Now there is 35 cm of fresh snow in the city, on the peaks of "Little Tibet" - about 140 cm.
This week the snow will be even more, according to the forecast.
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Now there is 35 cm of fresh snow in the city, on the peaks of "Little Tibet" - about 140 cm.
This week the snow will be even more, according to the forecast.
After smashing records and destroying roads, rain continues to fall in Girdwood.
The deluge, intensified by climate change, has flooded communities south of Anchorage and transformed trickling waterways into raging rivers. Excessive amounts of snow, measured in feet, have buried the high terrain, and the long-lasting storm won't fully relent until Wednesday.
The historic rainfall generated by the storm, includes one of the top four heaviest two-day amounts ever observed in the state, nearly 20 inches.
The rain keep coming at Portage Glacier Visitor Center, east of Girdwood. This is an immense of rain at sea level in less than three days from a non-tropical system. #akwx @Climatologist49 @EmilySchwing @TimLydonAK pic.twitter.com/svx53bmf6b
— Rick Thoman (@AlaskaWx) November 1, 2021
Officially, Alaska's largest ski resort begins recording its annual snowfall on October 1, but this year historic falls hit earlier than usual with 13 inches "unofficially" settling on September 23:
For historical data consistency, we officially start recording our annual snowfall on October 1 each year. After the storm last night, we are unofficially sitting at 13" 😁 ⛄ pic.twitter.com/ifaCosrD1E
— Alyeska Resort (@resortalyeska) September 24, 2021
September's snowstorm was a mere taster of things to come. Since that official start date of Oct 1, a whopping 136 inches (11.3 feet) of global warming goodness has accumulated at the top of the mountain (to Nov 1). Breaking down the numbers - data courtesy of alyeskaresort.com— 22 inches of that fell within the last 24 hours, with the 'snow depth' at the summit currently standing at an astonishing 67 inches.
Javelinas typically don't attack humans unless the human is feeding them or if they mistake a dog out for a walk for a coyote.
The first attack was Oct. 7 and the most recent was Monday, according to the Arizona Game and Fish Department. All of the attacks happened when a javelina suddenly charged people who were walking their dogs. Javelinas cannot tell the difference between a dog and a coyote, their natural prey, said Mark Hart, spokesman for the department.
"What's unusual about this is four attacks in rapid succession in the same community," Hart said.
One dog died from the attack and two more were injured, Hart said. The javelinas also bit two of the pet owners who attempted to intervene. While they don't typically bite humans, javelinas have large canine teeth that can deliver deep puncture wounds.
Florencia Ledesma managed to phone her police brother Enzo after being savaged by at least half a dozen animals on waste ground near her home.
He raced to the scene on his motorbike and managed to scare off the dogs by shooting at them with his gun when they jumped on him.
College student Florencia was virtually unconscious with bite wounds to her arms, legs and chest by the time an ambulance arrived and was pronounced dead soon after reaching hospital.
Source: AccuWeather
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Search operations were suspended Tuesday because of more rains, to resume Wednesday
Dozens more were hurt or missing, UNGRD announced on Twitter.
Landslide brings down houses, injures people
The landslide occurred after heavy rains in the rural municipality of Mallama.
Around 10 people were left injured, with another 15 to 20 missing, the disaster relief agency added on Twitter.
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Troops from the Sri Lanka Army assist in flood hit areas of Badulla district.
Troops from the Sri Lanka Army assist in flood hit areas of Badulla district.
According to Sri Lanka's Disaster Management centre, floods, landslides or rain damage were reported in Rathnapura, Nuwara Eliya, Kandy, Jaffna, Badulla and Puttalam districts. Three homes had been completely destroyed a further 410 damaged. Over 120 people have evacuated their homes and moved to temporary shelters.
As of 03 November, almost 6,000 people had been affected, with around 2,000 of them in Badulla where the the Demodara Reservoir overflowed.
