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2019 science: Absolutely no climate alarm

No alarm on every aspect: stable polar ice, normal sea level rise, no consensus, growing snow cover, less tropical storms, tornadoes, shrinking deserts, global greening, predictions wrong, models flawed, climate driven by sun, ocean cycles, biodiversity, warmer 1000 years ago...etc...

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2019 saw a great amount of new science emerge showing that there's nothing alarming or catastrophic about our climate.

Some 2019 scientific findings

Need to make a presentation showing there is no climate alarm? The following findings we reported on in 2019 will put many concerns to rest.

Hundreds of peer-reviewed papers ignored by media

What follows are some selected top science-based posts we published here at NoTricksZone in 2019. These new findings show there is absolutely no climate alarm.

Hundreds of new peer-reviewed papers, charts, findings, etc - which the IPCC, activists and media ignore and even conceal. No wonder they've gotten so shrill.

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5 missing after flash floods in North Sumatra, Indonesia

Floods North Labuhan Batu Regency, North Sumatra, Indonesia 29 December 2019.
© BNPBFloods North Labuhan Batu Regency, North Sumatra, Indonesia 29 December 2019.
At least 5 people are missing after flash floods in North Labuhan Batu Regency, North Sumatra province, Indonesia.

Flooding hit the villages of Pematang and Hatapang in North Labuhan Batu Regency on 29 December, 2019.

It is thought that the 5 missing are all from the same family. The disaster occurred when their home in Pematang was swept away by the flooding. In total the floods destroyed 9 houses and damaged 17 others, according to disaster authorities. Some residents have been evacuated to safer ground. Bridges were also destroyed, leaving communities isolated, in particular in the village of Hatapang.


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8 missing after flash floods in Tolima Department, Colombia

Aftermath of flash floods in floods Chaparral, Tolima Colombia, 26 December 2019.
© Bomberos ColombiaAftermath of flash floods in floods Chaparral, Tolima Colombia, 26 December 2019.
At least 8 people are missing after torrential rain triggered flash floods and mudslides in Tolima Department, Colombia.

The disaster struck during the early hours of 26 December, 2019. According to Colombia's National Unit for Disaster Risk Management (Unidad Nacional para la Gestiรณn del Riesgo de Desastres - UNGRD) heavy rain caused the El Mono creek to break its banks, causing mud, rocks and flood water to sweep through the village of La Virginia in the municipality of Chaparral, Tolima.


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Severe storm hits Rwanda's capital Kigali killing 12

A tow truck rescues a vehicle after heavy rains in Kigali, Rwanda, Dec. 26, 2019. Heavy rains that hit Rwanda on Wednesday night killed at least 12 people
© Xinhua/Cyril NdegeyaA tow truck rescues a vehicle after heavy rains in Kigali, Rwanda, Dec. 26, 2019. Heavy rains that hit Rwanda on Wednesday night killed at least 12 people, a senior government official said here on Thursday.

Twelve people were reported dead across Rwanda on Wednesday night following heavy rains that swept the entire country, officials said on Thursday.

The Ministry of Emergency Management said more could have died, had government not relocated people from wetlands across the capital Kigali.

It was a tough task for Rwanda Police officers who endured heavy rains that hit almost every corner of the country on the Christmas eve, to work beyond expected and rescue people who were in the middle of deadly floods caused by heavy rains.

Rwanda Meteorology Agency warned more rains are expected between today, December 26 throughout December 28.

The agency said the cause of the heavy rains across Rwanda was due to strong winds that abruptly made a U-turn from the Western part of Rwanda - driving away moisture within the Congo forests towards Rwanda.


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At least 14 killed by flash floods in Burundi

Floods damaged or destroyed dozens of homes in Bujumbura, Burundi, 21 to 22 December 2019.
© Government of BurundiFloods damaged or destroyed dozens of homes in Bujumbura, Burundi, 21 to 22 December 2019.
At least 14 people have died and 33 injured after torrential rain caused flash flooding in the city of Bujumbura, Burundi.

According to Burundi Red Cross, torrential rains and strong winds caused human and material damage in Bujumbura and surrounding areas on the night of 21 December, 2019.

As of 22 December the provisional damage assessment was 14 fatalities and 33 injured. Around 50 houses were completely destroyed and 40 others severely damaged. Over 130 other homes were flooded and in total around 1,200 people (219 households) were affected.


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Heavy rains in Sri Lanka kills two, over 65,000 affected

President visits flood-affected areas
President visits flood-affected areas
Two people were killed and over 65,000 affected by days of heavy rains and strong winds across Sri Lanka, the Disaster Management Centre said in a statement on Monday.

Over 17,000 people were evacuated to safer shelters while over 1,500 houses were partially or fully damaged in over 13 districts, Xinhua news agency reported.

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Monday visited Polonnaruwa and Anuradhapura in North Central Province which was one of the worst affected by floods and landslides.


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Tornado reported as freak storm hits Surrey, UK

A small tornado is said to have hit Chertsey and Shepperton in Surrey, UK
© @QPRSteve1982A small tornado is said to have hit Chertsey and Shepperton in Surrey causing damage to nearby homes and felling trees
A tornado has hit Surrey, causing damage to nearby homes and felling trees, it is reported.

The Met Office released radar images showing a heavy shower that could have caused the tornado, which hit Chertsey and Shepperton on Saturday morning.

Images on social media show debris littering the roads after tiles were stripped off rooftops.

People nearby were also reporting that cars have been damaged and vans have been blown over.


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Indonesia's Riau province declares state of emergency as floods affect over 62,000 people, killing six

severe flood in Rokan Hulu regency, Riau
© BPBD Rokan HuluA local resident and officials deal with a severe flood in Rokan Hulu regency, Riau, on Nov. 15, 2016.
The Riau administration declared a state of emergency on Friday after water inundated hundreds of villages in six of the province's regencies, affecting more than 62,000 residents in the latest among recent disasters that have killed at least six people.

Riau Secretary Yan Prana Jaya Indra Rasyid said the status was enforced to prepare for a possible worst-case scenario due to the disaster, which occurred after waters overflowed from four of the province's large rivers.

The emergency status applies for 11 days from Dec. 20 until 30.

"With the state of emergency, the regional administration could no longer cite financial difficulties in disaster-handling measures because the central government will provide support through the National Mitigation Agency [BNPB]," Yan said.

As of Friday, the overflowing waters from Riau's Kampak, Siak, Rokan and Indragiri rivers inundated at least 216 villages in 43 districts in the regencies of Rokan Hulu, Kampar, Rokan Hilir, Pelalawan, Kuantan Singingi and Indragiri Hulu.

As many as 25,133 households comprising 62,630 people in the six regencies were affected by floods, which inundated 8,798 houses, 11 kindergartens, 47 elementary schools, 19 junior high schools and 17 senior high schools, according to Riau administration data.

The Riau Disaster Mitigation Agency recorded six casualties to date in floods and landslides that had occurred over several weeks.


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Torrential floods carry away cars in northern Spain

The flooding hit the town of Reinosa in Cantabria and has been described by residents as the worst in history
The flooding hit the town of Reinosa in Cantabria and has been described by residents as the worst in history
This is the shocking moments cars were washed away by torrential flooding in northern Spain.

The flooding hit the town of Reinosa in Cantabria and has been described by residents as the worst in history, with reports saying water levels rose because of heavy winds and rain.

Reinosa has 9,000 inhabitants and there are reports of blackouts.

Residents have been evacuated with powerful waves flowing through doors and garages.



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Adapt 2030 Ice Age Report: Global atmospheric shift - Algeria emerges as a new bread basket

rare Bolivia tornado
© YouTube/Adapt 2030 (screen capture)
Unusual vortex winds across our planet continue to increase as the Suns out decreases. Highest ever recorded tornado in Bolivia, water spouts in Indonesia, tornado out breaks in December USA, 2x Medicanes in a month North Africa dumping record snowfall in November. A month of rain in hours 4x in the last 30 days and record crop yields in Norther Africa from all the additional rainfall for the 3rd year in a row.


Comment: For more information on extreme weather events from around the world, check out our monthly Earth Changes Summaries. The latest video: SOTT Earth Changes Summary - November 2019: Extreme Weather, Planetary Upheaval, Meteor Fireballs