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Floods in Afghanistan and Pakistan leave over 100 dead


The National (UAE)
Wed, 26 Aug 2020 09:59 UTC
Flooded street in Karachi on August 25
Flooded street in Karachi on August 25
Heavy flooding in northern Afghanistan has killed more than two dozen people and injured scores of others, as days of rain killed at least 90 people and damaged at least a thousand homes in nearby Pakistan.

The flooding in Afghanistan's Parwan region following heavy rains has officially killed 25 people and injured 40, although a spokesperson for the province said casualties may still rise as rescue teams work to locate those buried under hundreds of destroyed houses.

The province called on the government to deliver aid and provide immediate support for workers digging through mud to reach those trapped.

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Storm Francis: Record-breaking winds and heavy rainfall batter UK

Steven Morris
The Guardian
Tue, 25 Aug 2020 21:05 UTC
Waves crash against the harbour wall in Newhaven, England
© Dan Kitwood/Getty ImagesWaves crash against the harbour wall in Newhaven, England.
Record-breaking winds and heavy rainfall have caused chaos in parts of the UK as Storm Francis swept the country, leaving two people missing, dozens of others needing rescuing and damaging hundreds of homes and businesses.

Police searched for two people, one a canoeist, feared to have fallen into the swollen River Taff in and around Cardiff while a woman was pulled to safety from the Ely, another river in the Welsh capital.

Campers and caravaners were rescued by firefighters from sites in south-west Wales while premises were damaged by flood water and falling trees, and rail lines and roads were blocked.

The Met Office said a number of areas across Wales and the Midlands were hit by record-high wind speeds for August.


Comment: Less than a week ago Storm Ellen caused widespread damage across Ireland and parts of the UK.

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Seismograph

M6.1 earthquake hits New Britain Region, Papua New Guinea


Volcano Discovery
Tue, 25 Aug 2020 20:47 UTC
PNG earthquake map

Date & time: Tuesday, 25 August 2020 19:08 UTC
Magnitude: 6.1
Depth: 34.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 5.49°S / 151.81°E (Papua New Guinea)
Nearest volcano: Bamus (66 km)
Primary data source: GFZ
Estimated released energy: 8.9 x 1013 joules (24.8 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 21301 tons of TNT or 1.3 atomic bombs!)
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Bacon

Adapt 2030 Ice Age Report: Theft of animals for food as global famine begins


Adapt 2030
Tue, 25 Aug 2020 20:26 UTC
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U.N warns of 80% increase in malnutrition in 2021, insects creating havoc across the planet, lists of non-available foods grows and new facial recognition of farm animals to track down stolen cows.

A timeline to 2025 for Southern Magnetic Anomaly to split into two cells.


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Question

Rare, deep water bottlenose whales seen in the river Clyde, Scotland linked to mystery rise in strandings and sightings

Xander Richards
The National (Scotland)
Mon, 24 Aug 2020 18:41 UTC
Northern bottlenose whales were spotted in the Clyde yesterday
Northern bottlenose whales were spotted in the Clyde yesterday
A pod of whales spotted swimming in the river Clyde has been connected to a mysterious spike in sightings of the rare deep-water animals across Northern Europe.

Marine wildlife experts from the British Divers Marine Life Rescue were called out to Victoria Harbour in Greenock over the weekend after the group of northern bottlenose whales was seen in the estuary.

The pod was captured on film by Scott Cromar, who shared this video yesterday:

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Fire

Canary Islands wildfire forces evacuation of 300 residents


Ruptly
Sun, 23 Aug 2020 14:01 UTC
Wildfire Burns On La Palma Island, Canary Islands, Spain
Wildfire burns on La Palma Island, Canary Islands, Spain
The fire that since Friday affects the municipality of Garafia in La Palma, has forced the evacuation of 300 residents of the area.

Footage released by the Military Emergencies Unit shows the work to extinguish the fire on Saturday night.

The operation on Sunday involved around 400 ground troops supported by 11 airborne resources, including helicopters and large tanker planes.

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Snowflake Cold

Summer will not return to Yakutia, Russia this year - temperature falls to -8 C

Robert W. Felix
Ice Age Now
Mon, 24 Aug 2020 13:43 UTC
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The frosts started in Russia - Meteonovosti

Summer is ending and it is not surprising that the lowest temperature in Russia today is in the coldest Republic of Russia - Yakutia. In the village of Eyik, Oleneksky district of Yakutia, the temperature dropped to -8°C, the lowest temperature in Russia. The temperature dropped below freezing in the southern half of the Republic as well. Negative values ​​were also noted in Yakutsk.

The fall season arrived in the Republic earlier this year.

Comment: Temperature drops below freezing in Russia during summer

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Sheeple

Lightning strike kills around 500 sheep in Jumla, Nepal


MyRepublica
Tue, 25 Aug 2020 11:37 UTC
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Around 500 sheep died due to lightning in the alpine meadows of Patarasi Rural Municipality in Jumla district. The sheep belonging to local farmers Bishnu Budha, Jay Bahadur Bohora, among others, were killed when lightning struck them at Dhanakharka Masimsera under Bagjalem community forest on Monday evening.

Chairperson of Patarasi-4, Kali Bahadur Rawat, said that the farmers were headed toward the incident site. The details of the loss are awaited. Chief Administrative Officer Tek Bahadur Budhthapa said that the lightning hit the sheep on grazing land. Sheep rearing is the main income source for most of the locals of Patarasi area.

Budhthapa said, "Farmers will face problems in their livelihoods as lightning has killed all their sheep." Around 700 sheep had also died from continuous hailstone, rainfall and wind in 2070 BS in the district.
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Boat

Torrential downpour causes severe flooding in Douala, Cameroon


Floodlist
Sun, 23 Aug 2020 10:56 UTC
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A torrential downpour on 21 August 2020 caused flooding in the city of Douala and surrounding areas of Littoral region in the south west of Cameroon.

In Douala, the country's economic capital, flooding swamped the city's roads and damaged bridges, causing widespread traffic disruption. The districts pf Makèpe Missokè, Bepanda and Mabanda were among the worst affected, according to media reports.

Flooding also caused widespread material damages, including to hundreds of homes. Samuel Ivaha Diboua, governor of the Littoral region, told reporters that almost 900 families have been displaced due to the flooding.

The United Nations recently reported that heavy rainfall at the end of July caused rivers to overflow in Cameroon's Far North (Extrême-Nord) region, affecting over 5,000 people.

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Cloud Precipitation

Floods hit 8 northern provinces of Thailand - 9.4 inches of rain in 24 hours


Floodlist
Mon, 24 Aug 2020 10:38 UTC
Chicken crosses the road with assistance
Chicken crosses the road with assistance
One person has died after heavy rainfall and flooding which has affected wide areas of northern Thailand since 20 August.

Thai Meteorological Department reports that Phrae, capital of Phrae Province, recorded almost 240mm of rain in 24 hours to 22 August 2020. The Yom river overflowed flooding areas of Muang and Sung Men districts in the province, while the Nan river broke its banks in Nan Province, where 1 person died.

Disaster authorities in Thailand report that flooding has affected 382 villages in 25 districts in the eight provinces of Nan, Phrae, Chiang Mai, Lampang, Phayao, Uttaradit, Lamphun and Mae Hong Son.

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