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Cloud Precipitation

Storm Eva brings fresh flooding fears for Cumbria, UK


BBC News
Wed, 23 Dec 2015 13:23 UTC
Cumbria floods
© Aidan GreavesThe River Eden burst its banks in Appleby, Cumbria, UK

Rain and winds of up to 70mph could continue to batter northern England in the run up to Christmas, it is feared.

Storm Eva could bring further misery to Cumbria, where some areas are dealing with the aftermath of flooding for the third time in a month.

Appleby, Glenridding, Keswick and Kendal were all hit after rivers burst their banks on Tuesday.

An Environment Agency spokesman said: "We are monitoring the situation closely."

The spokesman added: "There is currently the possibility for further unsettled weather during the festive period which could lead to some disruption in the north of England.

"We will issue further flood alerts and warnings if required."

Roy Ashley, whose garage business and home in Appleby have been damaged once again, said the flooding had destroyed lives.
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Hardhat

Two survivors found alive in rubble nearly 3 days after Chinese landslide, over 70 people still missing


9news
Wed, 23 Dec 2015 03:06 UTC
Shenzhen landslide survivor
© AAPA man is pulled from rubble nearly three days after a deadly in Shenzhen, China
Two survivors have been found amid the rubble nearly three days after a landslide in southern China swept through an industrial park and buried more than 30 buildings.

One man was taken to hospital and was confirmed to be one of the 76 missing after the disaster in Shenzhen, the Guangdong province fire department said on its official microblog. The other was badly injured and was still being removed from the debris.

The man already extracted has been named as 19-year-old Tian Zeming from the southern city of Chongqing. He was rescued around 70 hours after the landslide.

Rescuers at landslide site
© Reuters/StringerRescuers rest on mud as excavators dig through the debris to search for survivors at the site of a landslide which hit an industrial park on Sunday, in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, China, December 22, 2015.

Photos and video footage from the scene showed dozens of armed police, firefighters and men in hard hats gathered around a deep hole dug into the soil where he had been buried.

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Waterspout filmed off the coast of East Java, Indonesia

Portal Madura com
Youtube
Sat, 19 Dec 2015 19:57 UTC
Waterspout
Waterspout filmed off Madura, East Java.

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Attention

Beached whale dies following stranding along Galveston Isle, Texas

Dale Lezon and Harvey Rice
Houston Chronicle
Tue, 22 Dec 2015 19:27 UTC
Stranded whale
© J. Patric SchneiderA whale kicks its tail after it got stranded in the shallow water near West Beach on Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2015, in Galveston.
A whale died early Tuesday afternoon after drifting in and floundering helplessly in the surf on West Galveston Island as dozens of onlookers watched.

The whale died at about 12:30 p.m., according to a spokeswoman for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, about five hours after it was spotted. Volunteers had been planning to euthanize the ailing marine mammal once the tide moved it closer to shore.

Officials plan to observe the whale overnight before performing a necropsy on Wednesday.

The whale likely drifted onto the beach in front of the Terramar Beach subdivision because it was ill, said Heidi Whitehead, operations coordinator for the nonprofit Texas Marine Mammal Stranding Network.

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Attention

2.7 earthquake hits Bergheim, Germany


thelocal.de
Tue, 22 Dec 2015 15:31 UTC
earthquake needle
Residents of a suburb of Cologne were jolted from their sleep on Tuesday morning when an earthquake hit western Germany.

Phones at the local police station were ringing off the hook as shaken locals called in to report the incident, Focus magazine reports.

"We can confirm that the earthquake took place. So far twelve people have called in to tell us about it," a spokesperson for the police in Bergheim said.

"Concerned residents mentioned shaking wardrobes," the spokesperson continued, adding that "we're in contact with the fire services."

Witnesses reported that the tremors lasted around five seconds and were "surprising, sharp and short."

Authorities are now checking houses for possible damage.
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Arrow Down

Gigantic 6 kilometre earth crack opens up along Route III in Paraguay


Strange Sounds
Mon, 21 Dec 2015 14:48 UTC
Earth crack
How can you drive on this road in Paraguay?
About 6 km of road have been swallowed by a giant crack along Route III between the districts of Yby Yaú and Azotey in Paraguay.

This giant fissure in the gound is the result of torrential rains and the overflowing of creek Guireño on December 10, 2015. Apocalyptic.

Here an amazing aerial video showing the extent of this apocalyptical disaster.


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Cloud Precipitation

Public told to prepare for risk of further flooding as more rain heads for West Wales

Lee MacGregor
Carmarthen Journal
Mon, 21 Dec 2015 13:53 UTC
Flooding in Wales
The River Teifi has burst its banks in Llechryd, closing the A484 through the village.
Natural Resources Wales is urging people to prepare for the risk of further flooding across much of Wales.

A band of heavy rain is expected to hit West and North Wales tonight - the same areas where we issued nine Flood Warnings and 22 Flood Alerts during the weekend.

The Met Office has issued a yellow, be aware, warning for rain in Carmarthenshire tomorrow.

Over the weekend, several rivers in West Wales burst their banks, including the Towy in Carmarthen.

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Sun

Lake Poopo, Bolivia's second largest lake has almost dried up


Fox News Latino
Sat, 19 Dec 2015 13:13 UTC
Dried up Lake Poopo, Bolivia
Dried up Lake Poopo, Bolivia
The government of the western Bolivian province of Oruro issued a declaration of natural disaster Saturday after learning that Lake Poopo, the second largest in the country after Titicaca and which once covered more than 1,780 sq. miles, has almost dried up.

Oruro Gov. Victor Hugo Vasquez enacted a law that declared it a natural disaster, which will speed up the acquisition and use of funds to somehow improve the disastrous situation, which also affects the economy of the inhabitants of eight municipalities in the area.

The disappearance of Lake Poopo, announced this week in the media, took Oruro authorities by surprise as it did the national government, which was unaware of the gravity of the situation.

The lake, high up in the Andes, is in the process of desertification due to climate change, the weather phenomena El Niño and La Niña, and mining pollution, which have combined to made it into "a lifeless lake," agronomist Milton Perez of Oruro Technical University told EFE.
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Silver Lake mysteriously dries up on Staten Island

Mary Kay Linge
New York Post
Sun, 20 Dec 2015 13:04 UTC
Silver Lake, Staten Island
© Jimmy OddoSilver Lake, Staten Island
Staten Island's Silver Lake is giving up decades of soggy secrets — from a vandalized street sign to an old motorcycle — as the massive city reservoir mysteriously drains away.

The water level is down six to seven feet since early October, photo comparisons show.

Leaks underneath the lake are going unaddressed by the city Department of Environmental Protection, which has also stopped pumping water into the lake.

The 56-acre lake was built as a city reservoir in 1917, but hasn't been used for drinking water since 1971. Today, underground storage tanks next to the lake supply Staten Island's water.
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Waterspout seen forming in Costa da Caparica, Portugal

gatopreto26
Youtube
Tue, 15 Dec 2015 09:30 UTC
Portugal waterspout
© Youtube/gatopreto26 (screen capture)
Waterspout seen forming in Costa da Caparica, Portugal on 13th December 2015.

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