Wild Weather, the Wobble Effect

[Sevan Makaracı]

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."

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

[KM]

http://floodlist.com/europe/albania-floods-january-2016-tirana-dibr...

Albania – 100s Evacuated After Floods in 5 Counties

Two days of heavy rain in Albania has caused flash floods, river overflow and landslides in several parts of the country, including the counties of Tirana, Durrës, Lezhë, Shkodër and Dibër.

Civil emergency teams, including police and military personnel, carried out around evacuations in Tirana, Dibër, Durrës and Lezhë.

Yesterday the Ministry of Internal Affairs issued a warning that heavy rain and thunderstorms were expected in several areas including Tirana, Lezhë, Shkodër and Dibër. The ministry warned that people should keep travel to a minimum.

Between 05 and 07 January, 2016, around 700 people are thought to have been evacuated in total. The country’s Deputy Prime Minister, Niko Peleshi, described the response as timely and no deaths or serious injuries have been reported.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs said major and regional roads have been temporarily blocked following landslides caused by the heavy rain.

In Dibër County yesterday, around 200 people were evacuated in the municipality Bulqizë of after the Drini river overflowed. The Ministry of Internal Affairs said today that after efforts by civil emergency teams, the situation has since returned to normal.

In Tirana county, around 25 families were evacuated yesterday in the village of Babrru after the Tirana river overflowed. Local media also reported flooding in the Laprakë district of the Tirana city. Authorities say that around 4 families were affected by a landslide in Bërzhitë, although no casualties were reported.

In Fier County, the Shkumbin river has overflowed affecting several villages in the municipality of Divjakë.

In Durrës County around 80 families were evacuated from the municipalities of Shijak (50 families) and Sukth (30 families) after flooding caused by the overflowing Erzen river.

Lezha county was one of worst affected areas yesterday. Families were evacuated after floods in the village of Plana in Zejmen municipality as a result of the overflowing Mat river and nearby streams. Earlier today the Ministry of Internal Affairs said that the situation has since returned to normal in the area, although there are still some problems on the roads which are still blocked after several minor landfalls.

Flood Mitigation Plans

The Deputy Prime Minister, Niko Peleshi visited the affected areas of Lezhë yesterday. There he set out plans for central and local governments to work together on numerous irrigation and drainage projects across the country in order to mitigate flooding. He said that 2016 will mark a qualitative development in terms of irrigation works and drainage in preventing similar flooding in the future. He also proposed to tackle issues such as uncontrolled forest exploitation and the illegal building in floodplains and riverbeds, which he said have exacerbated recent floods in the country.

Floods in Lezhë, Albania, January 2016. 

Kosovo

Local media are also reporting that the heavy rain, combined with snow melt, has caused some flooding in parts of Kosovo. Prizren district is said to be the worst hit, in particular the town of Mališevo. Some road and surface flooding was also reported in Pristina.

Rainfall

According to WMO figures, 198 mm of rain fell in Shkodër, Shkodër county, in 24 hours to 06 January. The next day Tirana saw 63 mm of rain and Kukës in Kukës County, saw 57 mm.

Neighboring Macedonia has also seen some heavy rainfall over the last 2 days. In Mavrovo
51.6 mm fell in the past 24 hours to 07 Jan 2016. Just over 60 mm fell in Lazaropole in the same period.

[KM]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3386985/Darth-Nino-pummels-...

'Darth Nino' pummels California: Storm driven by worst El Nino ever causes chaos as drivers are left stranded in their cars, roads turn into rivers and a TORNADO hits

• Heavy rain and high winds caused widespread flooding, prompting chaos on the roads across the state 
• A tornado in Vernon ripped away parts of buildings during the storm that meteorologists say is the strongest ever
• A 4.5 magnitude earthquake also struck two miles north of Banning - a city 85 miles east of Los Angeles  
• Tuesday brought the most rain Los Angeles has seen in any single day in 2015 except for one — September 15 
• Some residents in the drought-stricken state have welcomed the weather, believing it will replenish water resources 
• However climatologists believe a steady wave of storms will be needed to turn around the four-year drought  
• Jeff Masters, Weather Underground's meteorology director said: 'DarthNino may finally have California in its sights' 

Californian streets have been turned to rivers after one of the biggest El Nino storms in decades pummeled parts of the state - but forecasters say the worst is still to come.

High winds and the most rain seen on a single day in four months caused widespread flooding, prompting chaos on the roads. Some drivers were forced to abandon their cars as the water levels left them stranded.

A tornado in Vernon ripped away parts of buildings and sent debris flying through the air during an El Nino storm that meteorologists say has tied 1997-1998 as the strongest ever recorded.

Parts of Southern California were also rattled by a 4.5 magnitude earthquake. It struck two miles north of Banning - a city 85 miles east of Los Angeles - but left no injuries. 

Mike Halpert, deputy director of the federal Climate Prediction Center, has said the torrid conditions are developing faster than expected, with some places even bracing for snow - and they say Tuesday's torrid weather is just the beginning. The next round of El Nino is set to hit California late on Wednesday morning. 

Jeff Masters, meteorology director of the private Weather Underground, told ABC News: 'DarthNino may finally have California in its sights.'

However some residents in the drought-stricken state have welcomed the extreme weather, believing it may help replenish depleted water resources.  

A driver climbs out of a window of his car after driving onto a flooded road in Van Nuys, California, as an El Nino storm battered parts of the state - and forecasters say the conditions could get worse

Octavio Angulo jumps as Mike Patel (left) looks on as the two abandon their vehicle after a flooded road stalled their vehicles engine in San Diego, California 

[KM]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3385901/Huge-El-Nino-storm-...

Huge El Nino storm begins battering California as residents brace themselves for heavy rain, snow and flash floods as people are urged to evacuate and prepare for mudslides

• Forecasters have said the conditions heading towards Southern California are developing faster than expected
• Flash flood warnings have been issued in Ventura, Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Riverside and Orange counties
• Residents in areas hit by recent forest fires have been urged to evacuate before the powerful storm hits 
• By Tuesday afternoon, the storm had already drenched the San Francisco Bay area and surrounding communities  

A huge El Nino storm has begun battering California, with the West Coast bracing itself for heavy rain, snow, flash floods and possible mudslides.

Forecasters have said the torrid conditions are developing faster than expected, with some places even bracing for snow - and they say Tuesday's torrid weather is just the beginning.

They believe storms lining up along the Pacific coast could continue to wreak havoc across the state for the next two weeks. 

Flash flood warnings on Tuesday were issued in Ventura, Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Riverside and Orange counties.

Streets have been lined with sandbags in a bid to control the surging water levels while and authorities have placed concrete barriers along the roads to protect homes. 

Rain causes puddles a few inches deep in Ventura, California. Forecasters say the conditions are the beginning of a huge El Nino storm 

Vehicles slow on Interstate 80 during a winter rain storm in San Leandro, California. Forecasters are predicting the worst is still to come 

Portions of the 101 freeway in Ventura, California, have been flooded as a result of the rain, causing the traffic to slow to almost a standstill

According to ABC 7, a winter storm warning has been issued for the Los Angeles County and Ventura County mountains until Thursday at 4 a.m. 

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said early Tuesday that rainfall could still be strong enough to trigger flash flooding and debris flows on fire-scarred hillsides.

Residents of the Silverado Canyon burn area in Orange County and the Solimar burn area in Ventura County have been told they may want to evacuate in advance of the storms, but have not been ordered to do so. 

A flash-flood watch for wildfire burn areas is in effect through late Wednesday.

The city of Malibu says rocks fell Tuesday on the road through Malibu Canyon, damaging four vehicles. The route through the steep Santa Monica Mountains is a heavily traveled commuter route, and the city says drivers should expect delays.

To the northwest, flooding has closed about a mile of beachside Harbor Boulevard in the city of Ventura. Police Cmdr. Tom Higgins says water is about a foot deep.

The storms are also whipping up large, long-period ocean swells that could generate hazardous breaking waves at west-facing harbors in San Luis Obispo and Ventura counties. 

The stronger systems that were predicted starting Tuesday following light rain a day earlier are already drenching the San Francisco Bay Area and beyond.

At least two more storms are expected to follow on Wednesday and Thursday, possibly bringing as much as 3 inches of rain.

The National Weather Service issued a flash-flood watch for Northern California communities affected by several destructive wildfires last summer and fall. 

[Mark]

UK: December 2015 was wettest month ever recorded and warmest ever December

http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/jan/05/december-2015-wa...

December was the wettest month ever recorded in the UK, with almost double the rain falling than average, according to data released by the Met Office on Tuesday.
Last month saw widespread flooding which continued into the new year, with 21 flood alerts in England and Wales and four in Scotland in force on Tuesday morning.

The record for the warmest December in the UK was also smashed last month, with an average temperature of 7.9C, 4.1C higher than the long-term average.

Climate change has fundamentally changed the UK weather, said Prof Myles Allen, at the University of Oxford: “Normal weather, unchanged over generations, is a thing of the past. You are not meant to beat records by those margins and if you do so, just like in athletics, it is a sign something has changed.”

The Met Office records stretch back to 1910 and, while December saw a record downpour particularly affecting the north of England, Scotland and Wales, 2015 overall was only the sixth wettest year on record.

The high temperatures in December would normally be expected in April or May and there was an almost complete lack of air frost across much of England. The average from 1981-2010 was for 11 days of air frost in December, but last month there were just three days. Across 2015, the average UK temperature was lower than in 2014, though globally 2015 was the hottest year on record.

[KM]

http://www.thebigwobble.org/2016/01/it-is-described-as-disaster-cyc...

It is described as a "disaster": Cyclone Ula with 200km/h winds set to smash Tonga today

Locals and tourists have been told to brace for "very destructive" winds and potential "flash flooding" as Cyclone Ula unleashes its fury on Tonga.
In its latest warning, the Fua'amotu Tropical Cyclone Warning Centre says Vava'u, Tongatapu, Ha'apai and 'Eua are expected to feel the worst of the tropical cyclone.
That includes "heavy damaging sea swells", heavy rain and strong winds.
"Very destructive" east to south-east winds of up to 80/90km/h, gusting up to 120km/h, are expected to hit Vava'u and Ha'apai.
The warning for those areas includes the possibility of "seas flooding" in low-lying areas.
As the storm intensifies, international aide organisations are gearing up to help.
Oxfam New Zealand is ready to send emergency staff to Tonga to assess the situation on the ground and identify the most urgent needs.

Carlos Calderon, Pacific humanitarian manager for Oxfam NZ, said there was a risk of high seas causing flooding in low-lying areas.
"We have emergency supplies in Tonga ready in place, so once the urgent needs are assessed we are ready to help co-ordinate the supply of clean water and sanitation for those affected by the disaster." Oxfam and its partner Tonga National Youth Congress (TNYC) operate virgin coconut oil and organics programmes throughout the country.
Oxfam is liaising with TNYC to prepare for a co-ordinated response.
In January 2014, tropical Cyclone Ian ripped through the Ha'apai islands, in Tonga, destroying buildings and homes.
Oxfam provided access to safe water, ensuring sanitation needs were met, and helped people recover their livelihoods so they could earn a living and support themselves and their families.
Tuvalu has already been hit by heavy rain and strong winds.
Cyclone Ula caused property damage on the low-lying island, ripping roofs off houses and destroying plant crops.
At its worst, Tuvalu was struck by heavy rain, thunderstorms and gale-force winds.
Winds of up to 200km/h are expected, as well as torrential rainfall.
Cyclone Ula is predicted to lose intensity as it heads away from Tonga towards Fiji's southern islands.
Fiji rugby Sevens coach Ben Ryan sent locals and tourists in the path of Cyclone Ula his best wishes, posting on Twitter:
"Cyclone Ula battering a lot of the Pacific right now -- stay safe everyone and prayers with you. #CycloneUla."Fiji's National Disaster Management Office issued a heavy rain and strong wind warning on Friday.
The weather system has caused numerous power outages in Fiji and locals living in flood-prone areas have been warned to prepare for possible flash flooding.

[KM]

http://wattsupwiththat.com/2015/12/31/montreal-record-busting-snow-...

Montreal Record Busting Snow Sours the Mild Winter Climate Narrative

Montreal, 2005

ON the 24th December this year, Montreal was a poster child for the “new normal” – mild weather, no snow in sight. All that came to an abrupt end on the 29th, when Montreal strayed off narrative with a record breaking snowfall.

From the 24th;

Montreal’s Christmas Eve record-breaking temperature matches Los Angeles

Dec. 24 high of 16 C matches cities synonymous with sunny, warm weather at this time of year

…

The balmy temperature was the last thing Anaum and Muhammed Sajanlal were expecting when the siblings arrived in Montreal from Kuwait recently.

They had big plans for winter fun.

“I was looking forward to building a snowman because we see in the movies and cartoons that they build lots of snowmen. We can’t do that in Kuwait,” said Anaum, 11, on CBC Montreal’s Daybreak.

Fast forward to December 29th;

Montreal saw a record snowfall for a Dec. 29 on Tuesday after 39.2 centimetres of snow blanketed the city and caused delays at the airport and left streets a mess for motorists and pedestrians.

Environment Canada confirmed the record, which eclipsed the 30.5 cm of snow that fell on Dec. 29 in 1954.

A few more centimetres were expected Wednesday, but no other major accumulations are in the forecast for the moment, Environment Canada told the Montreal Gazette.

City crews and contractors began the lengthy cleanup process at 7 a.m. on Wednesday, with all of the city’s boroughs getting to work by 7 p.m. to clear as much snow as possible before a pause for New Year’s Eve kicks in at 7 p.m. on Dec. 31.

Clearing operations are to resume Jan. 2 at 7 a.m.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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[KM]

http://iceagenow.info/heavy-snowfall-in-peru-in-the-summer/

Heavy snowfall in Peru – In the summer

Surprises inhabitants.

29 Dec 2015 – Huancavelica, Peru – Heavy snowfall of about 10 centimeters thick covered Chonta population centers today and Astobamba Pucapampa district of Santa Ana, in the province of Castrovirreyna, Huancavelica region, surprising its inhabitants.

The COER and Regional Government urge the Huancavelica population to take precautions, keep warm and avoid sudden changes in temperature, especially in populations in situations of high vulnerability either by their social status (poverty and extreme poverty), children under 5 years and older adults.

“Heavy snowfall in Peru, south of the equator, where it is summer now. Could this mean that cold air from the North Pole has crossed the equator?” asks Argiris.

[KM]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-3379988/Arctic-heatw...

Arctic 'heatwave' hits the North Pole: Storm Frank causes temperatures to soar by 60°F taking the icy region close to melting point

• Temperatures were expected to creep above freezing yesterday
• Unseasonable warmth is the result of weather system behind Storm Frank
• Ocean measurements showed 28.6°F in the Arctic on Wednesday

The North Pole is experiencing a heatwave as temperatures came close to melting point yesterday, making the Arctic region warmer than some major cities in Europe and the US.

According to ocean measurements from the North Pole Environmental Observatory, the mercury tipped -1.9°C (28.6°F) on Wednesday as the Arctic bathed in an unseasonably warm spell.

The hike in temperature is reportedly due to the same low pressure system which has brought flood chaos to England and Scotland, and made areas of the Arctic up to 35˚C (63°F) warmer than the seasonal average.

According to ocean measurements, the mercury tipped -1.9°C (28.6°F) on Wednesday as the Arctic bathed in an unseasonably warm spell. The hike in temperature is due to the same low pressure system that has brought flood chaos to England. This made areas of the Arctic 35°C (63°F) warmer than the seasonal average

Earlier this week, meteorologists tracking the path of a powerful North Atlantic storm over Iceland had forecast that the Arctic temperatures could peak above freezing, with the storm being one of the strongest on record and wind speeds of up to 230mph (370km/h).

Typically, the Arctic would be expected to be somewhere in the depths of up to -35°C (-31°F) in December, with 24 hour darkness.

ARCTIC HAS WARMEST YEAR IN HISTORY 

Earlier this month, the average air temperature over Arctic land reached 2.3°F (1.3°C) above average for the year ending in September.

That's the highest since observations began in 1900. 

The new mark was noted in the annual Arctic Report Card, released Tuesday by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

The Arctic centres on the North Pole and reaches into North America and Eurasia.

But while large fluctuations of up to 30°F in air temperature are fairly typical in the Arctic, this latest weather system was expected to push the variability to as high as 50 to 60°F.

Although no instruments for measuring temperature are operating on the North Pole to provide precise reading for the temperature spike, experts indicate that temperatures may have pushed past zero.

Data pulled from one ocean buoy in the Arctic reported a temperature spike of 0.7°C, but Ryan Maue, a meteorologist at US company Weather Bell said on Twitter these data may have a large range of uncertainty.

Meteorologist Bob Henson, from WeatherUnderground, added that the December temperatures at the North Pole have only reached or gone above freezing just three times since 1948, but none during between January and March.

[Mark]

Freakish Weather Runs from the Top of the World to the Bottom

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/freakish-wea...

From the top of the world to near the bottom, freakish and unprecedented weather has sent temperatures soaring across the Arctic, whipped the United Kingdom with hurricane-force winds and spawned massive flooding in South America.

The same storm that slammed the southern United States with deadly tornadoes and swamped the Midwest, causing even greater loss of life, continued on to the Arctic. Sub-tropical air pulled there is now sitting over Iceland, and at what should be a deeply sub-zero North Pole, temperatures on Wednesday appeared to reach the melting point — more than 50 degrees above normal. That was warmer than Chicago.

Only twice before has the Arctic been so warm in winter. Residents of Iceland are bracing for conditions to grow much worse as one of the most powerful storms ever recorded blasts through the North Atlantic. This rare “bomb cyclone” arrived with sudden winds of 70 miles per hour and waves that lashed the coast.

Thousands of miles south, in the center of Latin America, downpours fueled by the Pacific Ocean’s giant El Niño pattern have drenched regions of Paraguay, Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay.

In what’s described as the worst flooding in a half-century, more than 160,000 people have fled their homes. The Paraguay River in that nation is within inches of topping its banks, and the Uruguay River in Argentina is 46 feet above normal, according to a BBC News report.

The dramatic storms are ending a year of record-setting weather globally, with July measured as the hottest month ever and 2015 set to be the warmest year.

Up and down the U.S. East Coast, this month will close as the hottest December ever. In much of the Northeast into Canada, temperatures on Christmas rose into the 70s — tricking bushes and trees into bloom in many locations. In the Washington area, forsythia, azaleas and even cherry blossoms were suddenly in full color.

“I see this as a double whammy,” Michael Mann, a professor of meteorology at Penn State University, said in an email. “El Niño . . . is one factor, human-caused climate change and global warming is another. You put the two together, and you get dramatic increases in certain types of extreme weather events.”

The impact is more and more devastating.

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"Some of this North American heat is a regular feature of every El Niño. ...But in the Arctic, this level of warmth is unprecedented. In order for this huge, hot storm to reach Iceland on Wednesday, it’s punching right through the Jet Stream, the atmospheric “river” that brings temperate weather to Europe. Yet El Niño should typically reinforce this current, explains the climate writer Robert Scribbler—for the Jet Stream to weaken is a sign that something else is going on."

The storm that will unfreeze the North Pole
http://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/the-storm-that-will-unf...