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Deadly floods and landslides in Minas Gerais, Brazil

Richard Davies
Floodlist
Mon, 22 Feb 2021 13:28 UTC

Floods in Minas Gerais, Brazil, late February 2021

Heavy rain caused landslides and flooding in parts of Minas Gerais state in Brazil during the period 18 to 21 February 2021.

Two people died and 4 are missing after a landslide caused a house to collapse in Santa Maria de Itabira. Other landslides and flooding also caused severe damage in the city. Damage assessments are ongoing. State Governor Romeu Zema visited affected areas of the city on 21 February to closely monitor the assistance actions of the Fire Service and the State Civil Defence in the municipality

Flooding and landslides affected other areas of the state, including in the municipalities of Caparaó, Carangola and Matipó, where authorities are distributing relief supplies to affect communities. Minas Gerais Civil Defence reported rain-related fatalities in Divino (1) and Durandé (1).

'Pineapple Express' atmospheric river is headed for the rain-soaked US Northwest

Alison Chinchar
The Mercury News
Sun, 21 Feb 2021 18:53 UTC

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An atmospheric river event known as the Pineapple Express is forecast to bring a prolonged period of wet weather and the potential for avalanches to Washington and Oregon beginning Sunday.

An atmospheric river event known as the "Pineapple Express" is forecast to bring a prolonged period of wet weather and the potential for avalanches to Washington and Oregon beginning Sunday.

The effects from rain and considerable mountain snow will be felt through early this week. With the ground already saturated from previous storms, flooding is possible even from the few inches of rain the storm is forecast to produce.

Avalanche warnings have been issued for much of the Cascades across Washington ahead of this heavy snow. A "high" avalanche danger warning (level 4 out of 5) has been issued for Sunday by the Northwest Avalanche Center. Large natural avalanches are possible even at lower elevations.

Avalanches have killed 30 people across the United States this winter season, according to the Colorado Avalanche Information Center.

"This will mark the beginning of a wet period across Western Washington, as the southern periphery of the Atmospheric River will affect the region before it shifts southward over the area Monday," the National Weather Service office in Seattle warned Saturday.

Comment: Study reveals atmospheric rivers to double in size

Philippines evacuates thousands in southern areas as storm approaches

Bangkok Post
Sun, 21 Feb 2021 18:55 UTC

Tropical Storm Auring Dujuan Philippines flooding

© Gov. Ayec Pimentel
An aerial photo shows the extent of flooding in Tandag City, Surigao del Sur on Sunday, Feb. 21, 2021 after a river overflowed its banks due to heavy rains from Tropical Storm Auring (international name: Dujuan).

Philippine authorities evacuated tens of thousands of people in the south of the country on Sunday as tropical storm Dujuan approaches.

About 51,400 people have been moved to 331 evacuation centres in the provinces of Surigao del Norte, Surigao del Sur, Agusan del Norte, Dinagat Islands, and Butuan City, the disaster risk reduction and management agency said.

Adapt 2030 Ice Age Report: (Humans to be de-commissioned) Grains are not essential

Adapt 2030
Fri, 19 Feb 2021 18:25 UTC

Massive Etna eruption marks the World Economic Forum's new policies for global food production, just as Wales government deems planting seed for spring gardens off limits and non-essential for purchase.

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Saudi Arabia sees snowfall for first time in 50 years - photo, video

Evgeny Mikhaylov
Sputnik
Fri, 19 Feb 2021 08:44 UTC

Earlier this winter, Saudi Arabia, among other countries, experienced unusually cold weather, with the temperature falling below 0 degrees Celsius and massive snowfall blanketing the desert for the first time in 50 years.

Several parts of Saudi Arabia have experienced an extremely rare phenomenon for the region - a snowy winter, as blizzards hit the Middle Eastern country this week. Weather warnings have been issued for several parts of Saudi Arabia, with the Aseer region being the worst-hit by the heavy snowfall.

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6,601 US cold records from Feb 7 to Feb16

Robert W. Felix
Ice Age Now
Sat, 20 Feb 2021 14:01 UTC

A full thirty percent of all U.S. reporting stations set record daily cold highs and 20% set record daily cold lows from Feb. 14-16, according to NOAA. From Feb. 7th to the 16th, 6,601 daily cold records (for a particular day) were tied or set.

There were 944 daily-record-cold highs on Feb. 14, alone. (Happy Valentines day everyone.)

Another 567 daily-record-cold lows were set on the following day, Feb. 15.

As impressive as those numbers are, dozens of locations set records, not just for a particular day, but for any day in their history.

Sicily's Mount Etna erupts for fourth time in four days

Euronews
Sun, 21 Feb 2021 13:55 UTC

Sicily's Mount Etna erupted for the fourth time in the last four days in the early hours of Sunday morning, spewing lava flows and sending up plumes of ash.

The powerful eruption of the highest active volcano in Europe sent torrents of lava pouring from its southeast crater, according to the National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology.

Clouds of debris rose several kilometers above the summit.

Etna is a popular tourist destination in Italy attracting hikers eager to see the extraordinary lava flows glowing orange at night.

Snowmobiler killed in Idaho avalanche - death toll reaches 30 in the US this winter season

Alaa Elassar, Kaylene Chassie
CNN
Sun, 21 Feb 2021 13:28 UTC

A snowmobiler died in an avalanche in the Smoky Mountains, Idaho.

A man snowmobiling in the Sawtooth National Forest in central Idaho died Friday after triggering a large avalanche.

The snowmobiler was riding up a steep slope in the Smoky Mountains, roughly 8 miles from Galena Summit, when he triggered the avalanche, according to the Sawtooth Avalanche Center.

"We are saddened to report that a snowmobiler was caught and killed in an avalanche yesterday in the upper reaches of the Smiley Creek drainage," the avalanche center said in a Facebook post.

"The avalanche danger was rated considerable at the time of the accident," the center said. "We extend our heartfelt condolences to the victim's friends and family."

Comment: The following incident now takes the death total to 30: Snowmobiler killed, another injured in Nevada avalanche

Snowmobiler killed, another injured in Nevada avalanche

Bob D'Angelo
kiro7.com
Sat, 20 Feb 2021 13:20 UTC

One snowmobiler died and another was seriously injured Saturday in Nevada's Ruby Mountains.

One snowmobiler was killed and another was seriously injured Saturday in an avalanche in a Nevada mountain range, authorities said.

Three men from Elko were snowmobiling near Castle Lake in the Ruby Mountains, The Elko Daily FreePress reported. The men were above Lamoille Canyon when the avalanche occurred shortly before noon, the newspaper reported.

Their names have not been released.

According to Elko County Undersheriff Justin Ames, one of the men escaped the snow and called for help.

Ames said another man suffered a broken leg and clavicle and was being flown to Salt Lake City for treatment, the Daily FreePress reported. The other snowmobiler remained buried in the snow, the newspaper reported.

Death toll rises as record freeze continues across Southern U.S

Tim Moran
Patch
Thu, 18 Feb 2021 00:00 UTC

.Many of the deaths reported in Texas are of people trying to stay warm during a record cold spell.

© AP Photo/David J. Phillip
Residents of Houston had to wait over an hour in the freezing rain to fill their propane tanks on Wednesday

ACROSS AMERICA — The death toll continues to climb from the historic freeze that has ravaged Texas and many other Southern states, with news outlets reporting as many as 35 deaths across multiple states in connection with the cold and widespread power outages.

Most of the deaths reported as of Thursday morning have come in Texas, where millions of residents lost power this week due to a failure in the state's power grid system; just under 500,000 homes and businesses remained without power as of Thursday. Deaths from the freezing weather this week have also been reported in Louisiana, Kentucky, North Carolina and Missouri, according to several news reports.

Reported deaths from the Southern winter freeze as of Thursday range from 21 to 35, as media outlets have varied on the totals as they come in. The high-end number was reported by the Columbus Telegram, a newspaper based in Nebraska.

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Earth Changes

Deadly floods and landslides in Minas Gerais, Brazil

'Pineapple Express' atmospheric river is headed for the rain-soaked US Northwest

Philippines evacuates thousands in southern areas as storm approaches

Adapt 2030 Ice Age Report: (Humans to be de-commissioned) Grains are not essential

Saudi Arabia sees snowfall for first time in 50 years - photo, video

6,601 US cold records from Feb 7 to Feb16

Sicily's Mount Etna erupts for fourth time in four days

Snowmobiler killed in Idaho avalanche - death toll reaches 30 in the US this winter season

Snowmobiler killed, another injured in Nevada avalanche

Death toll rises as record freeze continues across Southern U.S

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