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

[lonne rey]

Hail Wipes Out Languedoc Vineyards

http://www.wine-searcher.com/m/2016/08/hail-wipes-out-languedoc-vin...

France's weird weather causes more chaos – just as the grapes are due to be harvested.

Growers in Languedoc are in shock after a brutal hailstorm wiped out half the grape crop just days away from the start of harvest.

Bonmarchand, who has been in the region for five years, said he had never seen a storm like it. "I don't have much experience of this kind of disaster, but I was speaking to the former winemaker, who is 92, and he told me this morning that he can't remember as violent an incident of hail either."

[KM]

Rare extratropical cyclone forms over Hudson Bay, Canada

Visible satellite image of the Hudson Bay, Canada, storm on August 10, 2016 at 10:45 a.m. EDT, showing the occluded storm's "apostrophe" shape.

A strong storm in Canada Wednesday was easily the most interesting feature in satellite imagery, grabbing the attention of meteorologists and weather geeks alike. 

This extratropical storm intensified Tuesday over Hudson Bay, eventually reaching peak strength Wednesday, before weakening Thursday. 

A visible satellite image showed the storm's classic mature phase as a cold occlusion, with relatively cool air completely wrapped around the low center, and a trailing band of clouds ahead of the cold front, resembling an apostrophe or the number 9. 

Here is what the frontal structure of this storm looked like Wednesday, courtesy of NOAA's Weather Prediction Center. 

Surface frontal analysis, with the Hudson Bay, Canada, storm highlighted, on August 10, 2016, at 2 a.m. EDT.

The storm's central pressure dipped to a low of 980 millibars early on August 10. This wasn't a case of "bombogenesis" because the storm's pressure dropped only about 23 millibars in 36 hours. 

You wouldn't expect that kind of storm in the Northern Hemisphere in August anyway, as north-to-south temperature contrasts fueling the development of extratropical storms are at a minimum in the heart of summer. 

Now, let's zoom in on this beauty, starting with a visible satellite loop from Wednesday, Aug. 10. 

Visible satellite loop of the Hudson Bay, Canada, storm on August 10, 2016.

With deep, relatively cool air wrapped completely around the low, you wouldn't expect deep thunderstorms in that circulation. 

Therefore, the infrared satellite image shows some interesting structure in the core of the storm, but may not strike you as spectacular as, say, hurricanes or summer's thunderstorm clusters, mesoscale convective systems. 

Infrared satellite image of the Hudson Bay, Canada, storm on August 10, 2016. Higher clouds tops are shown by green, yellow and orange shadings.

However, looking at satellite imagery used to show water vapor content, this storm really leaps off the page, as pointed out by the satellite gurus at the University of Wisconsin's Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies. 

By zooming out and taking off the political borders, the storm, coupled with a dark slot of drier air to its south, resembles the side view of a face. 

Water vapor satellite image showing the Hudson Bay, Canada, storm on August 10, 2016, resembling an eye of a face.

In water vapor images, an occluded storm like this often resembles a cinnamon roll, with drier air (darker shading) ingested in circular plumes surrounding the more moist air (whiter shading). 

This storm's wind field was quite impressive, as shown by the European model analysis from Wednesday morning. 

ECMWF model surface wind streamline analysis of the Hudson Bay, Canada, storm on August 10, 2016. The strongest surface winds are indicated by darker purple streamlines. The low-pressure center is indicated by the hole in the wind field over Hudson Bay.

According to NOAA's Ocean Prediction Center, storm-force winds up to 64 mph were analyzed on the southwest flank..., using data from the advanced scatterometer (ASCAT). 

Typically, these storms are more common in and near the Lower 48 states from fall through spring, producing snowstorms, high wind events, coastal flooding, even occasionally spawning severe weather outbreaks. 

Even by Canadian standards, this was a fairly impressive storm for mid-August. 

And it gave meteorologists something to admire.

[KM]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3744390/Fast-moving-Souther...

California orders 82,000 people to evacuate over Bluecut Fire that's burned over 15,000 acres

• Officials ordered evacuations Tuesday as fire rapidly engulfed the area called the Cajon Pass 
• The so-called Bluecut Fire erupted in heavy brush just west of Interstate 15, the main freeway between Las Vegas and the Los Angeles area
• The inferno prompted orders for residents of the community of Wrightwood, about 75 miles east of Los Angeles, to leave their homes
• This is the latest in a series of wildfires that have blackened nearly 300,000 acres of the U.S. West

Authorities in southern California ordered the evacuation of 82,000 people on Tuesday, after a wildfire broke out in a mountain pass and rapidly engulfed 15,000 acres of terrain.

Officials said about 700 firefighters were battling to control the blaze in an area called the Cajon Pass, the latest in a series of wildfires that have blackened nearly 300,000 acres of the drought-parched U.S. West.

'It is a very fast-moving fire, it has wind behind it,' said U.S. Forest Service spokeswoman Lyn Sieliet.

Two firefighters were trapped by flames in the effort to evacuate residents and defend homes, but managed to escape with only minor injuries, fire officials said.

Vehicles and structures burn near Highway 138 as the fire rages through San Bernardino County

The so-called Bluecut Fire erupted in heavy brush just west of Interstate 15, the main freeway between Las Vegas and the Los Angeles area, forcing the closure of one stretch of the highway.

The inferno prompted orders for residents of the community of Wrightwood, about 75 miles east of Los Angeles, to leave their homes, said Lynne Tolmachoff, of the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire).

In all, about 82,000 people were ordered to flee, as flames destroyed an unknown number of houses, the Cal Fire spokeswoman said by telephone.

The fire remained unchecked, having exploded within hours to cover an area of 15,000 acres, Cal Fire said, up from an estimate of 9,000 acres on Tuesday evening.

The Bluecut Fire, whose cause officials said they were still investigating, came as crews more than 600 miles to the northwest began to make headway against a Northern California wildfire that has destroyed more than 175 homes and businesses. 

The so-called Clayton Fire was 35 per cent contained, according to Cal Fire. It has charred 4,000 acres in and around the community of Lower Lake, forcing hundreds of people to flee.

Damin Pashilk, a 40-year-old arrested on suspicion of setting that blaze, and several others in the area over the past year, is set to appear in court on Wednesday.

Fierce winds fanned the fire, which threatened about 1,500 structures at its peak, after it sparked on Saturday evening. 

As of Tuesday evening, only 380 buildings were in danger, according to Cal Fire. There were no reports of casualties. 

California Governor Jerry Brown declared a state of emergency in San Bernardino County for the Bluecut Fire, which allows state agencies to come to the assistance of local officials. 

On Monday, Brown issued emergency declarations for the Clayton fire and another in Central California, the so-called Chimney fire.

The Chimney Fire was 20 per cent contained by Tuesday evening, after scorching 6,900 acres since Saturday. It has destroyed about 40 structures.

[jorge namour]

Bad weather in Russia, dramatic floods in Moscow: Flooded roads and car [GALLERY]

August 16, 2016 - 00:06

Bad weather in Russia, flash flood in Moscow: 92mm of rain in a few hours, not happened in 130 years. The photos of the disaster

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xceptional rains have caused today in Moscow the flooding of streets and docks of the rivers in the city ', trapping many people in their cars under water. The authorities 'reported that more' than 200 people have been recovered from locked vehicles and that there were no injuries. The weather service said that in today's day in Moscow fell 92 millimeters of rain in August was in 1887 that it was not raining so much in one day. The water outlet system also did not work properly. The more 'worrying situation and it' had the north-east of the Russian capital where the Yauza river 'overflows forcing the authorities' closing many roads.

[KM]

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-37073873

'Historic' Louisiana flooding: Three dead and thousands rescued

At least three people have died and thousands have been rescued after "historic" flooding swamped the US state of Louisiana.

The National Guard and emergency teams have used helicopters to rescue people stranded in their homes or cars.

Searches are continuing for missing people, as the rain is expected to continue over the weekend.

The heavy rainfall started on Friday where some areas received more than 17ins (43cm) of rain.

The neighbouring states of Alabama and Mississippi are also experiencing severe weather.

Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards declared a state of emergency on Friday. On Saturday he said: "This is an ongoing event. We're still in response mode."

He and his family were relocated after water flooded their basement.

"This is a flood of epic proportions," JR Shelton, the mayor of Central City told The Advocate newspaper. "When we talk about floods now, we'll talk about the great flood of 2016. everything else pales in comparison."

Shanita Angrum, 32, called the police when she realised her family were trapped in their home. An officer arrived and carried her six-year-old daughter to safety.

"Snakes were everywhere," she told Associated Press. "The whole time I was just praying for God to make sure me and my family were OK."

John Mitchell, a 23-year-old Louisiana resident, was forced to swim to safety with his girlfriend and her one-year-old daughter. They were rescued by police officers in a boat.

"This is the worst it's been, ever,'' Mr Mitchell said. "We tried to wait it out, but we had to get out."

Image caption The National Guard, pictured here in Robert, Louisiana, have been deployed across the state
Image captionThe town of Denham Springs was badly affected
Image captionCars and homes have been almost wholly submerged

Several rivers in Louisiana and Mississippi are overflowing. Gov Edwards expects some of the rivers will rise 4ft (1.2m) above previous record levels.

Baton Rouge, Louisiana's capital, is one of the worst hit areas where as much as 11.3in (28cm) of rain was reported. New Orleans has reported 2.34in (6cm).

While the worst of the rain appears to have passed, the weather system is expected to move north on Sunday, hitting central and northern Louisiana.

The state is prone to bursts of extreme weather; thousands of acres of Louisiana was flooded in 2011 to divert water from the flooded Mississippi River and to spare cities, including Baton Rouge and New Orleans, that lie downstream.

In 2005, New Orleans suffered one of the worst natural disasters in US history, when Hurricane Katrina hit the city. The storm killed nearly 2,000 people and displaced one million. Thousands of homes were flooded and destroyed in Louisiana and along the Gulf coast.

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http://www.nan.ng/environment-2/flood/

Flood destroys 5, 300 houses in Kano State

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Flooded Area in Nigeria

Flood destroys 5, 300 houses in Kano State – Official

Kano, Aug. 8, 2016 (NAN) Flood has destroyed over 5, 300 houses in six Local Government Areas of Kano State.
Alhaji Aliyu Bashir, the Executive Secretary of the State Emergency Relief and Rehabilitation Agency (SERERA), disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Kano on Monday.
He said the affected local government areas include Bebeji, Dawakin Kudu, Kiru, Shanono, Bagwai and Garun-Malam.
“In Dawakin Kudu alone more than 2, 300 houses were affected, while more than 600 houses in each of the remaining five areas were destroyed by the flood,” he said.
Bashir said the officials of the agency had visited all the affected areas with a view to assessing the damage cause by the disaster.
“At the moment we are compiling a comprehensive report on the disaster for onward submission to the Federal and state governments for necessary assistance to the victims,” he said.
The Executive Secretary said that the state government would come to the aid of the victims as an interim measure as soon as the agency submit its report
NAN recalls that last week three persons lost their lives while food and cash crops worth millions of Naira were washed away after a heavy down pour at Hayin Gwarmai village in Bebeji Local Government Area of the state.

Recall that on Saturday, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) also advised communities along the River Niger to evacuate immediately to safer ground.

The agency warned in a statement warned that flooding might occur at any moment following intense rainfall and rises in water level.

The Director-General of the agency, Malam Muhammad Sani-Sidi, who gave the advice in the statement, said the agency had received alerts of the imminent flooding.

He said information given by the authorities in the Republic of Niger indicated the present water level in the river had reached a point that may result in flooding that could be compared with that of 2012.

[KM]

https://www.rt.com/news/355442-france-wildfires-marseille-flights/

Wildfires rage near Marseille, forcing evacuations & flight diversions (PHOTOS)

 

A picture taken near Vitrolles, southern France on August 10, 2016 shows a fire which has already devastated some 200 hectares. © Boris Horvat / AFP

Several wildfires have affected areas near Marseille, with huge clouds of smoke covering the skies above the southern French port city.

The smoke from the blaze has reportedly caused numerous delays at Marseille airport, with planes being diverted to other sites.

Several separate "significant" fires have been raging on Wednesday in the southern France region of Bouches-du-Rhone, the most densely populated department of the Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur region, local media reported.

The flames are reportedly getting close to industrial areas near Marseille, with several roads being closed off in the area. The situation remains "tense" and poses a threat to businesses in the region, France's Midi Libre reported. Hundreds of people and dozens of vehicles have been deployed to fight the blaze.

Residents of several neighborhoods in the town of Vitrolles, some 30km (18 miles) north of Marseille, have been evacuated, radio Europe 1 reported.

Although some fires have been contained, another blaze in a pine forest is spreading, Europe 1 said, adding that the situation is worsened by strong winds. Some 600 hectares have been engulfed in flames, local officials said.

[jorge namour]

E xtreme heat between China and Mongolia, the "subsidence" of the "Omais" storm causing great sultriness in Japan

August 9, 2016

The extreme heat affects East Asia, from China to Japan values ​​over + 40 ° C

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These days Japan is concerned by an intense heat wave that is making splash
thermometers of values ​​above the threshold of + 37 ° C + 38 ° C, with points that are close to + 39 ° C + 40 ° C to '
shadow. A warm very intense, often accompanied by high relative humidity rates that make the heat even more oppressive, creating an intense "afa" effect. the maximum temperatures recorded during the day are truly remarkable yesterday in various locations in the country of the Rising Sun where the heat has become very stuffy.

All stand out the + 38.5 ° C stored by the Weather Station in Gifu, immediately followed by 37.8 ° C Nagoya, the + 37.5 ° C in Owase, the + 37.4 ° C and + Okayama 37.2 ° C Kobe, Kofu, Mishima and Tokushima. Notice how in this last station the relative humidity is not dropped below 55% remaining at medium to high values ​​for the entire span of the day, doing wheelie at the top the heat index. Not to be outdone the + 36.3 ° C Kyoto and Osaka who recently had overstepped + 37 ° C. The very humid heat was also felt in the islands in front of the coast of Honshu, where temperatures have gone well beyond the + 33 ° C + 34 ° C.

Unlike other traditional summer heat waves this time the heat a few days is affecting Japan we can associate with the passage, just opposite the east coast of the island of Honshu, the tropical storm "Omais", which by tomorrow will move in the direction of the Kuril islands, before approaching the most south-eastern coast of the Kamchatka peninsula, Russian Far East, evolving into a deep cold heart from extratropical cyclone characteristics.

This persistent heat wave over the next few days will continue to maintain the thermometers on the values ​​of well-+ 8 ° C to + 9 ° C higher than the average for the period. Only in Mongolia for days it is still proving really exceptional highs, with peaks that reach to touch the fateful threshold of + 40 ° C in the shade even in the mountains, at altitudes above 900-1000 meters.

Only yesterday in Hanbogd were measured well + 38.5 ° C, about 914 meters above the sea level.

Per approfondire http://www.meteoweb.eu/2016/08/caldo-estremo-tra-cina-e-mongolia-le...

[jorge namour]

Drilling rig blown ashore in storms off Western Isles

8 August 2016

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-3700...

A 17,000-tonne drilling rig has run aground after being blown ashore on the Western Isles.
The Transocean Winner, which has diesel on board, was under tow west of Lewis when it was hit by severe storms.
It became detached from the tug boat overnight, before running aground at the beach of Dalmore in the Carloway area.
Stornoway Coastguard said there were no personnel on board the rig and there was no risk to life.
However, coastguard personnel have blocked access to the beach for health and safety reasons. CONTINUE...

The same stretch of beach at Dalmore in a picture taken last week by Foster Evans

[KM]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3728104/Tropical-Storm-Javi...

Death toll from Hurricane Earl rises to 39 due to massive mudslides in Mexico as the country is set to be battered by a SECOND devastating storm

• At least 28 people died in the mountainous north of Puebla state 
• Officials said area received a month's worth of rain over 24 hours
• On Sunday new tropical storm, Javier, formed off the Pacific Coast 
• Javier is expected to reach tourist area of Baja California Peninsula 

The death toll from Hurricane Earl has reached 39 due to massive mudslides in Mexico as the country is set to be hit by a second devastating storm.

At least 28 people died in multiple mudslides in the mountainous north of Puebla state on Sunday.

The same day Tropical Storm Javier formed off the country's Pacific Coast, and forecasters said it could turn into a hurricane later today.

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The death toll from Hurricane Earl has reached 39 due to massive mudslides in Mexico as the country is set to be hit by a second devastating storm

Mayor of Huahuchinango Gabriel Alvarado Lorenzo helped rescue people affected by the disaster

Officials said 25 people died in various parts of the township of Huauchinango and three in Tlaola.

Rains also set off mudslides in the Gulf coast state of Veracruz that killed 11 people.

Governor Javier Duarte said earlier that landslides hit the towns of Coscomatepec, Tequila and Huayacocotla.

Heavy rain continued in the area, leading officials to close a section of the main federal highway connecting Mexico City to the region.