Earth Changes

Record-setting heat wave coming to Southern California

Javier Panzar
Los Angeles Times
Mon, 28 Aug 2017 18:44 UTC

A sweltering heat wave will blanket Southern California through the middle of the week, elevating the fire danger and probably breaking many heat records, according to forecasters.

The National Weather Service on Monday issued an excessive-heat warning through Wednesday, saying the high temperatures will create "a dangerous situation" this week.

The Antelope Valley and other inland valleys are expected to face the worst heat this week, with triple-digit temperatures.

The record books are already being rewritten in places such as Lancaster and Palmdale.

On Sunday, temperatures ranged from the high 70s along the coast and in downtown Los Angeles to 106 in Woodland Hills, 102 in Van Nuys and 116 in Palm Springs.

Records were shattered Monday when temperatures reached 111 in Woodland Hills, 109 in Lancaster, 108 in Palmdale and 104 in Sandberg, according to the weather service. Records in the latter three areas were set in 2008, when temperatures had reached 107 in Lancaster and Palmdale, and 97 in Sandberg.

Small sinkhole swallows up leg of Brooklyn walker (VIDEO)

RT
Tue, 29 Aug 2017 18:56 UTC

We sincerely hope that a man in Brooklyn wasn't trying to get anywhere in a rush after an inconvenient sinkhole opened up just enough to make his leg disappear. The unidentified individual had to be rescued from peril by the fire department.

Video from the scene which happened at the intersection of Myrtle and Walworth Tuesday shows the trapped individual, who from a distance looks like he is missing one leg. Upon closer inspection his leg appears to be trapped on the flip side of the earth.

'This is a nightmare event': Levee breached south of Houston in 800 year flood event

RT
Tue, 29 Aug 2017 18:11 UTC

Officials of Brazoria County, Texas have urged residents in the Columbia Lakes area, South of Houston, to evacuate immediately following a breach of the levee at the Brazos river.

'This is a nightmare event,' Brazoria County Judge Matt Sebesta said of the levee failure.

The Brazos River has risen to historic heights as a result of storm Harvey and caused the levee to fail Tuesday, a scenario that authorities feared.

More heavy rain is expected through Wednesday, raising concerns that other levees are at risk.

Houston's Addicks dam began to spill over Tuesday.

After the hottest British August Bank Holiday on record, UK set to get even warmer

Gemma Mullin, Aletha Adu and Chloe Kerr
The Sun
Tue, 29 Aug 2017 16:41 UTC

After the hottest August Bank Holiday on record, UK weather is set to get even WARMER.

Forecasters predict the mercury could soar to a whopping 30C as Britain enjoys a glorious Indian summer.

Brits basked in scorching sunshine yesterday as temperatures hit 28.2c - making the UK hotter than RIO.

Records were beaten across the country as revellers enjoying the sweltering day off work were treated to hours of scorching unbroken sunshine and cloudless skies.

Temperatures peaked in London where the mercury reached 28.2C (83f) in Holbeach, Lincs., which was warmer than beaches of Bora Bora, Rio de Janeiro and Sydney.

Mysterious cloud sickens scores at British Beaches

Sara G. Miller
Live Science
Tue, 29 Aug 2017 11:47 UTC

© Gareth Fuller/PA/Zuma
The beach at Birling Gap in Eastbourne, UK. This stretch of coastline was evacuated on Aug. 27 after a mysterious chemical cloud descended upon the beach.

A mysterious chemical cloud descended on beaches in England on Sunday (Aug. 27), according to news reports, and authorities are puzzling over what caused it and why it sickened more than 100 people.

As the cryptic cloud fogged up the shoreline, several beaches in East Sussex were evacuated and residents were advised to close their windows and doors, The Independent reported yesterday (Aug. 28).

Still, nearly 150 people who were exposed to the cloud needed medical treatment for problems such as stinging eyes, sore throats and vomiting, according to The Independent.

The chemical composition of the cloud is not clear. "What it was, it smelled like burnt plastic," Bob Jefferey, a deputy launching authority at the Royal National Lifeboat Institution Eastbourne division told The Guardian.

One beachgoer tweeted, "Some sort of chemical incident at Birling Gap, eyes are streaming and there's a strong smell of chlorine in the air."

Flood of a lifetime: Dramatic scenes across Texas as Hurricane Harvey stalls over the state dumping record-setting precipitation

Cheyenne Roundtree and Jennifer Smith
Daily Mail
Tue, 29 Aug 2017 14:43 UTC

An aerial photograph reveals the huge swathes of flooded land in Houston, Texas on Sunday. Hurricane Harvey blustered through the town on Friday and Saturday, bringing with it unprecedented downpour and triggering life-threatening floods.

The flood of a lifetime has hit Texas after the violent winds of Hurricane Harvey began to die down, with the state expecting another 50 inches to pour down upon the region in record-setting precipitation.

The destructive path of the hurricane began to take shape on Sunday, with a striking collection of aerial photographs laying bare its damage for the first time.

Highways lay submerged in water where abandoned cars bobbed alongside rescue boats taking residents to safety, as Galveston County estimates up to 1,200 people had to be rescued from the 'life-threatening' waters.

At least five people are dead and dozens are injured after 130mph winds and unprecedented floods swept through the southeast pocket of the state on Friday and Saturday.

There is even more rain on the way - a record-setting 50 inches - and emergency response teams have been stretched to their limit as the state was hit with 11 trillion gallons of water, according to reports.

Wet and fungus cover crops during Grand Solar Minimums, California's already started

Adapt 2030
You Tube
Tue, 29 Aug 2017 13:29 UTC

Stripe rust

One of the things to consider if wetter growing conditions when the grand solar minimum progresses through the next 20 years, this will lead to decreased yields, fungus, stripe rust and leaf spot pathogens on the foods we eat as they grow. California is already experiencing this and it is targeting test crops of Durham wheat. N.E USA also with the blueberry crop and somehow soils are cooler than normal in Illinois.

3-year-old girl recovering after shark attack in Stuart, Florida

Luli Ortiz
cbs12.com
Mon, 28 Aug 2017 13:05 UTC

A 3-year-old girl was hospitalized after she was bitten by a shark Sunday afternoon, the Martin County Sheriff's Office said.

The incident occurred at Bathtub Reef Beach around 1:19 p.m., according to Martin County Fire Rescue.

The girl was transported to St. Mary's Medical Center by helicopter with leg injuries, deputies said.

Jessica Marshall, a Stuart resident and mother of two, loves going to Bathtub Reef Beach, which is very popular among children and families.

"I can't imagine the horror," she said. "Everyone's worst fear is a shark bite."

The beach is now shut down for the remainder of the day.

Lightning strike kills man in Gulf Shores, Alabama

James Gordon
local15tv.com
Tue, 29 Aug 2017 09:29 UTC

A powerful lightning strike in Gulf Shores on Saturday has claimed the life of a 24-year-old man from Birmingham.

Family and friends confirm 24-year-old Taylor Harsh of Mountain Brook died as the result of the lightning strike.

Five other men where on the beach at the time with Harsh.

Shortly after 3 P.M. Saturday it was only but a spot on the local radar, a storm system had formed over Oyster Bay and it was heading South.

"We leave, when we hear thunder we leave," said Carol Cordon who lives across the street from where the fatal strike to place.

Louisiana braces for Harvey's rain

Deanna Hackney and Darran Simon
CNN
Tue, 29 Aug 2017 03:30 UTC

Rescue boats help flood victims in Houston, Texas after Tropical Storm Harvey.

New Orleans officials on Monday ordered city facilities and schools closed as the state braced for Harvey's rains and wind. And the city's mayor issued a warning. "Based on the weather, and out of an abundance of caution, I am recommending that everybody stay home tomorrow," Mayor Mitch Landrieu said Monday afternoon.

The outer bands of Harvey, which remains a tropical storm, are expected to shower New Orleans with heavy rains days after the storm flooded Houston and pummeled east Texas, forecasters say. New Orleans is under a flash-flood watch and could see localized flooding, according to CNN meteorologist Taylor Ward.

The city could see 4-8 inches of rain over the next 48 hours, he said. "If all goes well, we won't see catastrophic flooding like in Houston," Ward said. "We'll only see minor flooding."

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Earth Changes

Record-setting heat wave coming to Southern California

Small sinkhole swallows up leg of Brooklyn walker (VIDEO)

'This is a nightmare event': Levee breached south of Houston in 800 year flood event

After the hottest British August Bank Holiday on record, UK set to get even warmer

Mysterious cloud sickens scores at British Beaches

Flood of a lifetime: Dramatic scenes across Texas as Hurricane Harvey stalls over the state dumping record-setting precipitation

Wet and fungus cover crops during Grand Solar Minimums, California's already started

3-year-old girl recovering after shark attack in Stuart, Florida

Lightning strike kills man in Gulf Shores, Alabama

Louisiana braces for Harvey's rain

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