Earth ChangesS


Tornado2

Incredible images captured of Madeira waterspout


The Portugal News
Mon, 18 Nov 2024 12:23 UTC
nnnnnnn
Images of a waterspout over the sea in Madeira have been circulating on social media.

This meteorological phenomenon — which "consists of a whirlwind of wind, often violent, whose presence is manifested by a nebulous column or inverted funnel-shaped nebulous cone", according to the Portuguese Institute of the Sea and Atmosphere (IPMA) — was recorded on the island of Madeira, on the morning of Sunday, November 17th, shortly after 11am, in Ponta do Sol.

Although it is not unheard of on the island of Madeira, it is not exactly common. In March this year, a waterspout was also seen in Lisbon, over the Tagus River.

Read More...
Seismograph

Shallow 6.1 magnitude earthquake off Kagoshima, Japan


Earthquake Track
Mon, 18 Nov 2024 11:27 UTC
nnnnnnn
6.1 magnitude earthquake 187 km from Nishinoomote, Kagoshima, Japan

UTC time: Sunday, November 17, 2024 12:16 PM
Your time: Sunday, November 17, 2024 at 12:16 PM GMT
Magnitude Type: mww
USGS page: M 6.1 - 155 km SSE of Koshima, Japan
USGS status: Reviewed by a seismologist
Reports from the public: 3 people

8 km depth
Read More...
Cloud Precipitation

43% of Singapore's average November rainfall fell in under 2 hours (4.2 inches)

Jeremy Lee
Mustsharenews.com
Sun, 17 Nov 2024 14:26 UTC
mmmmmm
© Singapore Road Accident
On Saturday (16 Nov), Singapore experienced a sudden heavy downpour that caused flood risk warnings to be issued across the island.

One of the locations affected was Bukit Timah Road, where a flash flood occurred.

Flash flood in Bukit Timah subsided at 3.30pm: PUB

In a Facebook post on Saturday afternoon, national water agency PUB said the flash flood along Bukit Timah Road was located near King Albert Park MRT station.

It developed at around 3.20pm "due to high water levels in the adjacent drains and Bukit Timah Canal", PUB added.

A PUB Quick Response Team was deployed to direct traffic away from floodwaters before the flash flood subsided at 3.30pm.

Read More...
Arrow Down

Large sinkhole develops outside police station in Malacca, Malaysia

Jeremy Lee
Mustsharenews.com
Sun, 17 Nov 2024 13:27 UTC
"This incident could have happened anywhere," said a local politician.
A sinkhole has developed outside a police station in Malacca, the latest one to emerge in our neighbouring country.

According to a Facebook post by local politician Kerk Chee Yee, this happened sometime between 3am and 4am on Saturday (16 Nov) morning in Ayer Keroh, which is a town in Malacca state.

A photo he shared showed that the road had caved in at a traffic junction across from Ayer Keroh Police Station.

In other photos posted on social media, water can be seen flowing through a drain inside the sinkhole.

They also showed that the authorities had cordoned off part of the road around the sinkhole to prevent accidents.

Workers were also seen measuring the sinkhole.

Read More...
Cloud Lightning

Super Typhoon Man-yi fells power lines, causes tidal surges in Philippines, at least 7 dead in landslide - 6th major storm in less than a month (UPDATE)


Al Jazeera
Sun, 17 Nov 2024 12:50 UTC
Residents walk past destroyed houses in Panganiban town in the islan
© John Marshal AquinoResidents walk past destroyed houses in Panganiban town in the island province of Catanduanes after the Category 5 Super Typhoon Man-yi hit overnight, November 17, 2024
Super Typhoon Man-yi has uprooted trees, bringing down power lines and triggering tidal surges as it made its second landfall on the northeastern Philippine coast - the sixth major storm to hit the country in less than a month.

As of 3:20 pm (07:20 GMT) on Sunday, Man-yi made its second landfall in the northern province of Aurora.

Ahead of the the landfall, it had maximum sustained winds of up to 185km/h (115mph), according to the national weather agency PAGASA. Its gustiness meanwhile picked up strength from 230km/h (143mph) to 305 km/h (189.5mph) late Sunday afternoon.

Images posted on social media by various Philippine TV outlets on Sunday showed large waves lashing the coast of Aurora amid howling winds and heavy rain. PAGASA also continued to warn of a "potentially dangerous and life-threatening" situation as Man-yi moves closer to land.

Man-yi is the 16th typhoon to hit the Philippines in 2024.


Comment: Update November 18

AP reports:
Typhoon Man-yi has left at least seven people dead in a landslide, destroyed scores of houses and displaced large numbers of villagers before blowing away from the northern Philippines, worsening the crisis wreaked by multiple back-to-back storms.


Read More...
Doberman

Elderly woman mauled to death by stray dog in Odisha, India


New Indian Express
Fri, 15 Nov 2024 12:39 UTC
MMMMMMMM
A 65-year-old woman was on Thursday morning mauled to death by a stray dog while she was alone at her house in Jayanarayanpur village of Balasore's Bhograi area. Irate family members later beat the animal brutally leading to its death on the spot.

The deceased was identified as Basanti Sahu. Sources said Basanti was alone at home while her family members had gone to a nearby temple. She was sitting in the verandah when the dog entered the house through the window and pounced on her. On returning from the temple, her family members saw the dog attacking her while the woman was screaming for help. The elderly woman subsequently died.

Peeved, her family members chased the dog and beat it to death. On being informed, police reached the spot and sent the woman's body to Bhograi hospital for postmortem. A case was also registered in this connection.

Tehsildar Himanshu Giri said a team will be sent to the spot for further inquiry.

Villagers, meanwhile, complained that stray dogs had been creating havoc in the locality so much so that they feared going out of their homes. They demanded that the local administration takes appropriate action to curb the dog menace.
Read More...
Tornado2

Waterspout spotted near Penang International Airport, Malaysia on November 13


The Star (Malaysia)
Sat, 16 Nov 2024 12:18 UTC
nnnnnnnn
A waterspout was spotted near the hillside of the Penang International Airport earlier this week.

According to a video circulating on social media, it is said that the incident occurred at around 11:15am on Wednesday (Nov 13).

Sin Chew Daily reported that the video was taken by an employee of the Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia (CAAM) from the traffic control tower at the airport.

The waterspout only lasted for a short time, about 30 seconds, before it shrank into a thin strip and disappeared into the clouds.

Internet users were all abuzz and commented that waterspouts often appear in Penang, but it is the first time they have seen one so close to Penang International Airport.

Some people are concerned that the appearance of the waterspout may affect aircraft takeoffs and landings.

Read More...
Tsunami

Coastal storm brings tidal flooding to southeastern Virginia, northeastern North Carolina

Madie MacDonald
Aol
Fri, 15 Nov 2024 19:07 UTC
Buxton Ave flooding
© NNFDBuxton Ave flooding
Tidal flooding impacted several areas of Hampton Roads Friday morning.

10 On Your Side's Raven Payne spoke with a worker near the Lynnhaven Inlet in Virginia Beach, who said they are used to seeing flooding like this, but that they are still taking safety precautions, such as not opening the back deck.

During the flooding conditions, drivers are urged to avoid driving over hydroplane areas and to drive slowly.

In no surprise to anyone, flooding also found its way to the mermaid city. A WAVY 10 viewer sent a photo of a car stranded in flood waters by Pearl and Ligon Street.

Read More...
Cloud Lightning

Tropical Storm Sara dumps nearly 22 inches of rain in 24 hours on Honduras

Mary Gilbert
CNN
Fri, 15 Nov 2024 18:37 UTC
Tropical Storm Sara tracks very close to northern Honduras Friday morning.
© CIRA/RAMMBTropical Storm Sara tracks very close to northern Honduras Friday morning.
Tropical Storm Sara is unleashing heavy rainfall in northeastern Honduras, with life-threatening flash flooding and mudslides anticipated through the weekend.

Nearly 20 inches of rain had already fallen in parts of Honduras as of Friday morning with more to come.

Earlier forecasts from the National Hurricane Center told residents along the eastern Gulf of Mexico to monitor the storm for its potential to reach the US, but the center now believes the storm might not survive its trek through Central America and Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula.

Sara, which formed Thursday afternoon as it closed in on the Honduras-Nicaragua border, is the 18th named storm of the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season. It's a season that's lived up to initial hyperactive forecasts and hasn't played by the rules.

Tropical activity should be winding down in November, but Sara is now the third named storm this month thanks to exceptionally warm water wrought by climate change.


Comment: The Weather Network reports:
Extreme floods and mudslides continued Friday as Tropical Storm Sara wrung out a tremendous amount of moisture over northern Honduras.

The storm's very slow track through the western Caribbean will make flash flooding and mudslides a persistent and life-threatening hazard into the weekend.

Looking ahead, it remains uncertain what—if any—impacts the system or its remnants may have on Florida next week.

The overall pattern over the Caribbean has forced Sara to stall-out near the northern coast of Honduras. It's expected to move very little over the next couple of days. While land interaction will keep the storm from taking advantage of warm waters to strengthen, heavy rain is far and away the greatest threat from this system.

Repeated rounds of torrential downpours have washed over the country's mountainous terrain.

The city of La Ceiba, which is home to a quarter of a million people, measured 556.0 mm of rain in 24 hours as of noon local time on Friday.

Extensive flash floods and mudslides have been reported throughout the region.


Read More...
Tsunami

Heavy rain puts Algarve, Portugal on flood warning


The Portugal News
Fri, 15 Nov 2024 13:24 UTC
Picture shows flash flooding in Albufeira in the Algarve yesterday morning
Picture shows flash flooding in Albufeira in the Algarve yesterday morning
According to the meteorologist at the Portuguese Institute of the Sea and Atmosphere (IPMA), today, sometimes heavy showers, thunderstorms and possibly hail are expected, with the greatest impact in Baixo Alentejo and Algarve.

"It has the potential to cause rapid flooding again, like yesterday [Thursday], but it is not comparable to what happened in Spain. It is a more benign situation, but they are still floods and can have negative impacts, causing some damage", Maria João Frada told Lusa agency.

Therefore, the IPMA issued an orange warning for Beja and Faro until 6pm today, then changing to a yellow warning.

"However, it is likely to return to orange. The depression is practically stationary until Saturday and the wind component is from the southeast in these regions and everything comes from the sea. Extreme wind phenomena may also occur," she said.

According to Maria João Frada, heavy showers are also expected for Setúbal and Lisbon, but with less severity.

Read More...