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At least another 4 killed by landslides caused by heavy rain in the Philippines

Mud and rock block a highway in Sta. Elena town, Camarines Norte.
© Sta. Elena MDRRMO
Mud and rock block a highway in Sta. Elena town, Camarines Norte.
At least 4 people were killed in 2 landslides in Camarines Norte, the province's governor said on Sunday after the onslaught of tropical depression Usman.

Governor Edgardo Tallado said they are still having difficulties gathering reports from some towns because power lines are still out after the storm brought rains that flooded parts of the province.

Local disaster officials earlier reported landslides in the towns of Sta. Elena and Labo. Authorities said they are still clearing mud and rock scattered on the roads in these areas.

Tallado said key thoroughfares, like the Maharlika Highway, also remain impassable due to floods. He said at least 70 percent of Daet City, the province's capital, has been affected by floodwater.


Comment: Other reports of similar events from the same country in the last 2 days: Landslide during heavy rain leaves 2 dead, 4 missing in Sorsogon City, Philippines

Landslide triggered by heavy rain kills 3 in eastern Philippines


Bizarro Earth

Coastal Peru and Cuba hit with huge freak waves triggering floods, damage and evacuations

unexpected giant sea waves

Giant waves engulf coastal Peru and Cuba triggering flooding and damage.
In two separate but dramatic incidents, huge waves hit coastal Peru and Cuba on December 21-22, 2018, causing damage and triggering evacuations in both countries. The same 'enormous wave' phenomenon was also reported in Ecuador, Panama Colombia and Florida. Weird no?

Huge waves in Peru

Dozens of holiday makers had the fear of their lives as anomalous and enormous waves suddenly engulfed several coastal cities near Mancora, in the region of Piura, Peru, on December 22, 2018.

According to witnesses, the waves reached up to 50 meters in height at around 4pm as explained in the description of the video below. I would say 5 meters is more reality-based:

Comment: Giant destructive waves are showing up without any seismic activity or severe weather as an explanation. The Indonesian tsunami was attributed to a massive landslide on the underwater slope of the Child of Krakatoa volcano as it began erupting with little warning. Are there sinkholes occurring in the ocean beds we have no way of detecting?


Cloud Precipitation

Ice Age Farmer Report: Volcanic tsunami Indonesia - Hail catastrophe Sydney - Cooking w preps - The great manure crisis

The size of the hail that just fell

The size of the hail that fell in Sydney
Anak Krakatau's eruption caused a tsunami that has taken 280 lives and counting. Hailstorm in Sydney, Australia declared a catastrophe. Crop loss reports from around the world. Cooking with your preps -- putting dehydrated eggs and butter to the test. Finally, Christian recounts the Great Horse Manure Crisis of 1894. All the best for your Christmas. Prepare.


Sources

Comment: See in addition: 20 volcanoes across Indonesia currently showing above normal activity


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Landslide during heavy rain leaves 2 dead, 4 missing in Sorsogon City, Philippines

landslide
© Bulan Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office
Two people died and 4 were declared missing after a landslide occurred in Barangay Osiao, Sorsogon City on Saturday, amid heavy rains caused by a lingering weather disturbance.

The province's disaster-mitigation office identified those killed as Gilbert Desunia and Gerald Despabiladeras.

Those who remain missing at the time this story was posted were Dominador Esquivel, Leonel Diaz, Magno Diaz, and Franklin Olavere.

Meanwhile, four were admitted at the Sorsogon Provincial Hospital — Mark Diolata, John Carlo Lorill, John Robert Marcaida, and Arjay Dulpina.

Comment: A day earlier in the same region another landslide triggered by heavy rain killed 3 people.


Snowflake

Heavy snow blanketing Japan - nearly 2 meters in Yamagata

Heavy snow blanketing Japan
Heavy snow continues to fall in northern and western Japan along the Sea of Japan coast.

The Meteorological Agency says the winter-type weather pattern has strengthened, bringing with it a cold air mass.

A village in northern Yamagata prefecture had experienced nearly two meters of snow by Saturday.

The snow is expected to continue through Sunday, mainly in coastal areas.


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Landslide triggered by heavy rain kills 3 in eastern Philippines

Heavy rains triggered a landslide
© Grace Carrascal
Heavy rains triggered a landslide
At least 3 people died in the Philippines on Friday, as heavy rains caused by tropical storm "Usman" lashed the Bicol region and parts of the Visayas islands, triggerig landslides.

Reports said overnight heavy rains in Albay caused a landslide that killed the three — Mauro, 26, and 3-year-old Marco Allegre as well as 20-year-old Mia Loreto — in the village of San Francisco in the city.


The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) reported that eight road sections in the Bicol region and Eastern Visayas have been closed to all types of vehicles as the low pressure area (formerly known as Tropical Depression "Usman") continues to affect parts of the country.


Ice Cube

Greenland Ice Sheet surface mass budget far, far higher than average

Greenland Ice Sheet SMB through 2017-18
© DMI Polar Portal.
Greenland Ice Sheet SMB through 2017-18 (top) and 2018-19 (bottom) shown as blue lines. Grey lines show the 1981-2010 average and red shows the record low of 2011-12.
Sixth highest on record.
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Using daily output from a weather forecasting model combined with a model that calculates melt of snow and ice, scientists from the Danish Meteorological Institute (DMI) calculated the "surface mass budget" (SMB) of the Greenland ice sheet.

When you look at the blue lines on the above graphs, it is quite evident that the Greenland Ice Sheet surface mass budget is far, far higher than the mean.

Comment: Another indication of above average cover for both ice and snow in 2018 for part of this region can be gleaned from this report: Global cooling: Excessive spring snowfall results in non-breeding year for shorebirds in north-east Greenland - 1 meter deep snow


Cloud Lightning

4 people killed by lightning in Eastern Cape and Limpopo, South Africa

lightning
Two elderly women died instantly when they were struck by lightning in Ngqamakhwe, Eastern Cape, provincial police said on Friday.

Police spokesperson Captain Jackson Manatha said it was believed that the deceased had been attending a homecoming ceremony for initiates when the lightning struck.

"An 84-year-old woman and another, 64, were struck to death by lightning on Thursday at about 14:00 at Ntlebi Locality, Matolweni Village, in Ngqamakhwe."

Comment: On the same day an individual was fatally struck in Malawi.


Attention

Mayon Volcano explodes, spews ash in the Philippines

Mayon remains under Alert Level 2 after

Mayon remains under Alert Level 2 after its full-blown eruption episodes that started January
Mayon Volcano in Albay exploded two times yesterday morning, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported as it warned residents to stay out of the six-kilometer radius permanent danger zone.

The phreatic or ash explosions occurred at 8:17 a.m. and 8:28 a.m. that generated grayish to grayish white ash plumes 600 meters and 200 meters above the crater, respectively based on Phivolcs' latest bulletin.

Phivolcs director Renato Solidum said the explosions were possibly triggered by the sudden degassing of magma inside the volcano's chamber.

Mayon remains under Alert Level 2 after its full-blown eruption episodes that started January and simmered down in March early this year.


Snowflake

New Mexico snowstorm disrupts travel, forces road closures

NM snow storm
A snowstorm blasted New Mexico Friday with blizzard conditions that disrupted travel and forced the closure of several major roadways.

Albuquerque became ground zero for the storm that has halted air traffic and forced the Albuquerque Police Department to close its Foothills Substation because of the weather.

On Friday, blizzard warnings were issued for Albuquerque through Saturday morning. The National Weather Service office in Albuquerque could not find any blizzard warnings ever issued for the city of 558,000 in its limited database.

Driving conditions are reportedly treacherous in many parts of the state, particularly in south-central portions of the Land of Enchantment state, the Associated Press reports.

Friday morning, Interstate 40 was shut down from Moriarty to Clines Corners, the Albuquerque Journal reports. The closure impacted 24 miles of the roadway.

Numerous flights were delayed or canceled at the Albuquerque International Sunport, according to the airport's website.