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Heavy rains hit parts of south China, causing flooding

CGTN
Sat, 14 May 2022 10:54 UTC

Downpours battered parts of south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region and neighboring Guangdong Province, causing flooding, disrupting traffic and stranding residents on Thursday and Friday.

Agricultural lands were affected by the flood, resulting in economic losses. People in a low-lying place were trapped by surging floodwaters. Factories and schools in the affected areas were shut down to protect people's safety.

Train rescue after floods hit Assam, India

Chave Weather
YouTube
Mon, 16 May 2022 10:38 UTC

Assam floods: Haflong railway station inundated due to heavy downpour; passengers rescued

Floods hit Assam, India on May 16th 2022.

Tens of thousands of residents have been impacted as floods hit Assam, causing landslides.

Among the areas heavily impacted is Haflong, where floods derailed a train, requiring passengers to be rescued.

Homes and businesses have flooded, destroying produce and possessions. Shelters are in place to help those affected.

Roads have been closed, as floods and landslides make travel impossible. Authorities are monitoring the situation as it develops.

Comment: India - 5 fatalities after heavy rain, floods and landslides in Assam and Meghalaya - 2 feet of rain in 3 days

Two hikers killed by lightning in Brunei

James Kon
Borneo Bulletin
Tue, 17 May 2022 09:55 UTC

Two hikers were fatally struck by lightning in Bukit Sarang Helang, Tasek Lama Recreational Park during a sudden turn in weather yesterday.

Both men - foreigners - were found unconscious 2.5 kilometres from the entrance of the park.

The Fire and Rescue Department (FRD) was alerted of the incident around noon and firefighters were dispatched to bring the men to safety.

Lightning strike kills cow just steps from family's front porch, Alabama farm says

Tanasia Kenney
Charlotte Observer
Mon, 16 May 2022 08:27 UTC

A cow was killed "on the spot" by a lightning strike on a family-owned farm in central Alabama, the family said.

The family was wrapping up a get-together on Sunday, May 15, during which it had been raining with some thunder, the Autauga Farming Company Inc. said in a statement posted on its Facebook page.

That's when a thunderous "BOOM" rang out and a relative "looked up just in time to see one of our cows fall over in the pasture," they said.

No other farm animals were hurt. The bovine was struck within a hundred yards of the family's front porch, according to the farm's post.

"We have never had one hit this close to our home," the family wrote. "We had a stark and vivid demonstration today of why you don't want to be outside if lightning could be in the area."

Dust storms sweep Iraq, the latest in a series hitting the region in recent weeks

Chave Weather
YouTube
Mon, 16 May 2022 17:34 UTC

Dust storms hit Iraq today, on May 16th 2022.

Businesses and schools were forced to close as dust storms swept across the country, blocking the sun and turning the sky red.

The capital city of Baghdad was particularly affected, with flights cancelled as visibility decreased.

As winds increased, roads were closed with travel unsafe, causing car accidents. Citizens were advised to stay indoors, with air purity decreasing as debris filled the air.

This is the latest in a series of dust storms hitting the region in recent weeks, as strong winds combine with dry weather. Authorities are monitoring the situation over the coming days.

Mudslides and 28,000 lightning strikes as storms hit northwest France

The Connexion
Mon, 16 May 2022 13:44 UTC

Thousands of homes are still without power and a Normandy children's home was set alight by lightning. Other areas are now on storm alert.

Violent storms hit northwestern parts of France last night (Sunday, May 15) resulting in power cuts for 5,500 homes with 28,000 lightning strikes recorded between Manche (Normandy) and Maine-et-Loire (Pays de la Loire).

Some 5,000 of these homes were still without electricity this morning, as Enedis stated that "the biggest repairs need to be done [today]."

India - 5 fatalities after heavy rain, floods and landslides in Assam and Meghalaya - 2 feet of rain in 3 days

Richard Davies
Floodlist
Sun, 15 May 2022 13:49 UTC

Flooding in Cachar District, Assam, India, 14 May 2022.

At least 5 people have died and thousands affected after heavy rain, landslides and flooding in parts of Assam and Meghalaya states in northeastern India.

Assam

Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) reported heavy rain, flooding and landslides affected around 25,000 people across several districts in the state from 13 May 2022. Three people died in a landslide in Dima Hasao district.

The overflowing Barak river flooded wide areas of Cachar District. ASDMA said around 21,00 people were affected, 70 homes destroyed and hundreds of homes damaged. Troops from the Assam Rifles conducted flood relief operations and rescued dozens of people from flooded areas of Balichara and Borkhola in Cachar District.

Rare haboob rips through US northern plains

Tyler Durden
ZeroHedge
Fri, 13 May 2022 21:52 UTC

Haboob sandstorm in northern US plains area, May 2002

Parts of the Northern Plains experienced a rare weather phenomenon on Thursday evening called a "haboob."

A haboob is a dust storm commonly seen in deserts, though one was spotted sweeping across parts of Iowa, South Dakota, and Minnesota.

While the Northern Plains doesn't have deserts, there's been plenty of dust following a megadrought that has consumed parts of the Central US.

The National Weather Service tweeted footage of a fast-moving haboob traversing Sioux Falls, South Dakota, transforming the day instantly into the night.

Wheat crops across the planet under threat from extreme weather, world output set to drop for first time

Megan Durisin
Time
Thu, 12 May 2022 02:41 UTC

As Russia's invasion chokes off Ukrainian wheat exports, pushing up bread and noodle prices, the global harvest faces an added test: extreme weather.

Comment: Even Western politicians and the legacy media are admitting that what's happening in Ukraine is essentially a US-proxy war to 'weaken' Russia, rather than simply, as claimed above, a 'Russian invasion', and so any responsibility for the loss of Ukraine's wheat lies with the West.

Droughts, flooding and heatwaves threaten output from the U.S. to France and India, compounding shrinking production in Ukraine. Just about every major producing region is facing one threat or another. The one notable exception is Russia, which is shaping up for a bumper crop and stands to benefit from the rising prices and limited supply elsewhere.

Comment: Note that not only is the West continuing to consume Russian gas and oil, but it's also benefiting from buying and trading Russian wheat, and, despite relentless attacks from the West, Russia continues to choose to sell to them, with Western customers and traders benefiting; as we've seen, if the West were in a similar position it would sabotage its own economy to gain even temporary leverage over Russia.

Wheat is hardy and its vast geographical spread typically means shortages in one place can be filled from elsewhere. But the litany of challenges is testing that resilience. Analysts expect world output to drop for the first time in four seasons, according to a Bloomberg survey before a U.S. Department of Agriculture report Thursday. That's likely to keep the price of many food staples high as hunger and cost-of-living crises deepen from Africa to Europe.

Comment: It's rather symbolic that Russia is one of the few countries that is set to reap (yet another) near-record harvest.

Food shortages have been accumulating for many years now due to the increasingly erratic seasons and extreme weather phenomena, this is compounded by decades of government corruption and mismanagement, nearly two years of rolling lockdowns, and now the West's proxy-war against Russia; the situation has become so serious that even German officials are warning that the entire planet - not just the 'poor, third world' countries - is facing famine:

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Lightning kills 4 in 3 districts of Bangladesh

Business Standard
Fri, 13 May 2022 18:20 UTC

Four people died and another person sustained injuries after being struck by lightning in Magura, Joypurhat and Nagaon districts, police said on Friday.

In Magura, 35-year-old Md Jannu Mollah, a farmer from Satyabanpur village in Sadar upazila, was killed on Thursday afternoon. A thunderbolt struck him while he was cutting paddy on a field near his house.

Officer-in-charge Nasir Uddin of Magura Sadar Police Station said that an unnatural death case was registered over the incident.

In Joypurhat's Kalai upazila, 13-year-old Hridoy, son of Rabiul Islam of Shreepur village was killed by lightning.

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The Present is a Foreign Country: [Link]

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ReRan

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Heavy rains hit parts of south China, causing flooding

Train rescue after floods hit Assam, India

Two hikers killed by lightning in Brunei

Lightning strike kills cow just steps from family's front porch, Alabama farm says

Dust storms sweep Iraq, the latest in a series hitting the region in recent weeks

Mudslides and 28,000 lightning strikes as storms hit northwest France

India - 5 fatalities after heavy rain, floods and landslides in Assam and Meghalaya - 2 feet of rain in 3 days

Rare haboob rips through US northern plains

Wheat crops across the planet under threat from extreme weather, world output set to drop for first time

Lightning kills 4 in 3 districts of Bangladesh

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