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Cloud Precipitation

Floods kill at least 12 people in western Uganda as country is battered by torrential rain


News 24
Sun, 08 Dec 2019 19:16 UTC
Red Cross volunteers are assisting with relief and recovery efforts in Uganda
© UGANDA RED CROSSRed Cross volunteers are assisting with relief and recovery efforts in Uganda
Twelve people have been swept to their deaths by floods in western Uganda, the Red Cross said on Saturday, as the East African country is battered by torrential rain.

"We have recovered 12 bodies from the water and one person has been rushed to hospital with serious injuries," said Diana Tumuhimbise, Red Cross branch manager in the Bundibugyo district.

"The rain started last night and continued until 9:00 am (0600 GMT)," she told AFP on Saturday.

"Several houses have been swept away, roads have been blocked and some washed away completely."

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Cloud Lightning

It's a record: 109,000 lightning strikes in 24 hours for New Zealand


Scoop
Sun, 08 Dec 2019 19:05 UTC
lightning
News from MetService

In the 24 hours leading up to 7am this morning, 109,000 lightning strikes were recorded over New Zealand and our surrounding waters, with 18,000 over the land.

Previously our records had only seen 44,000 strikes over both land and sea.

Thunderstorms can bring localized flooding and downpours which have caused disruptions to travel.
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Snowflake

Ice Age Farmer Report: A DAY'S WAGES: Farms "Like Lambs To The Slaughter" - Grand Solar Minimum


Ice Age Farmer
Thu, 05 Dec 2019 18:51 UTC
Flood waters run over Interstate 90, two miles west of Mt. Vernon on Thursday, Sept. 12.
© Mike DeinertFlood waters run over Interstate 90, two miles west of Mt. Vernon on Thursday, Sept. 12.
As damages from the flooding in US Midwest surpass $5.3 billion -- affecting farmers across the nation -- and more flooding is expected in 2020, it is time to step back and take stock of what is happening. The war on farmers -- the war on our food -- is a silent war with quiet weapons, meaning we must work to SEE what is going on: farm after farm lost. Christian makes it real.


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Arizona authorities find elderly couple dead in snow


The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Sun, 08 Dec 2019 17:49 UTC
frozen
Richard Alexander, 74, and his wife, Elizabeth Alexander, 79, both from Ash Fork, were found dead, most likely from hypothermia, as they were found beneath a snowdrift, KNXV reported.

Detectives said the couple's car was found a mile from where the bodies were found, the television station reported.

The bodies were found outside a private property on land along Old Route 66, KTVK reported.

Mike Haas and Diane Haas were heading out of their Ash Fork home when they noticed two figures in their yard, KNXV reported.

"(Mike) wondered if they were sleeping, so he got out and yelled at them and they didn't respond," Diane Haas told the television station.
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Cloud Precipitation

Heavy floods in Sri Lanka's North and East displace thousands, reservoirs overflow


Colombo Page
Sat, 07 Dec 2019 12:14 UTC
FLOODS
Thousands of people have been displaced as a result of torrential rains in Northern and Eastern provinces, the Disaster Management Center (DMC) reported.

According to the latest report released by the Disaster Management Center, in Eastern Province over 79,000 people are affected by the floods and 2,507 people from 798 families have been displaced.

In Batticaloa district 51,434 people from 15019 families have been affected in the due to heavy rains and 2,303 people have been relocated to 15 shelters, according to the Batticaloa District Secretary Manikkam Udayakumar.

The government has allocated Rs. 1.7 million for the provision of cooked meals to the displaced people at shelters and dry rations to the people temporarily staying with friends and relatives.

The District Secretariat has requested Rs. 16.6 million from the Disaster Management Center to provide relief to all those affected by the floods and inclement weather.


Comment: About a week ago: 3 dead, hundreds displaced by floods and landslides after heavy rain in Sri Lanka - up to 9 inches in 24 hours

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Adapt 2030 Ice Age Report: Antarctic rescues, five cyclones and coded messages


Adapt 2030
Fri, 06 Dec 2019 21:56 UTC
Indian Ocean cyclones
© YouTube/Adapt 2030 (screen capture)
French Antarctic researchers were stranded and awaited extraction because the two year old French icebreaker's propeller broke. Australia sent a different icebreaker to finish the rescue. This is summer in the S. Hemisphere. U.N running out of money and using Extinction Rebellion to push global carbon taxes. Five cyclones form at the same time in the Indian Ocean.


Comment: Three tropical cyclones lurk near Africa and one has set a new rapid intensification record

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Cloud Precipitation

Flooding prompts State of Emergency in Canterbury Region, New Zealand


Floodlist
Sat, 07 Dec 2019 19:00 UTC
Rangitata River in flood
© Peter CarrellRangitata River in flood
A local state of emergency has been declared in the Timaru District in Canterbury Region, New Zealand, due to the flooding in the Rangitata area. Timaru Distrct Council warned that the Rangitata River could its highest levels in 20 years.

Around 300mm of rain fell in the upper catchment of the Rangitata River from 05 to early 06 December. As of the afternoon of 07 December, the Rangitata River was flowing at around 2265 cubic metres a second (cumecs) and was rising rapidly. Timaru Distrct Council said that extreme flows of 3000 cumecs or more are anticipated on 07 December, the highest in 20 years. This extended period of very high flows increases significantly the risk of further bank erosion and breakout flows.

Campers along the river have been told to evacuate and authorities warned people in Rangitata Township to be ready to evacuate at short notice. At least 7 roads in the area have been closed in affected areas.

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Trekkers suffering hypothermia due to metre of snow, freezing temperatures in summer in Tasmania, Australia

Monte Bovill
abc.net.au
Sat, 07 Dec 2019 13:18 UTC
Kitchen Hut at Cradle Mountain
© Mountain Huts Preservation Society TasmaniaKitchen Hut at Cradle Mountain has proved a sanctuary for three walkers.
Rescue efforts to extract three injured hikers from the Tasmanian wilderness will continue on Sunday morning after severe weather hampered the operation on Saturday.

The trio remains in the Kitchen Hut on the Cradle Mountain National Park, where they sought refuge after they began to suffer from hypothermia on Friday afternoon.

Strong winds, thick snow and freezing temperatures have halted the efforts of the police, paramedics and SES to rescue the group, believed to be from India.

It follows a failed attempt to rescue them on Friday night when winds of 100 kilometres per hour forced a police helicopter to return to Hobart.

Comment: Related: Heavy snowfall in the Victoria Alps, Australia on second day of SUMMER - up to a FOOT of snow overnight

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Seismograph

M3.2 earthquake rattles homes in Somerset, England


BBC
Thu, 05 Dec 2019 22:49 UTC
somerset quake
An earthquake has struck in the west of England, causing homes to shake in several villages, the British Geological Survey has said.

The 3.2 magnitude quake's epicentre was recorded near the town of Bridgwater in Somerset, the BGS confirmed.

Residents reported the "whole house rattled", with another another saying there was a "big rumble and [the] house [was] given a definite shove".

The quake hit at 22:49 GMT at a depth of three miles (5km), the BGS said.

'Bed shake'

Comment: Bridgwater is 121 miles (2 hours by car) from the Surrey fracking operation, and even further away from the one in Blackpool, where unusual but likely fracking-related quakes have been occurring with a worrying regularity. It's worth noting that also recently there was an unusually strong earthquake in France that caused a crack in the Earth's crust, leaving scientists puzzled.
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Three tropical cyclones lurk near Africa and one has set a new rapid intensification record

Jonathan Belles
The Weather Channel
Fri, 06 Dec 2019 11:52 UTC
Current Tropical Systems in the Indian Ocean
© The Weather ChannelCurrent Tropical Systems in the Indian Ocean
The tropics are getting crowded once again during this record season in the Indian Ocean as a phenomenon similar to a strong El Niño keeps waters warm near Africa.

Three hurricanes - or tropical cyclones, as they are called in that part of the world - continue to spin in the western Indian Ocean as of late Thursday.
  • Tropical Cyclone Pawan (locally, Cyclonic Storm Pawan) is a weak system that will bring increased moisture and may bring heavy rain and flooding to Somalia and other parts of eastern Africa into this weekend.
  • Tropical Cyclone Belna is intensifying well off the northern coast of Madagascar, and could become a heavy rain and wind threat to the Comoros and Madagascar early next week.
  • Tropical Cyclone Ambali is also spinning well to the northeast of Madagascar as the equivalent of a Category 2 hurricane, but is not expected to threaten land before dissipating. Ambali rapidly intensifying by 115 mph in 24 hours, making it the most rapid intensification in a 24-hour period in the Southern Hemisphere by a name storm on record and the second most rapid intensification globally. It also reach the equivalent of a strong Category 4 hurricane.
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