Earth Changes

At least six dead as intense storms slam California

Amanda Schmidt
AccuWeather.com
Thu, 17 Jan 2019 09:29 UTC

© AP Photo/Richard Vogel
Department of Water and Power employees work in the pouring rain to clear a fallen tree from a road in the Hollywood hills in Los Angeles, Thursday, Jan. 17, 2019.

Amid a relentless series of storms, a powerful storm has been wreaking havoc in California from Wednesday into Thursday, further raising concerns of flooding, mudslides and avalanches.

On Monday and Tuesday, Los Angeles received over 1.75 inches of rain, and San Diego picked up just over 0.55 of an inch of rain. On Wednesday, they received two-thirds of an inch and 0.11 of an inch, respectively, AccuWeather meteorologists reported.

The series of storms prompted officials to put communities on alert for mudslides and flooding, as well as creating dangerous travel conditions.

Toppled trees, snarled roads and downed power lines could be found all around Northern California on Wednesday, sometimes with deadly consequences, Associated Press (AP) News reports.

At least six deaths have been reported during this week, as storms pass through the region.

Over 20,000 people were without power Wednesday night, according to Pacific Gas & Electric.

Severe sandstorm in Egypt leaves at least five people dead

Ali H. M.Abo Rezeg
Anadolu Agency
Wed, 16 Jan 2019 08:05 UTC

At least five people were killed in Egypt by a severe sandstorm that struck several parts of the country on Wednesday.

According to local media reports, one person was killed and two others injured when a building partially collapsed in the northeastern Port Said province.

Another four people reportedly lost their lives when a bus overturned in the northern Kafr al-Sheikh province.

The Egyptian authorities have suspended activity at four of the country's seaports due to inclement weather, while several roads in capital Cairo have been shut until further notice.

Egypt's official meteorological agency has predicted "several days" of heavy winds, which, it warned, may disrupt maritime navigation in the Mediterranean and Red Sea.

Storms bring 4 feet of snow in 48 hours to Sierra Nevada resorts

Paul Rogers
The Mercury News
Thu, 17 Jan 2019 19:05 UTC

Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows

Snowpack up to 103 percent of normal after slow winter start

A wave of steady storms this week, capped off Wednesday night by a powerful atmospheric river event that caused the National Weather Service to issue a rare blizzard warning, brought more than four feet of snow to some Lake Tahoe-area ski resorts.

The huge snowfall boosted the statewide Sierra snowpack to 103 percent of normal on Thursday, up from just 69 percent on Jan. 1.

It also comes ahead of one of the biggest California ski weekends of the year, the Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Holiday weekend.

Snow covers Amman as winter storm sweeps across Jordan

Hana Namrouqa
Jordan Times
Thu, 17 Jan 2019 18:27 UTC

Heavy snowfall created traffic problems in areas of the Kingdom on Wednesday night

Authorities evacuated, between Wednesday night and Thursday morning, 131 snowbound people, after a deep, fast-moving polar front brought heavy snow to the northern and central parts of the Kingdom, according to authorities.

Snow started falling over the mountainous areas of the northern region on Wednesday afternoon, and by evening, the central parts, including the capital, also received heavy snow that quickly blocked streets in areas located 900 metres above sea level.

By Thursday noon, all of the country's roads were open to traffic, according to the Public Security Department.

Ras Munif in Ajloun Governorate, 76 kilometres northwest of Amman, recorded the highest snow accumulation at 15cm, according to Raed Rafid Al Khattab, head of the weather forecast section at the Jordan Meteorological Department (JMD).

California mountain blizzard may bring up to 100 inches of snow

Jonathan Kegges
10 News
Thu, 17 Jan 2019 18:26 UTC

A large storm is coming ashore on the California coast and it's bringing flooding rains and heavy mountain snow. Above 5,000 feet, the snow is being measured in feet. Multiple feet.

Blizzard and Winter Storm Warnings are in effect for those areas expected to receive 80-100" of snow from the time the snow started yesterday through Thursday evening. That's more than 8 feet of snow in just a days of days. To put that in perspective, that is more snow than Roanoke has seen in 5 years.

Avalanche in India kills 5, another 5 missing

The Quint
Fri, 18 Jan 2019 18:08 UTC

At least five people died while five others are trapped after an avalanche hit Khardunga La in Ladakh on Friday, 18 January.

According to the Border Roads Organisation (BRO), the vehicle they were travelling in was hit by an avalanche at 7 am. Rescue operations are currently underway with the police, army and the SDRF trying to rescue the trapped people.

However, it has not yet been established whether the persons in the truck were civilians or security force personnel.

New study claims global warming is causing colder winters and more snow in Europe

Anthony Watts
Watts Up With That?
Wed, 16 Jan 2019 17:46 UTC

From the "with models, we can make anything believable" department.

New paper argues for a stronger influence of Arctic sea-ice loss on recent Eurasian cooling, thus causing colder winters and more snow in Europe due to climate change.

A reconciled estimate of the influence of Arctic sea-ice loss on recent Eurasian cooling

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41558-018-0379-3 (paywalled)

Abstract

Northern midlatitudes, over central Eurasia in particular, have experienced frequent severe winters in recent decades^1,2,3. A remote influence of Arctic sea-ice loss has been suggested^{4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14}; however, the importance of this connection remains controversial because of discrepancies among modelling and between modelling and observational studies^15,16,17.

Here, using a hybrid analysis of observations and multi-model large ensembles from seven atmospheric general circulation models, we examine the cause of these differences. While all models capture the observed structure of the forced surface temperature response to sea-ice loss in the Barents-Kara Seas-including Eurasian cooling-we show that its magnitude is systematically underestimated. Owing to the varying degrees of this underestimation of sea-ice-forced signal, the signal-to-noise ratio differs markedly.

Comment: Bunk. See: Global warming? - Still no warming for 17 years 9 months

Snow depths in the Alps reach 6 metres (20 feet)

Patrick Thorne
Inthesnow.com
Fri, 18 Jan 2019 12:16 UTC

Loser, Austria

The deepest snow depth at a ski resort currently being reported in the Alps, and the entire world, has reached 6 metres (20 feet) ...but the sun is out again.

The Swiss resort of Andermatt-Sedrun (pictured below) has reported this depth on its upper ski runs with 95cm at resort level. Road access to the village was cut off earlier this week although a rail tunnel allowed people to still get in and out.

Andermatt-Sedrun, Switzerland

Woman fatally attacked by 4 pit bull terriers in Joshua Tree, California

Brooke Beare
kesq.com
Fri, 18 Jan 2019 11:47 UTC

A 70-year-old Joshua Tree woman was fatally attacked by four dogs Wednesday night, according to a news release from the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department.

Deputies from the Morongo Basin Station received a call about a "vicious animal attack" at approximately 10:11 p.m. Wednesday on the 59000 block of Sunflower Drive in Joshua Tree.

Upon arrival, deputies found the victim at home alone, suffering from injuries as a result of being mauled by four pit bulls. She died a short time later.

According to the Sheriff's Department the victim lived at the residence with her husband, and an adult male friend, who owned the dogs.The dogs were considered family pets, and the victim had helped take care of them over the past year, according to the news release.

More dead whales found along the southern Gulf coast in Thailand

The Thaiger
Thu, 17 Jan 2019 11:08 UTC

Two young Omura whales have been separately found on Songkhla's beaches. They were probably from the same herd. The bodies had already started decomposing when they were found.

Pak Tae Ra villagers in Ranote district alerted a regional maritime research centre that a big whale was found on the beach. The centre's chief Suthep Juela-ong found the remains of an Omura whale, weighing 800-1,000 kilograms and 5.65 metres long. It was estimated that the whale has been dead for at least two weeks, Suthep said.

The centre's officials will collect tissue samples and check the cause of death, he said, adding that the preliminary test indicated that it probably died from illness as no outer injuries were found on the body.

Comment: Also recently a beaked whale died after washing up on a beach in Guam.

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Earth Changes

At least six dead as intense storms slam California

Severe sandstorm in Egypt leaves at least five people dead

Storms bring 4 feet of snow in 48 hours to Sierra Nevada resorts

Snow covers Amman as winter storm sweeps across Jordan

California mountain blizzard may bring up to 100 inches of snow

Avalanche in India kills 5, another 5 missing

New study claims global warming is causing colder winters and more snow in Europe

Snow depths in the Alps reach 6 metres (20 feet)

Woman fatally attacked by 4 pit bull terriers in Joshua Tree, California

More dead whales found along the southern Gulf coast in Thailand

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