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Ship loses record number of containers while crossing the Pacific - hit by waves 16 meters (52.5 feet) high

Robert W. Felix
Ice Age Now
Tue, 08 Dec 2020 19:17 UTC
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Ship returned to Japan after encountering severe weather (wave heights of up to 16 meters, or 52.5 feet, the height of a five-story building).

The ONE Apus suffered the incident after encountering severe weather on Monday, November 30, during its voyage from Yantian, China to Long Beach, California. The vessel was approximately 1,600 nautical miles northwest of Hawaii at the time.

The ONE Apus is a 14,000 TEU containership built in 2019 measuring 364-meters in length and sailing under the Japanese flag. The vessel is operated by Japan's Ocean Network Express on the Far East Pacific 2 (FP2) Service.
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Severe floods hit Uberlândia, Brazil

Disasters News
YouTube
Tue, 08 Dec 2020 15:35 UTC
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(Translated from Brazilian Portuguese): A heavy rain that fell early tonight (8) in Uberlândia (MG), located in the Triângulo Mineiro, left the city with several flooding points. The Santa Monica neighborhood and the center were the most affected places. Drivers had their cars stopped because of flooding on public roads and some vehicles were driven by the current. Teams from the Civil Defense, the Fire Department and the Military Police (PM) were called in to respond to the occurrences.

Earlier, the Civil Defense issued an alert and confirmed that the city is on yellow alert due to the forecast of heavy rains. In case of emergency situations, residents should call the Fire Department (193), PM (190) or the agency itself (199). On Saturday (5), the city was also hit by a thunderstorm.

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French rescue helicopter crashes in the Alps during bad weather, killing 5

Jan Wesner Childs
The Weather Channel
Wed, 09 Dec 2020 15:20 UTC
This picture taken on Dec. 9, 2020, shows houses and a church under snow at the entrance of Bonvillard, France, where a helicopter crash left five dead with only the pilot surviving but badly wounded.
© AFPThis picture taken on Dec. 9, 2020, shows houses and a church under snow at the entrance of Bonvillard, France, where a helicopter crash left five dead with only the pilot surviving but badly wounded.
Five people were killed when a rescue helicopter crashed in poor weather in the French Alps Tuesday.

The Eurocopter EC135 was flying at an altitude of about 5,900 feet when it came down near the town of Bonvillard, about 10 miles from Albertville in the Savoie area of the French Alps, according to a government news release.

Local authorities said weather conditions were particularly bad at the time, the Associated Press reported. It was overcast with low cloud ceilings and some snow was falling in the area Tuesday night, according to weather.com meteorologists.

Six people were on board, including the pilot, a pilot in training, two rescue personnel and two winch operators, according to the BBC.

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More than 200,000 lightning strikes recorded across Mackay, Australia

Angel Parsons
ABC News (Australia)
Wed, 09 Dec 2020 12:12 UTC
Incredible shades of purple were captured in the lightning storm around Mackay.
© Marty StreckerIncredible shades of purple were captured in the lightning storm around Mackay.
A terrific light show overnight has given the Mackay, Isaac and Whitsunday region a vibrant kick-off to the storm season.

Ergon Energy said more than 200,000 lightning strikes were recorded across the region since Tuesday afternoon.

"Mackay and surrounds ... in a 100-kilometre radius it was more than 76,500 lightning strikes," spokeswoman Emma Oliveri said.

Moranbah recorded 35,000 and Airlie Beach clocked up 30,000.

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Extremely rare winter tornado hits Trieste, Italy


Sott.net
Tue, 08 Dec 2020 17:15 UTC
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"Today, on Dec 7th, 2020, an intense supercell storm rolled across the North Adriatic Sea and produced a tornado that hit the Port of Trieste city, Italy in the evening hours. Severe weather with large hail and damaging winds blasted across the Slovenian coast, and also the city of Trieste itself," reports Severe Weather Europe.

"Call it rare, historic, or whatever possible, the event is extremely rare! Lets us repeat... it is December 7th, a winter month and the Adriatic Sea and the city of Trieste are located in central Europe."

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Historic levels of snow falls in parts of the Alps - up to 3 meters, with another meter forecast


Planetski
Mon, 07 Dec 2020 11:53 UTC
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Up to 3m has fallen in parts of Italy and Austria. The huge storm started on Friday and though it has eased, it is still falling in places with a further 1m expected.

Winter has struck with a vengeance in some parts of the Dolomites in Italy and in southern Austria.

Here is the snow coming down in Madonna di Campiglio:


Comment: View more videos: Winter storm dumps up to 2 meters of snowfall in the Alps causing problems, with another meter forecast

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Large tornado hits Sakaka, Saudi Arabia - one of the largest ever documented in the region


Gulf Today
Mon, 07 Dec 2020 10:37 UTC
A combo image shows a tornado moving through the desert in Sakaka, Saudi Arabia.
A combo image shows a tornado moving through the desert in Sakaka, Saudi Arabia.
A massive tornado has been spotted in Sakaka in the northwestern region of Saudi Arabia.

Sakaka is the capital of Al Jawf Province.

Experts said it was one of the largest tornadoes ever documented in the region.

A video circulating on social media showed a tornado violently moving through the desert.

Authorities have urged citizens to stay away from the valleys and open areas due to unstable weather.

According to Professor of Climate Change and Department of Geography at Qassim University, Dr Abdullah Al-Misnad, "The tornado, which formed southeast of Al-Jawf is one of the largest hurricanes that has been documented with pictures in Saudi Arabia."

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Severe floods, rain and heavy snowfall hit many regions of Italy - town of Barcis gets 30 inches of rainfall

Richard Davies
Floodlist
Mon, 07 Dec 2020 14:26 UTC
Severe weather including heavy rainfall and flooding affected parts of Italy from 04 December.
Severe weather including heavy rainfall and flooding affected parts of Italy from 04 December.
Wide areas of Italy have seen severe weather including strong winds, heavy snow and rain since 04 December. Evacuations have been carried out after flooding in Emilia-Romagna and Veneto Regions. Media report at least 2 weather-related fatalities.

As of 06 December, Italy's Ministry of the Interior reported that the regions of Veneto, Friuli Venezia Giulia, Emilia-Romagna, Piemonte, Lombardy and Tuscany were all severely affected.

Italy's fire service, Vigili del Fuoco, said it had carried out 2,500 interventions between 05 and 07 December, including 1,000 in Veneto, 300 in Emilia-Romagna, 150 in Friuli Venezia Giulia. As many as 245 people were rescued either by boat or helicopter on 06 December. Fatalities have been reported as a result of severe weather in Lombardy and the southern region of Basilicata.

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Major floods wash away trucks in Kuwait

START
YouTube
Sun, 06 Dec 2020 14:14 UTC
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Major floods wash away trucks in Kuwait, Al-lYah-Abdali

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Winter storm dumps up to 2 meters of snowfall in the Alps causing problems, with another meter forecast


En24 World
Sun, 06 Dec 2020 18:16 UTC
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That it snows in the mountains in December is not at all exceptional. But in recent hours, up to two meters of snow fell in the Alps and that causes problems here and there. There is also an avalanche danger in many places.

Traffic in particular will experience a lot of disruption on Sunday. There are currently no trains running on the Brenner Pass between Austria and Italy. Car traffic is also partly blocked.

There are power supply problems throughout South Tyrol, according to the civil defense. Some 1,400 firefighters have been active since Sunday morning. The highest avalanche warning applies in East Tyrol in Austria. That is why avalanches are generated spontaneously, some of them very large, the local authorities warn.

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