Earth Changes
Andhra Pradesh
Teams from police, NDRF and military have responded to the worsening flood situation across several districts of Andhra Pradesh. Rescues and evacuations were carried out in Tirupati, Chittoor, Kadapa, Anantapur and Nellore districts.
The Cheyyeru dam in Kadapa district was reportedly breached or damaged, flooding nearby villages. Videos shared on Social Media showed bridges and buildings washed by the overflowing Swarnamukhi river in Tirupati. Workers were reportedly stranded by flood water from the Papaghni River near Vempalli, Kadapa district. Dozens of people were rescued after 3 buses were submerged by floods in Kadapa district.
India's Ministry of Home Affairs reported as of late 18 November at least 10 relief camps set up in the state were housing 339 displaced people.
India's Central Water Commission issued flood alerts for Kadapa, Chittoor, Ananthapuram and Prakasam, Nellore districts. CWC said levels of several rivers are expected to rise including the Krishna and Swarnamukhi, and some dam releases likely.
Some of the heaviest rain was seen in Chittoor District, where several areas saw more than 40 mm fall in 1 hour. Chandragiri recorded 72.2 mm in 1 hour during the afternoon 18 November 2021.
As of 19 November no fatalities had been reported in Andhra Pradesh, which is remarkable given the severity of the situation.
Tamil Nadu and Puducherry
According to media reports, 9 people died after heavy rain caused a building to collapse in Pernambut town, Vellore district of Tamil Nadu late on 18 November 2021. Nine other people were injured in the incident.
The state suffered severe flooding earlier this month when over 11,000 people were displaced and at least 14 died. According to CWC, many reservoirs are still high and further dam releases may be required after further heavy rain brought by the recent depression.
Flood warnings are likely to remain in place for the coming days in several districts, with levels of the Palar, Cooum, Adyar, Kosasthalaiyar, Vellar, Varaha, Ponnaiyar and Cauvery rivers expected to rise.
Meanwhile in neighbouring Puducherry, 1964 mm of rain fell in 24 hours to 18 November. NDRF teams carried out evacuations in Annar Nagar. The Varahanadhi river at Kumarapalayam was above Extreme Flood levels, according to CWC.
Reader Comments
Mankind doesn't live in harmony with Nature, Mankind is parasitic in habit and has been sucking its host dry of anything of value.
So don't be surprised when 6ft of water falls in 24 hours, Why? Because there's far worse to come.
Which is why in our family we play the "what would we do if..." game fairly often. Only, it isn't a game any more.
If you need help understanding what's heading your way weather wise, I will happily show you where to go to gather such information, so that YOU can make your own informed decisions.
Bottom line, earth's atmosphere has past its tipping point.
The art of all good interruption is achieved through good observations and over time one begins to unravel the science and witness the kaleidoscope of interactions first hand.
As against to just reading reports of activities you are there in real time, ahead of the game, seeing your expectations become reality.
I have monitored Earth's atmosphere for many years from 1013 hpa up to 10 hpa and through these observations I can now see a development of cold air in both hemispheres that is not in keeping with just seasonal adjustments.
This has completely altered Earth's jetstreams and has altered the text book presentations of the migration of warm equatorial air towards the poles.
We are now living in a new era of developing weather patterns that unfortunately do not bode well for mankind.
I believe choas breeds choas and ancient history is littered with dramatic events that were as a result of bad weather.
Bob Dylan sang a song, in which the lyrics went, "The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind" and ironically that is just the case here.
To answer your question, yes.
I strongly suggest that you click on YouTube, search weather, floods and snow, and the answer to your question is laid bare before you.
Comment: Update: The Times of India reports: Update 2 : The Economic Times reports on November 21: