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Further severe weather in Madagascar leads to 26 dead, 15 missing after floods in 7 regions (UPDATE)


Floodlist
Fri, 24 Jan 2020 12:25 UTC
floods
Further severe weather has affected parts of Madagascar over the last few days.

On 21 January FloodList reported that at least 6 people had died in floods and landslides in several parts of the country during a period of heavy rainfall from 07 January, with more severe weather forecast.

Since then the country's National Office for Risk and Disaster Management (BNGRC) has reported further severe flooding in at least 7 regions of the country.

On 23 January, BNGRC said that 13 people have died in recent flooding, which has affected over 47,000 people in the regions of Diana, Boeny, Analamanga, Melaky, Sofia, Betsiboka and Alaotra Mangoro.


Comment: Update: Floodlist reports on Jan 26th:
The government of Madagascar has declared a national disaster in the face of ongoing torrential rain and flooding in the country.

The National Office for Risk and Disaster Management (BNGRC) said that as many as 26 people have now died as a result of the recent severe weather, with 15 people reported missing.

Almost 93,000 people have now been affected, with the regions of Alaotra Mangoro (3 fatalities), Analamanga, Betsiboka (9), Boeny (13), Diana, Melaky and Sofia (1) among the worst affected.

Flooding and heavy rains have also caused severe material damages, in particular to housing. According to BNGRC, more than 10,000 homes have been flooded, with 46 completely destroyed. National roads are still cut in several locations. BNGRC said around 12,000 people have been displaced.

The government has distributed food, water treatment kits and medicine to affected areas and President Andry Rajoelina visited affected areas on 24 January. Rajoelina said many had been rescued by boats and helicopters but there still more victims in desperate need of help and relief.

Flood rescues in Madagascar, January 2020.
© Office of the President of MadagascarFlood rescues in Madagascar, January 2020.


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Cloud Precipitation

Freak hailstorm and flash floods strike Malaga, Spain

Laurence Dollimore
The Olive Press
Sat, 25 Jan 2020 12:26 UTC
Cars have been left stacked upon one another in Campanillas
Cars were left stacked upon one another in Campanillas, Malaga, Spain after freak hail storm and flash floods.
Malaga has reactivated its emergency protocol after areas of the province have been left heavily damaged by a fresh onslaught of stormy weather.

In Campanillas, cars have been dragged and stacked upon one another while another was thrown through a bank's shop window by more than metre-high rapids.

Maqueda, too, has been hit hard, with both areas seeing dozens of homes and businesses completely flooded.

The cost of the damage is estimated to be in the millions as the Andalucian president Juanma Moreno is set to visit Campanillas today.


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Ice Age Farmer Report: Coronavirus & empty shelves: Global bean shortage


Ice Age Farmer
Sat, 25 Jan 2020 12:00 UTC
no beans
Coronavirus has captured the worlds attention -- but have you noticed grocery stores struggling to keep food on the shelves? Whole Foods distributor goes bankrupt as dry bean prices are skyrocketing after 50%+ crop loss, causing global repercussions. Keep your eye on the ball, and start growing food.


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Seismograph

Shallow 5.6-magnitude quake hits off Amatignak Island, Alaska - USGS

Yurou
Xinhua
Sun, 26 Jan 2020 07:00 UTC
Earthquake seismograph
A 5.6-magnitude earthquake jolted 65 km SW of Amatignak Island, Alaska at 0631 GMT on Sunday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

The epicenter, with a depth of 1.0 km, was initially determined to be at 50.924 degrees north latitude and 179.875 degrees west longitude.

Comment: A few days ago a shallow magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck near Adak, Alaska.

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Unprecedented swarms of voracious locusts to hit East Africa, Mideast, leaving behind barren earth


Sputnik
Sat, 25 Jan 2020 22:01 UTC
locust
© European Press AgencyIn just one day, a swarm of locusts the size of Paris could eat the same amount of food as half the population of France
A real plague of pests has been forecast for the region that saw unprecedented rainfall over the last three months of 2019, with the scale of it reaching well beyond the Horn of Africa, where it all started.

A United Nations report, cited in a press conference Friday, warns that petrifyingly large swarms of locusts are expected to hit East Africa, and the timeline is no less frightening - in the next few months, making it the worst infestation in Ethiopia for the past 25 years, and in Kenya in 70 years.

The invasion poses "an unprecedented threat to food security and livelihoods" in the area, says a report by the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), adding that the issue is "extremely" acute in Kenya, Ethiopia, and Somalia, where locusts have already descended in eye-watering numbers - up to 150 million jumping critters per square kilometre (0.39 square miles.)

Comment: Another sign of Earth's environmental imbalance? A symbol of the elites' rapaciousness? Out-breaks seem to be increasing in the last five years

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New cold records set in Russia

Robert W. Felix
Ice Age Now
Sat, 25 Jan 2020 20:39 UTC
TEMPS
Not much ice will be melting a -56C (-68.8F).

Every day of the past week in the Magadan region the frosts grew stronger, and over the past day the air temperature dropped below the norm by 8.5 degrees.

But in continental areas, temperature set new records. In the village of Talon, on January 24, the temperature dropped to -46.2C (-51.1 F), which is 0.2 degrees below the previous record set in 1978.

Comment: The latest report from the Yakutsk region has the temperature dropping to -70C on the morning of the 25th:




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Seismograph

NEW 5.1 earthquake hits already quake-devastated E. Turkish province


RT
Sat, 25 Jan 2020 16:52 UTC
Earthquake
© Reuters / Ismail CoskunRescuers work on collapsed buildings after an earthquake in Elazig, Turkey, January 25, 2020.
A 5.1 magnitude quake has struck Turkey's Elazig province, one day after a 6.8 tremor leveled buildings and killed at least 22 people.

The earthquake struck at around 7:30pm local time on Saturday, at a depth of 10km, the United States Geological Survey (USGC) reported. The European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) has put the magnitude at 4.9.

Comment: See also: Major 6.8M earthquake strikes eastern Turkey - At least 20 dead, felt as far south as Tel Aviv

Ruptly has released drone footage of the aftermath of the earthquake in the town of Gezin:


Another video shows rescue workers searching for survivors and clearing out the rubble of a collapsed building in the same town situated dozens of miles away from the most-affected Elazig:




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Cow

Best of the Web: Ice Age Farmer Report: #BEEFGATE: War on meat & food science censorship exposed


Ice Age Farmer
Thu, 23 Jan 2020 11:34 UTC
cows
A silent war is being waged on our food supply. Tonight we get a rare glimpse into the operations of the well-oiled machine that is incessantly at work to strip you of your ability to feed your family. Watch this video to see just how far Harvard and Yale professors will go in order to censor studies demonstrating that beef is perfectly healthy. #BEEFGATE


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Attention

Elephant kills 2 persons in Odisha, India - record 102 such deaths for the year in state

Debabrata Mohanty
Hindustan Times
Sat, 25 Jan 2020 11:05 UTC
Charging elephant
© GettyCharging elephant
The man- elephant conflict in Odisha seems to be worsening by the day with a district in Odisha on Friday declaring shutting down of about 600 schools in a mineral-rich district after a stray tusker killed 2 persons on Thursday evening.

Jajpur district education officer Krushna Chandra Nayak said the district administration ordered closure of more than 600 schools in Korei, Danagadi and Sukinda blocks as a precautionary measure after the tusker killed 2 persons on Thursday evening. "The elephant is hiding in a forested area somewhere close to Jajpur town. We do not want to take any chances with the safety of the school children and thus ordered one day shutdown. This could be the first time that so many schools were shut down in the district due to elephant attack," said Nayak.

Odisha forest and wildlife officials said the 10-year-old tusker that strayed from a herd from Keonjhar district few days ago had gone on a rampage through Korei block of chromote-rich Jajpur district on Thursday evening. As the agitated villagers tried to drive it away lighting torches and bursting firecrackers, the tusker ran into Sankachila village where it tossed 62-year-old Chintamani Ram and trampled upon the head of 55-year-old Iswar Das, both of them snacks sellers from a nearby village. Both of them immediately died. At least 10 other villagers were also injured in the stampede as the elephant rampaged through.


Comment: Seen in addition: Elephant kills 2 persons in Odisha, India - record 102 such deaths for the year in state

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Adapt 2030 Ice Age Report: Ancient warnings, modern solutions


Adapt 2030
Fri, 24 Jan 2020 23:36 UTC
Rök stone
© Alfredo Dagli OrtiRex/ShutterstockThe Rök stone in Sweden bears the longest runic inscription in the world.
1200 year old unknown and previously undecipherable Viking stone code has been cracked, and it tells of the Sun driving the civilization cycle termed "The Rhythm of Light" a pattern of low solar activity that brings and takes civilization. UAE could seeding brought record snow and heaviest rains in 24 years. Now LG is showcasing a new grow device for leafy greens to feed a family form the convenience of your home. Indoor agriculture brought to you by LG.


Comment: Recurring, natural climate change: 9th century Viking runestone records fears of '3-year-long winter'

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