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Adapt 2030 Ice Age Report: Unprecedented floods Australia - Winter lightning Europe


Adapt 2030
Tue, 05 Feb 2019 15:39 UTC
Power transformers surrounded by floodwater
© Lhey IrelandPower transformers surrounded by floodwater on Bluewater Drive at Bluewater Park.
Unprecedented floods Australia as out of flow jet streams dumping 5x monthly rains on Cains and half a years worth of rain in Townsville in a single storm front. The atmospheric compression events continue to amplify.

More atmospheric anomalies with winter lightning in Europe, over 34,000 strikes.

Magnetosphere is weakening with solar winds, and its is all related to the intensifying Grand Solar Minimum.


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Landslide after heavy rainfall kills at least 11 on Bolivian highway


The Hindu
Mon, 04 Feb 2019 15:48 UTC
Firefighters try to rescue victims from a car after a mudslide on the outskirts of El Choro, Bolivia, on Saturday, Feb. 2, 2019.
© APFirefighters try to rescue victims from a car after a mudslide on the outskirts of El Choro, Bolivia, on Saturday, Feb. 2, 2019.
Police General Romulo Delgado said the dead included six adults and five minors.

Authorities have said that searchers had recovered 11 bodies from a landslide that buried cars on a highway in the mountains northeast of Bolivia's capital a day earlier. At least 18 other people were reported injured.

Officials also said new mudslides occurred in the same area as a result of a third day of heavy rains, though there was no immediate word of any casualties.

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Seismic swarm in progress between southern Cascadia and northern San Andreas Faults

Ross Stein, Ph.D., and Volkan Sevilgen, M.Sc.
Temblor, Inc.
Sun, 03 Feb 2019 04:31 UTC
San Andreas and Cascadia Faults
© Temblor
Four Magnitude-3.4 and larger quakes have struck in two hours, all south of Cape Mendocino, and west of the town of Petrolia, California. Based on the earthquake locations and their focal mechanisms (both by the USGS), the swarm appears to be occurring on a right-lateral reverse fault that connects the northernmost San Andreas-Mendocino Fracture Zone with the shallow portion of the Cascadia Megathrust (as shown by the black half- arrows in the map).
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Northeastern Australia hit by 'once-in-a-century' flood

Glenda Kwek
Digital Journal
Sun, 03 Feb 2019 12:41 UTC
Townsville Flooding
© Handout, QUEENSLAND FIRE AND EMERGENCY SERVICES/AFPA recent undated picture provided by the Queensland Fire and Emergency Services and received by AFP on February 3, 2019 shows floodwaters as they rush over the Aplins Weir in Townsville after days of torrential rain.
Once-in-a-century floods have turned streets into rivers and forced thousands to abandon their homes in northeast Australia, with authorities warning of tornadoes and more rain over the next few days.

Australia's tropical north experiences heavy rains during the monsoon season at this time of the year, but the recent downpour has surged far above normal levels.

Thousands of residents in the city of Townsville in Queensland were without power and cut off by flooded roads.

More severe weather could whip up tornadoes and destructive winds in the days ahead, Bureau of Meteorology state manager Bruce Gunn told reporters Sunday.

Comment: See in addition: Flash flooding traps people, inundates homes in North Queensland, Australia - one foot of rain in 6 hours

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Evacuations after rivers overflow in Arica, Peru


Floodlist
Fri, 01 Feb 2019 19:07 UTC
Flooding has cut roads in Arica, Chile,
© Government of AricaFlooding has cut roads in Arica, Chile, January 2019.
On 30 January 2019 the Chile Ministry of the Interior and Public Safety (ONEMI) reported heavy rain in Arica y Parinacota Region on the border with Peru. Heavy rain had previously affected areas of southern Peru, where 15 people died when a hotel collapsed.

In Chile, an overflow of the Acha, Lluta and San Jose rivers affected several families and homes in Arica. Around 25,000 people were left without electricity. ONEMI said that, as of 01 February, one person was missing, 20 families have been evacuated and 151 people were staying in shelters.


Comment: Related article: Landslide during heavy rainfall kills at least 15 at hotel wedding party in Peru.

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Hundreds evacuated after flooding in Iran and Iraq


Floodlist
Fri, 01 Feb 2019 18:32 UTC
Floods hit parts of Iran in late January 2019.
© IRCSFloods hit parts of Iran in late January 2019.
Flooding has affected areas of Iraq and Iran over the last few days, following the heavy rain and flooding in Saudi Arabia where Civil Defence reported that at least 12 people died.

Iran

The Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) said that it is providing emergency shelter for 820 people after heavy rain triggered flooding in the province of Khuzestan. IRCS has set up 4 camps to accommodate 500 people Shush County and 320 people Dezful County, as well as providing food and relief supplies. There were also evacuations in Rafi town, Hoveyzeh County, after flooding broke floodgates in the area.

IRCS also reported flooding in areas around the city of Khorramabad in Lorestan province, where around 1,400 were affected.

Flooding has also impacted the provinces of Ilam and Kermanshah, damaging infrastructure, shutting down the schools in Ilam, and blocking communication routes in Kermanshah. Relief workers are carrying out relief services such as pumping out water from the houses and distributing vital supplies among the affected people.


Comment: Related article: Dozens rescued from flooding after heavy rain in Saudi Arabia - At least 12 people killed (UPDATE).

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Three children killed by landslide in Bangladesh


NewAge
Thu, 31 Jan 2019 13:11 UTC
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File photo
Three children died in a landslide at Tajanirmarkhola in Ukhiya of Cox's Bazar on Wednesday afternoon.

Among them, two are siblings.

Deceased were Rokyia Begum, 6, daughter of Mohammad Yunus of Block 2 Tajanirmarkhola Rohingya camp, her younger brother Mohammad Rohan, 4, and Asma Begum, 5, daughter of Obaidullah of the same block.

According to Rubel Islam, assistant in-charge of the camp, a large chunk of mud fell upon the trio at Thaingkhali Khal area.
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Dozens rescued from flooding after heavy rain in Saudi Arabia - At least 12 people killed (UPDATE)

Rashid Hassan
Arab News
Mon, 28 Jan 2019 16:32 UTC
The heavy rain flooded roads in Madinah
The heavy rain flooded roads in Madinah.

Heavy rainfall and sandstorms in the Kingdom have led to flooding, school closures and poor visibility, authorities said Monday as they urged people to take precautions during the bout of bad weather.

Rain hit northern and western parts of Saudi Arabia on Sunday and Monday, while sand swept through major population areas to bog down the skyline.

Schools shut in Tabuk, Arar and Al-Jawf because of flooding and there was low visibility in Riyadh among other places.

"Riyadh, Makkah, the northern border region, Hail, Tabuk, Qassim, Madinah, the eastern province, Asir, Jazan and Al-Jawf are experiencing unstable weather and the General Directorate of Civil Defense calls on citizens and residents not to risk themselves and their families, and avoid going to valleys or dangerous areas," Maj. Mohammed Al-Hammadi, Civil Defense spokesman, told Arab News.


Comment: Update: Al Jazeera on the 30th of January reported:
At least 12 people have been killed as heavy rain wreaked havoc in Saudi Arabia this week, according to the kingdom's civil defence authority.

The heavy downpours hit mainly the western and northwestern parts of the country close to the border with Jordan.

Ten people died in the northwestern city of Tabuk and one each in the holy city of Medina and the northern border areas, the official SPA news agency reported the defence authority as saying on Wednesday.

In a statement, the authority said a total of 271 people had been rescued across the country since Sunday. Civil defence teams have also evacuated 137 people in the northwestern Tabuk region.

Local media reports said light to moderate rain caused power outages in the capital Riyadh as well as Jeddah.

A number of committees have been set up to assess the damage caused by the bad weather, the agency said.

Saudi Arabia's civil defence authority said a total
© STR/EPASaudi Arabia's civil defence authority said a total of 271 people had been rescued across the country since Sunday


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One FOOT of rain in 6 hours hits Queensland, Australia, causing flash-flooding


abc.net.au
Wed, 30 Jan 2019 13:30 UTC
The heavy rain caused a land slip that cut this
© Ashleigh WaldeckPHOTO: The heavy rain caused a land slip that cut this road west of Townsville.
Authorities have gone door to door at Bluewater in Townsville's north to check on dozens of people in homes that were inundated by flash flooding after a day of torrential rain.

Multiple swift-water rescues were conducted to reach people in the area who were trapped by the rapidly rising flood.

Police placed Bluewater under a safety and preservation declaration, urging residents to avoid the area until it is safe to return.

Late on Wednesday, SES northern regional manager Daryl Camp told the ABC they were still checking on trapped residents.

"All the people we know about in Toolakea and Bluewater have been helped," he said.


Comment: A continuation of the deluge for the region noted a few days prior: Rivers at record levels after 620mm (2 feet) of rain in 48 hours in Queensland, Australia

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Landslide buries house after heavy rainfall in Buleleng, Bali, Indonesia - kills 4


The Jakarta Post
Tue, 29 Jan 2019 13:08 UTC
Landslide
© Antara/Yulius Satria WijayaLandslide (File)
Four people were killed when a landslide buried a house in Bali on Jan. 29, following heavy rains in Mengening village, Buleleng regency.

The landslide in Mengening occurred at around 5 a.m. local time on Tuesday, said I Made Rentin of the Bali Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD). The disaster buried a house and its occupants Ketut Budikaca, 33, his wife Luh Sentiani, 27, daughter Putu Rikasih, 9, and son Kadek Dodit Wiguna, 5.

"The landslide was triggered by continuous and heavy downpours," said I Made as quoted by Antara news agency.

On Sunday, two people were killed and 12 others injured when a 6-meter hill collapsed following heavy rains in Ban villagem Karangasem regency, and buried the house that stood in front of it. All 14 victims were members of the same family, which was watching television when the disaster struck.

Comment: Related articles: Landslide following torrential rain buries family house in Bali, Indonesia - two dead

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