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An update: Sunspots a la Cyclic Catastrophism

John Ackerman
Acksblog
Wed, 22 Nov 2017 19:32 UTC
Sunspot Cycles
© NAOJ/Nagoya University/JAXAFig. 1 Fifty years of constant Sun observation.
This post is a response to "Variation of the Solar Microwave Spectrum in the Last Half Century", Masumi Shimojo et al. Astrophysical Journal, Volume 848, Number 1.

The abstract states:
"... we found that the microwave spectra at the solar minima of Cycles 20-24 agree with each other. These results show that the average atmospheric structure above the upper chromosphere in the quiet-Sun has not varied for half a century, and suggest that the energy input for atmospheric heating from the sub-photosphere to the corona have not changed in the quiet-Sun despite significantly differing strengths of magnetic activity in the last five solar cycles."
See Figure 1 above.
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Big Brother: Twitter will monitor users behavior 'off platform'

Tyler Durden
Zero Hedge
Sun, 19 Nov 2017 15:58 UTC
Twitter censorship
In perhaps the most intrusive move of social media platforms' efforts signal as much virtue as possible and appease their potentially-regulating government overlords, Twitter has announced that it is cracking down on what it defines at hate-speech and not just by looking at its own site.

In what amounts to a major shift in Twitter policy, Mashable's Kerry Flynn reports that the company announced on Friday that it will be monitoring user's behavior "on and off the platform" and will suspend a user's account if they affiliate with violent organizations, according to an update to Twitter's Help Center on Friday.
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Heavy rains cause major flooding in Montego Bay, Jamaica

Kimmo Matthews
Loop News
Thu, 23 Nov 2017 15:15 UTC
Severe flooding caused mayhem in Montego Bay
Severe flooding caused mayhem in Montego Bay
Scores of Montego Bay residents are on edge following massive flooding that left them marooned in the second city on Wednesday.

Residents in the tourist city told Loop News that the development reached a stage where people had to seek refuge on top of buildings as angry flood waters took over the city.

"It is the worst I have ever seen flooding in the city and I have been living in the area for many years," said Sandra Samuels.

Another man said he along with his family members had to abandon their vehicle as floodwaters took over a street that the group was travelling on.

"We were travelling along Union Street when water came from nowhere and just started to wash away the vehicle. I had to secure my family members and take refuge at the top of a nearby building," the man who identified himself only as Charles told Loop News.

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Homes evacuated as severe rain floods Britain

Anders Anglesey & Christine Younan
Daily Star
Thu, 23 Nov 2017 09:14 UTC
torrential rainfall floods UK
© UKNIPTorrential rainfall hit Lancashire earlier today
Torrential rain has forced Brits to abandon their homes today as weather experts issue weather warnings across the UK.

Lancaster and Galgate were the worst affected areas, with the A6 closed in both directions and 27 residents housed in two nearby pubs.

Emergency services responded to more than 500 calls about flooding and attended more than 100 incidents across the county.

It comes hours after the Environment Agency issued 25 flood alerts and ten warnings - most being in the North West of England.

A Lancashire Constabulary spokesman said: "All agencies worked really hard in a coordinated effort to minimise disruption and protect the public and we will continue to support those communities worst affected.

Comment: Also in Europe: Atmospheric compression event in Europe brings heavy snow and biblical flood

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California sees its wettest water year on record in 2016-17

Jeff Opperman And Peter Moyle
The Sacramento Bee
Tue, 21 Nov 2017 13:19 UTC
Water flows through break in the wall of the Oroville Dam spillway during heavy rains on Thursday, Feb. 9, 2017.
© Rich Pedroncelli /APWater flows through break in the wall of the Oroville Dam spillway during heavy rains on Thursday, Feb. 9, 2017.
Massive floods hit Houston and devastating hurricanes struck Puerto Rico and the Caribbean. Yet one of the more remarkable stories in the past year is the catastrophe that did not happen: massive flooding in California.

California experienced its wettest water year on record in 2016-17. In previous decades, that huge volume of water would have caused lethal floods, particularly in the Central Valley.

In part, we were lucky. Reservoirs were empty from drought so they had abundant capacity, and there was sufficient time between big storms so the rainfall didn't stack up. Dams and major levees held, though the near-failing of Oroville Dam's spillway and the flooding of the small town of Maxwell in February showed it could have been much worse.
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Three killed as heavy rain wreaks havoc across Jeddah, Saudi Arabia


Khaleej Times
Wed, 22 Nov 2017 05:13 UTC
Flash floods in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
© Khaled SahlieFlash floods in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on November 21, 2017.
Three people died in flash floods triggered by heavy rains swept through Jeddah on Tuesday, leaving motorists stranded and forcing authorities to shut schools and universities in Saudi Arabia's second biggest city.

One person died of electrocution in Jeddah and three others in other places in Makkah region, according to a Saudi Gazette report. Out if the 29 emergency reports received by Jeddah Health Affairs, eight were related to electrocution and the rest traffic accidents.

The Civil Defense received 250 reports of short circuits, spokesman of the Civil Defense in Makkah Province Col. Saeed Al Sarhan told the newspaper.

Dozens of people were plucked from vehicles engulfed by floodwaters, Saudi civil defence authorities said, with heavy rainfall expected to last at least until Wednesday.

The Saudi Red Crescent Authority in Madinah reported 17 cases of people slipping and falling near the Prophet's Mosque in Madinah and in the Central Area.

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Flash floods kill 2, damage over 360 houses in central Indonesia

Mu Xuequan
Xinhua
Sun, 19 Nov 2017 23:24 UTC
Flash floods in West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia
© Sutopo Purwo Nugroho / BNPBFlash floods in West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia
Two people were killed and 367 houses damaged as flash floods struck West Nusa Tenggara province of central Indonesia, a government official said here Sunday.

Heavy downpours were blamed for the natural disaster in four sub-districts of Lombok Timur district, spokesman of national disaster management agency Sutopo Purwo Nugroho said.

"The flash floods hit residential areas and agricultural lands," the spokesman told Xinhua in a text message.

One of the casualties was hit by a damaged building and another was swept away by currents, said Sutopo.

The floods also destroyed 14 bridges and one mosque, he added.


Comment: Earlier this month 9 people died as heavy rainfall caused floods and landslides in Indonesia.

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Atmospheric compression event in Europe brings heavy snow and biblical flood

Adapt 2030
YouTube
Fri, 17 Nov 2017 09:42 UTC
Medicane over Med Sea
© YouTube/Adapt 2030 (screen capture)
A rare medicane roared over the southern Mediterranean countries with an atmospheric compression event, biblical floods in Greece and three feet of snow with nine foot snow drifts. Ferocious electrical storms pummeled the region as well. The Northern Hemisphere cold with record cold on tap for next week across Asia.


Comment: For more information of the extreme weather occurring around the world, check out our Earth Changes Summary video for October 2017:



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Greece: At least 14 dead after 'Biblical' flash floods and rain continues to fall (PHOTO, VIDEO)

Jen Mills
Metro (UK)
Wed, 15 Nov 2017 12:00 UTC
At least 14 dead after ‘Biblical’ flash floods in Greece (PHOTO, VIDEO) Nov 2017
© AP Photo/Petros GiannakourisCars were flipped over in the torrent
Greece has declared a day of national mourning after flash floods left at least 14 people dead.

Roads turned into raging torrents of mud and debris, with drivers scrambling out as their cars were washed away.

Many of the dead were elderly people found inside their homes.

'Everything is lost. The disaster is biblical,' Mandra Mayor Yianna Krikouki told state broadcaster ERT.

Comment: This has actually become a rather common sight in Greece (and the wider eastern Med) in recent years, where deluges have repeatedly inundated coastal towns and cities. For a snapshot of the extreme weather occurring around the world, check out our Earth Changes Summary video for October 2017:



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Devastating rainfall hits Greece: At least 14 people killed in flash-floods outside Athens

Elena Becatoros
ABC News
Wed, 15 Nov 2017 16:31 UTC
athens flooding november 2017
© AP Photo/Petros GiannakourisPeople are reflected in the front window of a flooded bus as water engulfs an interchange of a highway in Elefsina, western Athens, on Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2017.
Flash floods turned roads into raging torrents of mud and debris on the fringes of Greece's capital Wednesday, killing at least 14 people, inundating homes and businesses and knocking out a section of a major highway.

There were fears the death toll could rise further as rescue crews searched for potentially missing people in flooded homes and streets on the western outskirts of Athens.

The flooding came after a severe overnight storm brought driving rain to the area. Roads turned into muddy rivers that carried away vehicles, tossing them into piles on roadsides and against fences and buildings. Several walls from yards and low buildings collapsed, filling the streets with rubble.

Twelve of the people killed - four women and eight men - were found in or near Mandra, a small town on the western outskirts of Athens that was hardest-hit by the flood. The coast guard recovered the bodies of two more men believed to have been swept out to sea by the flood.


Comment: This has actually become a rather common sight in Greece (and the wider eastern Med) in recent years, where deluges have repeatedly inundated coastal towns and cities.

For a snapshot of the extreme weather occurring around the world, check out our Earth Changes Summary video for October 2017:



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