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Climate doom pantomime at Glasgow

Joanne Nova
JoNova
Wed, 03 Nov 2021 18:42 UTC
Think of Glasgow as a costume party for the Uber rich and it all makes sense.

Everyone gets to hobnob, dress up in a Superhero prophet-of-doom outfit and pretend to save the world.

When the richest people in the world turn up, with PM's and Presidents, and even the Royals do live photo tweets — you know the dry UN science conference has turned into the unmissable Olympics of Social Events. Just being there is the fashion statement of the year.
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© @KensingtonRoyalHobnobbing The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s .

The deals (or spin, such it is) is mostly done. The party is the reward. The World Stage beckons for politicians seeking to look important. While the offer of another glorious junket keeps the minor minions working hard all year.

And any fence-sitting politicians might be awed and swept away in the spur of the moment to offer more than they might have in the cold light of day. (Send them your barbs!)

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'Prodigious' Alaskan storm dumps record rain, 10 + FEET of snow

Matthew Cappucci and Emily Schwing
Washington Post
Tue, 02 Nov 2021 16:04 UTC
After smashing records and destroying roads
After smashing records and destroying roads, rain continues to fall in Girdwood.
A powerful, historic storm has walloped southern Alaska for days, unloading extreme amounts of precipitation and overwhelming its infrastructure in some areas.

The deluge, intensified by climate change, has flooded communities south of Anchorage and transformed trickling waterways into raging rivers. Excessive amounts of snow, measured in feet, have buried the high terrain, and the long-lasting storm won't fully relent until Wednesday.

The historic rainfall generated by the storm, includes one of the top four heaviest two-day amounts ever observed in the state, nearly 20 inches.

The rain keep coming at Portage Glacier Visitor Center, east of Girdwood. This is an immense of rain at sea level in less than three days from a non-tropical system. #akwx @Climatologist49 @EmilySchwing @TimLydonAK pic.twitter.com/svx53bmf6b

— Rick Thoman (@AlaskaWx) November 1, 2021
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Best of the Web: 11 FEET of snow pounds Alaskan ski resort + Asia braces for a harsh winter

Cap Allon
Electroverse.net
Wed, 03 Nov 2021 13:32 UTC
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Alyeska Resort in Girdwood has started its snow season in jaw-dropping fashion.

Officially, Alaska's largest ski resort begins recording its annual snowfall on October 1, but this year historic falls hit earlier than usual with 13 inches "unofficially" settling on September 23:


September's snowstorm was a mere taster of things to come. Since that official start date of Oct 1, a whopping 136 inches (11.3 feet) of global warming goodness has accumulated at the top of the mountain (to Nov 1). Breaking down the numbers - data courtesy of alyeskaresort.com— 22 inches of that fell within the last 24 hours, with the 'snow depth' at the summit currently standing at an astonishing 67 inches.

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2 dead after days of heavy rain and floods in Sri Lanka

Richard Davies
Floodlist
Wed, 03 Nov 2021 10:30 UTC
Troops from the Sri Lanka Army assist in flood hit areas of Badulla district.
© Sri LankaTroops from the Sri Lanka Army assist in flood hit areas of Badulla district.
Severe weather affected parts of Sri Lanka from 25 October 2021. Two people died in flash floods in Badulla, while another died in a lightning strike in Mulaitivu.

According to Sri Lanka's Disaster Management centre, floods, landslides or rain damage were reported in Rathnapura, Nuwara Eliya, Kandy, Jaffna, Badulla and Puttalam districts. Three homes had been completely destroyed a further 410 damaged. Over 120 people have evacuated their homes and moved to temporary shelters.

As of 03 November, almost 6,000 people had been affected, with around 2,000 of them in Badulla where the the Demodara Reservoir overflowed.

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Waterspout filmed off Eastbourne, UK

Sussex News
YouTube
Tue, 02 Nov 2021 12:20 UTC
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Agnieszka Kucharska captured this waterspout out in the English channel today off Eastbourne.

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Severe, hour-long hailstorm kills 450 ostriches and other livestock in South Africa

Siphokazi Vuso
IOL
Mon, 01 Nov 2021 11:36 UTC
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"It was horrific."

That's how a devastated farmer described how it felt to lose hundreds of ostriches to a hailstorm that struck the small district of Aberdeen in the Eastern Cape last week.

Grant Krige, the owner of Chelmsford Farm, said the hour-long hailstorm struck on Wednesday.
"I'm 54 years old and I have never experienced a storm quite as severe as that.

"We lost a whole lot of ostriches, about 450... the [hailstones] struck some of the birds' eyes and broke the necks of others. We also lost some of our goats and sheep, and the infrastructure was blown away by the storm," he said.

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Heavy hail leaves Bolivian town covered in white


Townsville Bulletin
Tue, 02 Nov 2021 11:27 UTC
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A strong hail storm hit Taija on Sunday, causing floods and damage across the southern Bolivian city.

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Deadly flash floods sweep through Jaén, Cajamarca in Peru

Richard Davies
Floodlist
Tue, 02 Nov 2021 10:51 UTC
Floods in Jaen Cajamarca Peru November 2021.
© INDECIFloods in Jaen Cajamarca Peru November 2021.
Flash flooding raged through streets of Jaén in Cajamarca Region of Peru after heavy rain from late 31 October 2021.

According to Peru's National Institute of Civil Defense (INDECI), one person died as a result of the flooding in the city. Furthermore 1 house was completely destroyed, 4 rendered uninhabitable and 15 others were damaged. At least 30 people have been displaced from their homes and, according to INDECI, were staying with relatives or neighbours. A further 90 people have been impacted by the flood damage.

As well as homes, 2 public buildings and the General de Jaén hospital were damaged, along with roads and water infrastructure. Drinking water supply has been partially suspended.

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Lightning bolt kills 5 children in Liberia

Thomas Domah and Jonathan Browne
The New Dawn
Tue, 02 Nov 2021 10:08 UTC
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Residents of Sanniquellie, Nimba County are grieving the sudden death of five children ages 5 and 9, killed by lightning while playing in front of their home. Three other kids who reportedly survived the incident are reportedly admitted to the hospital under critical condition.

Health workers at the G.W. Harley Hospital in Sanniquellie, over the weekend, confirmed the death of the five children as a result of a huge thunder strike in a town called Downorpa.

The corpses have been turned over to family and subsequently buried in a mass grave.

The deceased, all from the same family, were children of a Sanniquellie resident identified as Mr. Lawrence Tokpah.
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Lightning strike kills 2 women in Tamil Nadu, India


dtnext.in
Tue, 02 Nov 2021 10:02 UTC
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The incident happened when a group of women were working on the farm in Karumpakkam village near Sunambedu in Maduranthagam on Sunday.

In the noon, when it started to rain with lightning and thunder, the women started to run towards a tree but before that two women, Mala (31) and Anandhi (35), were struck by lightning and died on the spot.

Police said four other women who were near the deceased became unconscious in the impact.
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