Wild Weather, the Wobble Effect

[Sevan Makaracı]

 

Weather: Weather Wobble Jet Stream tornados Siberian Freeze Weather Wobble Wild weather , [2] Wobble Clouds Hurricane development Violent Push Weather & ocean currents Europe Weather

Tides and Whirlpools: Storm Clash whirlpools Lurch of earth Tides , [2] Whirlpools Wobble Sloshing

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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."

ZETATALK

 

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+spec... 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=iot... 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.

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Chimney smashes through roof in high winds to kill man, 47, and injure woman, 28, as Britain faces up to threat of 70mph Canadian Vortex winds this week

• Roof of the Bradford property collapsed at 5.00am, police said as they launch investigation into the cause
• Man was found to have suffered fatal injuries after debris fell into bedroom while woman was taken to hospital
• It comes as Britain braces itself for more high winds this week as Canadian Vortex is heading across Atlantic
• Large waves and spray along coastlines is also forecast, alongside some disruption to trains and buses 

PUBLISHED: 09:00 EDT, 23 August 2020 | UPDATED: 16:02 EDT, 23 August 2020

A 47-year-old man has died and a 28-year-old woman has been injured after a chimney fell into their bedroom while they were asleep.

The chimney broke off the two-storey neighbouring house and slammed into their bungalow in Knight's Fold, Bradford, at 5.06am during high winds and rain. 

The woman was rushed to hospital to be treated for non-life-threatening injuries. Officers said inquiries are ongoing to establish the cause of the incident

The neighbours, including three children, emerged from their cottage unscathed.

The tragic incident took place as the country braces itself for more high winds - reaching speeds of 70mph - which are set to batter the UK later this week.

Forecasters have warned that a 700 mile-wide 'Canadian low pressure vortex' hits on Tuesday and Wednesday while the first frost of winter is forecast for the Bank Holiday weekend.

The new torment will see strong winds for more parts of Britain than Ellen, forecasters say, with the South and Midlands bearing the brunt. 

A man has died and a woman injured after neighbour's chimney fell onto their house in Knight's Fold, Bradford, at 5.06am.

The woman has been rushed to hospital to be treated for non-life-threatening injuries while three children were unharmed

The chimney collapsed from the roof of the house at 5.06am in high winds and rain sparking a police investigation

Chimney collapses off house and slams into neighbouring house

• In Bradford, road closures are in place in the area while police officers, firefighters and structural engineers carry out work to secure the site where a chimney fell through the house

A resident on the road said it was 'windy and rainy' last night and 'maybe the chimney was loosened and just fell off'.

'It's such a horrible thing to happen in your sleep. Just a freak accident.'

Awais Asghar, who works in a nearby corner shop, told the BBC: 'A chimney collapsed straight on to their roof and straight through and unfortunately the man passed away. He was a regular customer of mine. They were a nice couple.' 

West Yorkshire Police have launched an investigation into the cause of the incident and a file is being prepared for the coroner. 

Det Insp Claudine Binns, of Bradford District, said: 'This has clearly been a tragic incident in which a man has lost his life and a woman has received some serious injuries.

'Work is ongoing to make the building safe and we are in the early stages of a full investigation with the local authority to determine exactly how this fatal incident took place.

'The victim's family will be rehoused and authorities are working to support them in any way we can.'

The roof on Knight's Fold, Bradford, collapsed at around 5.06am, police said with neighbours reporting a loud bang.

A 700-mile wide Canadian Vortex is making its way across the Atlantic bringing high winds of up to 70mph to Britain

Child is killed and another seriously injured after they were hit by a falling tree in 60mph winds

A child has died after being hit by a falling tree in strong winds while another is seriously injured in hospital.

Kent Police received reports midday on Friday of children being injured in a woodland near the town of Sittingborne.

Officers declared one child dead at the scene and the other was airlifted to a London hospital with serious injuries.

The tragedy occurred as a yellow weather warning was in place by the Met Office - with winds of up to 60mph. 

A spokesman said: 'Kent Police was called to a report two children had been injured by a falling tree near Parsonage Lane, Bobbing.

'Officers attended alongside South East Coast Ambulance Service, the air ambulance and Kent Fire and Rescue Service.

'One child was declared deceased at the scene and another child was airlifted to a London hospital with serious injuries.

'Kent Police is preparing a report for the coroner.'

It comes as Britons are being warned to keep doors and windows securely fastened next week as the country braces for 50mph gale force winds to sweep in from the Atlantic - ten days after Storm Ellen slammed into the coast. 

The Met Office has already issued yellow warnings for 70mph gusts for the South, Midlands and Wales for Tuesday and Wednesday, caused by the new storm shown on weather maps as a 700 mile-wide 70mph 'Canadian low pressure vortex' heads to the UK.

MeteoGroup said the storm has potential to be named and warned of gusts faster than 60mph, with more parts hit by severe winds than during Storm Ellen.

The Environment Agency warned of more floods.

Met Office forecaster Marco Petagna said: 'Another deep area of low pressure looks like affecting the UK on Tuesday and Wednesday, with another wet and very windy spell likely.

'Even once the deep area of low pressure moves off the scene, there are signs of especially windy weather into Friday.

'It looks particularly unsettled in a changeable week ahead.'

Cool 16-21C highs are due over the next week, with another bout of gales hitting into Friday - and the Met Office even forecast frost chilling the Bank Holiday weekend. Frost is most likely in the North.

Autumn does not officially begin until next Tuesday, September 1.  

Large waves and spray on coasts is predicted, along with possible disruption to some bus and train services.

'There's reasonable scope that the warning area might need to be extended further north,' Met Office meteorologist Steven Keates told MailOnline. 'For late August it is unseasonable. I think it's fair to say it is down a notch from Storm Ellen, but nonetheless windy enough.'

Parts of the UK have enjoyed a brief spell of sunshine today - with temperatures peaking at 73F (22C) - before Northern Ireland, Wales and central England were plunged into grey cloud cover and heavy showers.

MeteoGroup forecaster Paul Mott said: 'There's certainly the chance the storm will be named, especially with potential for the strongest winds to be more widespread than Storm Ellen, and with so many people being on holiday.

'Peak wind gust speeds similar to Elllen are a risk, with 60mph or a bit higher possible in the West.

'The low pressure is coming from just south of Newfoundland. It will be unpleasant when it arrives.

• • The Met Office has issued yellow weather warnings for gale force wind in England and Wales for Tuesday

A Met office spokesman added: 'A spell of strong winds is likely to develop across the southwest of England and Wales on Tuesday morning, before spreading east across other parts of England and Wales overnight, clearing into the North Sea on Wednesday afternoon.

'Gusts of wind are likely to exceed 50mph for quite a few places, with exposed coasts and hills seeing gusts in excess of 60mph.

'While not exceptional, winds this strong are unusual for August, with possible transport disruption and impacts on outdoor activities.'

Storm Ellen brought high winds to the UK last week, with speeds up to 79mph recorded at Capel Curig, north Wales. 

Met Office chief meteorologist Paul Gunderson added that it was a 'very lively' storm for August.

'With this spell of unsettled weather coinciding with trees in full leaf and a peak in the camping season, wind-related impacts are more likely at lower wind speeds compared to other times of year,' added deputy meteorologist Dave Oliver.

Beachgoers were seen swimming, building sand castles and lounging behind tents and wind-breaks in Lyme Regis, Dorset

Temperatures are expected to reach 73F (22C) today and there will be a brief spell of sunshine - before cloud rolls in

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California wildfires reach historic scale and are still growing

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Governor appeals for firefighting help nationally as tens of thousands are displaced; Trump declares ‘major disaster’

It was all hands on deck at Cal Fire’s headquarters in Sacramento on Saturday, where the agency’s top lawyer was pitching in answering phones.

“I can’t sit at home and watch what’s going on. I have to do something,” said chief counsel Bruce Crane, 61, who was a firefighter in the 1980s. Back then, he and his colleagues thought a 50,000-acre fire was big, so the current 314,207-acre fire across Napa, Lake, Solano and Sonoma counties is “just mind-bogglingly huge,” Crane said.

The heat wave and lightning-sparked barrage of California wildfires continues to escalate, with one of the blazes now ranking as the second-largest fire in state history, while another also occupies a spot in the top five. The fires have claimed hundreds of homes and threaten tens of thousands more, forcing more than 100,000 to flee amid a coronavirus pandemic that vastly complicates evacuation decisions.

Cal Fire is directing a force of 13,700 firefighters battling the blazes, Crane said. That includes pilots dropping water or fire retardant, and 250 teams using chain saws, shovels, bulldozers and hand tools to cut wide dirt paths through the landscape to remove vegetation, he said.

“You want to make a mini road of bare dirt right next to the advancing fire. The fire will hit that mini road of bare dirt and run out of fuel,” Crane said. “That’s great unless you have a strong wind and then the wind will blow embers” across the dirt lanes, he said.

Beyond Cal Fire’s immediate force, specialists from the U.S. Forest Service, the California National Guard, and county and local fire departments also are pitching in, Crane said. And about 80 fire engines have arrived or are on the way from out of state to help.

“We’ve got a large fighting force, but you just can’t have enough for this large of an incident,” Crane said. “The governor has thrown a lot of money at Cal Fire; he’s really given us a lot of support, but this is unprecedented.”

Although firefighters have seen a letup in the high winds and heat that plagued Central and Northern California for much of the week, another round of thunderstorms that will deliver little rain but lightning that could start even more blazes is anticipated beginning early Sunday and lasting through Tuesday.

The fires have been blamed for at least six fatalities.

President Trump declared a “major disaster” in California on Saturday and ordered federal aid to areas affected by wildfires since Aug. 14.

The president has clashed publicly with the Democrat-led state and has repeatedly suggested that he might not put federal money toward wildfire measures there, faulting California as not adequately clearing its forest floors.

Aid related to the major disaster declaration could include “grants for temporary housing and home repairs, low-cost loans to cover uninsured property losses, and other programs to help individuals and business owners recover from the effects of the disaster,” a White House news release said.

Federal funding also could go toward “hazard mitigation measures” across the state and toward government and nonprofit entities for “emergency protective measures” in seven counties: Lake, Napa, San Mateo, Santa Cruz, Solano, Sonoma and Yolo.

In seven days, the California blazes have charred nearly 1 million acres, according to Cal Fire, more than tripling the area burned during a typical fire season (a little more than 300,000 acres). The area burned is larger than Rhode Island.

The largest set of blazes in the state, known as the LNU Lightning Complex, had spread to a staggering 314,207 acres across Napa, Lake, Solano and Sonoma counties by Saturday morning. It was only 15 percent contained, and firefighters reported that “extreme fire behavior” is making battling the blaze difficult.

The size of the blaze puts it behind only the Mendocino Complex Fire of 2018, which burned about 459,000 acres, on the state’s list of largest fires on record since 1932. The fire complex, composed of several blazes burning in proximity, has destroyed 480 structures and threatens 30,500 more, according to Cal Fire, the state firefighting agency.

California wildfires send evacuees scrambling toward another threat...

Blazes burned through Big Basin Redwoods State Park, the state’s oldest and home to treasured redwood trees that are between 800 and 1,500 years old. California State Parks wrote that the park, which officials closed, suffered “extensive damage.”

A second large set of fires, known as the SCU Lightning Complex, now ranks as the third-largest blaze in state history, at 291,968 acres. This beats the Rush Fire of 2012, which burned about 272,000 acres.

More than 500,000 acres have been charred within a 100-mile radius of San Francisco, which is twice the land burned during the entire 2019 California fire season, according to climate scientist Daniel Swain of the University of California at Los Angeles.

The size of the blaze puts it behind only the Mendocino Complex Fire of 2018, which burned about 459,000 acres, on the state’s list of largest fires on record since 1932. The fire complex, composed of several blazes burning in proximity, has destroyed 480 structures and threatens 30,500 more, according to Cal Fire, the state firefighting agency.

California wildfires send evacuees scrambling toward another threat...

Blazes burned through Big Basin Redwoods State Park, the state’s oldest and home to treasured redwood trees that are between 800 and 1,500 years old. California State Parks wrote that the park, which officials closed, suffered “extensive damage.”

A second large set of fires, known as the SCU Lightning Complex, now ranks as the third-largest blaze in state history, at 291,968 acres. This beats the Rush Fire of 2012, which burned about 272,000 acres.

More than 500,000 acres have been charred within a 100-mile radius of San Francisco, which is twice the land burned during the entire 2019 California fire season, according to climate scientist Daniel Swain of the University of California at Los Angeles.

All of the top 10 fires in state history have occurred since 2003.

Here are key figures on the latest blazes:

• The LNU Lightning Complex in Sonoma, Lake, Napa and Solano counties has burned 314,207 acres, up from 46,000 acres Wednesday, and is 15 percent contained. This fire is now the second-largest on record in California. This complex includes the Hennessey Fire, which has charred 261,793 acres in Napa County. The set of fires has destroyed 480 structures and threatens 30,500 more.
• The CZU August Lightning Complex in Santa Cruz and San Mateo counties has burned 63,000 acres, up from 10,000 acres Wednesday, and is 5 percent contained. It has burned 97 structures and threatens nearly 24,000 more. About 77,000 people have been evacuated.
• The SCU Lightning Complex of about 20 fires, affecting locations in Santa Clara, Alameda, Contra Costa, San Joaquin and Stanislaus counties, has consumed 291,968 acres, up from 85,000 acres Wednesday, and is 10 percent contained. This makes the fire complex the third largest in California history.
• The River Fire in Monterey County has scorched 42,583 acres, up from 10,000 acres Wednesday, and is 12 percent contained.

California has seen a significant uptick in large-wildfire activity because of a combination of climate change, land-use practices and other factors. Large fires have also increased across other parts of the West, which climate studies tie to human-caused climate change that alters the timing of precipitation, makes summers hotter and vegetation drier, and leads to more days with extreme weather that enable fires to spread rapidly.

Many of the fires began when a heat wave and rare outbreak of thunderstorms produced more than 20,000 lightning strikes. The resulting fires — and “complexes” of many small fires — have merged into major conflagrations in parts of the state.

More than 100,000 people have been asked to evacuate, and they face difficult decisions about where to go. In the past, they might have stayed with friends or relatives, but now they need to calculate the risk of exposure to the novel coronavirus.

The blazes have spread smoke all the way to the Great Plains and have made air quality in parts of the Golden State deteriorate to the point where it ranks as some of the dirtiest air worldwide. Small particles in smoke can enter people’s lungs, harming those with asthma and other preexisting conditions.

The fires and their speed and thick smoke have presented a new terror amid a global pandemic — poor air quality and concerns about evacuating masses of people to crowded shelters, and that some might not heed the warnings.

A model simulation of smoke through Saturday. (NOAA)

More here

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Bay Area wildfire live updates: LNU Lightning Complex Fires burn 341,238 acres, 17% contained

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Complete Bay Area updates on evacuations, road closures, school closures due to the fires.

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- A record-breaking heat wave combined with thousands of lightning strikes has sparked hundreds of wildfires around Northern California, burning homes and prompting evacuations.

BAY AREA WILDFIRES: The latest on evacuation orders, road closures, containment numbers

Latest developments

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Scorching Death Valley May Have Just Reached a New Global Heat Record [130F/54.C]

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California's Death Valley recorded what may be its hottest ever temperature on Sunday (August 16) - a blazing 130 degrees Fahrenheit (54.4 degrees Celsius).

If that National Weather Service (NWS) measurement holds up, it will have been the hottest August temperature recorded there by 3 F (1.7 C), the hottest temperature recorded in Death Valley National Park in at least a century, and one of the hottest temperatures ever recorded anywhere in the world.

The mercury hit 130 F at 3:41 pm PDT, in the midst of a heatwave that has triggered power outages and wildfires across the American Southwest, as The Los Angeles Times reported.

Does the 130 F reading represent the world temperature record? Depends on who you ask. The World Meteorological Organization reports that the highest temperature ever recorded was 134 F (56.7 C) on July 10, 1913, at the same site: Death Valley's aptly named Furnace Creek Ranch.

But Christopher Burt, investigating the claim for The Weather Underground in 2016, cast doubt that the 134 F recording was accurate.

Another measurement, taken in 1931 in Kebili, Tunisia, was also higher than this year's, at 131 F (55.0 C). But there are also doubts about that claim, as The Washington Post noted.

The next universally agreed-upon record temperature was 129.0 F (53.9 C) in Death Valley on July 1, 2013. This new measurement, if confirmed, tops that.

Other local records were set across the southwest Sunday, including in two of America's largest cities: Los Angeles and Phoenix. This has been a particularly brutal summer in Phoenix, where the average temperature in July was 99 F (37.2 C), another record, according to KTAR News.

All these records arrive as global climate conditions rapidly deteriorate.

For instance, the Arctic is ablaze with wildfires for the second year in a row, which scientists worry means we have entered a global "fire regime" that even pessimistic climate change models didn't anticipate arriving until around the 2050s, according to The Post.

Originally published on Live Science.

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Derecho tore path of destruction across nearly 800 miles in 14 hours, killed at least 1

An intense thunderstorm complex known as a derecho developed over the central United States on Monday, causing significant damage and widespread power outages as it blitzed eastward covering a nearly 800-mile stretch of the U.S. in 14 hours.

As officials in multiple states assessed widespread damage on Tuesday caused by wind gusts that exceeded 100 mph in some places, at least one fatality was blamed on the storm.

Thunderstorms ignited in southeastern South Dakota and eastern Nebraska on Monday morning, but gained strength and evolved into a derecho across central Iowa by midday. The worst of the storms focused on a zone from around Des Moines through Davenport, Iowa.

Large trees, branches, debris and power lines littered streets and yards all across Iowa and northern Illinois with many residents finding themselves in the dark in the wake of the storms.

The cluster of storms, which erupted in South Dakota, traveled approximately 770 miles in about 14 hours before it weakened in Ohio, according to the National Weather Service's (NWS) Storm Prediction Center (SPC).

Over 1 million were without power across Iowa and Illinois on Monday evening, according to PowerOutage.us. Entire communities were left in the dark in areas hit hardest by the complex of storms, such as the town of Ames, Iowa. As of Tuesday, nearly 1 million were still without power across Iowa, Illinois and Indiana.

Officials in Fort Wayne, Indiana, said a woman whose mobile home was obliterated by the storm died at the hospital after first responders rushed her there on Monday night, The Associated Press reported. According to the AP, firefighters found the woman, Isabel E. Atencio, trapped under debris from her destroyed home. She was unresponsive and appeared to be protecting a 5-year-old boy who is believed to be her grandson. Atencio, 73, was taken to the hospital where she was pronounced dead from blunt-force injuries, according to The Greater Fort Wayne Business Weekly. The child suffered minor injuries.

Travel was disrupted on highways across the region, not only because of debris from the storms but also due to tractor tailors that were flipped on their sides due to the strong ....

Major damage was reported in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, the second-most populated city in the state. A wind gust of 100 mph was clocked in Hiawatha, which is just a few miles north of Cedar Rapids.

The hurricane-force winds ripped the roofs off of some structures, adding to the debris strewn across town.

Marshalltown, Iowa, was one of the hardest-hit towns with Mayor Joel Greer declaring a civil emergency after the derecho passed, The Associated Press said. Several injuries have been reported in the area, but there have been no fatalities.

After racing across Iowa, the storms swept across northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin, arriving in Chicago by 4 p.m. CDT Monday. Several tornado warnings were issued in the Chicago area, and videos were posted of a brief tornado near Rogers Park. The NWS later confirmed the tornado eventually moved over Lake Michigan, making it a waterspout.

Ahead of its arrival, the National Weather Service (NWS) warned residents around the Windy City that it was "an extremely dangerous situation with tornado-like wind speeds expe...."

A peak wind gust of 112 mph was recorded in Midway, Iowa, which would qualify as an EF2 tornado or a Category 3 hurricane. 

  MORNING UPDATE: @NOAA's #GOES16

tracked the bubbling clouds and #lightning from the powerful #derecho that swept across the Midwest yesterday. @NWSSPC received more than 700 reports of wind damage from the storm, with gusts of more than 80 mph. http://weather.gov/lot/2020aug10.

A 72-mph wind gust was observed at Chicago's Midway Airport and a 62-mph gust was reported at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport as the line of storms moved through..."

Published Aug. 10, 2020 3:20 PM | Updated Aug. 11, 2020 2:58 PM

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2012 Derecho - ZetaTalk Newsletter

http://www.zetatalk.com/newsletr/issue302.htm

ZetaTalk Explanation 7/7/2012: Derecho events are not new, nor is the term new, though these events are increasing in frequency and size. Storms, complete with sudden deluge and winds, are caused by factors such as temperature differences, humidity, and air pressure dynamics. Essentially, cold air, which is heavier than super heated air, pushes in, pushing the hot humid air UP causing rains. During a Derecho, these factors are exaggerated, the differences greater, so the cold air moves more rapidly. A Derecho will build upon itself, causing the hot, humid air to dump its water and suddenly cool, adding to the force pushing the cold air forward.

During the Earth wobble, where N America leans to the right at sunrise and then into an upright up/down pumping action later in the day, hot air tends to get trapped overland. The lean to the right pushes it back, so it cannot flow to the east. Then the globe gets the magnetic N Pole pushed away over the horizon by Planet X, so cold air cannot flow down from Canada as there is a knot of high pressure over the central US. Will Derechos increase as the Earth wobble gets more severe? Unfortunately, yes, but the wobble can also become complicated, slinging side to side as well as its routine Figure 8 pattern, and if this occurs, the weather will become even more interesting.

[KM]

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Escape from HELL: Arctic villagers flee raging wildfires on boats as 35ft flames encircle remote settlement

• Residents in remote Svatay, northern Russia, fled on the Alazeya River
• Village is 140 miles above Arctic Circle and has been encircled by fires for weeks
• Fires fuelled by high winds have wiped out ancient trees and roasted live wildlife 
• World’s coldest city Yakutsk, and largest above Arctic Circle, is covered in smoke

The terror of raging wildfires in northern Russia saw desperate Arctic villagers evacuating by boat to escape 35ft flames and choking smoke.

'Panicking' residents in remote Svatay fled on the Alazeya River when they feared their settlement would be destroyed.

The village is 140 miles above the Arctic Circle and has been encircled by fires for weeks, culminating in the exodus when locals felt their lives in danger.

The infernos fuelled by high winds have wiped out ancient trees, and roasted alive wildlife including sables and rare birds.

The terror of raging wildfires in northern Russia saw desperate Arctic villagers evacuating by boat to escape 35ft flames and choking smoke

Larger animals like moose have escaped into the taiga and tundra, say locals.

The unprecedented carnage is seen by many as being a startling consequence of climate change in the extreme north, with smoke from wildfires covering an area of Siberia equivalent to one-third the size of Canada.

One resident said: 'We never had this before, this weather and the fires.'

Firefighters were desperately seeking to prevent the flames reaching Svatay's diesel generator.

Larger animals like moose have escaped into the taiga and tundra, say locals.

More footage shows forests on the edge of regional capital Yakutsk engulfed by smoke from unprecedented wildfires after a dry, hot summer.

The world’s coldest city, and the largest above the Arctic Circle, is blanketed by smoke.

Darya Borisova, head of the village administration in Svatay, where there is a state of emergency, said: 'There was a real threat.'

She said the 450 locals 'got scared' when villagers fled by boat.

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Extremely Dangerous Killer Heatwaves Are Turning Apocalyptic in Death Valley, Iraq, and Kuwait With Extreme Temperatures of up to 127°F (53°C)

Do you have your AC on?

Because extreme deadly heatwaves have engulfed parts of the Desert Southwest United States, the Middle East and Europe.

In the U.S., California and Arizona are experiencing 115-120°F (46-49°C), Death Valley’s temperature reaches up to 127°F (53°C). Meanwhile, parts of Iraq, Iran, and Kuwait come close to all-time records at 127°F (53°C)!

Unusually hot temperatures in USA

The temperatures were unusually hot in July 2020 across Arizona, New Mexico, and West Texas.

The temperatures were unusually hot in July 2020 across Arizona, New Mexico, and West Texas. Map: Oregon State University

The southwest US is suffering all-time record temperatures. July 2020 was the hottest on record for Phoenix, Arizona, with temperatures up to 118°F (48°C) this week.

Extreme temperatures usa in July 2020. Climate Reanalyzer

As shown in the gray spot on the map above, a killer heatwave has developed across a large part of the southwest United States, including Arizona, inland California (Death Valley), Nevada, and New Mexico in July 2020.

Deadly heatwave will scorches Arizona beginning of August 2020. NWS Phoenix

July 2020 was the hottest month on record for Phoenix, Arizona with a new average temperature of 99°F (37.2°C) compared to 98.3°F (36.8°C) in July 2009:

Insane temperatures in Death Valley

Again, the Death Valley is making the headlines with this year’s highest temperatures recorded in mid-July at 128°F (53°C).

There is even a picture of Death Valley park rangers near the temperature display in front of the Visitors Centre in Furnace Creek on July 13th showing an amazing 129°F (54°C).

Furnace Creek has set the record for the highest temperature ever measured on Earth at 134°F (56.7°C)… This best mark was measured on July 10, 1913 and has never been broken since… I bet it will be soon.

127°F (53°C) across Iraq, Iran and Kuwait

The Middle East has also recorded excessive heat in the last weeks or so, with temperatures reaching 122°F (50°C) in Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, and Saudi Arabia.

The highest temperature in the last few days was 127°F (53°C) and was recorded in Iraq and Kuwait.

Extreme temperatures recorded in Middle East end of July 2020: 53°C or 127°F in Irak and Kuwait. Ogimet

Weather forecast show that this apocalyptic heatwave will last until August 5, 2020. The highest temperature ever recorded in Kuwait is 129°F (53.9°C).

https://strangesounds.org/2020/08/dangerous-heatwaves-extreme-tempe...

[Juan F Martinez]

Middle East — Strong winds yesterday afternoon collapsed part of a structure crushing several parked automobiles in the city of Medina, Hiyaz region in Saudi Arabia.

https://www.facebook.com/carlosjuan.semidey/videos/315690963172319/ 

[Juan F Martinez]

Eastern US lashed by 2 ferocious ‘once-in-50 years’ storms in just TWO WEEKS
23 Jul, 2020 11:11

Up to 56 million people across the eastern seaboard of the US are at risk of flash flooding, gusts of up to 60 mph and even isolated weak tornadoes, as an unusually powerful storm lashes the region.

Flash-flood warnings were issued across New York City, Newark, and Jersey City, with strong gusts reported in areas of Nassau County and the city boroughs of Brooklyn and Queens on Wednesday.

Eyewitness video from the affected areas shows the sheer ferocity of the storm as it bore down on residents, unleashing nature’s full fury following a major heatwave.

https://www.rt.com/usa/495581-eastern-us-lashed-historic-storms/

[Juan F Martinez]

Statue of Liberty LIT UP: Lightning strikes in the distance behind the Statue of Liberty as severe storms move through the New York City area. 7/22/2020

https://abcn.ws/3fYMubW
https://twitter.com/ABC/status/1286089141118054400

A witness said: "A truly incredible lightning and thunderstorm hit New York City tonight just after 6pm. The storm came up through Bayonne, NJ and across the city from the south giving people in Brooklyn, Queens and in the city a spectacular show." 

[SongStar101]

Flooding expands throughout China

China – Floods Affect Millions in Central and Eastern Provinces

http://floodlist.com/asia/china-floods-central-eastern-july-2020

Flooding in central and eastern provinces of China has worsened over the last few days, with over 14 million people affected across the worst hit provinces of Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi, Anhui and Zhejiang.

Floodwaters first hit Sichuan,  Guizhou and Chongqing in the southwest and Hubei in central China in late June. High river flows have since moved eastwards along the Yangtze river basin. According to China’s Ministry of Water Resources, rivers are above danger levels in over 80 locations.

Recent heavy rainfall in the region has swollen rivers and lakes further, as well as causing flash flooding and landslides. Wide areas of eastern China saw between 400 mm and 600 mm of rain in the first 10 days of July, according to figures from China’s Meteorological Agency (CMA).

Hubei Province

Recent flooding in Hubei Province has affected over 9 million people in 44 counties, according to the province’s Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters, quoted by local media. The provincial emergency management department has evacuated more than 17,000 people to safety.

As of 10 July, the Yangtze at Jingzhou City stood 1.04 metres above warning levels at 33.04 metres. Meanwhile the Yangtze at Hankou in Wuhan stood at 28.04 metres on 10 July, above the danger mark of 27.3 metres.

Heavy rain on 08 July triggered a landslide in Dahe Township of Huangmei County. Dahe recorded 353mm of rain in 24 hours. Nine people were swept away and 40 people displaced.

Hunan Province

As of 08 July, rain and flooding since late June has affected more than 956,000 people and destroyed hundreds of houses in central Hunan province, according to local authorities quoted by news agency Xinhua.

The province’s flood control and drought relief headquarters said about 79,000 hectares of farmland.

Yueyang recorded record rainfall of 261 mm in 24 hours to 08 July. Donting Lake at Yueyang stood at 34.18 metres, which is above the danger mark of 32.5m.

Jiangxi Province

In Jiangxi Province, flooding since 06 July has now affected over 3.68 million residents, with about 324,000 people relocated. Two rescue workers are missing after flash floods in Nachang.

The province upgraded its emergency response for flood control from level IV to level III on 08 July. Poyang Lake at Xingzi hydrological station stood at 20.54 metres on 08 July, which is 1.54 metres above the warning level.

Ji’an County recorded 364.7mm of rain in 24 hours to 10 July. As of 10 July, the Yangtze River at Jiujiang City stood at 22.07 metres where the danger mark is 20 metres.

Anhui Province

Xinhua reported on 07 July that heavy rain has affected over 420,000 people in Anhui Province, as local authorities launched the level II emergency response (second-highest) for flood prevention.

Rain has been falling since 02 July, affecting seven cities and 31 county-level administrations and leading to the evacuation of 27,000 people.

The Guxihe River at Dangtu near Ma’anshan City stood at 11.62 metres as of 10 July. Danger level at this location is 10.30 metres.

Zhejiang Province

Some areas in Tonglu County in Zhejiang Province were flooded on 07 July after releases from the Xin’an River Reservoir. The reservoir is an important flood control project in the upper reaches of the Qiantang River. A total of 27,397 residents have been evacuated.

Social Media

The Xin’an River #Reservoir, an important flood control project in the upper reaches of the Qiantang River, has opened all nine of its spillways to lower the crest of local #floods in E China’s Zhejiang. pic.twitter.com/N6aQsB3DEO

— FlyOverChina (@FlyOverChina) July 9, 2020

Xiaolangdi also started flooding!
Sudden flood discharge will inevitably lead to the risk of dam breaks in the dry and cracked river bed downstream! Downstream people are at increased risk of disasters!#China #Weather pic.twitter.com/ifIuHkJveT

— The Underground Silk-Railroad Communique (@UndergroundSilk) July 8, 2020

#Wuhan. 武汉武昌虎泉，保利华都 pic.twitter.com/44nyH8kLEq

— Jennifer Zeng 曾錚 (@jenniferatntd) July 5, 2020

Heavy rainstorms hit Anhui Province, east China on Monday, causing #flood in some regions.
China on Tuesday upgraded its emergency response for flood control as incessant downpours continue to wreak havoc across vast stretches of the country. pic.twitter.com/YCCsYprocY

— FlyOverChina (@FlyOverChina) July 7, 2020

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