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Torrential rain brings flash floods to Russia's Black Sea coast destroying crucial bridge in Sochi


RT
Thu, 25 Oct 2018 15:10 UTC
Floods russia black sea town Tuapse
© Sputnik / Vladislav ShchekoldinA flooded street in Tuapse
Torrential rains hit Southern Russia on Wednesday, causing flash flooding and seriously disrupting life in the area. At least two people were killed by the disaster.

The storm and heavy rains affected a long stretch of Black Sea coast - from the town of Dzhubga in the northwest, to the city of Sochi in southeastern parts of the coast. The area is particularly vulnerable to flooding since it is separated from plains further north by Western Caucasus mountain range.

As of Thursday, an elderly couple was reportedly killed in the disaster and one woman is missing, with her family unable to contact her. An evacuation was ordered for about 460 people living in areas most endangered by the flooding. Residents of a small mountain village refused to leave even as the only road connecting it to the outside world was destroyed by water. Emergency services said they will be providing food and other essentials to the 176 people living there.

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Adapt 2030 Ice Age Report: Temperature half truths, icy Europe & global Category 5 landfalls


Adapt 2030
Wed, 24 Oct 2018 22:46 UTC
Super Typhoon Yutu
© NOAASuper Typhoon Yutu can be seen on the right side of this NOAA satellite image.
As Hurricane Willa rolled onto Mexico's shores at a Cat3, Typhoon Yutu strengthens to Cat 5 as it starts its landfall on Guam. Reunion Island temperatures fudged to show warmest September ever, but its not. Rome cleans up after a once in a 100 year hail storm with six foot piles of ice along streets and five feet of snow forecast for Italy and Slovenia.


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Super-typhoon Yutu slams into Mariana Islands - Strongest storm to ever hit US territory

Haidee V Eugenio
USA TODAY
Thu, 25 Oct 2018 05:19 UTC
Super Typhoon Yutu
© NOAAThis satellite image, from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, shows the moment the eye of Super Typhoon Yutu passed directly over Tinian, in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, early Thursday, just before 2 a.m.


With sustained winds of 178 mph as its eye passed directly over the island of Tinian, Super Typhoon Yutu was the strongest storm on record to ever hit U.S. soil and tied for the most powerful storm on earth in 2018, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

"Tinian has been devastated by Typhoon Yutu," Mayor Joey P. San Nicolas said Thursday. "The homes, main roads have been destroyed. Our critical infrastructure has been compromised. We currently have no power and water. Our ports at this time are inaccessible and several points within the island are inaccessible."

The power plant has been damaged, and the power "distribution system is completely destroyed," San Nicolas said.

San Nicolas, a former attorney general for the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, said he sent out a request for commodities to be brought to Tinian, like drinking water and ready-to-eat meals.

With no running water, Tinian stores have not reopened.

He said roads are being cleared of debris, and Tinian's airport runway is now usable.

President Donald Trump issued an emergency disaster declaration on Wednesday for Saipan and Tinian, along with the rest of the Northern Marianas, in anticipation of the typhoon.

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Inferno engulfs 150 year old church after lightning strike in Massachusetts


RT
Wed, 24 Oct 2018 07:07 UTC
church lightning fire US
© Youtube / WICKED LOCAL NORTHFire ravaging the First Baptist Church in Wakefield, Massachusetts, October 24, 2018
The historic First Baptist Church in Wakefield, Massachusetts has been reduced to burned-out scaffolding after it was gutted by a massive blaze, sparked by a bolt of lightning. No injuries have been reported.

The fire erupted around 7:30pm Tuesday. However, when fire engines arrived, the 180-foot landmark was already fully engulfed in flames and could not be saved. Witnesses say the fire was caused by lightning that hit the church's steeple and spread rapidly.

"I saw the lightning strike the steeple, and we saw the smoke and it just went up in flames fast," local Christian Bruno told CBS Boston.

Miraculously, no one was injured in the blaze, although there were classes taking place inside the church at the time.

In half an hour, the raging inferno devoured the spire of the church, which then collapsed.

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Ice Age Farmer Report: LNG/Fuel shortages as cold winter approaches - $ billion crop losses/prices rise - Flood/hail events


Ice Age Farmer
Mon, 22 Oct 2018 14:23 UTC
snow crop
- MEGA UPDATE - (1) Alert: Natural Gas supplies are low, prices are spiking, and a cold winter is inbound. Have a backup plan. (2) $3bil crops lost under snow in Canada. (3) Michael ag damages exceeding $2bil. (4) Major flood and hailstorms around the world. -- What are you doing to prepare for the difficult growing seasons ahead?


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Storm pounds parts of Arizona with large hail

Chaffin Mitchell
Accuweather
Tue, 23 Oct 2018 11:01 UTC
hail
© Jessica Kirsh
Onlookers were amazed to see large hail across portions of Arizona on Tuesday.

The National Weather Service of Phoenix, Arizona, warned people to look for scattered storms with large hail in areas across high terrain east of Phoenix.

"Quarter-sized hail was reported around Glendale, Arizona, a suburb of Phoenix," AccuWeather Meteorologist Brian Thompson said.

"The slow-moving nature of the thunderstorms also produced heavy rainfall in some areas. With Phoenix at nearly 10 times their normal rainfall for October, flash flooding is a concern," Thompson said.

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Yet another rapidly intensifying storm - Typhoon Yutu could strike Guam as a Category 5 beast

Brian Kahn
Gizmodo Australia
Wed, 24 Oct 2018 03:52 UTC
typhoon Yutu
© NOAAThis satellite image shows typhoon Yutu swirling east of Visayas.
It feels as though 2018 is the year of rapid intensification. Storm after storm after storm has spun up from humble begins to cyclonic monster around the world.

The latest cyclone to join the ignominious club is Typhoon Yutu, which is in the midst of spinning up into a forecast Category 5 super typhoon by tomorrow. Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands lie squarely in the typhoon's path.

Yutu spent all of Tuesday local time ramping up and as of the latest Joint Typhoon Warning Center bulletin, it had estimated winds of 204km/h. That's the equivalent of a very strong Category 3 storm, and with nothing but warm water in its path, Yutu is expected to continuing amping up.

The storm's winds could be roaring around 250km/h as it approaches Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands on Thursday morning local time.

The National Weather Service Guam office has posted a typhoon warning calling for powerful surf and up to 15cm of rain. The hilly terrain of Guam will be but a speed bump for Yutu, which is forecast to keep climbing in intensity through the end of the week.

Its winds could reach an astounding 277km/h, which would put it among the strongest storm on Earth this year. Thankfully, it will achieve that terrifying feat over open water with no threat to land.

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Hurricane Willa makes landfall in Mexico with 120mph winds


The Guardian
Wed, 24 Oct 2018 05:51 UTC
A satellite image shows Hurricane Willa off Mexico's Pacific coast
© GETTY IMAGESA satellite image shows Hurricane Willa off Mexico's Pacific coast

Reports of blackouts and damage to some structures as category 3 storm hits the coast south-east of Mazatlan

Hurricane Willa has swept onto Mexico's Pacific mainland with 120mph (195km/h) winds, hitting beach towns, fishing villages and farms after roaring over an offshore penal colony.

The US National Hurricane Center said the category 3 storm hit near Isla del Bosque in Sinaloa state on Tuesday night, and federal officials said there were early reports of power blackouts and damage to tin-roofed structures.

Damage assessments were limited by darkness and disrupted communications, and no extensive information was expected until first light on Wednesday.

Forecasters said the hurricane could bring six to 12 inches (15 to 30cm) of rain - with up to 18in (45cm) in some places - to parts of Jalisco, Nayarit and Sinaloa states, with flash flooding and landslides possible in mountainous areas.

The storm's forward movement sped up to 17mph (28 km/h) but began to lose its potency as it swirled over high ground. The hurricane center said Willa was expected to rapidly weaken overnight.

Willa came ashore about 50 miles (80km) south-east of Mazatlan, a resort city that is home to high-rise hotels and about 500,000 people, including many US and Canadian expatriates.
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Adapt 2030 Ice Age Report: Jet streams shift across Europe bringing climate chaos - North America is next


Adapt 2030
Tue, 23 Oct 2018 10:44 UTC
A man tries to reach a car that has been blocked by ice after a severe hailstorm hit Rome, Italy, on Sunday evening
A man tries to reach a car that has been blocked by ice after a severe hailstorm hit Rome, Italy.
Some strange anomalies are now manifesting over Europe as the Equatorial Vortex and Polar vortex collide with 20C below normal and 20C above normal fronts collide. Climate chaos is an understatement to what has been seen in the last few days and what is expected over the next ten days across the continent. Record rains in Spain, Italy and tornadoes in Cyprus. Hail feet deep paralyses Rome.


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Powerful tornado hits central Cyprus causing extensive damage


Euronews
Tue, 23 Oct 2018 15:24 UTC
Cyprus tornado
A powerful tornado has hit central Cyprus causing extensive damage near the Mediterranean island's biggest city, Nicosia.

Eyewitness footage uploaded to social media shows the twister whipping up heavy wind and rain in Agios Trimithias.

Local media said that several houses were badly damaged, but no injuries have been reported so far.

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