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Floods badly affecting Chile, Bolivia and Peru


Al Jazeera
Thu, 26 Jan 2017 11:02 UTC
Torrential downpours caused rivers to overflow in central Bolivia and southern Peru
© Reuters
Torrential downpours caused rivers to overflow in central Bolivia and southern Peru
The past few days have seen flooding across parts of South America. Chile has been badly affected. So too have Bolivia and Peru.

Central Bolivia has been pounded by torrential downpours which have caused severe flooding, destroying homes and causing at least one injury.

La Paz had 24mm of rain on Wednesday, and 37mm in the past two days. This makes up more than a quarter of the January average which is 137mm.

The rainfall was a good deal heavier 380km to the east of the capital. The rain fell intensely for 10 minutes, causing rivers to overflow near the town of Villa Pagador in Cochabamba.

This is the third time in recent years a severe flood has hit the town. The water coursed down from the top of the hill, dragging stones, branches and mud.

Witnesses said the driver of a minibus was injured when the river dragged his vehicle for more than 50 metres.

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Snowflake Cold

Heavy snowfall, freezing weather kills 27 children in Jawzjan, Afghanistan

Mazar-i-Sharif
Hindustan Times
Thu, 26 Jan 2017 09:39 UTC
A security officer walks through snow on the Nadir Khan Hill in Kabul, Afghanistan.
© AP
A security officer walks through snow on the Nadir Khan Hill in Kabul, Afghanistan.
Heavy snowfall and freezing weather has killed 27 children, all under the age of five, in a remote district in northern Afghanistan, officials said on Thursday fearing that the toll could rise.

Roads in Darzaab in northern Jawzjan province were blocked by 50 centimetres (20 inches) of snow, cutting off access for villagers in the area to medical care as temperatures plunged to -10 degrees Celsius.

District governor Rahmatullah Hashar said the deaths had occurred over the last two or three days. All the children were under the age of five, he said, adding the blocked roads mean the toll could still increase.

The deaths were confirmed by the Jawzjan provincial governor's spokesman, Reza Ghafoori, who said aid will be delivered via emergency committees.

Heavy snowfall and avalanches kill scores of people in Afghanistan every winter.
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Snowflake Cold

Record snowfall in Japan causes travel chaos; more sea-effect snow, intense winds create rare Von Karman vortices in the East China Sea

Adapt 2030
YouTube
Thu, 26 Jan 2017 07:54 UTC
snow storm in Japan
© YouTube/Adapt 2030 (screen capture)
Japan blanketed by sea effect snow so intense that it is creating wind vortices off the islands in the East China Sea. Tottori Prefecture received a full years worth of snow in one day. Highways cut, millions of people stranded, power outages and in Hokkaido ski resorts closed due to too much snow. North Korea is upgrading its agriculture and Honey oranges out of China ripen six weeks late, no demand now that Chinese New Year is passing.

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Ice Cube

After ice storm, 61,000 households still without power in New Brunswick, Canada

Daniel Otis
CTV News
Thu, 26 Jan 2017 09:05 UTC
ice storm damage in Canada
© NB Power
NB Power crews work to remove a build up of ice on trees and power lines following an ice storm on Jan. 25, 2017.
The images are strikingly beautiful: crystalline layers of ice coating trees, homes and power lines. But for the more than 61,000 households are still without power in New Brunswick, this week's ice storm has been a cold and dark nightmare.

"Right now, our priority is making sure that everybody is safe," New Brunswick Premier Brian Gallant told CTV Atlantic from a recently-opened warming centre in the province. "Everybody knows exactly what they can do to stay safe, and of course that we get everybody their electricity as quickly as possible."

The ice storm that swept through the province began on Tuesday, with some of the heaviest freezing rain and ice hitting New Brunswick's Acadian Peninsula Wednesday night.

On New Brunswick's frozen streets, broken branches dangle from powerlines, ice-heavy trees have fallen and split, and in some cases, the weight of the accumulated ice has been enough to snap wooden hydro poles. In affected areas, falling tree limbs and ice has created a steady percussive cacophony.

At the peak of the storm, more than 133,000 households were without power in the province. Crews have been toiling non-stop to get people back on the grid, but the work is so complex that NB Power says that they can't guarantee a restoration time at this point. More than half of affected households -- particularly those in Moncton and the Acadian Peninsula -- are still in the dark. NB Power is urging customers to remain patient.
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Bizarro Earth

Series of tremors rattle snowbound central Italy


NewsX
Thu, 26 Jan 2017 21:05 UTC
Sixteen tremors jolted central Italy's mountainous spine on Thursday, Italy's national geophysics and vulcanology institute after the area was hit by a series of strong earthquakes, heavy snowfalls and an avalanche last week. The strongest of Thursday's quakes struck at 2.35 am local time in the Lazio province of Rieti at a depth of 10 kilometres, the institute said.
italy
The quake-devastated Lazio town of Amatrice and the Abruzzo town of Campotosto in the province of L'Aquila were closest to the quake's epicentre, according to the institute.
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Bizarro Earth

Guatemala's Volcano of Fire makes explosive eruption blasting a tsunami of deadly lava into the sky

Alex Hickson
Daily Star UK
Thu, 26 Jan 2017 20:37 UTC
The deadly Volcano of Fire blew tonnes of lava from its crater in a series of explosions in Guatemala. Stunning images show the moment of the forceful eruption, as red-orange rivers of molten rock trickle down the mountain side. Residents have been warned not to stray too near to the volcano, as the risk of pyroclastic flows of heated rock clouds is still possible.

A Column of hot grey ash was blown into the air 5,500 metres above sea level, but it was invisible in the darkness when the eruption occurred last night. The volcano sits firmly on the so-called Ring of Fire which is an area of constant volcanic and tectonic activity around the Pacific Ocean.

volcano of fire
© EPA
Lava was blasted out of one of the world's most active volcanoes in its first eruption of the year.
Authorities in Alotenango, Sacatepequez, are on high alert in case any dangerous eruptions follow and force an evacuation. The deadly Volcano of Fire blew tonnes of lava from its crater in a series of explosions in Guatemala. Stunning images show the moment of the forceful eruption, as red-orange rivers of molten rock trickle down the mountain side.
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Igloo

With Arctic sea ice disappearing, who needs icebreakers!

Paul Homewood
Not a lot of people know that
Wed, 25 Jan 2017 19:14 UTC
As we know, Arctic sea ice is rapidly disappearing. That is why China is building a new icebreaker.
China Building Icebreakers
© The Diplomat
China Begins Construction of Polar Icebreaker
This will join at least 14 new Russian ones:

Russia's New Icebreakers
© The Barants Observer
These are Russia’s new icebreakers

Comment: Mini Ice Age Took Hold Of Europe In Just Months

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Cloud Lightning

Lightning bolt kills two children on way to school in Jaipur, India


The Indian Express
Thu, 26 Jan 2017 20:34 UTC
LIGHTNING
In the first incident, two students of a government-run primary school, who had taken shelter under a tree due to heavy rains, died when lightning struck it.

On the way to their schools to attend the Republic Day function, two students were killed and three others suffered grave injuries as lightning struck them in two incidents in Bassi town near Jaipur. In the first incident, two students of a government-run primary school, who had taken shelter under a tree due to heavy rains, died when lightning struck it.

"The students were on the way to school to attend Republic Day event when it suddenly started raining. The duo took shelter under a tree. Lightning struck and they were left grievously injured," investigating officer in the case Mohan Lal told PTI.
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Cloud Lightning

Lightning bolt kills 2 school pupils at assembly in Zimbabwe; 30 others injured


Bulawayo 24
Thu, 26 Jan 2017 19:07 UTC
lightning
Two school pupils died today after being struck by lightning while at an assembly at Chinatsa Secondary School in Macheke today.

The two pupils died from injuries sustained after being hit by the lightning bolt which also injured 30 other students.

It is reported that they were 60 pupils at the assembly during the incident.

According to a local resident, Mr Steven Musengeyi, the two pupils died on arrival at Wenimbe Clinic where they had been ferried for treatment after sustaining serious burns.

Some of the pupils in serious condition have been referred to Marondera Provincial Hospital.
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Arrow Down

10 soldiers dead in 2 avalanches in Gurez, India after heavy snowfall

Peerzada Ashiq
The Hindu
Thu, 26 Jan 2017 15:58 UTC
Representative image
© Reuters
Representative image
The Army has retrieved ten bodies of the soldiers who went missing after being hit by two avalanches at separate locations in Bandipora's Gurez valley, 200 km from Srinagar. Seven soldiers have been rescued so far.

"The avalanches had hit an Army camp and an Army patrol in two separate locations between January 25 and 26 in Gurez," said an Udhampur-based Army spokesman.

He said ten bodies have been recovered so far.

"The Army is working in extreme bad weather and heavy snowfall. The rescue operations were on immediately after the avalanches were reported," said the spokesman, without identifying the exact location.
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