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90 pct of Mongolian territory covered by heavy snow


Xinhua
Tue, 19 Dec 2023 15:14 UTC
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Around 90 percent of the Mongolian territory has been covered with snow of up to 38 cm thick, increasing the risk of the extreme wintry weather known as "dzud," the country's National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) said Monday.

Dzud is a Mongolian term to describe a severely cold winter when a large number of livestock die because the ground is frozen or covered with snow.

Currently, at least 41 soums (administrative subdivisions) of 11 provinces of the country are experiencing dzud, NEMA said in a statement, adding that 48 soums of 11 provinces are suffering from near-dzud conditions.

Meanwhile, since the beginning of last week, a strong cold front originated in Siberia, Russia, has been sweeping across extensive areas of Mongolia, causing temperature drops and bringing strong winds and blizzards.

Heavy snow and blizzards are also expected to hit large parts of the country this week, said the weather monitoring agency.
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China earthquake 'like being tossed by waves' as 126 dead and 155,000 homes damaged

Shweta Sharma
Independent (UK)
Tue, 19 Dec 2023 13:10 UTC
Rescuers in orange outfits climb through damaged buildings in Kangdiao village in Jishishan county
© ReutersRescuers in orange outfits climb through damaged buildings in Kangdiao village in Jishishan county
The deadliest earthquake in over a decade has killed 126 people and injured 700 in northwestern China, leaving rescue teams scrambling to reach survivors in freezing weather conditions.

The 6.2-magnitude earthquake struck at 11.59pm (4pm GMT) on Monday, the China Earthquake Networks Centre said, as residents in Gansu and neighbouring Qinghai provinces were sleeping or preparing to sleep.

It was followed by a second 5.5 magnitude earthquake hours later in neighbouring Xinjiang.

The earthquake triggered landslides and wrecked roads and infrastructure, snapping away communication, electricity and water lines in the region.

Thousands of survivors and rescue workers are bracing for a second night of sub-zero temperature as efforts to find missing people and survivors from the rubble ran into the evening.

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Cloud Precipitation

Powerful storm leaves 4 dead and causes widespread power outages in US Northeast as snow and cold temperatures sweep in

Elizabeth Wolfe and Robert Shackelford
CNN
Tue, 19 Dec 2023 12:28 UTC
Cars are submerged in flood water in Elmsford, New York, after a powerful storm on Monday.
© Kena Betancur/Getty ImagesCars are submerged in flood water in Elmsford, New York, after a powerful storm on Monday.
At least four people are dead after a powerful storm brought dangerous flooding and travel disruptions across the East Coast and knocked out power to more than 620,000 homes and businesses in the Northeast, which faces cold temperatures and concentrated snowfall on Tuesday.

The storm system carved a chaotic path up the East Coast, leaving a man in Pennsylvania and a woman in South Carolina - both in their 70s - dead after their vehicles were submerged in high water, local officials reported. Two other deaths were reported in Maine and Massachusetts.

As the storm walloped the Northeast Monday, it unleashed 2-4 inches of rainfall across the region within a 24-hour period. The heavy rainfall triggered flooding that engulfed cars, trapped drivers on inundated roadways in New Jersey and Connecticut, and prompted water rescues in New Hampshire and Maine.

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SOTT Focus: SOTT Earth Changes Summary - November 2023: Extreme Weather, Planetary Upheaval, Meteor Fireballs


Sott.net
Mon, 18 Dec 2023 18:09 UTC
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Record snowfall from northeastern China to the northeastern U.S., and unusually heavy rains and floods wreak havoc worldwide in November. Meanwhile, at the COP28 climate summit:
200 countries struck a breakthrough climate agreement, calling for a transition away from fossil fuels in an unprecedented deal that targets the greatest contributors to the planet's warming.
It's not news that the green agenda is a big scam to make its proponents richer, siphon off taxpayer money, and push policies that undermine people's freedom. But as we have said before, nature has other plans. This November has been no exception in terms of historic snowfall records:
  • Anchorage, Alaska: Snowiest November since records began in 1953.
  • Northeast China: Record snowstorm forced airlines to cancel flights, halted trains, and closed schools and roads.
  • Northeastern US: Unprecedented 40 inches of snow from upstate New York to parts of New England.
  • Mongolia: Heavy snow and blizzards cover 60 percent of the country.
  • Romania, Bulgaria, and Moldova: Heavy snow and strong blizzards leave thousands without power.
  • Mexico: Unusually heavy snow covers all northern states.
  • Ukraine: Heavy blizzard leaves 11 regions without power and kills 10.
The same system that dumped heavy snow in Romania, Bulgaria, and Moldova triggered the "storm of the century" that hit parts of Ukraine and southern Russia, killing at least four people and leaving nearly 2 million without power.
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Bizarro Earth

More coal burned on Earth in 2023 than ever before in human history

Jo Nova
joannenova.com.au
Mon, 18 Dec 2023 18:02 UTC
Coal Mine
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The best kept secret in the world is that humans are using more coal than ever.

So much for the "stranded dead asset". In 2022 the world set a new all-time record for coal use — reaching 8.4 billion tons. In 2023, despite all the Net Zero billions in spending, despite the boom in windmills and solar panels, global demand for coal will top 8.54 billion tons.

The IEA is the "International Energy Agency" — supposedly, the impartial servant of 31 nations worth of taxpayers. Yet they decided to ignore the world record and instead tell us how coal is set to decline. It's what they think the taxpayers need to hear. Their press release:

IEA Image
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It's almost as if the IEA works for the renewables industry and their banker investors? Mr Vestas himself could hardly have written a more successful headline to hide the truth and gaslight the taxpayers.
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Snowflake

Rare snowfall in southern China as deep freeze grips the north

Liz Lee and Ryan Woo
Reuters
Mon, 18 Dec 2023 13:20 UTC
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FILE: A new round of cold air has arrived in the south, and it will snow again in the central and eastern parts of the country.
The cold weather sweeping China brought rare snowfall on Monday as far south as the province of Guangdong, while temperatures in the chilly north plunged to near historic lows for the month.

In a week of unexpectedly frigid weather, temperatures have fallen to lows below zero in northern areas, disrupting road, rail and air transport and even causing a brake failure in a commuter train in Beijing, the capital.

Forecasters early in November had predicted a warmer winter this year due to the El Nino phenomenon, while warning that temperatures could fluctuate after one of the warmest Octobers in decades.

On Monday in Guangdong, where snow is generally limited to the northernmost areas, snowfall blanketed the top of a mountain in a city just 80 km (50 miles) north of the provincial capital Guangzhou by the coast.

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Cloud Precipitation

Best of the Web: Australia summer floods: Airport submerged and crocodiles seen after record rain in Queensland - 7 FEET of rainfall dumped from Cyclone Jasper


BBC
Mon, 18 Dec 2023 12:11 UTC
Floods have inundated many places in far north Queensland, including Cairns Airport
© Joseph DietzFloods have inundated many places in far north Queensland, including Cairns Airport
Flash floods have inundated parts of northern Queensland - with the heavy rain thwarting attempts to evacuate a settlement hit by rising water.

Extreme weather driven by tropical cyclone Jasper has dumped a year's worth of rain on some areas.

Images show planes stuck on Cairns airport runway, a crocodile captured in Ingham, and people fleeing in boats.

Authorities called off the evacuation of Wujal Wujal's 300 residents due to adverse conditions.

No deaths or missing people reported have so far been reported.


Comment: Report from 4 days prior: Tropical Cyclone Jasper dumps 2 feet (624mm) of rain in 24 hours in North Queensland, Australia - 2nd heaviest daily rainfall on record for country

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Tropical-storm-like system soon to slam US eastern seaboard

Tyler Durden
ZeroHedge
Sat, 16 Dec 2023 19:02 UTC
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© weather.comConditions as of December 14, 2023
Hurricane season ended two weeks ago, but meteorologists on X forecast a strong area of low pressure developing in the Gulf of Mexico this weekend that will roar up the Eastern Seaboard with high winds, flooding rain, and severe thunderstorms.

The storm's path might parallel Interstate 95 this weekend, causing traffic disruptions to millions across major cities on the East Coast - at a time when AAA is calling for a busy Christmas travel season. Most of the disruptions are expected between Sunday and Monday.

Meteorologists expect the storm conditions to arrive late Saturday in Florida, Georgia, the Carolinas, and even the Mid-Alantic area into Sunday and Monday.
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Argentina Storm: Heavy rainfall, wind & 13 dead in Bahia Blanca after sports club roof collapsed

Shreya Rathod
curlytales.com
Sun, 17 Dec 2023 13:09 UTC
Argentina’s port city, Bahia Blanca, is engulfed in a severe storm which caused heavy rainfall. Further, it caused the roof of a sports club to collapse resulting in the death of 13 people—here’s all about the Argentina storm.
Argentina’s port city, Bahia Blanca, is engulfed in a severe storm which caused heavy rainfall. Further, it caused the roof of a sports club to collapse resulting in the death of 13 people—here’s all about the Argentina storm.
Authorities in the port city of Bahia Blanca, Argentina, reported that a strong storm on Saturday. It caused the roof of a sports club to fall, resulting in the deaths of at least 13 persons. Sources from the mayor's office claim that the roof of a building hosting a skating competition collapsed due to the intense wind and rain that pounded Bahia Blanca.

The municipality announced in a statement that firefighters arrived at the scene where individuals were still buried beneath debris. Regretfully, the emergency service confirms the deaths of 13 people at the Bahiense del Norte club. Several areas of the city lost power due to wind speeds of over 140 km/h (87 miles per hour).

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Snowflake

New Mexico ski resorts buried by 2+ feet of snow in 48 hours

Ian Greenwood
Powder.com
Fri, 15 Dec 2023 15:32 UTC
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The snow gods delivered.

Angel Fire Resort, New Mexico, has picked up 26 inches of snow in the past 48 hours.

The Resort recently shared an Instagram video depicting its hardworking ops team shoveling the fresh snow.

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