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Rising seas could displace 150 million people by the end of this century, says climate report


RT
Sun, 17 Dec 2017 14:37 UTC
Iceburg
© Alister Doyle / ReutersA view of icebergs remaining after a break-up of Wilkins ice shelf on the Antarctic Peninsula, January 19, 2009.
Lands inhabited by more than 150 million people could be submerged in water by the end of this century. That's according to the latest projections from a group of US researchers.

A new study published in the journal Earth's Future used the latest information from the Antarctic ice sheet and combined it with existing models on the expected rise in sea levels.

The academics behind the report found that if levels of greenhouse gas emission remain high, the median global average sea-level rise could be 4ft 9ins (1.5 meters) by 2100. Astonishingly, this is double the estimate of 2ft 5ins (736cm) projected by the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) in 2014.

The team, made up of researchers from the top universities in the US, believes the IPCC report did not account for the collapse of large parts of the Antarctic Ice Sheet - something a slew of scientific papers have since found is very likely to happen. In the event of such a sea level rise, some 153 million will be displaced, a population equivalent to half the size of the US.

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Cloud Precipitation

Mudslide fuelled by heavy rains buries village in southern Chile; 5 people killed with 15 more missing

Sophie Inge
Daily Mail
Sun, 17 Dec 2017 13:16 UTC
Rain caused a river to overflow and the side of a hill to collapse, burying 20 of the 200 houses in Villa Santa Lucia in the Los Lagos region
Rain caused a river to overflow and the side of a hill to collapse, burying 20 of the 200 houses in Villa Santa Lucia in the Los Lagos region
A mudslide fuelled by heavy rains has swept over a village in southern Chile, leaving at least five people dead and 15 missing, officials said.

Rain caused a river to overflow and the side of a hill to collapse, burying 20 of the 200 houses in Villa Santa Lucia in the Los Lagos region, located 790 miles south of Chile's capital, Santiago.

President Michelle Bachelet declared the region a catastrophe zone and confirmed the number of dead and missing.

She met with her team of ministers to coordinate rescue and assistance efforts.

Earlier on Saturday, deputy secretary of the interior Madmud Aleuy said there were three people dead, including an unidentified tourist, and 15 others missing.

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Cloud Precipitation

Hundreds evacuated as rivers reach record levels in northern Italy

Richard Davies
Floodlist
Thu, 14 Dec 2017 13:12 UTC
Flooding after the River Enza broke its banks in Emilia-Romagna, Italy, December 2017.
© Emilia-Romagna GovernmentFlooding after the River Enza broke its banks in Emilia-Romagna, Italy, December 2017.
The River Enza in the town of Lentigione, Italy, burst its banks on Tuesday 12 December, forcing hundreds of residents to evacuate.

Severe weather including snow, rain and freezing temperatures has affected much of Italy since Monday 11 December. Schools have been closed and road, rail and air travel all adversely affected. Several flights from Turin-Caselle Airport were delayed as a result of the cold temperatures.

Heavy rain has affected the north eastern regions of Emilia-Romagna, Liguria and Tuscany in particular.

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Snowflake

More atmospheric compression snow and rain events happening across the planet


Adapt 2030
Sun, 10 Dec 2017 16:37 UTC
Heavy snow in Artvin, Turkey
© YouTube/Adapt 2030 (screen capture)Heavy snow in Artvin, Turkey
Second atmospheric snow compression event in a week, first Alaska, now Turkey. Record snow across the S.E.. USA and Mexico, all time record rains in Mumbai India and an increase in the Grand Solar Minimum effects. Out of season everything across the planet, the jet streams are no longer stable.


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Cloud Precipitation

'Entire summer's rain in just 24 hours': Parts of Victoria, Australia underwater as thousands are told to evacuate

Ben Hill and Yael Brender
Daily Mail (UK)
Fri, 01 Dec 2017 22:57 UTC
Heavy rainfall forecast for Victoria, Australia
Victoria will be lashed with three months-worth of rainfall in just two days over the weekend
The towns of Myrtleford and Euroa in northeast Victoria have been told to prepare to evacuate after the area received a season's worth of rain in a day.

Locals are preparing by sandbagging their homes while some have already fled as rivers and creek swell.

Premier Daniel Andrews urged all Victorians to stay vigilant and look after each other, particularly those in the flood-threatened centres.

'Some of these rainfall totals we've seen are well and truly an entire summer's rain almost in just a 24-hour period,' he told reporters in Melbourne.

Among the flooded streets, an expensive Maserati luxury sports car was spotted trapped in floodwaters on Dudley Street under a rail bridge.

The low-lying spot is notorious for trapping vehicles in Melbourne during spells of rainfall.

'That is unprecedented and it really has put a significant strain on many different communities,' Mr Andrews said.

'Make that phone call, look out for loved ones and be as well informed as you possibly can.'

Residents have already been evacuated from a number of towns, and thousands more are bracing to leave before the weather worsens again.
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Cloud Precipitation

Torrential rainfall, floods paralyze Albania; 1 person dead


Daily Mail
Fri, 01 Dec 2017 14:38 UTC
Local resident Nue Shkreta looks at a collapsed bridge at the entrance of his village Mamuras, northern Albania, Friday, Dec. 1, 2017.
© Florent BajramiLocal resident Nue Shkreta looks at a collapsed bridge at the entrance of his village Mamuras, northern Albania, Friday, Dec. 1, 2017.
At least one person has died during heavy rainfall that flooded many parts of Albania, paralyzing its ports and causing flights from its only international airport to be suspended, authorities said Friday.

Three other people were injured and 18 houses were destroyed in weather-related incidents over the past 24 hours, the government said in a statement.

Many roads remained blocked across the Balkan country, while some 71,000 residents were affected by power cuts.

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Cloud Precipitation

Heavy rainfall floods parts of Andalusia, Spain

Richard Davies
Floodlist
Thu, 30 Nov 2017 19:15 UTC
Flood damage in Campillos, Spain, November 2017.
© Ayuntamiento de CampillosFlood damage in Campillos, Spain, November 2017.
A short period of heavy rain in Andalusia, southern Spain, caused flash flooding in the provinces of Malaga, Granada, Seville and Cadiz on Wednesday, 29 November 2017.

A train was derailed near Seville with at least 21 people injured, 2 of them seriously. Local media said the derailment was caused by the heavy rain.

Houses were damaged in several areas, including Jerez in Cadiz, Badolatosa in Seville, and the town of Campillos in Malaga.
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Cloud Precipitation

Around 400,000 people hit by floods in the south of Thailand with 5 killed

Richard Davies
Floodlist
Thu, 30 Nov 2017 18:57 UTC
Floods in Phatthalung Thailand, November 2017.
© DDPMFloods in Phatthalung Thailand, November 2017.
Flooding has affected parts of southern Thailand since 25 November. Heavy rain has triggered rivers to overflow and flash flooding.

According to Thailand's The Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM), the floods have affected the provinces of Phatthalung, Trang, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Pattani, Songkhla, Narathiwat, Yala, Satun and Surat Thani.

Flooding has affected a total of 74 districts, 113,900 households, and 385,498 people. DDPM said that at least 5 people have lost their lives in the flooding. The deaths occurred in Songkhla (2), Pattani (2) and Yala.

A number of provinces have declared disaster zones in various districts. The Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation is working with the Royal Irrigation Department to synchronize the water discharges in order to minimize damage.

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Cloud Precipitation

Tropical cyclone kills 19 on Indonesian island of Java


Otago Daily Times
Wed, 29 Nov 2017 07:12 UTC
Java flooding
© AFP Photo/National Disaster Mitigation AgencyThis handout picture released by the national disaster mitigation agency shows the flooding that killed at least 11 people in Pacitan, East Java province, Indonesia, Nov. 28, 2017.
A tropical cyclone killed 19 people on the Indonesian island of Java, officials said on Wednesday (local time), with most of the victims caught under a landslide.

Video footage showed rivers overflowing and roads and villages submerged in brown water after the storm struck on Tuesday.

"Nineteen people have died, thousands of homes have been flooded and other damage has been caused," Sutopo Purwo Nugroho, spokesman for the Disaster Mitigation Agency, said on Twitter.

Two nearby airports were briefly closed but had since reopened. Flights around Indonesia have been disrupted due to the eruption of a volcano on the neighbouring holiday island of Bali to the east.

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Cloud Precipitation

Washington's Skagit River causes major flooding from highest flow in 11 years

Pam Wright
The Weather Channel
Fri, 24 Nov 2017 14:01 UTC
Skagit River flooding
© Skagit County Department of Emergency ManagementWater from the Skagit River reach a flood wall in Mount Vernon Friday.
Residents along the Skagit River north of Seattle are preparing to evacuate after heavy rains led the river to reach its highest level in 11 years.

According to the Associated Press, flooding forced the closure of more than a dozen roads and authorities with the Skagit County Department of Emergency Management were preparing for the possible evacuation of some 250 people. Further downstream, residents in Mount Vernon are also preparing for rising waters.

The Skagit River is in major flood stage in Mount Vernon with water still forecast to rise as of Friday morning.

"The water just came so fast. We tried to leave with our van, and it started floating. It filled with water," Hamilton resident Sandi Potter told KING5. "We just couldn't stay anymore so I called 911. I didn't know what else to do."

Lyman City Councilman Mark Harris told KING5 TV his home is sliding into the river piece by piece.

"It's pretty tough to watch," Harris said.

Other residents are facing similar scenarios, including Harris' neighbor Richard Guidinger.
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