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Environmental disasters across globe in November 2020

Burak Bir
Anadolu Agency
Tue, 15 Dec 2020 15:49 UTC
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Seasonal Deyr rains, which hit Somalia between October and December, acutely impact the lives of roughly 73,000 people

November saw a host of global environmental disasters, including floods in Mexico and typhoon gales in the Philippines, as well as forest fires in Algeria and storms in Central America and Somalia.

Here is a timeline compiled by Anadolu Agency.

Nov. 2:

- At least 17 people die and tens of thousands of others evacuated to safer areas due to the ongoing typhoon in the Philippines, according to state media.

Nov. 4:

- A miniature tsunami hits coastal areas in Turkey after being triggered by an earthquake in the Aegean Sea, according to the head of Bogazici University's Kandilli Earthquake Research Institute.
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One dead as lightning strikes 3 footballers in Zimbabwe


Pindula News
Tue, 15 Dec 2020 14:09 UTC
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One person died when lightning struck a kitchen hut 3 local social footballers had taken shelter from the rain in, in Mahusekwa, Newsday reports.

Villagers had to pull out the body of 19-year-old Ian Mashinge of Sadza village under Chief Nenguwo and rescue his colleagues from the burning hut before they were sent to Mahusekwa Hospital to be treated for burns.

The incident was confirmed by Mashonaland East provincial police spokesperson Inspector Tendai Mwanza when he said:
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Lightning 'gouged channels' into Scottish mountain


BBC
Tue, 15 Dec 2020 14:02 UTC
Channels and dislodged boulders were found near the summit of Leum Uilleim
© Allan MacleodChannels and dislodged boulders were found near the summit of Leum Uilleim
What is believed to be evidence of a lightning strike has been found on a remote Highlands mountain.

Channels have been found gouged into the ground and washing machine-sized boulders dislodged near the top of 909m (2,982ft) Leum Uilleim.

Allan Macleod, head stalker at Corrour Estate, said at first glance it looked like the damage was caused by a large mechanical digger.

But he said this was impossible given the location.

The nearest place people can reach the mountain is more than a mile away at Corrour Station, one of the UK's most remote and highest railway stations. There is track, but not a public road to the station.
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Wolf Creek Ski area in Colorado hit by snowstorms dumping 26 inches in 48 hours - total for the season already 10 feet

Chris Spears
Denver.cbslocal.com
Sun, 13 Dec 2020 12:59 UTC
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© Preston Bass courtesy of Wolf Creek Ski Area
It's known for being one of the snowiest spots in Colorado and this year is no exception. In 48 hours the Wolf Creek Ski Area picked up 26 inches of new snow thanks to back-to-back storm systems over the weekend.

The storm brought the total for the season at Wolf Creek to 122 inches, making it the first resort in Colorado and one of the first in the United States to surpass the 100-inch mark. Jackson Hole checked in Sunday morning with a total of 123 inches so far this season.

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Northeast Lower Michigan buried by Saturday snowstorm - Statewide totals show 15 inches tops list

Mark Torregrossa
MLive
Sun, 13 Dec 2020 12:26 UTC
The Saturday snowstorm put down a solid blanket of snow across the northern half of Lower Michigan and a sliver of the eastern U.P. Here are the snowfall totals.

Snowfall totals for December 11-12, 2020
Snowfall totals for December 11-12, 2020
You had to be around and north of Big Rapids, Mount Pleasant and Gladwin to get several inches of snow. The large area of northern Lower shaded yellow or orange had over six inches of snow. The small darker orange spot near Alpena had over one foot of snow.

The southern half of Lower Michigan and most of the U.P. didn't get in on the snowstorm, as expected.

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Flood warnings and rescues in 2 states of Australia after 27.5 inches of rain in 72 hours

Richard Davies
Floodlist
Mon, 14 Dec 2020 11:26 UTC
Flood damage in New South Wales, Australia, after torrential rain from 12 December 2020.
© NSW SESFlood damage in New South Wales, Australia, after torrential rain from 12 December 2020.
A low-pressure trough off the coast of south east Australia caused a wild weekend of weather for south east Queensland and northern New South Wales with torrential rain, damaging winds, abnormally high tides and dangerous surf.

Flood warnings are in place in southern Queensland and northern New South Wales (NSW) after heavy rainfall. In a 72 hour period to 14 December, 738 mm of rain fell in Upper Springbrook in Queensland, including 323mm in 6 hours overnight, 12 to 13 December. In NSW the highest rainfall totals were seen in Burringar with 424 mm in 72 hours.

NSW State Emergency Service (NSW SES) said areas of Northern Rivers and parts of Mid North Coast and Northern Tablelands Districts were among the worst affected. NSW SES said they had received 900 calls for assistance and carried out 4 flood rescue operations.

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2 missing after flash floods in Izmir Province, Turkey

Richard Davies
Floodlist
Mon, 14 Dec 2020 11:19 UTC
Flash floods in Irmir, Turkey, December 2020.
© Government of Izmir ProvinceFlash floods in Irmir, Turkey, December 2020.
At least 2 people are missing after flash floods in Izmir Province, western Turkey.

Flooding struck between 13 and 14 December 2020. A stream overflowed, flooding roads in Dereköy in Menderes district, sweeping away a vehicle carrying 5 people. Three managed to survive, while 2 others are thought to be still missing. Search and rescue operations are ongoing.

Turkish State Meteorological Service reported 42.1mm of rain in the town of Menderes in 24 hours to 14 December. In Karabağlar, situated about 10 km to the north, 77.3 mm of rain fell during the same period. Elsewhere in the province, 147mm of rain fell in Urla and 103.4mm in Karaburun. Heavy rain was also reported in parts of Muğla and Antalya provinces during the same period.

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Snow up to 3 feet deep cuts off dozens of villages in north Kashmir


The Kashmir Walla
Sun, 13 Dec 2020 13:10 UTC
Mughal Road in Rajouri, Jammu and Kashmir.
Mughal Road in Rajouri, Jammu and Kashmir.
For the second successive day, on Sunday, dozens of far-flung and remote villages, including border towns of Keran, Karnah, and Tanghdar, remained cut off due to accumulation of snow and slippery road conditions in north Kashmir, reported a news agency, United News of India (UNI).

Meanwhile, due to the accumulation of about two to three feet of snow since 8 December, traffic to border towns of Gurez in Bandipora and Machil in Kupwara remained suspended.

"Traffic remained suspended to dozens of far-flung and remote villages, including Kernah, Keran, and Tanghdar, due to slippery road conditions and accumulation of snow," an unnamed official of Police Control Room (PCR), Kupwara, told UNI over phone on Sunday.

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Two members of family killed by lightning in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa


Times Live
Sat, 12 Dec 2020 20:38 UTC
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Two members of the same family were killed by lightning in KwaZulu-Natal on Friday.

A survivor of the lightning strike in Nongoma, 300km north of Durban, was taken to hospital, co-operative governance and traditional affairs MEC Sipho Hlomuka said on Saturday.

Hlomuka issued a statement in which he sent condolences to the Buthelezi family and said disaster management officials had been asked to support survivors.
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Adapt 2030 Ice Age Report: Three possible reasons changes are happening in front of you


Adapt 2030
Fri, 11 Dec 2020 08:53 UTC
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© YouTube/Adapt 2030 (screen capture)
Looking at Summer snow in Tasmania, 11 foot snowfalls in Europe, sunspot anomalies, the changes or an age or geoengineering, so many changes are happening, I wonder which is the most responsible for the shifts in the world we are seeing.


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