In Louisiana 400.000 people without power, Virginia 200.000 homes blacked out. 14 cities declare a state of emergency. After the strongest cyclone in 40 years, Thelma, category 5, spared Australia's North-West last month, the Island of Tonga now braces for Cyclone Cora. December Unseasonal weather in Victoria brings unheard of summer snow on the ski slopes of Mt. Buller, Thredbow. 28 December Hundreds of thousands of homes blacked out in Northern Ireland and Scotland due to severe hurricane in extreme winter conditions.
More bad weather is predicted.
29 December The Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race is a stark reminder of extreme weather, as 56 of the 118 yachts withdraw and 6 people die in more than 80 knots winds. 30 December Flooding and mudslides in 5 areas of Java kill 5, burst a dam and flood 3000 houses. Nine people die in Moscow as a result of severe winter weather. Get self-sufficient, and no, you don't have to become a loopy. Get some solar panels for light, cooling and radio, and sell the city home, before its all drifting and blowing away, or before the world stock market crashes.