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Rise in incidence of cyclones over the north Indian Ocean (and floods)

Dr Harsh Vardhan
udaipurkiran.com
Fri, 25 Sep 2020 13:40 UTC
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Based on the statistics during 1891-2017, on an average 5 cyclones develop over North Indian Ocean in a year with 4 developing over Bay of Bengal and 1 over Arabian Sea.

However, in the recent past increase in frequency had been observed in formation of cyclones in the North Indian Ocean.

Also studies show an increase in frequency of severe cyclones over Arabian Sea in recent years.

The details of Cyclones formed over North Indian Ocean during 2017 to 2019 follow:
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Giant waterspout comes ashore in Salerno, Italy, uprooting trees and damaging buildings - 3rd in 5 days for the country


Yahoo! News
Fri, 25 Sep 2020 12:05 UTC
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A giant waterspout came ashore in the Italian city of Salerno on Friday, September 25, uprooting trees and causing minor damage to vehicles and buildings, according to local authorities.

A Facebook post on Mayor Vincenzo Napoli's page said that nobody was injured, and that the Torrione district was the most affected by the twister.

According to Il Fatto Quotidiano, there was widespread damage to cars, buildings, and street furniture, and the window of a bus was shattered as a result of debris from the storm.

This video shows the waterspout approaching Salerno from the sea.


Credit: @adrianodefalco.hiking.guide via Storyful

Comment: A day earlier another huge waterspout was filmed off Porto Ercole further north on Italy's west coast:


On September 20 another impressive one was recorded off the city of Cefalù on the island of Sicily:



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Cloud Precipitation

Adapt 2030 Ice Age Report: Out of place floods, hurricanes and freeze events


Adapt 2030
Thu, 24 Sep 2020 02:44 UTC
Beta and Teddy meet
© YouTube/Adapt 2030 (screen capture)
Biggest floods ever recorded in Ethiopia, right over the new Renaissance Dam, the largest in Africa that is beginning to fill, now with a super charge. I wonder who knew the cycles of change turning desert to grassland that would have billions to fund such a project. First ever cyclone to hit Portugal mainland and hurricanes Beta and Teddy connect across 3000 miles of Atlantic waters.


Comment: Adapt 2030 Ice Age Report: Controlling water in Africa, a Grand Solar Minimum cycle

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Cloud Lightning

Lightning strike injures 14 teens at soccer game in Switzerland


Deutsche Welle
Wed, 23 Sep 2020 19:40 UTC
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Over a dozen teenagers in Switzerland have been hospitalized after lightning struck a soccer field during a game. The bolt hit a lamp post before spreading over the field.

Fourteen teenagers in Switzerland were taken to the hospital on Tuesday evening after lightning struck a soccer field while they were in the middle of a game, Swiss news agency SDA reported.

The lightning initially struck a lamp post before spreading over the field, located in the Swiss village of Abtwil, 80 kilometers (50 miles) east of Zurich, SDA said, citing police reports.
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307 killed, 100 missing due to floods and landslides in past 3 months across Nepal


Khabarhub
Wed, 23 Sep 2020 19:27 UTC
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As many as 307 people have died and over 100 have gone missing due to monsoon-triggered landslides and floods in the last three months in Nepal.

According to the Nepal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management portal of the Home Ministry, 307 people died in 528 incidents that occurred in 67 districts between June 12 and September 21.

More than 100 people went missing and 214 sustained injuries after their houses were washed away by the floods and landslides triggered by incessant rains. Similarly, 1,178 families have been affected, of which 535 houses were fully damanged and 105 partially.

As many as 615 livestocks died after 105 cowsheds collapsed due to the floods and landslides.

According to Srijana Shrestha, the information officer for the Nepal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management, the monsoon incurred a loss of around Rs 88,381,000.
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China experiences 21 large-scale floods in 2020, setting historical record


Global Times
Wed, 23 Sep 2020 19:18 UTC
Aerial photo taken on Aug. 18, 2020
© Xinhua/Liu ChanAerial photo taken on Aug. 18, 2020 shows flooded area in Ciqikou of Shapingba District, southwest China's Chongqing Municipality. Chongqing Municipality, located along the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, was hit by severe flooding on Tuesday. A Level I emergency response was therefore issued for flood control.
China has experienced 21 numbered floods (floods of a certain large scale) so far in 2020, 1.6 times more than that of previous years, hitting a historical record since 1998.

The floods occurred in the six main river basins in China, including the Yangtze River and Yellow River.

A total of 833 rivers in China have gone above warning levels, 80 percent more than in the same period of that year, said China's Ministry of Water Resources in a statement on Tuesday.
Among them, 267 rivers were over the safety level and 77 reached historical record highs.

In 2020, the national average rainfall reached 616 mm, 13 percent more than the same period of the previous year and the second highest since 1961.
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Cloud Precipitation

Beta makes landfall in Texas, tying century-old record for named storms in a year

Rachel DeSantis
Yahoo! News
Tue, 22 Sep 2020 18:29 UTC
Beta weakens to tropical depression
Beta weakens to tropical depression
Tropical Depression Beta touched down in Texas Monday night as a tropical storm, marking the first time a Greek-named storm has ever made landfall in the continental United States.

Beta made landfall around 10 p.m. local time along the Matagorda Peninsula with sustained winds of 45 mph, the National Hurricane Center said.

It was eventually downgraded to a tropical depression on Tuesday, but not before pummeling the area northeast of Victoria with 8-10 inches of rain.

Beta is weakening as it continues to move inland over Texas and onto Louisiana and Mississippi through the end of the week, but "significant flash and urban flooding" is still expected in parts of Texas, according to the National Hurricane Center.

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Lightning kills airplane technician at Hanoi airport, Vietnam

Doan Loan
VnExpress.net
Wed, 23 Sep 2020 18:03 UTC
A Vietnam Airlines aircraft at Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi, February 4, 2020
© VnExpress/Ngoc Thanh.A Vietnam Airlines aircraft at Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi, February 4, 2020
An airplane maintenance worker was fatally struck by lightning Tuesday while working at Hanoi's Noi Bai airport.

The 40-year-old man worked for the Vietnam Airlines Engineering Company, a subsidiary of Vietnam Airlines.

He was checking a Vietnam Airlines plane which was preparing to leave Hanoi for Vinh in central Vietnam when a bolt of lightning struck the right wing of the plane and knocked him out.

He died on the way to hospital.
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Deadly floods in Oaxaca, Mexico - 6.5 inches of rainfall in 24 hours


Floodlist
Tue, 22 Sep 2020 19:32 UTC
Flood damage in Oaxaca, Mexico, September 2020.
© Proteccion Civil OaxacaFlood damage in Oaxaca, Mexico, September 2020.
At least 2 people have died after heavy rainfall caused flooding and landslides in the state of Oaxaca, southwestern Mexico.

Figures from the country's meteorological agency Servicio Meteorológico Nacional (SMN), show heavy rainfall in Oaxaca from 14 to 19 September. The town of Santa María Jacatepec recorded more than 165.5mm of rain in 24 hours to 19 September.

Flash floods, overflowing rivers and landslides since then have prompted authorities to declare a state of emergency in several municipalities in the Papaloapan Region. Local media said the overflowing Chiquito and Manso rivers flooded parts of San Juan Lalana, Santiago Choapam and Santiago Jocotepec municipalities.

Fatalities were reported in San Agustín Chayuco and San Juan Comaltepec municipalities.


Comment: Severe flooding also hit the city of Cuernavaca in the state of Morelos over the same time period:



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Further floods in West Java and Jakarta, Indonesia - 8 inches of rainfall in 24 hours


Floodlist
Tue, 22 Sep 2020 18:21 UTC
Floods in Sukabumi, West Java, Indonesia 21 September 2020.
© BPBD Kabupaten SukabumiFloods in Sukabumi, West Java, Indonesia 21 September 2020.
Further flooding has struck in Indonesia, this time in West Java Province along with parts of the capital, Jakarta. Officials report 2 people have died and 20 have been injured. The flooding follows a series of flood events that has affected several provinces of the country during September.

In West Java, heavy rainfall from 20 September caused the Cipeuncit River to break its banks flooding areas of Cicurug District in Sukabumi Regency on 21 September. Flooding was also reported in Parung Kuda and Cidahu Districts in the Regency.

Initial assessments suggested at least one house and one vehicle were swept away by the flash floods. Over 300 houses and 10 bridges were damaged. Disaster officials report that 20 people were injured and 210 families displaced. Indonesia's National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) later confirmed that 2 people had died in the floods.

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