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Umbrella

Flooding in southern provinces of Thailand after heavy rainfall- at least 5 dead (UPDATE)

Assawin Pakkawan
Bangkok Post
Tue, 01 Dec 2020 11:06 UTC
Pedestrians cross a flooded street in Muang district of Songkhla following heavy rain on Monday night.
© Assawin PakkawanPedestrians cross a flooded street in Muang district of Songkhla following heavy rain on Monday night.
Heavy rain on Monday night caused new flooding in many parts of the southern provinces of Songkhla and Phatthalung.

In Songkhla, Nam Krachai five-way junction - which connects Muang, Hat Yai, Chana and Singha Nakhon districts - at Moo 2 village in tambon Phawong, Muang district, was about 40 centimetres under water on Tuesday morning.

The old Kanchanawanich road to Hat Yai, in particular, was impassable. Many cars were left stalled in the water along the road.


Comment: Update: Reuters reports on December 3:
Five dead as flash floods hit southern Thailand

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Thailand on Thursday reported at least five deaths after flash floods caused by monsoon rains hit seven provinces in the country's southern region.

Authorities reported the deaths all took place in Nakhon Si Thammarat province, where television footage showed staff of a hospital piling up sandbags outside an emergency room to fend off water gushing in from the street.

Other images showed people wading or pushing motorcycles through thigh-deep water while some residents, including a Buddhist monk, rowed boats through commercial areas where children played.


The floods started a week ago but had receded by Thursday, according to the interior ministry, having affected more than 255,000 households in seven of the southern provinces.

The impacted region is home to Thailand's major rubber plantations, accounting for the majority of the world's natural rubber supply.

The Rubber Authority of Thailand said on Thursday it will pay affected rubber farmers 3,000 baht ($99.34) if the flood damaged more than 20 rubber trees in their plantations.


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Arrow Down

6 people missing after 2 days of heavy rain cause mudslides in Haines, Alaska


Yahoo! News
Thu, 03 Dec 2020 10:40 UTC
Damage from heavy rains and a mudslide 600 feet wide in Haines, Alaska, on Dec. 2, 2020.
© Matt Boron / Alaska Dept of Transportation and Public FacilitiesDamage from heavy rains and a mudslide 600 feet wide in Haines, Alaska, on Dec. 2, 2020.
Landslides buried homes beneath piles of mud in Haines, Alaska on Wednesday December 2 after days of heavy rain.

According to media reports , six people were missing in the state's south-east in the aftermath of the mudslides.

Alaska's Governor Mike Dunleavy took to Twitter, saying the National Guard and State Troopers were on their way to assist in rescue and recovery efforts.

A flash flood warning was issued by the National Weather Service, and was in effect until Wednesday night.

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Attention

More than 40 volcanoes are erupting right now with 5 major explosions in the last 3 days


Strange Sounds
Wed, 02 Dec 2020 07:15 UTC
Semeru volcanic eruption in Indonesia on Dec. 1st.
Semeru volcanic eruption in Indonesia on Dec. 1st.
The volcanic activity is elevated these days, with 43 volcanoes currently erupting. Some are also preparing to explode.

If that sounds 'normal' for some of you, there have been at least 5 major explosions in the last 3 days... And that's a pretty high number, I would say.

Now, discover below these latest volcanic eruptions in pictures and videos:

Sakurajima volcano, Japan - Dec. 2nd

An explosion was registered at 11:55 a.m. JST with ballistic fragments being ejected and pounding the slopes.

Comment: See also:

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Seismograph

Very shallow M5.1 earthquake strikes near Mina, Nevada


SFGate
Wed, 02 Dec 2020 10:25 UTC
Mina quake map
© USGSThe United States Geological Survey reports a preliminary magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck near Mina, Nevada on Dec. 1, 2020.
The United States Geological Survey reports a preliminary magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck near Mina, Nevada on Tuesday.

The quake hit at 11:32 PM local time at a depth of 5 kilometers.

There was no initial word on damage or injury resulting from the quake. More information on this earthquake is available on the USGS event page.

See the latest USGS quake alerts, report feeling earthquake activity and tour interactive fault maps in the earthquake section.

Comment: In May this year a magnitude 6.5 earthquake rattled Nevada, the largest in 66 years.

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Snowflake

Storm dumps up to 2 feet of snow in 24 hours on Cleveland, Ohio

Kaylyn Hlavaty
news5cleveland.com
Wed, 02 Dec 2020 20:00 UTC
Image of measuring tape in snow in Cuyahoga County from winter storm on Dec. 1, 2020.
© News 5 ClevelandImage of measuring tape in snow in Cuyahoga County from winter storm on Dec. 1, 2020.
The National Weather Service has released its 24-hour snowfall total following Monday night's winter storm that dumped more than a foot of snow in some places.

The totals were released late Tuesday night after a collaborative measuring effort from "highway departments, cooperative observers, Skywarn spotters and media," the NWS said in its report.


Ashland County

Hayesville—6.3 inches

Ashtabula County

South Madison—20.7 inches
Orwell—19.6 inches
Cherry Valley—18.2 inches
Trumbull—16.5 inches
Pierport— 15.5 inches
Monroe Center—10.2 inches
Kelloggsville—10.0 inches
Geneva—6.0 inches
Edgewood— 3.6 inches
Ashtabula—2.8 inches
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Cloud Precipitation

More floods leave 5 dead, 1 missing and 5,000 displaced after 38.5 inches of rain in 3 days in Vietnam


Floodlist
Wed, 02 Dec 2020 19:35 UTC
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More deadly flooding has struck in Vietnam, with at least 5 fatalities reported, 1 missing and over 5,000 evacuated.

Vietnam's Disaster Management Agency (VNDMA) reported heavy rains and flooding in central and south-central regions as well as the Central Highlands over the last few days. Between 28 November and 01 December, Tam Tra in Quang Nam recorded 986mm of rain and Ho Am Chua Lake in Khanh Hoa Province 820mm.

Four fatalities were reported in Khanh Hoa Province. Around 2,574 people were evacuated from their homes, many of them in the coastal town of Nha Trang in the province, where flood water was up to 50cm deep on 01 December 2020.

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Attention

Strong eruption at Sakurajima volcano, Japan

Volcano Time-Lapse
YouTube
Wed, 02 Dec 2020 11:18 UTC
Sakurajima Volcano eruption
© YouTube/Volcano Time-Lapse (screen capture)
At 11:55 JST an explosion was registered. Ballistic fragments were pounding the slopes.


Comment: The recent uptick in volcanic and seismic activity continues! On Nov. 29th Earth-orbiting satellites detected the biggest solar flare in more than 3 years.

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Attention

More explosions and lava flows at Volcan De Fuego, Guatemala

Volcano Time-Lapse
YouTube
Mon, 30 Nov 2020 17:01 UTC
volcan de fuego eruption
© YouTube/Volcano Time-Lapse (screen capture)
Activity slowed after midnight. The feed is strong and steady. Thanks for watching!! A big thank you to Crelosa!


Comment: At the same volcano two days earlier: Explosions at Volcan De Fuego, Guatemala

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Snowflake

Tasmania wakes up to SNOW on the second day of summer in Australia

Sahar Mourad
Daily Mail
Wed, 02 Dec 2020 12:14 UTC
Residents in Tasmania woke up to snow (pictured) while the rest of the country sweltered through a heatwave
Residents in Tasmania woke up to snow (pictured) while the rest of the country sweltered through a heatwave
While parts of Australia sweltered through the hottest November on record, regions in Tasmania woke to a dusting of summer snow.

Tuesday night's blustery cold front brought falls to the summit of Hobart's Mount Wellington and elevated areas of the central highlands on the first and second day of summer.

Great Lake Hotel duty manager Truen Johns said sleet in the early evening turned to snow which was several inches deep by the morning.

'I woke up to everything covered in white,' he said.

Bureau of Meteorology's Tristan Oakley explained that Tasmania's low pressure system is what led the state to miss out on the heatwave over the weekend.


Comment: Related: First day of summer in Australia sees temperatures reach a blistering 48C while SNOW is forecast for one state

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Seismograph

Taal Volcano in the Philippines records 5 earthquakes in 24 hours

Zac Sarao
Inquirer.net
Wed, 02 Dec 2020 11:46 UTC
Taal Volcano (taken October 26, 2020).
© Mike Frialde/INQUIRER.netTaal Volcano (taken October 26, 2020).
Five volcanic earthquakes were recorded in Taal Volcano in the last 24 hours, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said Wednesday.

In its 8 a.m. volcano bulletin, Phivolcs said Taal Volcano also emitted steam-laden plumes at the main crater vents.

Weak to moderate degassing activity in Daang Kastila Trail were also recorded in the volcano.

The agency also noted that the northwestern part of the Taal Caldera still has inflation while the southwestern part showed no changes after the Taal eruption.
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