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."

ZETATALK

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

[Gerard Zwaan]

Deadly sandstorm: "Unprecedented" in Lebanon's modern history kills 8 in middle east

Downtown Jerusalem as the deadly sandstorm engulfed swathes of the Middle East

A monster sandstorm engulfed the Middle East killing eight people today and causing hundreds to be hospitalised with breathing problems
Large parts of Lebanon, Syria, Israel and Cyprus were shrouded in a thick cloud of dust from the sandstorm
Eight people were killed, including six in Syria, and hundreds have been hospitalised for respiratory problems
In Israel a few hundred patients, mostly sufferers of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease caused by smoking and asthma -- were hospitalized on Tuesday after suffering from inhalation of particles during the unusually heavy dust storm around the country.
At Ziv Medical Center in Safed, chronically ill patients suffered shortness of breath and needed oxygen inhalation.
Emergency room director Dr. Yosef Nevia said that such unusual weather -- in which the dust was so intense that it was hard to see anything from a distance -- was very dangerous to people with respiratory problems, heart conditions, pregnant women and children.
He urged such individuals not to go outdoors and not to exert themselves physically when such a thing happens.
Dust particles in the air may cause high blood pressure, difficulty breathing and the allergy-related production of phlegm.
There may also be cough, headache, asthma attacks and a burning sensation in the eyes,
On Tuesday, more than 255 people suffered from serious side effects from the dust storm, Magen David reported.
The first-aid and ambulance organization said it treated 145 people with shortness of breath and asthma attacks, 30 people who fainted and more than 80 people whose hearts were overburdened by the particles.

Earthwind map showing the the sandstorm today

In Lebanon a sandstorm lashed several regions in the Bekaa, North and South on Monday and Tuesday, landing scores of people in hospitals and bringing visibility to extremely low levels.
The Meteorological Department at Beirut's Rafik Hariri International Airport described the storm as "unprecedented" in Lebanon's modern history, OTV said.
The National News Agency said the Red Cross transferred at least 35 people suffering respiratory distress to hospitals in the northern region of Akkar.
In northern Bekaa, a woman identified as Jumana Ali al-Laqqis died of a severe asthma attack at the Baalbek state-run hospital, NNA said.
"Dust encircled homes in the regions of al-Bireh, al-Qobaiyat, Jabal Akroum, Wadi Khaled, Khirbet Daoud all the way to Akkar's coast," the agency said.
In the Bekaa, the sandstorm hit the city of Hermel and the area adjacent to Akkar and Dinniyeh, causing low visibility and an accumulation of garbage on streets and in irrigation canals.
Dozens of residents were transferred to hospitals in the region.
The storm also lashed Baalbek and the neighboring areas, reducing visibility to near zero and causing a surge in temperature.

Source: http://www.thebigwobble.org/2015/09/deadly-sandstorm-unprecedented-...

[Recall 15]

September 8, 2015 Almeria Spain Flash Flood:

The small town of Adra, in the Almeria province of southern Spain, has been the worst affected by the rains. Its streets have been turned into fast-flowing currents of water that swept away cars and trucks.

From:

http://www.rt.com/news/314686-spain-rains-flooding-cars/

[jorge namour]

Israel blanketed in haze: Dangerous pollutants in the air

Published: 09.08.15

Israelis woke up to a morning of yellow skies and exhausting heat, with the country being covered by a massive Middle Eastern sand storm; Environmental Protection Ministry warns against physical activities outdoors.

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4698683,00.html

The sand storm in Tel Aviv

Thick haze

Sand storm in Syria

Heavy haze hung in the air throughout Israel on Tuesday morning, as the Environmental Protection Ministry warned the public of the high levels of pollution as a result of a dust storm, which has swept through the Middle East.

High concentrations of breathable particles were measured in the early morning hours in areas ranging from the Golan Heights to Jerusalem. The haze will continue to spread across Israel throughout the afternoon hours, leading the ministry to issue a warning against conducting physical activities outdoors.

The Environmental Protection Ministry has cautioned anyone suffering from heart or lung conditions, as well as senior citizens, children, and pregnant women, from conducting strenuous physical activity outdoors. The warning additionally stated that students should avoid conducting physical activities outside of the classroom, cautioning that in severe cases, the pollution could lead to death.

Dr. Levana Kordova, scientific manager at the Environment Ministry's Air Monitoring Center, explained that, "In the next few hours, the haze will cover all of Israel. We will continue to track and monitor developments. For sensitive populations, short term exposure to such dense clusters of particulates can cause a stroke, heart attacks, and even death. The storm comes in addition the existing high heat and high humidity."

According to Dr. Kordova, "Schools should avoid exerting the students, and sports classes should be held in indoor halls."

The ministry explained that the tiny particulates make their way into our lungs, to the area in our bloodstream where our body conducts the oxygen to carbon dioxide exchange, leading to various possible medical conditions.

We aren’t alone; several of our neighboring countries were already hit with the system on Monday. Different areas of Syria suffered the effects of the sand storm, which was severe in its scope and intensity, and caused decreased visibility across the country. Syrian official state media outlet Sana managed to break away from its reporting on the civil war to cover the storm.

Pictures published in local media showed people wearing masks and pieces of cloth on their faces in an attempt to prevent the particles from entering their lungs.

TRADUCED FROM A LINK:

LEBANON- Sandstorm affect the area of ​​Tyre

The sandstorm hit the area of ​​Tyre carrying red dust not seen in the region before, leading to the high temperatures and poor visibility, prompting citizens to lighting lamps while driving their cars.

[jorge namour]

Sand storm sweeps through Akkar, north Bekaa - LEBANON MIDDLE EAST

Sep. 07, 2015

https://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Lebanon-News/2015/Sep-07/314272-s...

Described unprecedented

A sand storm hit the northern district of Akkar and areas in the north Bekaa, causing residents to call on the authorities to collect garbage dispersed by the strong winds

https://www.facebook.com/severeweatherEU/posts/1722142704675490

Severe Weather Europe added 2 new photos.

reports these crazy dust storm in Nicosia, Cyprus this afternoon - thank you!

[KM]

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/rain-showers-flood-estev...

Rain showers flood Estevan streets over weekend

137 millimetres of rain fell in the span of 24 hours

Streets were flooded in Estevan and surrounding areas Saturday. 

Thunder showers in Estevan Saturday brought rainwater that flooded streets and backed up sewers.

According to Environment Canada, 137 millimetres of rain fell on the city in 24 hours.

The agency issued thunderstorm warnings around 11 a.m. CST. The warning lasted about three hours.

It said the storm began in the Lampman area and was moving southwest through Estevan towards the Canada-U.S. border.

Estevan's Emergency Measures Coordinator Helen Fornwald said no one in the community had been forced to evacuate their homes.

However, Fornwald said she had heard that a number of people had sewers back-ups. City crews were out Sunday repairing dig sites, she said.

Woodlawn Avenue S. and the road leading to the Humane Society have been closed for repairs due to damage caused by the flash flood. They are set to reopen later this week.

[Gerard Zwaan]

Baseball-Sized Hail Pummels Parts of Italy

Baseball-sized hail came smashing down near Naples, Italy on Saturday in a storm that injured several people and animals in addition to causing damage to vehicles, crops and more.
The storm hit the city of Pozzuoli just outside the popular coastal destination of Naples.
According to Jonathan Erdman, senior meteorologist for weather.com, the storm was brought on by a vigorous southward plunge of the jet stream that carved into western Europe sending a potent upper disturbance into the Italian peninsula Saturday.
That instability then charged up thunderstorms over the Mediterranean Sea, which swept into Italy. "The satellite signature was classic for a severe thunderstorm, or cluster of storms." Social media posts recorded hail near Lake Como in Northern Italy as well as the in the Naples area.

"Baseball size hailstones fall from thunderstorms at speeds of at least 75 mph, so it's no wonder you can see the magnitude of smashed windshields and structural damage," said Erdman.
Weather Underground Weather Historian Christopher Burt writes that Europe's most destructive hailstorm struck Munich, Germany, on July 12, 1984.
An estimated $2 billion in damage resulted from the baseball-size hail, including damage to 70,000 homes.
NOAA estimates hail causes about $1 billion in damage to crops and property each year in the U.S. Some individual hailstorms striking cities can inflict over $1 billion in damage alone, such as one that hit St. Louis on April 10, 2001.

Source: http://www.thebigwobble.org/2015/09/baseball-sized-hail-pummels-par...

[jorge namour]

Severe Weather RU added 4 new photos.
September 1 at 5:15pm ·

Flooding in Ussuriysk, Primorsky Krai. - RUSSIA
This is after the typhoon Goni

https://www.facebook.com/SevereWeatherRU

https://www.facebook.com/SevereWeatherRU/posts/961829470507142

MAP: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primorsky_Krai

[KM]

http://strangesounds.org/2015/09/biblical-floods-kill-at-least-21-a...

Biblical floods kill at least 21 and force 1.5 million people to flee in northeastern India

Monsoonal floods are wreaking havok on northeastern India’s Assam state between Bangladesh and Myanmar.

Up to now, this biblical flooding has killed at least 21 people and 800,000 others had to flee.

The apocalyptic floods, triggered by rivers that overflowed their banks, have ravaged about 2,200 villages in northern India.

About 168 relief camps have been contructed for 50,000 evacuated residents. The others are staying at relatives or friends.

21 persons have been killed by the biblical floods but this number could increase substantially.

In some cases, people are living with one meal a day and struggle to find dry places for cooking or harvesting firewood.

People are being forced to drink turbid floodwaters.

Almost all inhabitants of Majuli Island had to leave. That makes about 120,000 people, plus cattle and poultry.

Flash floods and landslides triggered by heavy rains have killed at least 30 people in the region.

[KM]

http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2015/08/3...

Pondering a 36-foot storm surge in Tampa and other ‘gray swan’ disasters

A NASA computer model simulates the astonishing track and forceful winds of Hurricane Sandy. On Saffir-Simpson scale, this wasn't a "major" storm at landfall. (William Putnam/NASA/GSFC)

Excellent Science Word of the Day: "Paleotempestology."

It's the study of prehistoric storms. The word pops up near the end of the new paper in Nature describing "Grey swan tropical cyclones" (Nature, as always, favors the British spelling of "gray"). My colleague Chris Mooney describes this new research on the E&E blog.

The paper has some jaw-dropping calculations, most notably that it is not inconceivable that in the hotter climate at the end of this century, a mega-storm could ride up along the shallow waters of Florida's Gulf Coast, take a sharp turn into Tampa Bay and (boosted by something called "Kelvin Waves"*) produce as much as a 36-foot storm surge at the head of the bay.

That would be, to say the least, a sub-optimal situation. Put it in 72-point type: Megastorm Threatens Bern's Steak House.

Of course, such a Tampa-blasting mega-storm isn't likely to happen. Nor is it likely that a monster storm will careen into the Persian Gulf and clobber Dubai -- another scenario entertained by the authors of the new paper. They are using computer models and the historical record to try to get an estimate of how frequently three vulnerable cities (the third is Cairns, Australia) could be hit by anomalously huge storms in the coming decades. These are places where the geography and bathymetry (lots of shallow water in particular) could amplify the devastation. In the case of Tampa, the authors can envision a low-probability, high-consequence event in which the bay essentially dumps its contents on the city and surrounding areas like a tipping bathtub.

Climate change is factored in, and that obviously amplifies the uncertainty. But there's a deeper point here: The future might include events with which we are totally unfamiliar.

[Derrick Johnson]

Fierce monsoons knock out power to nearly 40,000 Phoenix-area residents

• Tens of thousands of Phoenix-area residents and businesses, including a food bank, were without power more than 15 hours
• The fierce storm knocked down trees, damaged buildings and toppled a tractor-trailer on a freeway
• The area's two major utilities reported 37,800 customers had no electricity late Tuesday morning - down from 70,000 after Monday evening's storm

Tens of thousands of Phoenix-area residents and businesses, including a food bank, were without power more than 15 hours after a monsoon storm knocked down trees, damaged buildings and toppled a tractor-trailer on a freeway.

The area's two major utilities reported that 37,800 customers still had no electricity late Tuesday morning - down from 70,000 immediately after Monday evening's storm.

The severe weather began moving through the area around sundown and swept across central Phoenix, Scottsdale and Tempe with lightning, winds of up to 65 mph and up to 1.5 inches of rain, according to the National Weather Service. 

Flooding temporarily closed some roads and freeway ramps, while high winds knocked over a tractor-trailer on Interstate 10, sending it crashing onto the hood of a car. Dozens of traffic signals remained dark during Tuesday morning's rush hour.

'Last night Mother Nature did a number on our city,' Mayor Greg Stanton said.

Fire officials said that in a two-hour period, they received more than 400 calls for help - the number they normally receive in an entire day. Rescuers responded to a house fire started by lightning, motorists stranded in flooded streets, car crashes and other problems, but there were no reports of deaths or serious injuries. 

Salt River Project said it expected to restore power to most of its affected customers by Tuesday afternoon. Arizona Public Service Co. said it would be gradually restoring power to many customers through Tuesday but small pockets of customers may take longer.

'We don't want people making plans based on restoration today,' APS spokesman Damon Gross said. 'It's a lot of work, and it's in multiple locations.'

Several schools were closed Tuesday because they had no electricity.

The main warehouse of St. Mary's Food Bank Alliance lost power, and the nonprofit borrowed refrigerated trucks to move Thanksgiving turkeys and other perishables to a smaller warehouse and to recipient agencies. 

As dripping water began to puddle on the floor of freezers Tuesday morning, workers used forklifts to move pallets of chilled and frozen food into trucks backed up to a loading dock. Some dairy products were being left behind, partly because of expiration dates.

'We're going to lose stuff because it's too hot, but we're going to save as much as we can,' said spokesman Jerry Brown. 'This is a race against time.'

At the Phoenix Zoo, workers used chain saws and cranes to cut up and haul away dozens of trees toppled by wind. Some fell into exhibits for camels, flamingos and other animals, but none was injured, officials said.

Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport suspended takeoffs and landings for more than an hour and temporarily halted part of a shuttle train's operation Monday night. One gate at Terminal 3 was closed for cleanup and repairs after the top layer of part of a concourse's roof was blown off, resulting in water damage, airport spokeswoman Julie Rodriguez said.

The Federal Aviation Administration's website showed there were no significant delays Tuesday morning.

Strong rain and wind storms are common in Arizona during the state's monsoon, a regular season that usually runs from June 15 to Sept. 30. They typically strike in the late afternoon or early evening and often are accompanied by giant walls of blowing dust. 

Source: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3218790/Fierce-monsoon-knoc...