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Tropical Storm Dorian producing significant flooding across Martinique

The village of Rivière-Pilote flooded.
© Gregory Gabourg
The village of Rivière-Pilote flooded.
As Tropical Storm Dorian moves across the Windward Islands, showers and thunderstorms have dumped copious amounts of rainfall across Martinique, triggering widespread street and flash flooding across the island. Gusty winds are also ongoing across the island as a Tropical Storm Warning remains in effect.

As of 8:45 AM, peak sustained winds of 37 KM/H and wind gusts to 57 KM/H have been recorded at the Le Lamentin Airport, Martinique. Over the last 8 hours, nearly 100 millimeters have fallen across the region.

France weather services, Meteo France, recorded on average more than 60mm of rainfall in the south (Sainte-Luce, Trois-Ilets, Ducos, in particular).


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Annual Amazon farmland burn sets records for international outrage

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© AP Photo/Eraldo Peres
Every year, farmers in the Amazon set fires to clear agricultural land during the dry season starting in August, but this year may be a record-setter, not for the number of fires, but for the global outrage.

The G-7 nations pledged Monday about $40 million to help fight fires in the Amazon rainforest in response to the outcry from celebrities, media outlets and leaders like French President Emmanuel Macron, who said the blazes represented an "international crisis."

Climate scientist Roy Spencer had another term for the fires: "normal agriculture."

"I think the media focus on this is misplaced and exaggerated, as is virtually every weather-related story that appears these days," said Mr. Spencer, a former NASA scientist who does consulting on global crop-market forecasting.

"The driest years in Brazil will have the most fires set by farmers," the professor at the University of Alabama at Huntsville said in an email. "That isn't a climate story, it's normal agriculture in a country where 50 million people living in poverty are trying to survive."

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Severe storms pummel Spain with hail and sheets of rain - Two tornadoes touch down near Malaga

tornadoes spain malaga

Dozens of videos have captured the moment a tornado ripped through Malaga.

It comes after eight litres of rain fell in just one hour, while other areas of Spain have flooded this evening.

The phenomenon has dragged olive trees across roads, disrupting traffic while destroyed power lines have resulted in blackouts.


The terrifying site was recorded in the town of Campillos, where the Town Hall has advised residents to 'stay in their homes'.

A statement by local Mayor Francisco Guerrero said that 'the worst has happened' and that the public should 'limit' the use of their vehicles.

The tornado was caused by colliding winds, a process also known as DANA (Depresión Aislada en Niveles Altos).


This is similar to the famous gota fria - or cold drop - according to local meteorologist Jose Luis Escudero.

AEMET does not have stations in Campillos to record wind speeds and the tornado is not large enough to be seen by satellite.

There is currently a yellow weather warning in place in the north of Malaga Province where Campillos is located.


Cloud Precipitation

New Orleans streets flood again - 5th serious episode in 2 years

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Thunderstorms snarled afternoon traffic and brought high water rushing down streets in parts of New Orleans on Monday.

Two major roadways were also closed in neighboring St. Bernard Parish, the Associated Press reported.

Photos and video posted to social media showed cars and people sludging through flooded streets and sidewalks in New Orleans.


Comment: Details of the other noteworthy flooding incidents for the city over the last 2 years:

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100-ft-deep sinkholes appear with deafening noise in Andhra Pradesh, India

A sinkhole formed in Kadapa district.– File Photo

A sinkhole formed in Kadapa district.– File Photo
The mysterious formation of huge sinkholes with deafening noise at Eppenta and Bayanapalle villages on Sunday caused panic among villagers.

The mysterious formation of huge sinkholes with deafening noise at Eppenta and Bayanapalle villages on Sunday caused panic among villagers. The emergence of 100-feet-deep sinkholes in irrigation tanks is giving sleepless nights to villagers.

Farmers baffled finding a large sinkhole filled with water. People of these two villages are scared of entering their agricultural fields fearing formation of sinkholes. They said that sinkholes have formed due to lightning and heavy inflows from the Buggavanka project. The government must press scientists into service to ascertain the reasons for the formation of sinkholes and dispel fears of people, Ramamohan, a farmer said.

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Rewriting temperature history of Iceland

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NASA and NOAA (in conjunction with other supposedly independent agencies) have rewritten the temperature history of Iceland many times in order to suit their current political agenda.


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Italy's Stromboli volcano erupts again, sending pyroclastic flow and lava into the Mediterranean

The Stromboli volcano sent a river of lava into the sea

The Stromboli volcano sent a river of lava into the sea
Italy's Stromboli volcano spewed an ash cloud and sent a river of lava into the sea off the north coast of Sicily

Italy's Stromboli volcano has exploded in front of holidaymakers, spewing an ash cloud high into the air and sending a river of lava into the sea.

It comes almost two months after a massive eruption killed a man and forced terrified tourists to dive into the sea.

The summit of Stromboli - one of the most active volcanoes in the world - had already been closed due to an increase in activity this summer, including smaller explosions this week.


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Record rain in south Japan brings flood chaos, kills at least two

An aerial view shows submerged houses and facilities at a flooded area in Takeo, Saga prefecture, southern Japan, on Aug 28, 2019
© Reuters
An aerial view shows submerged houses and facilities at a flooded area in Takeo, Saga prefecture, southern Japan, on Aug 28, 2019
Torrential rain triggered floods and landslides in Japan on Wednesday, killing at least two people and prompting authorities to order more than 900,000 people to leave their homes while another million were advised to move to safety.

More than twice the usual rainfall for the whole of August has fallen over parts of the southern island of Kyushu over the past 48 hours, washing away roads, causing rivers to burst their banks and forcing the suspension of train services.

One man was killed when his car was swept away in Saga prefecture, while another man in Fukuoka prefecture died after being dragged away by flood waters when he got out of his stalled car, NHK national broadcaster said.

A woman in Saga was found without signs of life - a term Japanese authorities use to describe people yet to be officially confirmed as dead - in her car after it fell into a waterway.


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6.6-magnitude earthquake hits South Sandwich Islands

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An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.6 jolted 130km south of Bristol Island, South Sandwich Islands at 2355 GMT on Tuesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

The epicenter, with a depth of 24.5 km, was initially determined to be at 60.2088 degrees south latitude and 26.5327 degrees west longitude.

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Another lake disappears in Mexico

Metzabok Lagoon in Mexico
© CONANP
Metzabok Lagoon by Mexico’s National Commission for Protected Nature Areas
A lake in the Metzabok lagoon system in the Lacandon Jungle of Chiapas is dry, with no known causes.

"Saturday night it appeared completely dry, but a week ago the community was monitoring it to take care of the species," said Armando Valenzuela, inhabitant of the area.

Some 150 residents collected fish and transferred them to other lakes, although some were used for family consumption.

Residents reported the phenomenon through photographs and videos posted on social networks.

There is nothing left in what used to be a large expanse of water and a place for tourism.

The main lake of the Tzibaná community maintains a good water level in order to continue carrying out the eco-tourism activities of which the village lives.


Comment: The National Water Commission of Mexico considers that most of the Lacandon jungle is in a "moderate" drought situation, but some areas whose waters usually feed the lagoons suffer from a "severe to extreme" drought according to El Periodico de Mexico, which may be a factor.

See also: Lakes and rivers mysteriously disappearing increase around the world