noon Sun is centered over the Pacific. This regularly puts Alaska under colder air, with less sunlight, and thus the historically low temps there this January, 2012 as the wobble has gotten stronger. But by the time the Sun is positioned over India, the N Pole has swung during the Figure 8 so the globe tilts, and this tilt is visible in the weather maps from Asia. The tilt has forced the globe under the hot air closer to the Equator, warming the land along a discernable tilt demarcation line.
The next loop of the Figure 8 swings the globe so that the N Pole moves in the other direction, putting the globe again at a tilt but this time in the other direction. This tilt is discernable in weather maps of Europe, again along a diagonal line. Depending upon air pressure and temperature differences, the weather on either side of this diagonal line may be suddenly warm or suddenly cold. The tilt and diagonal line lingers to affect much of the US and Canada, but the Figure 8 changes at this point to be an up and down motion, pulling the geographic N Pole south so the US is experiencing a warmer than expected winter under a stronger Sun. Then the cycle repeats, with the magnetic N Pole of Earth pushed violently away again as the Sun is positioned over the Pacific.
From the ZetaTalk Chat Q&A for April 6, 2013:
Would the Zetas be able to let us know what is causing the early break-up of the Arctic Ice, the ice seems to have taken on a swirling pattern at the same time, would this be wobble related? [and from another] http://www.vancouversun.com/news/national/Canada+Arctic+cracks+spectacular+event/8185609/story.html The ice in Canada’s western Arctic ripped open in a massive “fracturing event” this spring that spread like a wave across 1,000 kilometres of the Beaufort Sea. Huge leads of water – some more than 500 kilometres long and as much as 70 kilometres across – opened up from Alaska to Canada’s Arctic islands as the massive ice sheet cracked as it was pushed around by strong winds and currents. It took just seven days for the fractures to progress across the entire area from west to east. [and from another] http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=80752&src=iotdrss A high-pressure weather system was parked over the region, producing warmer temperatures and winds that flowed in a southwesterly direction. That fueled the Beaufort Gyre, a wind-driven ocean current that flows clockwise. The gyre was the key force pulling pieces of ice west past Point Barrow, the northern nub of Alaska that protrudes into the Beaufort Sea.
The Figure 8 formed by the N Pole during the daily Earth wobble has shifted somewhat to the East, due to Planet X positioned more to the right of the Earth during its approach. This was anticipated, and well described in ZetaTalk, the Earth crowding to the left in the cup to escape the approach of Planet X, so the angle between these two planets would change slightly. This shift of the Figure 8 to the East is due to the push against the Earth’s magnetic N Pole occurring sooner each day than prior. Thus instead of occurring when the Sun is high over the Pacific, over New Zealand, it is now occurring when the Sun is high over Alaska. All the wobble points have shifted eastward accordingly.
This has brought a lingering Winter to the western US, and a changed sloshing pattern to the Arctic waters. Instead of Pacific waters being pushed through the Bering Straits into the Arctic when the polar push occurs, the wobble is swinging the Arctic to the right, and then later to the left, creating a circular motion in the waters trapped in the Arctic. Since the Earth rotates counterclockwise, the motion also takes this path. This is yet another piece of evidence that the establishment is hard pressed to explain. They are attempting to ascribe this to high pressure and wind, all of which are not new to the Arctic, but this circular early breakup of ice in the Arctic is new.
KM
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-65587321
Cyclone Mocha: Deadly storm hits Myanmar and Bangladesh coasts
A powerful cyclone has hit the coastlines of Bangladesh and Myanmar after intensifying into the equivalent of a category-five storm.
Cyclone Mocha did not make landfall at the sprawling refugee camp in Cox's Bazar as earlier feared, but still tore apart hundreds of makeshift shelters.
At least six people have been reported dead in Myanmar.
Up to 90 per cent of the western Rakhine state's capital city Sittwe has been destroyed, residents told the BBC.
The Burmese military has declared the whole of Rakhine as a natural disaster area.
By late Sunday, the storm had largely passed. Bangladesh's disaster official Kamrul Hasan said the cyclone caused "no major damage", but landslides and floods are still hitting the country. No casualties have been reported in Bangladesh so far.
Myanmar appears to have borne more direct impact, with the storm crashing through houses and cutting power lines in Rakhine state. Myanmar's meteorological department said it pounded through the country at about 209km/h (130 mph).
Camps for displaced Rohingya in the state have also been ripped apart.
Local media reported that a 14-year-old boy were among those reported dead - he was killed by a falling tree in the state.
Electricity and wireless connections were disrupted across much of Sittwe. Footage online showed roofs being blown off houses, telecom towers brought down, and billboards flying off buildings amid teeming rain across the region.
Authorities have declared Rakhine state a natural disaster area, while the Myanmar Red Cross Society said it was "preparing for a major emergency response".
Authorities in Bangladesh had evacuated 750,000 people ahead of the storm.
The streets of Cox's Bazar emptied as the cyclone intensified - the skies darkened, the winds picked up pace and the rains pounded down.
Hundreds of people crammed into a school which had been turned into a temporary cyclone shelter.
Mothers with babies, young children, the elderly and the frail packed into any available space in the classrooms, sleeping on desks and sitting under them.
As many arrived at the shelter in rickshaws and on foot, they brought their livestock - cattle, chickens, goats - as well as mats to sleep on.
They had come from fishing and coastal villages up to two hours away, making a difficult choice.
"I didn't want to leave my house," said Sumi Akter, who lives on a riverbank.
Sumi and others we met here say they have lived through other cyclones in recent years and are resigned to the regular pattern of leaving their homes to the mercy of nature.
Storm surges of up to four metres could swamp villages in low-lying areas. Sumi and others here are fearful their homes may be submerged.
"I wish the homes we lived in were built more strongly," she said.
Jannat, aged 17, whom we had met the day before in the same shelter, said she too was terrified of what might happen to her home on the riverbank.
Last year, another cyclone, Sitrang, destroyed her house, forcing her to spend what little money she had on repairing it.
"How can I live if this keeps happening? I can't afford to rebuild it - we are very poor," she said.
Nature was also punishing the poor in the world's largest refugee camp nearby.
Bangladesh's government does not allow Rohingya refugees to leave the camps, nor to build permanent structures.
As the cyclone hit, they hunkered down in flimsy bamboo shelters with tarpaulin roofs. Some were moved to community shelters within the camps, which offered little more protection.
Authorities told the BBC that more than 1,300 shelters were damaged by the wind, as were 16 mosques and learning centres. Trees had fallen in the camps, while two landslides also caused some damage.
The tarpaulin that covered Mohammed Ayub's shelter was torn off by the winds. Now he and his family of eight are living in the open, in wet and miserable weather.
Having spent the days before terrified of what Cyclone Mocha could bring, Mohammed was relieved the camps didn't take a direct hit from the storm.
Mizanur Rahman, from the Refugee Relief and Repatriation Commissioner, said that as far as he was aware, there were no casualties in the camps as a result of the cyclone.
Forecasters warned Cyclone Mocha could be the most powerful storm seen in Bangladesh in nearly two decades.
The Bangladeshi meteorological department office said the maximum sustained wind speed within 75km (45 miles) of the centre of the cyclone was about 195km/h (120mph), with gusts and squalls of 215km/h.
In preparation for the storm's arrival, nearby airports had been shut, fishermen were ordered to suspend their work and 1,500 shelters set up as people from vulnerable areas were moved to safer spots.
In 2008, Cyclone Nargis tore through the southern coastal regions of Myanmar, killing almost 140,000 people and severely affecting millions. Most of those who died were killed by a 3.5 metre wall of water that hit the low-lying Irrawaddy Delta.
May 15, 2023
Yvonne Lawson
Ice jams cause catastrophic flooding in Alaskan riverfront towns
Alaska’s Governor Mike Dunleavy declared a state of disaster on May 14, 2023, in the wake of extensive flooding caused by ice jams and rapid snowmelt along the Kuskokwim and Yukon rivers.
Devastating floods sparked by ice jams have wreaked havoc on communities settled along Alaska’s Kuskokwim and Yukon rivers, prompting Governor Mike Dunleavy to declare a state of disaster on Sunday, May 14. The Yukon River, which starts its journey from the coastal mountains of Canada and snakes its way northwest for a span of approximately 3 200 km (2 000 miles), saw a substantial ice jam that led to disastrous flooding in numerous riverside communities.
The seasonal phenomenon known as the “spring breakup” in Alaska experienced a minor delay this year due to cooler-than-usual temperatures in April. Nonetheless, recent precipitation and temperatures climbing above freezing in eastern and north-central regions of Alaska have sparked the yearly thawing of the river ice, as stated by Tom Kines, Senior Meteorologist at AccuWeather.
The National Weather Service’s (NWS) Fairbanks office had already sounded the alarm in late April, cautioning that this year’s spring breakup could cause substantial flooding in riverside communities. This forecast was grounded in the observed snowpack, recorded ice thickness, and seasonal temperature projections.
Ed Plumb, a hydrologist with the NWS, clarified that a solid stretch of ice, spanning between 130 and 145 km (80 to 90 miles) along the Yukon River banks, instigated a significant surge in water levels in the town of Eagle, situated in eastern Alaska. He recounted how both the road connecting Eagle and Eagle Village and some buildings were utterly submerged under ice and water.
In a swift turn of events, the water that had flooded Eagle receded on Saturday, leaving behind massive ice blocks and making the roads inaccessible. The downstream movement of ice from the Yukon River put other riverside towns, including Circle, situated roughly 175 km (109 miles) northwest of Eagle, in the danger zone for severe flooding. Within a span of only 30 minutes, the water level in Circle shot up by nearly 3 m (10 feet), a consequence of the ice jam.
By the afternoon of Sunday, water levels in Circle had decreased, but the persistent presence of standing water and colossal ice chunks continues to pose a risk to the community. The Alaska state troopers confirmed the safety of all Circle inhabitants and reported zero injuries.
Kyle Wright, the environmental health director for the Tanana Chiefs Conference, compared the destruction to the historic breakup floods in Eagle in 2009 and Galena in 2013. Many homes in Circle were affected, with some being carried away or damaged beyond repair.
Essential infrastructure and buildings have also been heavily impacted, with the community currently lacking electricity. Efforts are being made to restore power, with the Alaska Energy Authority planning to send generators to temporarily power the village. The community well will need to be disinfected, though a full water storage tank ensures the availability of safe drinking water.
In Southwest Alaska, the Kuskokwim River faced a major ice jam stretching 24 km (15 miles), which triggered significant flooding in the communities of Red Devil and Crooked Creek.
Aerial footage from the Alaska Region NWS depicted the scale of the floods, with numerous riverside homes swallowed up by the floodwaters. The force of the rushing water was so great that it managed to rip some houses from their foundations. In spite of the calamity, all residents of Crooked Creek were reported safe, and the American Red Cross was on-site to provide shelter and aid to those affected by the floods.
Schools in Glennallen, situated about 305 km (190 miles) northeast of Anchorage, were closed again on Tuesday, May 16, due to ongoing flooding from heavy snowmelt runoff into creeks. The public sewer system has also been shut down as the town faces the same challenges that have struck multiple Alaska communities along rivers and creeks during the spring breakup.
Local authorities have installed Porta-Potties around the town and are urging residents to limit water usage. Although water covered a section of the Glenn Highway on Monday, the road remains open. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) field office in the area is currently flooded, with electricity and sewage systems down, and the office is closed until further notice.
Communities downstream on the Yukon River, such as Fort Yukon, are also facing threats from ice jam flooding. In Southwest Alaska, late-season snowfall has temporarily halted aerial monitoring of the lower Kuskokwim River, with communities from Kalskag to Bethel at the mouth of the river expecting ice jam flooding in the coming days.
Image credit: NWS Fairbanks, River Watch Team
Read more: https://watchers.news/2023/05/17/ice-jams-cause-catastrophic-floodi...
May 19, 2023
KM
https://nypost.com/2023/05/29/eastern-canadas-halifax-declares-emer...
Eastern Canada’s Halifax declares emergency over wildfire
The eastern Canadian city of Halifax declared a state of local emergency late on Sunday after a wildfire caused evacuations and power outages.
“Emergency responders are working around the clock to keep people safe and reduce the threats posed by the fires,” the municipal authority in the capital of Nova Scotia province said in a press release.
The fire sent a huge pall of smoke over the port city.
May 29, 2023
KM
https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/waikato/131578982/horrible-scene-e...
Waihī Beach residents were evacuated on Monday afternoon after “widespread flooding” that a local councillor said was the highest he’d ever seen.
Civil Defence duty manager Peter Watson said on Monday night that nine people who had been evacuated had been moved to self-contained units in a motorcamp near Bowentown.
Three were from elderly housing units which were flooded, the rest of the residents from the units had found somewhere to stay with family or friends, Watson said.
The flash flooding had done “quite a lot of damage” to the area’s infrastructure including roads and the storm and wastewater network which were currently running on generator power. The most important thing was the that no one had been injured, he said.
“We’ve been quite lucky, we’ve had a very resilient community out there who is very prepared ... we’ve got a very good community response team and the RSA has been really awesome in helping as an initial evacuation staging area,” Watson said.
There was no clear estimate on how many properties had been damaged, but building inspectors would be heading out to assess the damage on Tuesday morning, Watson said.
It was a “horrible scene”, Western Bay of Plenty District councillor Allan Sole said, with areas inundated after a short but strong burst of rain.
A Fire and Emergency spokesperson said they received reports of rising floodwaters about 2pm on Monday. Police were called in to help with evacuations
A block of pensioner flats on Beach Rd had been hit hard, Sole said, with floodwaters almost reaching windowsill height, and the RSA had been stood up as an evacuation centre.
Eleven of 19 elder housing units flooded and people had to be evacuated, the Western Bay of Plenty District Council said in a statement.
RSA Manager Mel Gearon told RNZ’s Checkpoint at least 15 homes were in an uninhabitable state on Monday night.
“It was basically a torrential downpour, a huge amount of water that came through, a good flash flood there and that’s just had nowhere to go, so it’s pretty much filled up and flooded a few places.”
Local residents and businesses were accommodating those who were evacuated, with some heading to private homes and others to a holiday park.
The flooding began subsiding on late Monday afternoon, Gearon said.
Sole, a local community patroller, had been out “making sure people were okay”.
“The rain probably came over a period of a couple of hours...it really came down in a very heavy fall.”
Another affected area was Ocean View Rd, which Sole said was a “common flooding area” because of a nearby creek.
Waihī Beach resident Mandie Thompson said she spotted a large puddle at the end of Browns Drive “and in a matter of 10 minutes there was a car submerged halfway up the driver's door".
At one point, floodwaters were waist-deep on a man wading through them.
For Waihī Beach, the impacts of the cyclones were "nothing" compared to Monday's flooding, Thompson said.
She understood holding ponds behind her property had burst and flooded the road.
The first sign for her was a neighbour's backyard starting to fill with water about 1.50pm.
When she looked around her own there were "rivers and waterfalls coming from the neighbours properties above us", she said.
However, the water was receding quickly by about 4pm.
And major flooding closed SH25 between Waihī and Whiritoa from about 3pm, Waka Kotahi said.
Bay of Plenty Civil Defence had earlier warned of severe thunderstorms near Waihī and Waihī Beach, adding “they are expected to travel south, so they may hit the larger centres in time for school pickup or the commute home. (sorry)”.
May 30, 2023
Yvonne Lawson
Hold your breath Lady Liberty! NYC landmarks are covered in smog from Canadian wildfires sparking 'code red' warning for those with breathing issues... and it could be WORSE today!
New Yorkers were back in masks on Tuesday as thick smoke originating from Canadian wildfires to the north descended on the city.
Pictures showed an orange glow hanging above New York City as the sun set, concealing iconic structures such as the Empire State Building and Statue of Liberty.
Air quality levels throughout the city were 'very unhealthy', according to the US government online platform AirNow, which also warned against outdoor activities.
Across from Manhattan in the Bronx, Yankees fans watching the evening's baseball described being able to smell the smoke filling the stadium.
Meanwhile, a game involving their Minor League affiliate, the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders, was postponed 'due to poor air quality,' the team announced.
Jun 7, 2023
James of Idaho
A question for the Zetas : does this helix shape relate to the grounding of particles from the debris tail of Nibiru ?
I almost missed this James, because it was not on the Q&A page. Wow, what an image! DNA shape. Accepted as a ZT Q&A
Jun 7, 2023
KM
https://www.theweathernetwork.com/en/news/weather/forecasts/four-re...
Four reported missing in summer floods after historic Nova Scotia d...
Additional heavy rainfall around the Halifax area on Saturday added insult to injury after more than 200 mm of rain fell across the area in just four to five hours.
The intensity of the tropical downpours will cement Friday's deluge in regional weather history, potentially ranking among the most intense one-day rainfall totals ever measured in Canada.
Local officials continued to urge residents to stay off roads and highways this weekend, only venturing out in an emergency. Lingering floodwaters and significant road damage will make travel hazardous in many areas.
Four people reported missing, state of emergency issued
Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston announced Saturday in a virtual press conference that the provincial government had issued a state of emergency for the following areas:
Halifax Regional Municipality
West Hants
East Hants
Lunenburg
Queens
A state of emergency frees up funds and resources to allow officials to respond to the flooding and its aftermath.
During the press conference, Premier Houston also confirmed that the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) are searching for four people who went missing during the floods. All four individuals went missing in West Hants when their vehicles were submerged by floodwaters.
The first vehicle carried five passengers, three of whom escaped and two—both children—were reported missing. High waters submerged a second vehicle carrying four passengers. Two escaped, while two others—a man and a child—were reported missing.
Crews continued to look for the four missing individuals on Saturday, Houston said, while adding that officials urged local residents not to join in the search because of dangerous conditions that remain throughout the area.
Halifax officials also reminded residents on Saturday to stay away from floodwaters, as the water likely contains hazardous materials like gasoline and raw sewage.
Road closures and evacuation orders in place
Significant and widespread road closures remain in effect across the HRM, with multiple roads and rail lines washed out by the flooding. The City of Halifax provided an interactive map of road closures throughout the HRM on its website.
The Municipality of the District of Lunenburg issued a mandatory evacuation order for residents around Fancy Lake due to excessive rainfall and "the removal of logs from the Public Service Commission Dam," according to a release on the Municipality's website Saturday.
This order was extended through the overnight hours Saturday into Sunday morning, the Municipality said on its website at 6:00 p.m. Saturday.
The evacuation order includes "the area around Fancy Lake, including the lands situated on Conquerall Mills Road from William Hebb Road to Conquerall Road to Highway 103 to Century Drive, including all of Trunk 3," according to the release.
"Evacuated residents who need overnight accommodations can access shelter at the Nova Scotia Community College located at 75 High Street in Bridgewater starting at 8:00 p.m.," the Municipality's release said, adding that officials will issue further updates on Facebook, Lunenburg's website, and on the radio via CKBW-FM.
In addition to the flooding, Friday's storms knocked out power to tens of thousands of customers throughout the region through the evening and overnight hours. Nova Scotia Power's outage data indicated that only about 4,000 customers remained without power by 7:30 p.m. local time on Saturday.
Historic rainfall totals
Widespread rainfall totals of 100-200+ mm fell across the Halifax area, with the heaviest rains hitting communities west and north of Halifax proper. An unofficial total of 251 mm of rain come out of West Bedford on Friday evening. Radar estimates show that some areas may have seen more than 300 mm of rain in just 4 or 5 hours.
Some of the heaviest rain fell over areas devastated by wildfires in late May and early June, which likely exacerbated the extent of the flooding in the affected areas.
These are unprecedented rainfall totals for the region, more akin to a heavy rainfall event you'd see somewhere like Florida instead of the Canadian Maritimes. For some perspective, Halifax typically averages about 95 mm of rain during the entire month of July.
A sizable plume of tropical moisture streaming into the region from the south fuelled the heavy rainfall. Persistent thunderstorms tapped into this moisture like a reservoir, efficiently wringing out copious amounts of water over the region.
If you're in the region, it's safest to stay home until the rain stops and floodwaters have a chance to recede. Never attempt to drive across a flooded roadway. It's impossible to tell how deep the water is until it's too late, and the road may be washed out beneath the floodwaters. Only a small amount of moving water can strand a vehicle and even carry it downstream.
Jul 24, 2023
KM
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-08-05/chilly-weather-pacific-cold-...
Beanies, scarves and puffer jackets come out as near-record chilly ...
Cyclones, volcanic eruptions and the impacts of climate change are elements they've learnt to live with. But the cold weather? That's a different matter. In a place synonymous with tropical heat, coconuts, and warm waters — complaining about the cold might seem like a stretch.
But last week, the country recorded its second-lowest temperature ever, at 9.3 degrees Celsius.
The near-record low temperature was so chilly that residents are walking around with beanies, scarves, and puffer jackets.
It's so cold some of the country's institutions have put out a desperate call for blankets. The cold temperatures in parts of the region come as intense heatwaves hit southern Europe, South-East Asia, northern Africa, the United States and South America.
They smashed records and fuelled wildfires in Greece, Spain, Italy, Canada and Algeria.
In July, 21 of the 30 hottest days on record led to it becoming Earth's hottest month on average.
And in Australia, parts of the eastern states are experiencing unseasonably warm weather, partly due to interactions with the weather events bringing chilly conditions to parts of the Pacific.
What's causing the colder temperatures?
Tonga's location near the edge of the tropics, a developing El Niño event, and a weather system that has channeled air from south of the country have likely helped drive the colder temperatures. The record cold day Tonga experienced in 1994 was during an El Niño that lasted until the next year.
Professor Lindesay said it was hard to know if Tonga would continue to face chilly winters in the coming years.
If the developing El Niño continued into a moderate or strong El Niño, it would likely bring a period of below average rainfall and lower night-time temperatures.
That can lead to things like droughts and severe frosts, which can kill food crops.
Professor Lindesay said a severe frost hit Papua New Guinea in spring in 1997, devastating staple food crops. 'Complete change' of weather patterns
The conditions in Tonga are being felt across the region, with puffer jackets and beanies being seen in Fiji and colder temperatures recorded in Samoa.
Samoa Meteorological Services assistant chief executive Afaese Dr Luteru Tauvale said Samoa's average maximum temperature was around 28C or 29C.
He said some places near the capital were hitting the low 20s this week.
But he said, they were still "on the hunt" to gain accurate temperatures across Samoa and its more remote areas. As the world continued to feel the impacts of climate change, Dr Tauvale said predicting weather patterns in the region would become more "complicated".
For 82-year-old Samoan Reverend Vaiao Ala'ilima Eteuati, the cold weather is much more meaningful than just putting on an extra layer.
For him, and the people of Samoa, the cold winds are referred to as "tuaoloa" — and it holds special meaning.
Aug 8, 2023
Yvonne Lawson
Dam partly collapses in Norway as Storm Hans continues to cause chaos
Parts of eastern and central Norway still on red alert as country battles widespread flooding and landslides
A dam in Norway has partly collapsed as the country battles record high river levels, flooding and landslides after a fatal storm.
Norwegian police were considering blowing up the dam when water from the Glåma River, the country’s longest, started spilling out the side at Braskereidfoss hydroelectric power plant.
It comes after a powerful storm – named Hans – that has caused chaos across northern Europe in recent days, and left southern Norway in crisis after widespread flooding and landsl... River levels expected to continue rising into Thursday.
A woman in her 70s died on Wednesday after falling into a stream and 700-800 people were evacuated from Innlandet, the district which also includes Braskereidfoss.
All main roads between Oslo and Trondheim were closed on Wednesday.
Pål Erik Teigen, chief of staff at Innlandet police district, said his force had been monitoring the Braskereidfoss dam and working with power plant owner, Hafslund Eco. “On the south-west side the water is starting to go through … it’s going slowly. This is the best thing now,” he told the Guardian.
They had been considering staging a controlled explosion but once the water started coming through the side, they decided the best solution was to leave it.
“It’s a very heavy situation we have in this part of Norway in the last days because of the rain. If I made a training exercise for the police I wouldn’t in my wildest dreams think of this problem in our district, he said.
“We have many landslides all over, we have homes being taken, evacuated a lot of people, all the roads are closed and all the rivers are overflowing.”
The government hydrology institute, NVE, said parts of eastern and central Norway were still on red alert, with many rivers at record levels. “In a lot of rivers and lakes the level is still increasing,” said hydrologist Tuomo Saloranta.
The Norwegian prime minister, Jonas Gahr Støre, who visited affected areas, said a huge challenge lay ahead. “When the rain stops, another challenge begins: the water needs to get out,” he said.
Read more and pictures/video: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/aug/09/dam-partly-collapses-...
Aug 9, 2023
KM
https://www.breitbart.com/environment/2023/08/09/at-least-6-dead-as...
At Least 6 Dead as Wildfire Razes Hawaiian Town on Island of Maui
At least six people have been killed in a wildfire that has razed the Hawaiian town of Lahaina on the island of Maui, officials said Wednesday, as desperate residents jumped into the ocean in a bid to escape the fast-moving flames.U.S. Coast Guard officers plucked at least a dozen people from the water as emergency services were overwhelmed by a disaster that appeared to have erupted almost without warning.
“We are still in a search and rescue mode and so I don’t know what will happen to that number.”
Lieutenant Governor Sylvia Luke issued an emergency proclamation and told CNN the hospital system on the island of Maui “was overburdened with burn patients, people suffering from inhalati“911 is down. Cell service is down. Phone service is down,” she said.
This photo provided by County of Maui shows fire and smoke filling the sky from wildfires on the intersection at Hokiokio Place and Lahaina Bypass in Maui, Hawaii on Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2023. Wildfires in Hawaii fanned by strong winds burned multiple structures in areas including historic Lahaina town, forcing evacuations and closing schools in several communities Wednesday, and rescuers pulled a dozen people escaping smoke and flames from the ocean. (Zeke Kalua/County of Maui via AP)
Lahaina, a tourist town of 12,000 on the northwestern tip of Maui, lay in ruins, said Governor Josh Green.
“Much of Lahaina on Maui has been destroyed and hundreds of local families have been displaced,” said Green.
Video posted on social media showed blazes tearing through the heart of the beachfront town and sending up huge plumes of black smoke.
Aug 10, 2023
KM
https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/northwest-territories-declares-territ...
Northwest Territories declares territorial state of emergency amid wildfires
The Government of the Northwest Territories officially declared a territorial state of emergency on Tuesday in response to out-of-control wildfires in the territory.
Situations in the South Slave and North Salve regions are quickly changing, the territorialgovernment said in a press release, also noting that Fort Smith and Hay River remain at risk.
Due to wildfires approaching from the west, Yellowknife is also facing an increased risk, the territoryannounced.
“The decision to declare a territory-wide State of Emergency allows the Government of the Northwest Territories and our partners to access and deploy resources so that we can continue our work to protect residents and communities in a more efficient manner,” N.W.T. Municipal and Community Affairs Minister Shane Thompson said in the notice.
“We find ourselves in a crisis situation and our government is using every tool available to assist.”
On Monday, the Government of the Northwest Territories issued warnings which advised residents to evacuate Hay River, Enterprise, K’atl’odeeche First Nation, Fort Smith and surrounding areas as wildfires spread near the communities.
The City of Yellowknife first declared a state of local emergency on Monday night. Hay River Mayor Kandis Jameson is also askingall residents to leave, despite flaws in communication.
“We can’t even send out an alert to tell you it’s coming at us or get to the muster stations because we don’t have communications,” she told CTV News.
Jennifer Lennie, a Hay River resident who stayed behind despite warnings to flee on Tuesday, witnessed the flame-ravaged landscape of her community. “There’s some homes. Not every single house burned,” she told CTV News. “But a lot of it is gone.”
Members of the Canadian Armed Forces, including 124 soldiers, are prepared to be mobilized in the Northwest Territories as flames threaten communities and prompt hundreds of civilians to be airlifted to safety. One hundred soldiers are set to help with firefighting logistics, such as dousing hot spots and clearing areas.
As of Tuesday, there are currently over 230 active wildfires in the territory according to the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre.
Wildfire smoke fills the air at Boundary Creek, Northwest Territories about 25 kilometers east of Yellowknife
Aug 16, 2023
KM
Aug 16, 2023
KM
https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/16/americas/canada-northwest-territorie...
The entire capital city of Canada’s Northwest Territories has been ordered to evacuate as hundreds of wildfires scorch the region, officials say
About 20,000 residents in Yellowknife are being urged to get out of the way of fast-moving flames as more than 230 fires char the territory and smoke creeps south, impacting air quality in the United States. Yellowknife accounts for about half of the total population of the remote territory, which sits north of Alberta and east of Yukon.
One of the wildfires burning west of Yellowknife is approximately 165,000 hectares, more than 600 square miles, and inching closer to the community and main highway, according to Mike Gibbins, who manages communications for Municipal Affairs Minister Shane Thompson’s office.
“We’re all tired of the word unprecedented, yet there is no other way to describe this situation in the Northwest Territories,” Premier Caroline Cochrane said in a statement Wednesday night.
“Residents living along the Ingraham Trail, in Dettah, Kam Lake, Grace Lake and Engle Business District are currently at highest risk and should evacuate as soon as possible. Other residents have until noon on Friday, August 18, 2023 to evacuate,” Northwest Territories officials said in a news release Wednesday.
The community of N’dilo is also under an evacuation order, officials said in the release. Those unable to leave by vehicle can register for an air evacuation, officials said.
“If you are able to evacuate by road, obey all warning signs, emergency management officials, traffic control devices and posted speed limits,” Cochrane added. “Do not make any rash decisions that can put other people in danger.”
Those driving out of the Yellowknife area face a potentially perilous journey through heavy smoke and fire. “There were patches of flames on each side as we drove through,” Nadia Byrne told CNN, calling her evacuation the most terrifying experience she’s had.
Byrne, along with four friends and their dogs, left Yellowknife Tuesday evening and struggled to see – and breathe – while driving.
“We hit a patch where we couldn’t see any of the lines on the road. That lasted 45 minutes,” she said. “We had our N95s on and could barely breathe and our chest and lungs hurt.”
The group made it to their destination safely the next morning, she said.
“We find ourselves in a crisis situation and our government is using every tool available to assist,” Thompson said.
Thompson declared an emergency for the entire territory on Tuesday, which will allow officials “to access and deploy resources so that we can continue our work to protect residents and communities in a more efficient manner,” he said.
The mayor of Yellowknife also issued a local state of emergency as the fires approached. The flames were less than 10 miles from the town Wednesday evening, officials said.
The new evacuation orders come as much of the South Slave region – including the town of Hay River – was placed under an evacuation order over the weekend. Roads out of Hay River to the Alberta border and west to Yellowknife were also closed, town officials said in a Facebook post.
“The situation has changed quickly. Strong winds have blown the fire within 10 km (6 miles) of the community. It is anticipated the fire will reach Hay River this evening,” Northwest Territories Fire said in a Facebook update Wednesday evening. “Crews that were in the path of the fire are pulling off for their own safety and are re-positioning to assist in other areas.”
A team from Alberta has been deployed to the Hay River area to lay fire retardant to help stop the fire from spreading, according to Northwest Territories Fire, a Canadian government agency.
“Sprinklers and structure protections are in place and turned on, other operations will continue work when conditions allow,” the agency added.
Evacuees from South Slave were initially advised to go to a reception center in Grande Prairie, but the government of the Northwest Territories has since rerouted them to a new center in St. Albert, Alberta.
In terms of the fires’ impact on communities in the Northwest Territories, “this has been the worst wildfire season in NWT history,” said Gibbins, adding that approximately 65% of the NWT population has been impacted by evacuations as a result of wildfires this season.
British Columbia prepares for potentially catastrophic days ahead
There are over 360 active fires burning in neighboring British Columbia, where officials expect fire conditions to worsen as heat and lightning are forecast to combine over the next few days.
“This weather event has the potential to be the most challenging 24 to 48 hours of the summer from a fire perspective,” Cliff Chapman, of the British Columbia Fire Wildfire Service, said in a Thursday news conference. “We are expecting significant growth, and we are expecting our resources to be challenged.”
Chapman warned that high pressure has led to record-breaking heat and that lightning is being forecast, which he said has been the “primary ignition source for new fires.”
The high-pressure air also causes dry winds, which contribute to extreme fire behavior, according to the BC Wildfire Service. These weather conditions exacerbate low fuel moisture in dead vegetation, which allows fires to start easily and spread rapidly.
These weather conditions also result in live vegetation, including peoples’ lawns and trees, to start yellowing – not because fall is approaching but because the plants are experiencing extreme drought conditions.
This is dangerous because it results in additional live vegetation becoming available for burning, increasing the risk of the fires getting bigger and spreading further, said Neal McLaughlin of the BC Wildfire Service.
“BC Wildfire Service is concerned about the upcoming ridge breakdown, and what that could mean in terms of fire behavior,” McLaughlin said. “We’d like to alert the public that there could be rapidly evolving fire behavior and fire behavior that could spread very quickly across the landscape.”
US under air quality alert
The fires burning in Canada have once again led to harmful air quality in the US, with the Minnesota Pollution Control issuing an air quality alert for Thursday and Friday.
“Heavy ground-level smoke from wildfires in the Northwest Territories of Canada is moving south across central Canada and towards Minnesota on Wednesday,” the National Weather Service warned. “A strong cold front will bring this smoke across the entire state on Thursday.”
Smoke could reach the Minnesota-Canadian border around midnight Thursday, and then possibly move over the Twin Cities around noon and southern Minnesota by 3 p.m. Thursday, the weather service said.
Air quality has the potential to reach the Purple or Very Unhealthy category for several hours in eastern Minnesota, the weather service said.
Sensitive groups, such as people with lung or heart disease, the elderly and children are urged to avoid prolonged or heavy exertion and the general public is being told to limit outdoor activity.
“Smoke will linger across the eastern half of the state on Friday and fine particle levels will continue to be high for most of the day,” the weather service said. “Winds will become southerly Friday afternoon and smoke will begin to retreat away from the state and disperse. Air quality should improve below alert levels by the end of the day on Friday.
In Canada, the Minister of National Defense Bill Blair on Tuesday mobilized the Canadian Armed Forces to provide firefighting personnel, airlift resources, and logistical support to the Northwest Territories.
“We stand with the people of the Northwest Territories as they experience their worst fire season on record, and I am confident that our military personnel will do their utmost to assist their fellow Canadians,” Blair said in a statement.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he was in communication with Cochrane on Wednesday.
“To the people of the Northwest Territories: We’re here for you. We’ve mobilized Canadian Armed Forces members, and we’ll continue to provide whatever resources are needed. I spoke about that with Premier Caroline Cochrane today – and reaffirmed our commitment to assisting however we can,” Trudeau said in a social media post.
Trudeau also met with officials on Thursday to discuss the ongoing wildfires and said that there would be no tolerance for any attempt to escalate prices on things like airfare and essential goods.
Aug 18, 2023
KM
https://globalnews.ca/news/9904497/west-kelowna-fire-evacuation-ord...
Structures lost in West Kelowna as thousands remain under evacuation order due to wildfires
Structures have been lost in West Kelowna due to the McDougall Creek wildfire, officials confirmed early Friday morning.
It is not known exactly how many buildings have burned due to the fire but the Central Okanagan Emergency Operations Centre said a full assessment of the area will be undertaken Friday morning.
At around 3 a.m. Friday, officials said the fire remains very active and unpredictable.
Currently, 2,462 properties are under evacuation order and 4,801 properties are under evacuation alert due to the McDougall Creek wildfire.
A state of emergency has been declared in Kelowna, and evacuations are underway in two neighbourhoods, as two wildfires flared to life late Thursday evening.
It’s thought that embers from the nearby McDougall Creek wildfire sparked the new fires, with embers, aided by gusting winds, crossing Okanagan Lake.
Aug 18, 2023
jorge namour
GREECE REGION SEPTEMBER 4 2023
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🚨 Urgent: A catastrophe will hit #Greece in the coming hours: the total rainfall that falls on #Istanbul within two years can fall on #Greece within 48 hours..
It may fall 2 tons of precipitation per square metre. There is a very serious and extreme flood risk that will take the Aegean Sea and the Mediterranean Sea almost sea water and pour it on Greece.
estimates in this direction.
Sep 5, 2023
jorge namour
GREECE REGION SEPTEMBER 5 2023
Volos!! !!️ 🆘️🌊
Unbelievable amounts of rain coming down!
What a shocking take
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2 people killed in Istanbul flash floods TURKEY
SEP 05, 2023
https://www.dailysabah.com/turkiye/istanbul/2-people-killed-in-ista...
Two people were killed after flash floods devastated some districts in Türkiye’s largest metropolis Istanbul late Tuesday.
Heavy downpours started in the northern part of the city and intensified in the Arnavutköy and Başakşehir districts, turning roads into rivers.
FROM LINK Western Istanbul, Tuesday evening, September 5, 2023, torrential rains and floods flooded the city, a state of terror and panic
Sep 6, 2023
Yvonne Lawson
NYC is hit by sudden storm that's cancelled over 200 flights across NY and NJ as locals share concerns over 'creepy clouds' and forecasters warn East Coast could soon be hit by Cat-5, 165mph Hurricane Lee
New York City and Boston are bracing for Category 5 Hurricane Lee to make landfall, but the East Coast is already experiencing severe thunderstorms set to last through the weekend.
The region has sweltered under high temperatures and humidity in recent weeks, but both major metros are expected to be washed out Friday evening.
The weather front has brought travel chaos to the skies as over 200 flights have already been cancelled out of JFK, Newark and LaGuardia airports, according to FlightAware.
https://twitter.com/jhuntington/status/1700218661380702435?s=20
The storms have come following blistering temperatures across the eastern seaboard, where the mercury topped 90 degrees for three consecutive days for the first time all year in New York City on Friday.
Summer in the Big Apple was grayer and cooler than usual, with the metropolis repeatedly blanketed by smoke and haze from Canadian wildfires.
A heat advisory warning is still in effect in New York City and parts of New Jersey, as the torrential front barreling in resembles a tropical storm.
Officials are bracing for damage as high winds, heavy rainfall and potential hail could cause flash flooding and structural damage in some areas.
Reports indicate trees and power lines have been downed in New Jersey, and a severe thunderstorm watch was issued for almost the entire tri-state area until 11pm Friday.
Flash flood warning have also been issued for large swathes of the Hudson Valley following a period of dry and hot conditions.
Much of Massachusetts also remains under a severe thunderstorm watch, covering Middlesex, Essex, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire counties.
In Hoopsick Falls, New York, the town's mayor urged residents to remain indoors as a powerful thunderstorm struck the community of 3,000 people on Thursday.
Storm damage was also seen in Boxborough, Massachusetts, where multiple tree limbs were torn down by the high winds
Crews worked through Friday to clear the roads after the storm surge swept through, which also tore down power lines
The storms on Friday are forecast to be the start of several weather bombs to strike the region into Monday, while heavy rainfall is expected to continue through the week as temperatures plummet.
The severe weather comes amid growing fears over Hurricane Lee, which was registered as a Category 1 hurricane on Thursday, before it escalated to a Category 5 overnight.
Lee has been picking up steam as it thunders towards the coastline, with wind speeds in excess of 130mph.
It is expected to make landfall late next week, however forecasters have struggled to nail down the exact path of Hurricane Lee, leading to varying estimates over the extent of the damage it could bring to the East Coast.
Forecasters have struggled to nail down the exact path of Hurricane Lee, leading to varying estimates over its the extent of the damage it could bring
Read more: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12497753/NYC-storm-cancell...
Sep 9, 2023
Yvonne Lawson
Cork flooding: Floods in Co Cork ‘absolutely devastating’ as safety warning issued to motorists
‘Significant difficulties’ on some of the county’s roads after Storm Babet brings more than a month’s worth of rain fell in 24 hours
Flooding in Midleton, Co Cork, caused by Storm Babet after more than a month's worth of rain fell in 24 hours. Photograph: Damien Rytel/PA Wire
Motorists have been urged to drive with care in Cork and other parts of the country affected by floods from Storm Babet after more than a month’s worth of rain fell in just 24 hours.
Several roads in the south and southeast were impassible on Thursday morning as local authorities and emergency services continued to assess the flood damage.
The damage to Midleton was “absolutely devastating”, fire station officer in the town Mark Sinclair said. “I’m born and bred in the town, I’ve seen many a flood, but none of this capacity. This came so quick. We helped as much as we could and tried to get as many people to safety as possible.
“We’re still going around checking on people to see if they need help,” he said on Thursday morning.
“Numerous calls came in during the day [Wednesday]. I think it was 11am that the river burst its banks – then by 2pm there was pure devastation. The main street was like a river.
Mr Sinclair explained recent heavy rain had led to saturated ground and then there was high tide along with torrential rain, which led to the river bursting its banks.
“A lot of the shops have no insurance because it’s a flood zone, the town hasn’t seen anything like this in 400 years,” he told RTÉ's Morning Ireland.
The mayor of Cork County, Frank O’Flynn, called for an investigation into why the weather warning for Cork during Storm Babet was not upgraded to red status.
“It should have been red,” he told Newstalk Breakfast. “There was a torrential downpour ... Had there been a red status warning, schools and businesses would have been more prepared, cars would not have been out on the roads and not as much damage would have been caused.”
Read more: https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2023/10/19/cork-flooding-floods-...
Oct 19, 2023
Tracie Crespo
https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-us-canada-67674135
Explosion and fireball seen as storm sweeps through Tennessee
A funnel cloud moving over Madison, a suburb in Tennessee, caused electrical flashes and a small explosion seen in a video shared on social media.
Parts of Tennessee were hit by tornadoes and severe storms on Saturday, and at least six people died as a result.
Buildings were reduced to rubble and communities were plunged into blackouts in the southern US state.
A funnel cloud differs from a tornado in that it doesn't touch the ground. The weather phenomenon has also been described as a "baby tornado beginning to form but never quite getting there", according to BBC meteorologist David Braine.
Read more details of the storm impact here.
9th December 2023, 10:16 MST
https://www.foxweather.com/watch/play-6d04569890007e6
Dec 10, 2023
Yvonne Lawson
Storm Gerrit 'tornado' tears through Manchester wrecking around 100 homes overnight - as Brits trying to get back home after Xmas prepare to endure MORE travel chaos today after 80mph gales, rain and snow sparked road, rail and plane mayhem
Storm Gerrit has wrecked more than 100 homes after a tornado swept through a town - tearing apart roofs, blowing large trees onto roads and evacuating residents.
A supercell thunderstorm barrelled across Greater Manchester overnight causing major structural damage to houses in Stalybridge, Tameside, just before midnight.
Homeowners were told to attend a town hall for help, and the Met Office revealed there had been a strong rotating updraft and it was a 'likely' that a tornado had hit.
Greater Manchester Police confirmed officers were called to 'numerous reports of significant damage' at about 11.45pm last night and declared a 'major incident'. Photographs showed walls blown over, roofs torn apart and windows blown out.
It comes as travel chaos continued today across the UK after the storm struck with blizzards, 106mph gales and three inches of rain. Some 25,000 homes in Scotland lost power and drivers were trapped in snow on the A9 in the Highlands for hours.
Avanti West Coast said a tree falling on overhead wires between Rugby and Lichfield meant some rail lines were blocked again today. Journey times from London Euston towards the North West are being extended as trains are diverted via the Midlands.
Separately, Great Western Railway services at London Paddington were suspended today after a person was hit by a train near Slough. This also impacted the Elizabeth line, with no service between Hayes and Harlington and Reading. It comes as:
Flights were cancelled, rail lines were blocked and bridges closed, bringing lengthy delays as families returned home and commuters struggled back into workplaces.
The Environment Agency had 156 flood alerts and 23 warnings in place for England today after the deluge. Strong winds and heavy rain is forecast into the weekend, improving slightly with showers and sunny spells predicted for New Year's Eve.
Read more: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12906083/Storm-Gerrit-torn...
Dec 28, 2023
Yvonne Lawson
Kashmir's rare snowless winter sets off alarm bells
Visitors walk along ski slopes usually covered in snow at this time of the year in Gulmarg
In his 17 years of managing a hotel in Gulmarg, a picturesque town in Indian-administered Kashmir, Manzoor Ahmad has never seen a season without snow.
But this year, things are different: the snow-clad mountains in the region are oddly brown and barren.
"This is unprecedented," Mr Ahmad, 50, says, and adds that tourists have stopped making reservations at his hotel.
Every year, thousands of tourists visit Kashmir in winter to enjoy skiing and sightseeing. But the absence of snowfall this year has bought the region's tourism industry to its knees.
Close to 100,000 tourists visited Kashmir last January, but this year that number has reduced by more than half, officials say.
Experts say the snowless winter will have a disastrous impact on the territory's economy as the tourism sector accounts for about 7% of Jammu and Kashmir's GDP. It will also impact farming and water supply as scanty snowfall will not replenish groundwater reserves adequately.
Environmentalists say that climate change has been impacting the region, causing extreme weather events and prolonged dry spells in both winter and summer. Jammu and Kashmir's weather department recorded a 79% rainfall deficit in December and a 100% deficit in January.
The valley is also experiencing warmer weather, with most stations in Kashmir recording a 6-8C (43-48F) rise in temperature this winter.
Otherwise covered with a white carpet of snow, the mountains are brown this winter
Showkat Ahmad Rather, who heads the Ski Association of Gulmarg, echoes this sentiment.
"I have been working as a ski instructor for the past 27 years, I can't switch to doing something else," he says.
Apart from tourism, experts say that the absence of snowfall will also impact generation of hydroelectricity, fisheries and farming.
The neighbouring territory of Ladakh - another popular tourist destination - is also experiencing a snowless winter.
"The farming here is dependent on glaciers. The glaciers are melting at a fast rate. No snowfall in the peak [winter] season means early that spring water will be a big problem," environmentalist Sonam Wangchuk says.
"This is one of the driest spells in the Himalayan region," Sonam Lotus, director of the Meteorological Centre in Leh, says. Irfan Rashid, an assistant professor at University of Kashmir, adds that a drought like situation "can't be ruled out".
The region normally receives heavy snowfall during peak winter - a 40-day period that lasts from 21 December to 29 January. During this time, mountains and glaciers get covered with snow and this ensures water supply throughout the year.
Read more: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-68015106
Jan 19, 2024
Tracie Crespo
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Live Storm Chasers
May 26, 2024
James of Idaho
Aug. 10th, 2024- Current ocean current temperatures showing uptick in tectonic activity in northern hemisphere and Arctic region...👽👽👽
Aug 8, 2024
James of Idaho
August 23, 2024- current ocean temps showing Antarctica and environs COLDER than normal (away from the Sun) and Arctic the reverse, WARMER than usual. Additional image supplied showing that the start of the 270 roll will involve the N Pole of Earth pointing to the RIGHT, so it gets more Sunlight.
Aug 23, 2024
James of Idaho
August 23, 2023-Idaho Weather extremes shall intensify as we get closer to the passage....
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Aug 24, 2024
James of Idaho
Sept. 26th, 2024 Hurricane Helene as the storm intensifies due to the extreme earth wobble.
Sep 26, 2024
Tracie Crespo
https://abcnews.go.com/US/live-updates/tornado-outbreak-live-update...
Tornado outbreak live updates: 40 tornadoes, 34 dead in cross-country storm system
Nearly 300,000 are without power across eight states.
Mar 16
Tracie Crespo
At least 21 dead in Missouri, Kentucky as severe storms sweep centr...
At least 21 dead in Missouri, Kentucky as severe storms sweep central U.S.
At least 21 people have died after severe storms swept through the central United States, with possible tornadoes touching down in Missouri and Kentucky, according to authorities.
Fourteen people were killed in Kentucky, according to Gov. Andy Beshear. A tornado touched down in Laurel County at 11:49 p.m., with “numerous” more suffering severe injuries, the Laurel County Sheriff’s Department said in a social media post on Saturday.
Further west in Missouri, hundreds of miles from the destruction in Kentucky, five people were killed in severe weather in St. Louis, city officials said. Meteorologists have not yet confirmed reports of a tornado, with the National Weather Service St. Louis saying that damage reports and radar imagery suggests one had “likely occurred.” At a news conference Friday, St. Louis Fire Chief Dennis Jenkerson described at a path of destruction that began on a major thoroughfare during afternoon rush hour before moving east over a river into southern Illinois.
“Our city is grieving tonight,” Spencer said. “The loss of life and destruction is truly horrendous.”
More than 100 miles south, Scott County Sheriff Derick Wheetley said a tornado on Friday struck several rural areas in the southern region of the Missouri county, killing two, injuring several more and “leaving behind a trail of destruction, with multiple homes completely lost and areas left unrecognizable.”
Friday’s destruction marked the third-straight day of significant severe weather, with more threats predicted through the weekend. Severe thunderstorms across the Great Lakes region late Thursday had knocked out power to some 284,000 customers as of Saturday morning, with Michigan suffering a large concentration of power loss, according to PowerOutage.us. In Wisconsin, a visibly striking tornado spun through fields in New Richmond, while another caused significant damage in Hammond. In the capital of Madison, a hailstorm dropped hail up to two inches in diameter.
The severe weather risk stretches more than 1,200 miles in total, with intense storms predicted to reach as far as East Texas to the Mid-Atlantic through the weekend. After this storm system winds down, another is expected to pick up to the west, with strong tornadoes in the forecast by Sunday for parts of the Plains.
May 17
Juan F Martinez
MONSTER SIZE HAIL REPORTS
New Madrid adjustments create rising and falling land masses that develop powerful upper-level atmospheric disturbances and apocalyptic historic hailstorms.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/massive-dvd-sized-hail...
How bad will it get?
"And great hailstones, about one hundred pounds each, fell from heaven on people; and they cursed God for the plague of the hail, because the plague was so severe." Revelation 16:21
"Revelation 8:7, hail and fire mixed with blood are hurled down upon the earth, burning a third of the earth, trees, and green grass."
Worlds in Collision, pp 51-53
The Hail of Stones - Following the red dust, a small dust, like ashes of the furnace fell in all the land of Egypt, and then a shower of meteorites flew toward the earth. We are informed by Midrashic and Talmudic sources that the stones which fell on Egypt were hot. Ipuwer wrote: Trees are destroyed. No fruits, no herbs are found. Grain has perished on every side. In the Book of Exodus it is written: And the hail smote every herb of the field, and brake every tree of the field. The description of such a catastrophe is found in the Visuddhi-Magga, a Buddhist text on the world cycles. When a world cycle is destroyed by wind .. there arises .. a wind. First it raises a fine dust, then coarse dust, then fine sand, then coarse sand, then grit, stones, up to boulders as large as trees. The Mexican Annals of Cuauhtitlan describe how a cosmic catastrophe was accompanied by a hail of stones.
The Devastating Tail of Planet X
https://www.zetatalk.com/index/blog0524.htm
https://x.com/ZT_Followers/status/1927000861223407791
May 26
Juan F Martinez
Largest flood on record!
China floods force 80,000 to flee; Guizhou football field buried under three metres of water.
The Duliu River in Rongjiang, Guizhou in China just saw its most extreme flood ever, with water surging at 11,400 cubic meters per second and rising a staggering 11 meters above normal levels!
Video: https://x.com/ZT_Followers/status/1937727103132405883
@malaymail @yangyubin1998
Jun 25
Juan F Martinez
⚡️Powerful lightning strikes and wild weather in Lyon, France. 07.02.2025.
https://x.com/ZT_Followers/status/1940817715444539719
https://t.me/ZetaTalk_Followers/73409
Jul 3
Juan F Martinez
A giant jet was captured over a thunderstorm in North America. The photo was taken by astronaut Nicole Aunapu Mann from aboard the ISS on July 2,.2025.
https://t.me/ZetaTalk_Followers/73456
Jul 4
Juan F Martinez
How did we get a dozen '1,000-year floods' in 3 days?
Both Texas and North Carolina experienced '1000-year floods' this week. How is that possible, and is the danger increasing?
https://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/how-did-we-get-a-dozen-...
🎯Yes! ZetaTalk Followers know it will get worse as Nibiru approaches for the Passage in late 2026-27.
👉The atmosphere is roiled by the Severe Earth Wobble, PLUS rising and falling land masses disturbing the atmosphere above, PLUS cloud seeding from Nibiru iron-oxide dust and ash from erupting volcanoes and wildfires, PLUS powerful GeoElectric emissions as Earth reacts to the approaching giant magnetic field of Nibiru.
https://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/how-did-we-get-a-dozen-...
https://x.com/ZT_Followers/status/1943712
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https://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/how-did-we-get-a-dozen-...
Jul 11
Juan F Martinez
CLIMATE CHAOS LEADS TO MAJOR FLOODING AND FLYING CHAOS
Major US airports ground all flights
AccuWeather is forecasting widespread tropical downpours in Florida this week, which have already delayed or grounded flights at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, Orlando International Airport, and Miami International Airport. The rainfall forecasted along the entire East Coast has led to flight delays at Philadelphia International Airport, Dallas Fort Worth International Airport, and New Jersey's Teterboro Airport as well.
@DailyMail @accuweather
https://x.com/ZT_Followers/status/1944978100863021338
Jul 15
Juan F Martinez
Sea Surface Temperatures are rising rapidly.
"There's something happening here But what it is ain't exactly clear ... "
~Professor Eliot Jacobson @EliotJacobson
ZetaTalk followers know!
Tectonic plate movements are increasing due to the approach of Nibiru. This releases immense heat from the core of the Earth along fault lines in the oceans.
Rising and falling land masses also affect the atmosphere above, which combined with the hot ocean waters creates the powerful deluges we see happening now worldwide. It's all because of Nibiru.
But since Nibiru is Classified Beyond Top Secret, few people are connecting the dots. Per ZetaTalk, all tectonic plates are in motion now, and we are about to see astounding levels of Continental Drift as Nibiru approaches for the Poleshift in late 2026-27.
ZetaTalk Continental Drift - Search / X
https://x.com/search?q=ZetaTalk%20Continental%20Drift&src=typed...
Jul 19
Juan F Martinez
Well, shit…now something I just found as odd yesterday has more validation 😑.
My wife and I get weather/event alerts for work since we work in healthcare and are in responder roles in Florida. Yesterday was the FIRST time I have ever seen a tsunami test alert. We get lots of severe weather, heat, and hurricane test alerts, but I have NEVER seen a tsunami alert before.
I can’t show my wife this post. I already freaked her out talking about the pole shifts and new Madrid fault line yesterday after our alerts 🤣
@reel_sober
https://x.com/ZT_Followers/status/1948022120216404377
Jul 23
Juan F Martinez
Kelvin-Helmholtz instability in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. 07/21/2025.
Zetas say that Kelvin-Helmholtz clouds are a sign of increasing atmospheric turbulence caused by the influence of Nibiru - Planet X on Earth's weather patterns. According to ZetaTalk, these clouds, characterized by their wave-like, breaking-ocean appearance, are becoming more frequent due to the gravitational and electromagnetic effects of Planet X as it approaches Earth.
Per the Zetas, the instability in the atmosphere, which produces these clouds, is a symptom of broader Earth changes, including wobbling of the planet’s axis and intensified weather anomalies.
Wild Weather, the Wobble Effect - Earth Changes and the Pole Shift
https://poleshift.ning.com/profiles/blogs/wild-weather
https://x.com/ZT_Followers/status/1948771778144469037
Jul 25
Juan F Martinez
BREAKING: Sirnak Silopi in Turkey has set a new temperature record after recording 50.0ºC this afternoon. This is an extreme level of heat.
https://x.com/ZT_Followers/status/1948911415655629272
Jul 26
Juan F Martinez
IRAN HEAT INDEX OF 182F (83.3C)
Tectonic HEAT due to the Africa Roll #6. Nibiru Climate Chaos!
https://x.com/ZT_Followers/status/1951299282486935653
Aug 1
Juan F Martinez
Evacuation list grows as California wildfire explodes and 15 zones told 'LEAVE NOW'
Residents across two Southern California counties have been forced to flee their homes as firefighters struggle to contain a nearly 50,000-acre wildfire.
The Gifford Fire erupted along Highway 166 west of Cayama on Friday afternoon and has since exploded in size. As of Sunday evening, the blaze has raged across 49,761 acres and is just 3% contained.
The fire is burning actively on both sides of the highway, with more active spread on the south side, and smoke is visible throughout the area. Evacuation orders have been issued in Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties. It comes as wildfires are creating out of control 'fire clouds' that cannot be contained.
www.msn.com
https://x.com/ZT_Followers/status/1952399992171491830
Aug 4
Juan F Martinez
The Severe Earth Wobble is creating atmospheric swirls and magnetically charged Nibiru debris embedded in clouds likes to clump together.
📸Bill Reid, Nebraska, USA
Wild Weather, the Wobble Effect - Earth Changes and the Pole Shift
https://poleshift.ning.com/profiles/blogs/wild-weather
ZetaTalk: Wobble Cloud - Search / X
https://x.com/search?q=ZetaTalk%20Wobble%20Cloud&src=typed_quer...
Aug 18
Juan F Martinez
Pakistan floods update.
More than 200 people have gone missing as a result of floods in Pakistan.
The northern province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa was hit by the disaster, where 300 people became victims of the floods.
Videos: https://x.com/ZT_Followers/status/1957856325653737542
Aug 19
Juan F Martinez
California’s Highway 86 Submerged by Sudden Floodwaters
Highway 86 near Elmore desert Ranch Shut Down After Mass Flooding and Multiple Rescues
Aug 25, Written By Thomas Berry
CALTRANS has reported that State Route 86 remains closed from 7.9 miles north of Westmorland to the north junction of State Route 78 due to severe flooding. Motorists are being advised to use alternate routes.
vehicles and trucks could be seen parked on the side of the road as well as at a Love’s Truck Stop in Westmorland off Highway 86,. Travelers are currently stranded at the location, with police and sheriff’s deputies on site assisting. For those without a place to stay, officials are directing people to a local school being set up as a shelter until the road reopens.
CHP dispatch told 760 news that they are “working on rescuing individuals, trapped or stuck in the flood zone”
According to California Highway Patrol (CHP) logs, emergency calls began around 4:34 p.m. on Monday, August 25, 2025, reporting vehicles trapped in rising floodwaters near Allen Road. At least one vehicle was reported completely submerged, with occupants forced to break a rear window to escape.
By 4:41 p.m., Brawley Police relayed that fire crews attempting to reach the scene had also become stuck. CHP called for mutual aid from AMR, Imperial County Sheriff’s Office, and even requested assistance from military units after learning some local agencies were not water-rescue trained.
At 6:40 p.m., CHP confirmed that an elderly couple, a woman, and a juvenile were safely transported to Westmorland. Tow companies were called in to assist multiple big rigs, including one requiring a specialized lowboy trailer.
At 7:15 p.m., southbound lanes of Highway 86 remained closed while crews worked to recover an overturned big rig.
As of 8:05 p.m., CHP confirmed that units were still on scene, and the closure remains in place.
Emergency crews from multiple agencies continue to respond. It remains unclear if there are any reported injuries at this time.
760newsmedia.com
Video: https://x.com/ZT_Followers/status/1960419133566366007
Aug 26
Juan F Martinez
Strange Clouds over Khabarovsk, Russia 12.09.25
ZetaTalk Followers Russia
https://t.me/ZetaTalk_Followers/76741
. 12.09.2025.
Posted by ZetaTalk Followers Russia
Sep 13
Juan F Martinez
Flooding at the hospital in Iztapalapa, Mexico City, Mexico. 14.09.2025.
https://poleshift.ning.com/profiles/blogs/wild-weather
Video: https://t.me/ZetaTalk_Followers/76833
on Monday
Juan F Martinez
Flooding in the city of Swansea, Wales. 14.09.2025.
https://t.me/ZetaTalk_Followers/76859
on Tuesday
Juan F Martinez
Uttarakhand: Due to the heavy rainfall since last night, the bridge near Fun Valley and Uttarakhand Dental College on the Dehradun–Haridwar National Highway has been damaged.
Per ZetaTalk, rising and falling land creates atmospheric disturbances and powerful deluges. India is subducting under the Himalayas Mountains.
(Source: Police)
Video: https://t.me/ZetaTalk_Followers/76870
on Tuesday
Juan F Martinez
San Ignacio, Mexico
Due to the rains caused by tropical storm "Mario", on Mon afternoon there was havoc in Baja California Sur, where a section of the Transpeninsular Highway collapsed and a gas tanker truck became stuck near the town of San Ignacio, municipality of Mulegé.
Video: https://t.me/ZetaTalk_Followers/76877
on Tuesday
Juan F Martinez
Several people went missing as a result of flooding in the city of Dehradun, India. 16.08.2025.
A search and rescue operation is underway.
Video: https://t.me/ZetaTalk_Followers/76904
on Wednesday
Juan F Martinez
A wall of water where streets once stood. Drone footage reveals the devastating floods sweeping through northern India.
Video: https://t.me/ZetaTalk_Followers/76917
on Thursday