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Freezing temperatures and heavy snow cause disruptions in southeastern Europe


Euronews
Tue, 14 Jan 2025 18:50 UTC
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Southeastern Europe is experiencing much lower than expected temperatures this week, bringing heavy snowfall and flooding risks.

Freezing temperatures and heavy snow have caused disruptions in several parts of southeastern Europe, ranging from transport issues to schools being forced to shut.

A storm system has brought strong winds, heavy rainfall, and snowfall in mountainous areas across parts of countries such as Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Greece, Italy, Montenegro, North Macedonia, and Slovenia.

More than 70 schools were closed in Albania on Monday after access to several villages was blocked by severe weather. Authorities have been clearing snow from roads and restoring traffic in the Balkan nation's northern and southeastern parts.

Bulgaria, North Macedonia and Italy have also issued alerts for heavy snow in recent days. In Bulgaria's Smolyan region, snow cover reached 40 centimetres on Monday.

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Tsunami

Tropical Storm Dikeledi hits Mozambique, after leaving at least 3 dead in Madagascar and flooding Mayotte


Barrons
Mon, 13 Jan 2025 19:06 UTC
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Tropical storm Dikeledi slammed into northern Mozambique Monday after leaving at least three people dead in Madagascar and triggering floods in the French territory of Mayotte.

The storm intensified as it reached Mozambique's coastal Nampula region, bringing destructive winds and torrential rains, according to French weather administration Meteo-France.

At least 120 people were killed in northern Mozambique in December when Cyclone Chido struck, after taking at least 39 lives in Mayotte where it injured more than 5,600 people and caused colossal damage.

Mozambique's National Institute of Meteorology (INAM) issued flood warnings for Dikeledi with forecasts of up to 200 millimetres (nearly eight inches) of rainfall in 24 hours and wind gusts of up to 180 kilometres (110 miles) per hour.


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At least 10 dead in landslides caused by torrential rains (3 inches in an hour) in Brazil


France24
Mon, 13 Jan 2025 12:58 UTC
Rescue services in the Minas Gerais state said Sunday that nine people died in the city of Ipatinga, where 3.1 inches of rain fell in the space of one hour on Saturday night
Rescue services in the Minas Gerais state said Sunday that nine people died in the city of Ipatinga, where 3.1 inches of rain fell in the space of one hour on Saturday night
Nine people died in the city of Ipatinga, where 80 millimeters (3.1 inches) of rain fell in the space of one hour on Saturday night, the mayor's office said.

Firefighters pulled the body of an eight-year-old boy from the rubble of a house destroyed by a landslide.

Another landslide swept away everything in its path along a street on the side of a hill in the city's Bethania neighborhood.

AFP images from the scene showed rubble from the houses poking up from the mud.


Comment: Related: Fatal landslides in 2024 exceptional, correlated with very high intensity rainfall events

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Cloud Precipitation

Prolonged rainfall of 10 inches over just 2 days exceeded monthly average in Singapore

Christie Chiu
The Straits Times
Sun, 12 Jan 2025 21:06 UTC
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Singapore received more than its average monthly rainfall for January over just two days - on Jan 10 and 11.

Changi recorded the highest total amount of rainfall at 255.2mm across the two days, exceeding Singapore's monthly average rainfall of 222.4mm in January, national water agency PUB said in a statement on Jan 12.

PUB said the prolonged rainy weather caused by the ongoing monsoon surge is expected to persist until Jan 13.

The agency issued several flood risk warnings on Jan 10 and 11 in locations such as Jalan Seaview, which is off Tanjong Katong Road, the junction of Mountbatten Road and Tanjong Katong Road South, as well as Jalan Pokok Serunai.

Heavy rain in these areas resulted in high water levels in drains and canals.

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Snowflake

Snowstorm in Japan: Some regions received up to 2 meters of snow

Kateryna Shkarlat
MSN
Sat, 11 Jan 2025 13:55 UTC
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Heavy snowstorms continue in areas along the Sea of Japan. Although their intensity is somewhat decreasing, meteorologists warn of possible blizzards and transportation disruptions in the region, NHK WORLD-JAPAN informs.

According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, winter atmospheric pressure and cold air masses are contributing to heavy snowstorms that have affected the eastern and northern regions of the country.

As of Friday morning, the snow depth in Okura village (Yamagata Prefecture) reached 1.99 meters. In Uonuma city (Niigata Prefecture), 1.94 meters of snow fell, while in the famous Shirakawa village (Gifu Prefecture), the snow depth reached 1.84 meters. In some areas, the snowfall exceeds the usual norm for this time of year by more than twice.

On Thursday evening, a car in Toyooka city (Hyogo Prefecture) slid off the road and into a river. The driver is in critical condition. Preliminary reports suggest the accident may have been caused by difficult driving conditions due to snow.

Rail company JR East reported a temporary suspension of high-speed Shinkansen trains on the Yamagata line on Friday morning. Services were later resumed.

According to meteorologists, another powerful snowstorm is expected along the Sea of Japan regions by Saturday morning. People are urged to exercise caution due to potential transportation disruptions, strong winds, high waves, avalanches, and power outages.

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Cloud Precipitation

Male' in the Maldives islands records highest rainfall of 5 inches in 24 hours, flooding roads


avas.mv
Sat, 11 Jan 2025 20:39 UTC
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Male' experienced the highest amount of rainfall over the last 24 hours, Maldives Meteorological Service (MET Office) has reported.

According to MET Office, between 8:00 am on Friday to 8:00 am on Saturday, Male' recorded 130.7 millimeters of rain. While airport island, Hulhule' recorded 79.5 millimeters, AA. Thoddoo island experienced 70.3 millimeters.

Roads of Male' were flooded due to the heavy rainfall. The Maldives National Defence Force are actively pumping floodwaters to clear the roads.

The MET office has said heavy rain and flooding are also expected in some islands today.

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Tsunami

Heavy rains causing deadly floods and mudslides kill 16 in Bolivia


uniindia.com
Thu, 09 Jan 2025 20:21 UTC
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Rainy season downpours have claimed at least 16 lives and impacted more than 16,000 families in Bolivia since last November, authorities said on Wednesday.

Heavy rains from November through the first week of January have wreaked havoc in the South American nation, sparking deadly floods and mudslides, Juan Carlos Calvimontes, Bolivia's deputy civil defense minister, said at a press conference.

According to the official, some 36 municipalities have seen substantial damage. In the municipalities of Apolo, La Asunta and Luribay, all in western La Paz department, authorities have declared a "state of disaster" to deal with the aftermath.

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2 dead, 27,000 displaced as Bicol, Philippines remains flooded


Inquirer.net
Sat, 11 Jan 2025 19:35 UTC
Rescuers place in a body bag the remains of an unidentified man found near Bilog Falls at Barangay Cabotonan in Lagonoy, Camarines Sur, on Friday amid heavy rains that triggered widespread flooding and landslides in the Bicol
Rescuers place in a body bag the remains of an unidentified man found near Bilog Falls at Barangay Cabotonan in Lagonoy, Camarines Sur, on Friday amid heavy rains that triggered widespread flooding and landslides in the Bicol region.
Amid relentless heavy rains brought by a shear line in the Bicol region, an unidentified man believed to have drowned was found in Lagonoy, Camarines Sur, while a 53-year-old farmer died after being swept away by floodwater in Irosin town in Sorsogon province on Friday.

The Lagonoy Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (MDRRMO) reported that the body of the elderly man, estimated to be 60 years old, was discovered near Bilog Falls in Barangay Cabotonan around 10 a.m.

The other fatality was identified as Florentino Echane, a resident of Barangay (village) Batang in Irosin, whose body was recovered some 6.5 kilometers away in Barangay Macawayan around 8 a.m., said Police Staff Sergeant Joemel Alama of the Irosin police in a phone interview.

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Windsock

206-mph winds hit Kirkwood Mountain Resort on January 7, approaching California record

Martin Kuprianowicz
SnowBrains
Thu, 09 Jan 2025 20:50 UTC
Wind readings from Kirkwood show the extreme speeds gusts reached on the night of January 7.
© Kirkwood Mountain ResortWind readings from Kirkwood show the extreme speeds gusts reached on the night of January 7.
Kirkwood Mountain Resort, near Lake Tahoe, experienced an extraordinary weather event on Tuesday night when winds at the summit reached a staggering 206 miles per hour. The gusts were measured at the resort's summit weather station, situated at an elevation of approximately 9,186 feet.

This extreme wind speed is among the highest ever recorded in California. In February 2020, a similar event saw winds peak at 209 mph at the same resort, which would be a California record, but the National Weather Service questioned the validity of the reading, according to a social media post shared by Kirkwood. Either way, last night's measurement stands as one of the most significant wind events in the state's history.
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Lightning

7 sheep killed by lightning strike in New Zealand

Susan Sandys
Star News
Thu, 09 Jan 2025 12:41 UTC
James McCormick sent a photo of the dead sheep under the cracked tree to the NZ Farming Facebook page.
James McCormick sent a photo of the dead sheep under the cracked tree to the NZ Farming Facebook page.
Seven sheep lying dead under a tree that had cracked down the middle.

That was the grim scene facing a Mayfield farmer as he rounded up stock for weighing. A bolt of lightning is the suspected cause.

James McCormick at Manaton Farms said he thought: "What the hell?" when he saw the dead lambs on December 23.

When he saw the crack in the old man pine tree, which was on both sides, he realised what it must have been.

The sheep must have been sheltering under the tree from a thunderstorm two days prior.
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