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Seven dead after major flash floods hit Culiacan, Mexico - Los Mochis receives 40% of its annual rainfall in ONE day


Mexico News Daily
Fri, 21 Sep 2018 17:35 UTC
Flooded streets yesterday in Sinaloa, Mexico
Flooded streets yesterday in Sinaloa, Mexico.

In just one day, Los Mochis saw 40% of its annual rainfall

At least seven people have died due to flooding caused by torrential rain in the states of Sinaloa and Chihuahua, authorities reported.

Sinaloa Civil Protection chief Juan Francisco Vega Meza said that at least four people had died in that state following heavy rains brought on by tropical depression 19-E.

Three deaths occurred in the state capital Culiacán, where three people are missing.

Another person died in the municipality of Ahome, where as much as 359 millimeters of rain have fallen over the past 24 hours.

Streets of the municipal seat of Los Mochis were inundated and access to parts of the neighboring municipality of El Fuerte have been cut off.

"It has been a complex situation because we were presented with an atypical phenomenon; we hadn't received a quantity of rain like this before. In just one day, [the rain that fell in] Los Mochis represented 40% of the rain it has received in the whole year and in Culiacán, it was 30%," Sinaloa Governor Quirino Ordaz said in a television interview.

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Millions of farm animals killed in flooding from Hurricane Florence


RT
Thu, 20 Sep 2018 15:58 UTC
North Carolina flooding
© Rodrigo Gutierrez / ReutersFarms flooded after the passing of Hurricane Florence in North Carolina
Millions of birds and thousands of pigs have died as a result of Hurricane Florence, according to North Carolina agriculture officials. That number may rise due to additional flooding.

An estimated 3.4 million chickens and turkeys, as well as 5,500 pigs, have been lost as a result of the flooding, according to a preliminary report by the North Carolina Department of Agriculture. There were no estimates of crop losses.

North Carolina is one of the top states in the nation producing pork and poultry. The storm dumped more than 8 trillion gallons of water on the state over a five-day period.
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Florence death toll rises to 31 as flooding continues


BBC News
Tue, 18 Sep 2018 00:50 UTC
A street sits submerged in flood water n Wilmington, North Carolina
© Alex Wroblewski/BloombergA street sits submerged in flood water n Wilmington, North Carolina.
As flooding continues to inundate North Carolina, the death toll from Florence has risen to at least 31, with 24 deaths confirmed in North Carolina.

The state's governor, Roy Cooper, said on Monday that the "epic storm" was still an immediate danger as rivers reach major flood levels.

The coastal city of Wilmington became an island amid heavy floods following the storm.

Officials have warned evacuated residents to stay away.

At a news conference on Monday, Gov Cooper said "catastrophic flooding and tornados are still claiming lives and property" across the state.

"For many parts of North Carolina the danger is still immediate," he said. "Some areas have not seen the worst flooding yet. This is a monumental disaster for our state."

An initial estimate from Moody's Analytics puts the cost of Florence between $17bn (£13bn) and $22bn, making the storm one of the 10 costliest hurricanes in US history, according to NPR.

Most of the monetary damage is due to property loss, and the company said these figures could rise as inland flooding continues.


Comment: "State of Emergency" called for North Carolina's Brunswick Nuclear Plant

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China evacuates millions after Typhoon Mangkhut leaves Hong Kong in tatters

Euan McKirdy, Joshua Berlinger and Ben Westcott
CNN
Mon, 17 Sep 2018 21:26 UTC
commercial building in Hong Kong damaged by Typhoon Mangkhut
© Lam Yik Fei/Getty ImagesWindows of a commercial building in Hong Kong damaged by Typhoon Mangkhut.
More than three million people have been moved to safety in southern China as Typhoon Mangkhut moved northward and continued to wreak havoc across the region.

Mangkhut made landfall in Guangdong, China's most populous province, late afternoon Sunday, killing four people before heading west into neighboring Guangxi province around midnight.

The decision to evacuate towns and cities in southern China came as Hong Kong was left reeling by ferocious winds of up to 173 kilometers per hour (107 miles per hour) and gusts of up to 223 kph (138 mph).

The storm tore off roofs and scaffolding from skyscrapers, shattered windows, shook high-rise buildings and caused serious flooding in low-lying areas as waves of more than three meters (9.8 feet) lashed the coast.

Across the Pearl River Delta in the gambling hub of Macau, hundreds of households were left without power amid extensive flooding, which reached head-height in places close to the shoreline.


Comment: Watch as Super-typhoon Mangkhut wreaks havoc in Philippines, Hong Kong and southern China

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Nigeria floods kill more than 100


BBC
Mon, 17 Sep 2018 11:47 UTC
Residents paddle through of Lokoja town in Kogi State
© AFPResidents paddle through of Lokoja town in Kogi State
More than 100 people have died in floods after Nigeria's two major rivers burst their banks, authorities say.

The National Emergency Management Agency (Nema) says heavy rains caused the Niger River and Benue River to overflow.

It has resulted in a series of floods across the country over two weeks, with rural areas most vulnerable.

The government is urging residents along waterways to relocate to safe places.

Thousands of people have been displaced and vast swathes of farmlands have been destroyed by the floods in central and southern Nigeria

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Record rainfall from Hurricane Florence causes spill at Duke Energy coal ash landfill near Wilmington, NC

Jason Linkins
Think Progress
Sun, 16 Sep 2018 17:40 UTC
coal ash ponds north carolina
Coal ash, the toxic byproduct of burning coal, poses an environmental threat to areas in the path of Tropical Storm Florence.
The intense rainfall from Tropical Depression Florence has caused the collapse of a slope at a coal ash landfill managed by Duke Energy near Wilmington, North Carolina late Saturday.

The slow-moving storm which made landfall on Friday as a Category 1 hurricane has dumped record amounts of rain - potentially up to 40 inches in some areas - and continues to flood rivers and highways. In Florence's path are also numerous coal ash ponds from power plants - the waste can contain toxins such as mercury, arsenic, and lead.

As Michael Biesecker of the Associated Press reported:
Duke [Energy] spokeswoman Paige Sheehan said Saturday evening that about 2,000 cubic yards (1,530 cubic meters) of ash, enough to fill roughly 180 dump trucks, have been displaced at the Sutton Plant and that contaminated storm water likely flowed into Sutton Lake, the plant's cooling pond.

The company hasn't yet determined if the weir that drains the cooling pond was open or whether any contamination may have flowed into the swollen Cape Fear River.
In a statement Saturday, Duke Energy said "the company does not believe this incident poses a risk to public health or the environment. The company is conducting environmental sampling as well."

Comment: Duke Energy has a history of contaminating North Carolina's waterways:
Last year's huge coal ash spill in North Carolina may cost Duke Energy $100M or the cost of a permit

Duke told North Carolina regulators that more than 3 million gallons of toxic chemicals were leaking near local rivers and lakes every day. The leaks have been traced to 200 different seeps at 14 coal-fired plants. Two seeps in particular leak almost 1 million gallons of waste a day.


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Tropical Storm Florence leaves 11 dead as it dumps 'epic' amount of rainfall on North Carolina

Sharon Marris
Sky News
Sun, 16 Sep 2018 07:26 UTC
New Bern floods
There are still rescues underway in the North Carolina town of New Bern

Towns have endured more than two feet of rain and forecasters say that more than three feet of water could bring more flooding

Tropical Storm Florence has left at least 11 people dead as it continues to dump an "epic" amount of rainfall on North Carolina.

Rivers are rising towards record levels as thousands of people have been ordered to evacuate the US state.

President Donald Trump has issued a disaster declaration amid fears North Carolina will experience its most destructive bout of flooding in history.

Some towns have endured more than two feet of rain and forecasters say that more than three feet of water could bring major flooding further inland in the coming days.

A mother and her baby are among those who have been killed by Florence, which was initially categorised as a hurricane with 120mph winds.

By Saturday morning the winds weakened to 50mph but the storm's slow speed means that communities in North Carolina are receiving a prolonged battering by torrential rain.

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Walnut-sized hail and flash floods hit Turkey's northern provinces


Daily Sabah
Thu, 13 Sep 2018 06:38 UTC
Walnut-sized hail hammered Turkey's northern Kastamonu province
© IHAWalnut-sized hail hammered Turkey's northern Kastamonu province on Sept. 13, 2018.
Provinces across Turkey's Marmara and Black Sea regions were hit with flooding and hailstorms on Thursday afternoon and evening, as rain and thunderstorms are predicted to continue into Friday.

In northern Turkey near the Black Sea, the city of Kastamonu was hit with walnut-sized hail for 20 minutes, smashing windows of vehicles and buildings, and puncturing walls and roof tiles.

The city lost electricity amid the storm. Downed trees blocked road transport.

Firefighters and Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency (AFAD) were working to assess and respond to the damage.

The Marmara city of Bandırma in Turkey's northwestern Balıkesir province experienced disastrous flooding, as social media users shared videos of streets that were turned to rivers.

Numerous businesses and homes were flooded by the deluge. Several houses were also struck by lightning, city officials said.

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Typhoon Mangkhut heading for China as Philippines death toll rises to 28

Hannah Ellis-Petersen
The Guardian
Sun, 16 Sep 2018 05:47 UTC
Typhoon Mangkhut damage
© Armed Forces of the PhilippinesRescue workers clear debris from the road after Typhoon Mangkhut swept through the Philippines.

Storm moving towards Hong Kong and China's heavily populated south coast with winds of more than 177km/h

Typhoon Mangkhut killed at least 28 people in the Philippines as it obliterated homes and crops and caused massive flooding, and is now on course to plough into China's coast.

The storm, which was the strongest the world has seen this year, was not as ferocious as feared, though due to the remote areas where the typhoon hit, the full death toll and extent of the destruction is still unknown.

By Sunday morning, it was hurtling towards China's heavily populated southern coast with winds of 177km/h (110mph). It will first pass by Hong Kong, where storm warnings have been raised to their highest level and hundreds of people have been evacuated to storm shelters, with businesses boarded up and most flights cancelled.

The category 5 "super" typhoon hit the northern end of the Philippine island of Luzon early on Saturday morning, with the high winds ripping the roofs off houses and pulling down trees and electricity pylons, and the rains causing fatal landslides and flooding. More than five million people were in its path.

The island is a key agricultural area in the Philippines, producing most of the country's rice, corn and others vegetable crops, and the storm left them ruined a month before harvest, damaging the livelihoods of thousands in the region.


Comment: The Day After Tomorrow? A record 7 named storms are whirling across the globe

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Adapt 2030 Ice Age Report: Robert Felix - Onset of crop losses, cosmic rays and cold climate (1 of 3)


Adapt 2030
Sat, 15 Sep 2018 15:34 UTC
ice age now
© YouTube/Adapt 2030 (screen capture)
David DuByne from ADAPT 2030 and Robert Felix of Iceagenow.info and the author of Not by Fire but by Ice and Magnetic Reversals & Evolutionary leaps discuss:
  • Cosmic Rays increases
  • Cosmic rays triggering volcanoes
  • Magnetic reversals
  • Increased volcanism and underwater volcanoes effecting the climate
  • 3 million underwater volcanoes heating the oceans
  • Declining sea levels
  • Global crop yield declines
  • Which countries will lose crop production
  • Not by Fire but by Ice
  • Crater Glacier in Mt St Helens grows
  • Antarctic glaciers grow
  • The climate of Chicago moved to Atlanta during the last glaciation
  • You are on your own to grow food as governments are not acknowledging the problem

Comment: For more information check out SOTT's latest monthly summary: SOTT Earth Changes Summary - August 2018: Extreme Weather, Planetary Upheaval, Meteor Fireballs

To understand how and why these extreme weather events are occurring read Earth Changes and the Human Cosmic Connection by Pierre Lescaudron and Laura Knight-Jadczyk.

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