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Storms cause damage to homes, floods and leave thousands without power in South Australia

Rafqa Touma,
Guardian
Tue, 28 Nov 2023 14:15 UTC

Flooded roads in Wayville, in the wake of thunderstorms across Adelaide.

Wild storms have downed trees, flooded streets, damaged some homes and left thousands of others without power across Adelaide.

An inflatable whale was also swept down the River Torrens and other local Christmas decorations were plunged underwater, after metropolitan areas around the Adelaide Hills were hit with significant rainfall since Monday morning.

The Bureau of Meteorology's Jenny Horvat said the city had recorded above 50mm in parts, with Scotch College, south of the city, receiving 75mm of rain.

"[It is] quite a lot of rainfall in a short period of time," Horvat said. "So we have seen some local river rises, and some localised flash flooding ... and water heading straight down into the [River] Torrens."

"It is not one of those things happening every second day in November, but it can happen."

Uruguay: Over 3 thousand people displaced by flooding

telesurenglish.net
Sun, 26 Nov 2023 13:55 UTC

At present, 3,442 displaced persons remain.

In the northwest region, over 3 thousand people have been displaced from their homes due to the flooding caused by the overflow of the Uruguay river.

The National Water Directorate of the Ministry of Environment forecasts that the level of the river will rise in the department of Salto in the next few days in the range of five to 10 centimeters per day and the probability of reaching up to 14.40 meters.

At present, 3,442 displaced persons remain: 249 are evacuated and 3,193 are self-evident. Of that total, 179 are in Artigas, 1,170 in Salto and 2,093 in Paysandú sais the Uruguayan government on its official website.

Shallow 6.5 magnitude earthquake strikes north of Papua New Guinea

Hindustan Times
Tue, 28 Nov 2023 11:19 UTC

A shallow, 6.5-magnitude earthquake struck off the northern coast of Papua New Guinea on Tuesday, the US Geological Survey said, but no tsunami warning was issued.

The quake hit about 20 kilometres (12 miles) off the coast, a short distance from the town of Wewak, capital of the Pacific island state's East Sepik Province.

The epicentre was detected at an estimated depth of 12 kilometres (seven miles) at 8:46 am local time (2146 GMT Monday), the USGS said.

There is "no tsunami threat", the Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre said in a separate bulletin.

'Storm of the century' kills 4, cuts power to 2mln in Russia, occupied Ukraine

The Moscow Times
Mon, 27 Nov 2023 08:21 UTC

A severe storm on the Black Sea hit parts of Ukraine and southern Russia on Sunday night, killing at least four people and knocking out power to nearly 2 million, with strong winds continuing into Monday.

"About 1.9 million people remained without power supply as of 10:00 Moscow time due to unfavorable weather conditions," Moscow's energy ministry said, listing the Russian regions of Dagestan, Krasnodar and Rostov, as well as the occupied Ukrainian regions of Crimea, Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia.

The storm peaked on Sunday evening, with some parts of Russian-annexed Crimea receiving 33 millimeters of precipitation and winds reaching speeds of 144 kilometers per hour.

As waves up to 8 meters high battered the coast, crude oil loading was halted on Russia's Novorossiysk oil terminal and the nearby Caspian Pipeline Consortium terminal — leading Kazakhstan, which exports through the CPC, to reduce oil production by nearly 15% compared to the day earlier, reported Bloomberg.

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Snowstorm causes massive power cuts across Ukraine

BBC
Mon, 27 Nov 2023 13:08 UTC

Dozens of passengers in Ukraine have had to be rescued from vehicles stuck in heavy snow

Snowstorms and strong winds have left more than 2,000 towns and villages without power across many regions of Ukraine, local officials say.

They say 48 people, including children, have been evacuated from trapped vehicles in the worst-affected Odesa region in the south-west.

At least six people have suffered from hypothermia. Traffic is currently blocked on 14 motorways.

Moscow hit by rare 'black blizzard'

The Press United
Mon, 27 Nov 2023 12:17 UTC

Heavy snowfall that started in the Russian capital overnight is expected to continue into Tuesday

Moscow is already going through its first major snowfall. Meteorologists have described the weather pattern over the Russian capital as a "black blizzard" - a phenomenon usually encountered in the Far North, when snowflakes fly almost parallel to the surface, decreasing visibility to around 100 meters.

The snowfall that started on Sunday intensified overnight, with 35% of the monthly average of precipitation already falling in the city, according to the FOBOS weather center.

Heavy snowfall in Romania, Bulgaria and Moldova leaves 1 person dead and many without electricity

AP
Sun, 26 Nov 2023 11:42 UTC

© Bulgarian News Agency
A man shovels snow, as he tries to clear his car in town of Isperih, Northeast Bulgaria, Sunday, Nov. 26, 2023.

Heavy snowfall and strong blizzards in Romania and Moldova on Sunday left one person dead and hundreds of localities without electricity, as well as forcing the closure of some national roads, authorities said.

A 40-year-old man in Moldova died on Sunday after the vehicle he was in skidded off the road and crashed into a tree, Moldova's national police said, adding that six road accidents had been reported by about midday.

"We repeatedly appeal to drivers not to hit the road with unequipped cars and to drive at low speed," Moldovan police said in a statement posted on Telegram, and warned against driving "without an urgent need."

Lightning strikes in India's Gujarat kill 24 during severe thunderstorms and hail

Al Jazeera
Mon, 27 Nov 2023 11:18 UTC

Twenty-four people have died by lightning strikes and about 23 injured in rain-related incidents in the western Indian state of Gujarat over the past two days, government officials say, with rains continuing on Monday morning.

The state was hit by heavy rainfall accompanied by thunderstorms and hailstorms on Sunday and Monday, with some places receiving up to 144mm (5.7 inches) of rain in the 24 hours ending Monday morning, according to state government data.

The rains caused damage to houses and loss of cattle across the state. At least 40 animals were also killed.

"We will begin a survey soon to assess the loss suffered," Gujarat Agriculture Minister Raghavji Patel said on Monday, adding that compensation will be paid to victims on the basis of the survey's results.

Mount Anak Krakatau erupts, sparks panic

Laila Afifa
Tempo.co
Mon, 27 Nov 2023 10:50 UTC

Mount Anak Krakatau, situated in the waters of the Sunda Strait, South Lampung Regency, erupted again this afternoon, Nov. 27, sending a massive ash plume approximately 2,000 meters above the summit or around 2,157 meters above the sea level.

According to the Volcanology and Geological Disaster Mitigation Center (PVMBG), the eruption occurred on Monday at 11.43 a.m. local time and was recorded on a seismogram with a maximum amplitude of 77 millimeters for 116 seconds. The thick gray-black ash column was moving northwest.

The volcano had earlier erupted at 9:32 a.m., spewing ash columns about 1,500 meters above the summit or 1,657 meters above sea level.

Thing of the past returns

Tony Heller
Real Climate Science
Sun, 26 Nov 2023 22:29 UTC

Lots of snow forecast for the UK this week, 24 years after the end of snow.

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Earth Changes

Storms cause damage to homes, floods and leave thousands without power in South Australia

Uruguay: Over 3 thousand people displaced by flooding

Shallow 6.5 magnitude earthquake strikes north of Papua New Guinea

'Storm of the century' kills 4, cuts power to 2mln in Russia, occupied Ukraine

Snowstorm causes massive power cuts across Ukraine

Moscow hit by rare 'black blizzard'

Heavy snowfall in Romania, Bulgaria and Moldova leaves 1 person dead and many without electricity

Lightning strikes in India's Gujarat kill 24 during severe thunderstorms and hail

Mount Anak Krakatau erupts, sparks panic

Thing of the past returns

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