Wild Weather, the Wobble Effect

[Sevan Makaracı]

TOTAL DESTRUCTION IN PARTS OF CEBU CITY, PHILIPPINES, 05.11.25

Massive flooding in Da Nang, Vietnam. 30.10.2025.

Giant waves crash over seawalls during a storm

in the suburbs of Taipei, Taiwan. 21.10.2025

"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 Arctic regions, with the violence of storms increasing in number and ferocity."

ZETATALK

Wild Weather, the Wobble Effect - Earth Changes and the Pole Shift

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http://floodlist.com/africa/rwanda-floods-landslides-gakenke-muhanga

Rwanda – At Least 49 Killed in Floods and Landslides, 500 Homes Destroyed

Landslides and floods hit several parts of Rwanda between 07 and 08 May 2016 after a period of heavy rainfall. Government officials say that at least 49 deaths have been recorded so far. Some of the victims drowned in flood water, others died after houses collapsed under the heavy rain or landslide.

The worst hit areas are the districts of Gakenke and Muhanga. As many as 34 people have died in Gakenke, 8 in Muhanga, 4 in Rubavu and 3 in Ngororero. Around 26 injuries have also been reported.

Reports from the Ministry for Disaster Management and Refugee Affairs say that over 500 houses have been completely destroyed, leaving thousands homeless.

The disaster comes just days before the country hosts the World Economic Forum on Africa, which will be held in Kigali from 11 to 13 May 2016.

Floods in Gakenke, Rwanda. Photo: Government of Rwanda

Roads, Power and Water Supplies Damaged

The floods and landslides have also caused damage to roads and transport infrastructure. Some roads have been completely blocked and officials say that the Kigali-Muhanga and Kigali-Musanze roads are closed in order to prevent risks for commuters.

Electricity supply has also been interrupted after power cables in Gakenke were downed during the heavy rain.

Supply of drinking water has also been cut. Water and Sanitation Corporation Limited (WASAC Ltd) say that it has temporally suspended water treatment at the Nzove treatment plants due to heavy rain which has caused “high water turbidity.” The company said that “There will be water supply interruptions in some areas of Kigali, Kacyiru, Remera and Kicukiro.”

Government Reaction

The Rwandan government has expressed its solidarity with families affected by the disasters, and Prime Minister Anastase Murekezi has assured families affected by the disasters of the government’s support.

In a statement issued earlier today, the government said:

 the disasters of the government's support. 

[Mark]

Was that really only seven days ago? Temperatures will hit a balmy 26C this weekend – just a week after the North of England was blanketed by snow

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3576916/What-difference-wee...

You could be forgiven for thinking these photos had been taken six months apart.
In fact, just seven days after Carolyn Bointon made her way across a snow-covered Alsop Moor in a scarf and woollen hat, she enjoyed a stroll across the same Peak District beauty spot in T-shirt and shorts. And she may well be cheered to hear that the warm weather – expected to hit 26C (79F) in the South tomorrow, beating the Mediterranean – is set to continue.
But if this week’s sun-kissed lunch breaks have had you planning a weekend barbecue, you may also want to keep an umbrella to hand.
The Met Office has issued warnings for torrential downpours, thunder and even hail across the UK today.

Storms will first rumble in South-West England and Wales before spreading east and northwards. Sunbathers are also warned to be on high alert for 20mm-wide hailstones predicted to pepper the country.
However, any clouds are set to part by tomorrow, meaning Sunday will see blue skies and temperatures of well above the typical temperature for May of 16C (61F).
Met Office meteorologist Alex Burkill said that despite the warm weather, patches of extreme rain could be ‘quite intense’.
‘The temperatures are well above average for this time of year but the warm and humid air will mean that any showers that do develop are likely to become torrential downpours,’ he added.

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Wildfire destroys Fort McMurray homes, most of city evacuated

Thousands of people are fleeing Fort McMurray as wildfire leaps highway and into city

RAW: Video of Fort McMurray fire from a helicopter 0:59

A huge wildfire raging in Fort McMurray, Alta., has burned homes in some neighbourhoods and residents fleeing the fire have caused gridlock on Highway 63 leading south out of the city.

Robin Smith, a spokesman for the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo, confirmed to CBC News that homes in Beacon Hill and the Centennial Trailer Park have been destroyed.

The fire is now threatening Abasand and Grayling Terrace.

The municipality said the fire breached Highway 63 at the MacKenzie Boulevard intersection south of the city.

• Social media reflects fear, worry as the flames enter city

The lower townsite and downtown area, now including MacDonald Island Park, and 10 neighbourhoods in the oilsands city have been placed under mandatory evacuation orders because of the fire. 

That's forced 29,000 out of their homes making it the largest evacuation from wildfire in the province's history, surpassing the Slave Lake firefive years ago.

The Abasand, Beacon Hill, Dickensfield, Grayling Terrace, Wood Buffalo, Thickwood, Waterways, Saline Creek, Draper and Gregoire neighbourhoods are under mandatory evacuation notices and residents have been ordered to leave their homes.

Most residents were being urged to go to Noralta Lodge 20 km north of Fort McMurray, but with the Noralta filling up, newcomers are being sent on the Gray Wolf Lodge. 

Gregoire residents are being asked to go to the Anzac Recreation Centre, south of Fort McMurray.

The province has closed Highway 63 and Highway 881 to Fort McMurray to all non-essential travel.

'It's probably all blown away now'

The fire had barely hit the Centennial Trailer Park before John Davidson and his girlfriend Joanne Bates had lost everything. 

"It was the second one to go," said Davidson. "It's probably all blown away now." 

Behind him, the flames consumed what was left of the trailer park where his former home sat. 

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• Smoke fills the air as cars line up on Highway 63, which has been breached at the MacKenzie Boulevard intersection south of the city. 

Davidson and Bates had lived there for more than a year and had everything, including vehicles and two snowmobiles there. 

"Everything I worked for for the last two years, it's all gone," said Davidson. 

While the two commend the RCMP and the fire department, they are upset that they weren't able to get into the trailer park to get their belongings. 

"It's a disaster," said Bates. "I think it's not fair. They didn't even let us take our things, so we lost everything."

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https://www.sott.net/article/317514-Massive-sandstorm-sweeps-throug...

Massive sandstorm sweeps through China's Xinjiang, Qinghai

A major sandstorm has swept through China's Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region and Qinghai Province, causing severe air pollution. 

On Sunday, high winds whipped up the sandstorm in Xinjiang's Aksu Prefecture, dropping visibility to less than 900 meters. 

The sandstorm has also disrupted road traffic and caused flight cancellations and delays. 

In Korla County, the storm significantly slowed down traffic and caused residents to suffer breathing difficulties. 

The local meteorological department said that the sandstorm is expected to last through Monday. 

Another sandstorm coupled with winds of up to 70 kilometers per hour also hit Golmud County in Haixi Mongol and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Qinghai Province, disrupting traffic in several streets. 

Local forecasters said that sandstorms and high winds are expected in multiple districts of the prefecture within the next 12 hours. 

In recent years, China has seen extremely high levels of air pollution particularly in the northeast, the industrial heartland of the country. 

Scientific studies attribute 1.4 million premature deaths per year to China's smog, or almost 4,000 per day.

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http://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/AJ201604300023.html

Quake dries up centuries-old Kumamoto water source

Shioisha spring in Minami-Aso, Kumamoto Prefecture, has gone dry since the earthquake of April 16. (Nasuka Yamamoto)

MINAMI-ASO, Kumamoto Prefecture--For hundreds of years, the sacred Shioisha spring here has provided water for drinking and irrigation in this village in the shadow of Mount Aso.

But the fountainhead, which gushed about five tons of spring water a minute, has dried up since the magnitude-7.3 earthquake struck the prefecture early on April 16. Its disappearance has local residents baffled.

“I was absolutely flabbergasted to hear that Shioisha spring has dried up. It turns my world upside down,” said 95-year-old Natsuko Goto, who was taking shelter at an elementary school after the earthquake. “What will happen now?”

Shioisha spring is located on the premises of Shioijinja shrine.

According to Sachio Hirose, the 63-year-old parish representative, there are many fountainhead springs in Minami-Aso, which has been dubbed “the village where water is born.” However, Shioisha spring is the one that has been worshipped by local residents as the sacred spring where the "god of water" dwells.

Its abundant waters have been a blessing for local rice farmers.

Every year, the planting of rice seedlings starts at the beginning of May in Minami-Aso, but at the moment, there is no water to irrigate the rice paddies, casting a dark shadow over the village and its agricultural production.

“The headspring had been gushing water out for the past centuries and sustaining people’s livelihoods,” Hirose said. “I can’t believe this is happening in my lifetime.”

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Caught on camera: Severe floods wash road away

Saturday, April 30, 2016, 8:04 AM - Road washouts are a common threat of extreme weather, but most people don't witness one while it's actually happening.

A Facebook user whose profile is titled Allen N Laneigh Childers managed to catch one on camera on Friday, and we must say, we didn't expect it to be so ... slow-motion. At first, you can barely tell the road surface is moving, until the process accelerates and the two large storm drain pipes are simply tipped upwards and brushed aside by the strength of the floodwaters.

"Just experienced this," Childers wrote when the video was posted to Facebook. "When someone says do not drive across a flooded road keep this in mind."

The video was shot in Lindale, in the northeast of Texas, which has been wracked by damaging weather this past week. The Dallas Morning News reports several people were injured in Lindale, where a possible tornado was reported.

Across Texas and Arkansas, Friday's storms caused torrential rains of several inches and damaging winds, as well as a handful of suspected tornadoes in Texas and Oklahoma, according to the U.S. Storm Prediction Center. 

Hail larger than the size of golf balls was also reported across the region.

The Weather Channel reports water rescues are underway in parts of Texas and Arkansas as high waters linger from the torrential rains.

Another round of severe weather is in store for the same area of the U.S. Saturday, with flash flood and severe thunderstorm watches or warnings widespread from Texas and Oklahoma to Arkansas and Mississippi, including almost all of Louisiana.

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Switzerland April 27-29 2016

https://web.facebook.com/severeweatherEU/posts/1805128386376921

More photos from Grisons, Switzerland of grapegrowers protecting their vineyards from frost damage on April 27-29

Severe Weather Europe added 2 new photos

Fightning against morning frost in Fläsch, Switzerland!

From a link:

Frost out of season in Switzerland: candles lit to warm the grapes!

In recent days the Alps was very cold, with temperatures well below zero, and far lower than the average for the period. Swiss farmers, as well, have endeavored to warm the vines turning of large candles.

[Derrick Johnson]

Photos Show Indians Scrambling For Resources Amid Deadly Drought And Heat Wave

Temperatures topped 100 — unusual for this time of year — and rainfall has been scant.

Millions of people in India are sweltering amid a scorching early season heatwave and a brutal drought.

India is experiencing severe water shortages after at least two consecutive years of inadequate rainfall, its government said. At the same time, states in central, eastern and southern India have recorded unusually high temperatures this month, topping 100 degrees.

Temperatures that hot normally occur later in the year, state meteorologist Y.K. Reddy told The Associated Press. The country usually experiences high temperatures just before the monsoon season starts in early June, AP added.

Water in the country’s major reservoirs was at 23 percent of total storage capacity earlier this month, according to the Times of India.

Some 330 million people, or one-quarter of the Indian population, are suffering from consequences of the drought, the government said last week.

Tens of thousands of people have migrated from rural to urban areas in search of better access to water, food and jobs. Many of those migrants have left behind women, children and the elderly to fend for themselves, Reuters reported.

Schools were shut in some regions, and Indian Premier League cricket matches were ordered to move from western Maharashtra state due to concerns that water would be wasted in maintaining grounds, AFP reported.

DANISH SIDDIQUI / REUTERS

Water availability in the country’s major reservoirs was at 23 percent of total storage capacity. A dog drinks water from a puddle next to cracked soil at the dried-up Manjara dam in Osmanabad, India.

India’s notorious pre-monsoon heat waves have killed scores of people in the past — 22,562 people have died as a result of them since 1992 — and this year’s water shortages have exacerbated the heat. At least 160 people have died as a result of this year’s heat.

Last week, a 12-year-old girl in Beed, a village in Maharashtra state, died after suffering a heat stroke and dehydration as temperatures soared to about 107, according to The Indian Express.

The Indian government had dispatched trains carrying water to some areas, but many people say these measures have been insufficient. A group of over 100 activists and public figures penned an open letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday, calling the government’s drought response “sadly listless” and “lacking in both urgency and compassion.”

Meteorologists say rainfall may be normal during this year’s monsoon season, projected to start in June, due to weakened effects of the El Nino weather phenomenon.

Take a look at photos, taken in April, that show how Indians are coping with the heat and drought.

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  Danish Siddiqui / Reuters

The government has sent water tankers to parts of India, including Masurdi village in Maharashtra state.

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  Anindito Mukherjee / Reuters

A girl carries a can filled with drinking water in New Delhi.

Source: 

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/india-heat-wave-drought-photos_... 

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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3559520/Now-April-SNOW-show...

It's nearly May but it's SNOWING in London: Capital is hit by blast of 'thundersnow' as band of Arctic weather sweeps south - and it's going to last all week 

• Forecasters warn unsettled picture will continue for the rest of the week with temperatures staying in single figures 
• Thunder, lightning and sleet showers are expected with some heavy snow forecast for northern parts of the country
• Snow falls in London and parts in the south as people wrap up warm from the cold with hats and winter clothing 
• Today is the latest it has snowed in UK for 19 years when more than 200 weather stations recorded it on May 6, 1997
• Did you see the snow today or happen to take any photos of it? Please email [e-mail]
• For more of the latest UK weather news and updates visit www.dailymail.co.uk/ukweather

Snow and sleet has fallen in many parts of the UK as temperatures struggle to get into double figures with the prospect of a Spring-like May a long way off. 

Despite the time of year, forecasters are warning the unsettled picture will continue for much of the week with freezing conditions in many parts.

Thunder, lightning and sleet showers are expected with some in northern areas witnessing heavy snowfall, including on the North Yorkshire Moors and parts of Scotland.

The blizzard seen all over the UK were reminiscent of the bizarre scenes on the very same day 35 years ago, when snowstorms hit the British spring.

Cars were buried on the roads as the nation was blanketed in a thick layer of snow on April 26 1981, which saw the worst blizzards for that time of year in a century.  

A heavy downfall of snow stops play at the Oval, London during the Specsavers County Championship Division One match

Snow falls in Tooley Street by London Bridge station in central London earlier today as forecasters warn the unsettled picture will continue

Thunder, lightning and sleet showers are expected with some in northern areas witnessing heavy snowfall. Pictured: Heavy snow falls across Teesside, Middlesbrough, making for tricky driving conditions

It was reminiscent of the off weather 35 years ago, which brought the coldest spell of weather the UK had experienced at this time of year since 1908. Pictured are scenes in the West Midlands after the great wet snowstorm on April 26 1981

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Iran city hits suffocating heat index of 165 degrees, near world record

Wherever you live or happen to travel to, never complain about the heat and humidity again.

In the city of Bandar Mahshahr (population of about 110,000 as of 2010), the air felt like a searing 165 degrees (74 Celsius) today factoring in the humidity.

Although there are no official records of heat indices, this is second highest level we have ever seen reported.

To achieve today’s astronomical heat index level of 165, Bandar Mahshahr’s actual air temperature registered 115 degrees (46 Celsius) with an astonishing dew point temperature of 90 (32 Celsius).

Chart showing temperature, dew point in index in Bandar Mahshahr over last 36 hours, using National Weather Service heat index value calculations. (Brian McNoldy)

This 165 reading, recorded at 4:30 p.m. local time Friday, comes one day after the heat index soared to 159 degrees (70 Celsius) in the same location.

Bandar Mahshahr sits adjacent to the Persian Gulf in southwest Iran where water temperatures are in the 90s. Such high temperatures lead to some of the most oppressive humidity levels in the world when winds blow off the sweltry water.

Location of Bandar Mahshahr, Iran portrayed by red marker. (Google map)

In southeast Iran, also along the Persian Gulf, Jask, Iran observed a heat index of 156 degrees (69 Celsius) on Friday (air temperature 102.2 degrees with a dew point of 91.4 degrees).

Although there are no official records, 178 degrees (81 Celsius) is the highest known heat index ever attained. It was observed in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia on July 8, 2003. In his book Extreme Weather, weather historian Christopher Burt says Dhahran, also on the Persian Gulf, registered an air temperature of 108 degrees (42 Celsius) and a dew point of 95 (35 Celsius), which computes to such an extreme heat index level.

This week’s extreme heat index values have occurred as a punishing heat wave has engulfed the Middle East.

On Thursday, Baghdad soared to 122 degrees (50C) – though its dew point was a lowly 44 (7 Celsius) given its desert environs. That combination produced a heat index of 115 – the dry air taking a slight edge off the blistering temperatures.

Some of the hottest places on Earth

It feels like it couldn’t be any hotter than it is in D.C., but believe it or not, there are worse places to be.

A massive high pressure ridge or “heat dome” responsible for the excessive heat doesn’t look to budge for several days, at least.