Wild Weather, the Wobble Effect

[Sevan Makaracı]

Massive flooding in Da Nang, Vietnam. 30.10.2025.

Giant waves crash over seawalls during a storm

in the suburbs of Taipei, Taiwan. 21.10.2025

"We warned at the start of ZetaTalk, in 1995, that unpredictable weather extremes, switching about from drought to deluge, would occur and increase on a lineal basis up until the pole shift. Where this occurred steadily, it has only recently become undeniable. ZetaTalk, and only ZetaTalk, warned of these weather changes, at that early date. Our early warnings spoke to the issue of global heating from the core outward, hardly Global Warming, a surface or atmospheric issue, but caused by consternation in the core. Affected by the approach of Planet X, which was by then starting to zoom rapidly toward the inner solar system for its periodic passage, the core was churning, melting the permafrost and glaciers and riling up volcanoes. When the passage did not occur as expected in 2003 because Planet X had stalled in the inner solar system, we explained the increasing weather irregularities in the context of the global wobble that had ensued - weather wobbles where the Earth is suddenly forced under air masses, churning them. This evolved by 2005 into a looping jet stream, loops breaking away and turning like a tornado to affect the air masses underneath. Meanwhile, on Planet Earth, droughts had become more intractable and deluges positively frightening, temperature swings bringing snow in summer in the tropics and searing heat in Arctic regions, with the violence of storms increasing in number and ferocity."

ZETATALK

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

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https://www.theweathernetwork.com/news/articles/100-mile-house-fire...

Thousands forced to flee as over 150 wildfires rage in B.C.

Initial reaction from British Columbian wildfire evacuees in Kamloops

Thousands have had to leave their homes while hot and dry conditions are expected to feed the flames.

Saturday, July 8, 2017, 8:51 PM - Thousands of people have been forced from their homes in central and coastal regions of British Columbia as over 180 wildfires continue to rage across the province.

Now at 3,200 hectares and growing, the so-called "Gustafsen Fire" was first reported on Thursday and is spreading rapidly, less than 10 kilometres from 100 Mile House.

Emergency management made the decision to expand evacuation orders to an estimated 2,050 properties in 150 Mile House, 108 Mile Ranch, and Lac La Heche on Friday amid fears that the fire will continue to spread aggressively. The Cariboo Regional District (CRD) also issued an alert for about 220 other properties.

The B.C. Wildfire Service reported the blaze as 0 per cent contained as of Saturday afternoon, adding that the 3,200 hectare size was an estimate as smoke made ascertaining the exact extent difficult.

The service's Saturday afternoon statement warned the public to be cautious on roads and stay away from the fire area, saying the fire "is expected to grow substantially in the next hours and the amount of growth is dependent on weather and wind conditions."

B.C.'s Chief Fire Information Officer Kevin Skrepnek told Global News the fire is, “burning in some relatively dense timber, so it’s an aggressive fire, it’s burning quite hot and that has challenged our efforts."

The fire, initially estimated at 500 hectares in size after its discovery on Thursday, blossomed overnight thanks to very dry conditions and increasing winds. A ridge of high pressure is expected to keep the area hot and free from showers through at least Monday, though dry lightning is possible; all things that would work against crews working to contain the blaze.

"The weather is key," Al Richmond, chairman of the CRD told CBC Saturday. "If the weather stays low, that helps. But if things pick up again, that'll be tough."

The cause of the fire remains under investigation. 

Ashcroft Reserve Fire

Further south, the Ashcroft Reserve Fire - which also sparked on Thursday - has spread to an estimated 4,000 hectares as of Saturday afternoon. The entire town of Cache Creek remains under an evacuation order. 

The B.C. Wildfire Service reports that structures have been "impacted" by the fire, but it is not possible to determine how many, due to poor visibility in thick smoke.

Highways 1 and 97 C between Cache Creek and Ashcroft have been closed due to the blaze.

The fire in the community of 150 Mile House, which is just south of Williams Lake, is an estimated 2,000 hectares. The cause remains under investigation.

About 10 km northeast of Princeton, another wildfire continues to rage, scorching an estimated 1,500 hectares. It's zero per cent contained and is currently classified as "out of control."

A mandatory evacuation order in the area has been expanded to 54 total properties. Smoke has made it difficult to safety fight the fire from the ground, according to B.C. Wildfire Service.

[Gerard Zwaan]

Extreme winds and downpours wreak havoc near Dubai in the United Arab Emirates: Dead camels, new rivers forming

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 Strange Sounds

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Jul 8, 2017

Parts of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) took an extreme bashing after relentless stormy weather caused havoc over the weekend.

Look at some distressing images from the weather anomaly that engulfed the desert near Dubai.

While we may be experiencing low visibility and high humidity here in Dubai, other parts of the UAE have been hit with some severe weather conditions.

The following videos and images were taken on the Al Ain Road over last weekend. The area saw relentless rainfall and heavy winds, it’s hard to believe this is happening in the UAE. This is like the apocalypse:

Look this camel keeper trying to protect his camels in the storms:

In Oman, the downpours were so strong that people assisted to the re-birth of a dried river:

And here a few pictures showing the consequences of the extreme weather in the UAE:

An injured camel in UAE. via Instagram Storm_AE
The storm was so powerful that it killed camels fleeing in the desert. via Instagram Storm_AE
Another dead camel ater the heavy storm near Dubai. via Instagram Storm_AE
The last trees standing didn’t resist the power of the winds. via Instagram Storm_AE
Een the power poles have been totally damaged. via Instagram Storm_AE
Extreme weather warning is under effect for the week-end south east of Dubai in the UAE. via Twitter

Anomalous weather apocalypse in the United Arab Emirates.

Source: http://strangesounds.org/2017/07/extreme-winds-and-downpours-wreak-...

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http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-07-06/japan-floods-almost-500000-as...

Japan floods: 11 missing, 500,000 to evacuate after days of torrential rain in Fukuoka and Oita

Almost 500,000 people have been ordered or advised to evacuate their homes in south-west Japan after torrential rain triggered widespread flooding.

Key points:

• At least 11 people missing, including a child
• 774 millimetres of rain falls in parts of Fukuoka prefecture in nine hours
• 7,500 rescuers sent to the area

Landslides were reported in several areas, and one man was dug out from the mud without signs of life, public broadcaster NHK said.

At least 11 people were missing or could not be reached, including a child, and many more were stranded and calling for help across areas of Fukuoka and Oita prefectures on the Japanese island of Kyushu.

Children and teachers at a school were among those cut off by the floodwaters.

Japan's weather bureau said the amount of rain in the region had broken all records and was continuing to fall.

Parts of Fukuoka prefecture were hit by 774 millimetres of rain in nine hours on Wednesday, more than two times the amount of rain that falls in a normal July, NHK said.

The massive landslides caused by the flooding left at least two houses swept away.

PHOTO: Record amounts of rain have fallen in parts of south-western Japan...

Some 7,500 rescuers, including police, firefighters and soldiers from Japan's Self Defence Forces, were mobilised to help with evacuations and search for the missing.

Officials said the military presence could be expanded up to 5,000 people and 50 helicopters if needed.

Residents flee to higher ground

Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said: "There are many reports of people whose safety cannot be confirmed, things like 'a child was swept away by the river' and 'my house was swept away and I can't get in touch with my parents'."

"We will keep in close contact with the disaster-hit areas and work with all our energy to save lives and ascertain the extent of the damage," he told an early morning emergency early morning news conference.

Fukuoka and Oita prefectures, both largely rural areas, were the worst-hit by the rain, which was caused by a low pressure area on the Pacific Ocean that fed warm, moist air into Japan's seasonal rainy front.

Residents spent a worried night at evacuation centres set up at schools and government buildings on high ground.

PHOTO: The flooded area in Asakura, Fukuoka prefecture, south-western Jap...

"I heard this tremendous rumbling noise and then the house exploded. A tree burst through the wall into the room," a man told NHK.

A schoolboy sitting with his family told NHK: "I haven't heard from some of my friends, and I'm really worried."

There were no immediate reports of major transportation problems, but television footage showed a railway line left broken and twisted and roads swept away by floodwaters.

All operations were stopped at a Daihatsu Motor plant in Oita because road conditions stopped staff and parts getting to the plant.

The same area was pounded by heavy rain earlier this week from Tropical Storm Nanmadol, which has since passed out to sea.

[M. Difato]

Kenya enjoys rare snowy feel, but meteo agency says it was hail storm

 http://www.africanews.com/2017/07/05/kenya-enjoys-rare-snowy-feel-b...

 Kenyans on Tuesday evening (July 4) took to social media to celebrate a rare case of snow falling in the East African country.

Photos and videos shared on social media showed whitish substance on the streets of the town of Nyahururu located in the country’s Laikipia County.

The Kenyan Meteorological Agency, however, clarified and explained that the incident was a case of rare hail storm and not snow. ‘‘For it to snow temperatures are usually below 0°C,” they explained.

Zambians enjoy snowy feel in May

Zambians in the capital Lusaka and surrounding towns in May had their fair share of the snowy feel as residents woke up one morning to find streets and backyards filled with ice.

In the case of Zambia, local news portals reported that the incident was as a result of a rare hail storm that fell after a heavy rainfall the previous night.

Snow rarely falls in Africa but on mountains in South Africa, the Maghreb and on Tanzania’s Mount Kilimanjaro. However, hailstones do fall sometimes in southern Africa when the temperature hits record lows.

[Gerard Zwaan]

doovi.comdoovi.comAnother glimpse of the future! After deadly heatwave of 44 degrees Celsius 200 liters of rain per square meter floods parts of Bulgaria

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Another glimpse of the future, an astonishing amount of rainfall hits Bulgaria after heatwave kills 5 with many more taken to hospital as temperatures hit 44 degrees Celsius (111.2 degrees Fahrenheit). In the Western Bulgarian town of Samokov, the municipality is assessing the damage done by the torrential rainfall experienced Monday.
Mayor Vladimir Georgiev told Bulgarian National Television (BNT), last night, 15 teams had been busy draining people's homes after the rain had turned streets into rivers.
In Samokov itself, but also in villages around the town, a lot of damage had been registered to the infrastructure.
According to Georgiev it is too early to release figures, since the damage needs to be calculated first. Several streets were damaged, while basements, houses and apartments were flooded.
This includes public buildings.
During the heavy rainfall, the authorities on site received 560 calls.
In the region around Samokov, 200 liters of rain per square meter had fallen on July 3, 2017.
By now, the situation in Samokov has normalized.
Mayor Georgiev has promised help to affected inhabitants.
Five people died on Saturday as soaring temperatures hit the Bulgarian capital Sofia where the mercury was expected to reach as high as 44 degrees Celsius (111.2 degrees Fahrenheit), hospital sources said.
By midday (0900 GMT), the city's emergency services had provided assistance to around 200 people who felt unwell, emergency services spokeswoman Katia Sungarska said

Source: http://www.thebigwobble.org/2017/07/another-glimpse-of-future-after...

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http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-weather-idUSKBN19P1AH?il=0

Too much rain: China's floods roil hydropower, corn supplies

Rescuers pile up sandbags to block flood waters at a flooded village in Yiyang, Hunan province, China July 4, 2017. 

Severe flooding across southern China has forced the world's largest power plant to slash capacity on Tuesday, delayed grain on barges and damaged farms along the Yangtze River, as the death toll rose to 56 and economic costs hit almost $4 billion.

Heavy rainfall, mudslides and hail caused by the annual rainy season has killed 56 people and 22 people were missing across 11 provinces and regions as of Tuesday morning, according to the Ministry of Civil Affairs.

More than 750,000 hectares (1.85 million acres) of crops have been damaged and direct economic losses totaled more than 25.3 billion yuan ($3.72 billion), it said.

The government said it had disbursed 700 million yuan ($103 million) in emergency aid to four flood-hit provinces - Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Hunan and Guizhou.

Rain in the southern provinces is expected to ease in the coming days, but weather forecasters predict downpours will move to the southwestern province of Sichuan.

In what analysts said was a move unprecedented in its scale, the Three Gorges and Gezhouba, two of China's top hydropower plants, closed as much as two-thirds of their capacity to avert flooding further downstream on the Yangtze River.

The move stoked concerns about electricity supplies from China's second-largest power source as a heatwave continued to scorch northern parts of the country, raising the export prices of coal, the fuel the country uses to produce most of its power.

Coal from Australia's Newcastle terminal rose to its highest since April, with mining outages tightening supply amid strong northern hemisphere summer demand.

The annual rainy season, which arrived in the second half of June, has hit southern Hunan province, one of the nation's largest hog and freshwater fish producers, the most.

High water levels on the Yangtze, Asia's largest river, also slowed barges carrying grain from northern ports to the south, spurring a rise in freight rates and physical corn prices in some regions, analysts and corn buyers said.

Zhang Yi, a purchase manager at a feed producer in Hunan, said he had three ships carrying about 5,000 tonnes of corn stuck on waterways near the port of Changsha, the capital of Hunan, since Friday.

CORN PRICES RISE ON BARGE DELAYS

Spot corn prices at major ports along the Yangtze and its tributaries, including Changsha, Nanchang in Jiangxi province, and Wuhan in Hubei province, have risen by 30 yuan to 1,800 yuan a ton since last week, according to data provided by China National Grain and Oils Information Center, a government think tank.

China usually transports corn from northern growing regions to the ports in the south. Then the grain is shipped along the Yangtze and its branches, to central and western provinces including Hunan, Hubei, and Sichuan.

The Yangtze river's large watershed also accounts for 60 percent of the nation's freshwater fish output.

Cao Delian, manager of the Dabeinong Changlin fish farm, estimated that he has lost about one-third of his carp due to the deluge.

"It's the biggest loss we've seen in at least 5 years," he told Reuters.

On Monday, a natural gas pipeline in Guizhou owned by China National Petroleum Corp collapsed due to a mudslide, causing an explosion that killed at least eight people and injured another 35.

In his office in Liuyang, a city near Changsha, Zhang was hoping water levels would continue to subside on Wednesday.

"I have stocks of corn that can last for four to five days. As long as it does not rain tomorrow, Changsha port can resume operation and I will get my corn offloaded," Zhang said.

[jorge namour]

IDF halts training exercises due to extreme heat ISRAEL

03.07.17
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4984110,00.html

Due to extreme temperatures being observed throughout Israel, the IDF has cancelled all training exercises over safety concerns.

Heat wave sizzles throughout Israel

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4984120,00.html

Like something out of a certain Johnny Cash song, Israel seems to be in a burning ring of fire, with extreme temperatures being recorded all throughout the country, causing emergency services to issue special instructions warning citizens of heat-related dangers.

Israel is currently in the midst of an extreme heat wave, with severe temperatures being observed in all parts of the country.

"In some areas, temperatures are approaching extreme values that are not normally measured," said meteorologist Tzachi Waxman.

According to Waxman, temperatures are expected to be around 47 degrees Celsius (116 degrees Fahrenheit) in the Jordan Valley, Beit She'an, the Dead Sea and the Arava.

In fact, temperatures are so high in certain parts of the country that one man cooked an egg on the hood of his vehicle.

The extreme heat poses a significant safety issue and the IDF has even taken precautions, cancelling all training exercises Monday for fear of heat strokes and dehydration.

[Yvonne Lawson]

China - Major Yangtze River tributary breaks record flood level 

The submerged Orange Isle scenic area is seen in flood-hit Changsha, capital of central China's Hunan Province, July 2, 2017. Days of torrential rain in Hunan Province raised the water level of the Xiangjiang River, a major tributary of Yangtze River, to exceed its record flood level Sunday morning. (Xinhua/Long Hongtao)

CHANGSHA, July 2 (Xinhua) -- Days of torrential rain in central China's Hunan Province raised the water level of the Xiangjiang River, a major tributary of the Yangtze River, to exceed its record flood level Sunday morning.

The water level in the section of the river in Changsha, capital of Hunan, reached 39.21 meters at 6:30 a.m., higher than the previous record of 39.18 meters set by a massive flood in 1998.

Already at 3.2 meters above the warning level, the water level is expected to continue to rise as heavy rain is forecast for upstream regions over the next few days.

As of 2 p.m., the water level had risen by another 0.21 meters to 39.42 meters, according to Changsha flood control office.

Local authorities issued a red alert Sunday afternoon, warning that water levels along the whole course of the Xiangjiang River are forecast to be near or above record levels during the next three days.

Meanwhile, the water levels in Dongting Lake and several other major rivers in Hunan have all risen above warning levels, worsening the flood control situation.

Currently Changsha is on high alert with workers inspecting every 50 meters of the dikes to guard against potential breaches.

Hundreds of officials and residents in Yuhua district worked overnight Saturday building a wall of 65,000 sandbags to block water from flowing into the city area.

Meanwhile, more than 1,000 workers in Tianxin district were reinforcing dikes and pumping water to manage potential flood threats.

More than 2,000 paramilitary police have joined locals to repair damaged dikes and helped evacuate over 7,000 residents in cities of Shaoyang, Yiyang, and Huaihua.

Hunan has experienced severe flooding after ongoing torrential rain over the last 10 days. Since June 22, flooding has inundated parts of several cities, forced 311,300 people to evacuate, damaged 295,160 hectares of crops and destroyed 6,369 houses.

Rainstorms lashed 832 towns in southern and eastern Hunan from Saturday morning to Sunday morning, with Huangtang in Ningyuan County receiving the most precipitation at 264.2 mm within 24 hours.

The water flow from the Three Gorges Reservoir was reduced to 12,700 cubic meters per second Sunday afternoon to reduce the flood pressure downstream.

A rain-triggered mudslide that hit a village in Hunan's Ningxiang County Saturday afternoon has left five people dead, four missing and injured 19 others.

Many parts of the county received over 200 mm of precipitation within 24 hours, with flooding disrupting traffic and telecommunications and raising water levels in reservoirs and rivers above warning levels.

In neighboring Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, flooding disrupted railway services with 45 trains canceled, returned to origin or detoured.

The latest round of torrential rain since Saturday has affected more than 230,000 people in 20 counties and districts in Guangxi, left two people dead and one missing.

The National Meteorological Center issued a blue alert for rainstorms at 6 p.m. Sunday, forecasting heavy rain for many parts of east and south China within the next day. The southern coastal regions of Guangxi are expected to receive precipitation of up to 180 mm in 24 hours.

Read more: http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2017-07/02/c_136411593.htm   

[Gerard Zwaan]

Mercury rising: Heatwave in Bulgaria kills 5 with many more taken to hospital as temperatures hit 44 degrees Celsius (111.2 degrees Fahrenheit)

photo ibtimes.co.uk
Five people died on Saturday as soaring temperatures hit the Bulgarian capital Sofia where the mercury was expected to reach as high as 44 degrees Celsius (111.2 degrees Fahrenheit), hospital sources said.
By midday (0900 GMT), the city's emergency services had provided assistance to around 200 people who felt unwell, emergency services spokeswoman Katia Sungarska said.
She advised residents not to leave the house during the day and not to call the emergency services except in cases of urgency in order to allow ambulances to reach those in serious need.
Sofia has for years suffered from a chronic shortage of ambulances, with a fleet of just 25 vehicles serving a city of around two million people.
The red alert for extreme heat was activated on Saturday in 17 regions across the country for the first time this summer.

Source: www.thebigwobble.org/2017/07/mercury-rising-heatwave-in-bulgaria.html

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https://www.rt.com/viral/394840-rome-fountain-drought-heatwave/

Rome fountains run dry as heat wave sparks ‘exceptional’ drought across Italy

Rome’s traditional water fountains will be shut off for the first time in more than 140 years as a punishing heat wave continues to affect much of Italy.

The fountains – nicknamed ‘nasoni,’ or big noses for their long nozzles – are a source of relief for residents and tourists alike during the hot summer months, continuously dispensing water on piazzas and street corners.

© Andrea Ronchini / Global Look Press

The water, which is drawn from the volcanic Lake Bracciano to the north of the city, will be stopped Monday.

“We know perfectly well the inconvenience that this will cause, but it is due to the exceptional drought,” Paolo Saccani, the head of the utility company that manages the fountains, wrote in a letter to Virginia Raggi, Rome’s mayor.

Local authorities are alarmed by the falling level of the lake in recent months – but while the city has laid the blame for the measures on the heat wave, others have highlighted the city’s poor plumbing and infrastructure.

“There will be negative consequences for everyone,” said Carlo Rienzi, the president of Codacons, a consumer rights organization. “Turning off the fountains will force tourists and citizens to buy bottles of water in bars and shops and prices will no doubt be hiked up. The fountains represent just one percent of Rome’s wasted water, against 50 percent caused by pipeline leaks.”

Almost all regions of Italy have experienced lower than average rainfall so far this year. Such is the water shortage in regions such as Emilia Romagna and Tuscany, some northern areas have declared a regional state of emergency.

With temperatures topping 43 degrees Celsius in some parts of the country on Friday, meteorologists are predicting that temperatures will remain high for the remainder of the summer.

There are more than 2,800 fountains in Rome, with some dating back over 2,000 years.

Many tradespeople, including food vendors and market stalls, use the fountains on a daily basis and are likely to be dramatically affected by the shutdown.