The death toll from rainstorms that battered southern China this week has reached 55 with at least 14 others missing, Chinese authorities say.
The Chinese Ministry of Civil Affairs said Saturday that storms and flooding and landslides have hit at least nine provinces in the country since Tuesday.
It said Guangdong province was the hardest, with 36 deaths and 10 missing people, followed by Jiangxi province, where six people are reported dead and four more missing.
The Guangdong Provincial Flood Prevention and Drought Relief Headquarters have said that over 2,600 houses were destroyed and some 650,000 people in the province were affected by the heavy rains.
In July 2012, at least 12 people were killed and one went missing in flooding caused by torrential downpours which hit most areas of southwestern and northern China.
Twenty-four people lost their lives and 40 others were injured after torrential rains struck the Minxian county in China's northwestern Gansu Province in May 2012.


A natural clean-up act
A stricken US spy satellite — the size of a small bus — is on its way to Earth from orbit after its power systems failed, writes Prakash Chandra.Updated: Feb 03, 2008 21:01 IST
A stricken US spy satellite — the size of a small bus — is on its way to Earth from orbit after its power systems failed. Sometime later this month, it will break up during re-entry into the atmosphere, large chunks of debris crashing — hopefully — into the ocean, which makes up over 75 per cent of Earth’s surface, or some uninhabited landmass. Normally, when a dead satellite re-enters the atmosphere, engineers have some control over its trajectory. In this case, the descent will be uncontrolled, and an added worry is hydrazine — a highly toxic rocket fuel aboard the satellite.
A satellite falls from orbit when its velocity decreases and the planet’s gravity pulls it down. As it slips deeper into the atmosphere, it compresses the air, which becomes so hot that it causes the satellite to burn up. The troposphere is the first layer above Earth’s surface, containing half of the atmosphere. Weather occurs here. Atop this is the stable stratosphere (and the ozone layer) where jet aircraft fly. The mesosphere — where meteors burn up — is next, and then the lower thermosphere, where auroras glow. Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites and spacecraft like the Space Shuttle orbit in the upper thermosphere. <b1>
Although the thermosphere is vacuum-thin, it is still dense enough to sap orbital energy from LEO satellites through aerodynamic drag. This ‘orbit decay’ forces satellites to drop nearly half a mile every year. The International Space Station, for instance, requires periodic re-boosts. The most famous example of orbit decay was Skylab, which burned up in the atmosphere in July 1979: the largest uncontrolled re-entry so far. Debris from the 78-tonne space station fell harmlessly into the Indian Ocean, and across a remote region of western Australia.
The gentle pressure of the ‘solar wind’ also causes orbit decay. Every 11 years, the sunspot cycle nears maximum and ultraviolet radiation heats the thermosphere that swells out into space. Much like a roti puffing up when held over a fire. This increases drag on LEO satellites and causes orbit decay. This has an upside, though. Space junk that orbit Earth far outnumber useful satellites. So atmospheric drag on them helps clean up the LEO litter in the planet’s backyard!


Severe thunderstorms have drenched North Stradbroke Island but a large blaze is still burning and the sandy terrain is likely to dry out quickly.
A band of storms dumped about 60mm of rain on the island as it swept over southeast Queensland on Monday evening.
But the Department of Community Safety says the rain has offered only a brief respite for firefighters.
Spokeswoman Liane Henderson says the blaze is still burning and the sandy terrain, although drenched overnight, will likely dry out quickly.
“We may have had that rain, but by no means does that get us out of the woods,” she told AAP via telephone from the island.
“A lot of people think that just because we’ve had 60mm of rain the fire is out, it’s not, it’s still going. Well and truly.”
Eight rural fire crews were working to put out embers and spot fires on Tuesday morning, with helicopters on reconnaissance flights to map the main fire front.
The Bureau of Meteorology is forecasting temperatures in the late 20s and early 30s until next week.
About 14,000 hectares of bushland has been burnt in the fire, which was started by a lightning strike nine days ago.
The blaze is not currently threatening any homes or lives, but it prompted the evacuation of about 900 campers on New Year’s Day.


Biden on Sunday night ordered federal assistance to bolster recovery efforts in more than two-dozen storm-stricken parishes, as power was knocked out in the entire New Orleans metropolitan area with the failure of all eight transmission lines that deliver electricity to Louisiana’s largest city, according to utility company Entergy Louisiana.
One transmission tower collapsed into the Mississippi River, according to the Jefferson Parish Emergency Management Department.
According to tracking site PowerOutages.us in its latest update, more than one million customers were without power in Louisiana, and at least 64,000 more had lost power in neighboring Mississippi.
One of the most powerful storms ever to hit the United States, Ida made landfall near Port Fourchon, Louisiana, at around 12:50 p.m. ET on Sunday, according to the National Hurricane Center (NHC), which in its latest update said the hurricane was turning northward over the southeastern region.
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Just three days after emerging as a tropical storm in the Caribbean Sea, Ida had intensified into a Category 4 hurricane and swept ashore with top sustained winds of 150 miles per hour (240 km per hour), the NHC reported.
As Ida pushed inland past to New Orleans over the next 10 hours, its maximum sustained winds diminished to 105 mph, ranking it as a Category 1 storm on the five-step Saffir-Simpson hurricane wind scale, according to the NHC.
The NHC reported flash flooding across southeastern Louisiana, while officials with the National Weather Service (NWS) in New Orleans issued a rare flash flood emergency on Sunday night for the south shore area of metro New Orleans. A flash flood emergency is the highest type of alert issued for flooding.
“The combination of storm surge and rainfall of 6 to 10 inches of rain is creating a life threatening situation. Please move to higher ground!” NWS New Orleans said on Twitter.
Residents of the most vulnerable coastal areas were ordered to evacuate days in advance of Ida.
— Mike Theiss (@MikeTheiss) August 29, 2021
Meanwhile, at least one person has died from injuries caused by Hurricane Ida. On Sunday night, the Ascension Parish Sheriff’s Office (APSO) said in a statement on Facebook that it received reports hours earlier that a person sustained injuries from a fallen tree in Prairieville, Louisiana.
Deputies arrived and confirmed the victim’s death, the APSO said. It marks the first death reported from the storm.
Federal funding will be made available to affected individuals in the parishes of Ascension, Assumption, East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Iberia, Iberville, Jefferson, Lafourche, Livingston, Orleans, Plaquemines, Pointe Coupee, St. Bernard, St. Charles, St. Helena, St. James, St. John the Baptist, St. Martin, St. Mary, St. Tammany, Tangipahoa, Terrebonne, Washington, West Baton Rouge, and West Feliciana, the White House said in a statement.
Cash aid will also be available to state, tribal, and eligible local governments and certain private nonprofit organizations on a cost-sharing basis for debris removal in affected regions, the statement adds.
Reuters contributed to this report.


India: raccolta delle ultime condizioni dela neve
Summary of forecast snowfall and ski conditions for resorts in India. Fresh snow is forecast at 0resorts. Powder is reported at 0 resorts and 0 are reporting good piste conditions.
Recenti eyeball rapporti di neve per India
- Marcella Cain RT @Di5Adventures: The snow just won't stop falling here. Another powder day in #gulmarg


Severe Storms Mankato - St. Peter Area. The Twin Cities office of the NWS has issued a severe storm warning for some quarter-size hail. The storm cluster is moving north at 30 mph, and may impact the Twin Cities between 10 PM and Midnight. More strong to severe storms are lining up from Litchfield to Cambridge, capable of hail and enough rain for localized flash flooding. It looks like a long and noisy night.
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 858 PM CDT WED MAY 7 2014
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... CENTRAL BLUE EARTH COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA... WEST CENTRAL LE SUEUR COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA... EASTERN NICOLLET COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
* UNTIL 1000 PM CDT
* AT 855 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 6 MILES SOUTH OF MANKATO...AND MOVING NORTH AT 30 MPH.
HAZARD...QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
IMPACT...DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED.
* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR... MANKATO AROUND 905 PM CDT. ST PETER AROUND 930 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE EAGLE LAKE...NORTH MANKATO... MANKATO AIRPORT...KASOTA AND OTTAWA.
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A BUILDING.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. THEY WILL SEND YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES.
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Hey, for what it's worth I'm just as disgusted/frustrated as everyone else. I'm looking forward to an extended streak of 80s and sunshine. It's coming. I think. Not this weekend, mind you. We'll have to be content with 70s Friday and Saturday with a ration of sunshine both days. Sunday may be showery but some clearing is likely Memorial Day with highs holding in the 60s. Not exactly lake-worthy, but we've seen worse.
Monday was salve for the soul - yes, we all needed that. Today will be partly-bleak with showery rains and temperatures stuck in the 50s, but don't despair. We warm up later in the week with a few days in the 70s. Not exactly strip-down-to-your-swimsuit weather, but mild enough for most outdoor plans, especially Friday and Saturday. A real warm front (80s) may show up within a couple of weeks. Summer can arrive anytime now...
Well that sure was fun. Fun as a 5-alarm fire, a salad of poison ivy - maybe a tick in your ice-cream sundae? Sorry for those visuals, but the people I bumped into this weekend were NOT AMUSED. But here's the thing. The weather just is. The sky above your head was set in motion by forces beyond our control - beyond our comprehension. We just get in the way...
Well that was fun. A true monsoon rain - typical for October or March, but rare in May, when convection (showers and T-storms) should be the norm. Then again it didn't snow - things can always be worse. A shower or sprinkle is possible today, but no more heavy/soaking rains for awhile. We warm up later in the week - 70s possible by late week, closer to where we should be right now.
It's a little early to panic, but I'm starting to wonder (out loud) if Minnesota will experience a coolish, super-soggy summer. We've been in a blocking (holding) pattern which may break down in the coming weeks. Plenty of sweaty days ahead, in theory. But not this weekend. Today will be perfectly normal, for late March. Have a Plan B. Better weather returns next week; milder and drier.


World Cup footballers face ‘unseasonable heat’ in Qatar because of climate change: Temperatures during today’s England and Wales game will be more than 5°F hotter than normal, experts warn
- Online tool shows how much global warming influenced a day’s weather globally
- It shows temperatures during the England match will be 5.5°F hotter than normal
- In Qatar, footballers are facing ‘unseasonable heat’ because of climate change
Climate change has made temperatures more unbearable for footballers during the FIFA World Cup in Qatar, new research shows.
According to climate organisation Climate Central, footballers are facing ‘unseasonable heat’ during the tournament because of global warming.
On Tuesday alone, temperatures are 5.58°F (3.1°C) hotter than normal for this time of year across the whole country – an increase made twice as likely by climate change.
This increase will be felt by fans attending the match between England and Wales at the Ahmad bin Ali Stadium in Al Rayyan at 7pm GMT tonight.
Footballers face ‘unseasonable heat’ in Qatar because of climate change, according to the new research. Pictured, England captain Harry Kane skips past a challenge from the USA’s Tyler Adams at Al Bayt Stadium on Friday, November 25, 2022
Tuesday (November 29)
5.58°F (3.1°C) hotter than normal – made twice as likely by climate change
Monday (November 28)
6.12°F (3.4°C) hotter than normal – made twice as likely by climate change
Sunday (November 27)
5.94°F (3.3°C) hotter than normal – made three times as likely by climate change
Saturday (November 26)
4.86°F (2.7°C) hotter than normal – made twice as likely by climate change
Friday (November 25)
3.42°F (1.9°C) hotter than normal – made twice as likely by climate change
Fans have already been sweltering in Qatar’s high temperatures over the past week, which have pushed past 86°F (30°C).
Fortunately, when inside the World Cup stadiums, fans and players are being kept cool by specially-fitted technology that circulates cold air – although this was turned off for England’s match against the USA, leaving players sweltering.
In extreme temperatures, athletes are at risk of suffering from heat-stress disorders such as heat cramps, heat exhaustion or heat strokes.
‘The stress of competing in extreme heat is already affecting more athletes around the world,’ said Dr Andrew Pershing, director of climate science at Climate Central.
‘Climate change is making outdoor sports riskier for both pros and the rest of us.
‘It will keep getting even riskier, until net greenhouse gas emissions are halted and global temperatures stop rising.’
The research was based on results from the Climate Shift Index, a free and publicly-available tool on Climate Central’s website that shows how much global warming influenced a certain day’s weather around the world.
It compares how often a given temperature will occur in our current climate with the frequency of that temperature occurring in a climate without global warming.
According to the index, temperatures in the whole of Qatar on Friday, November 25 (the day of England’s last match) were 3.42°F (1.9°C) hotter than normal – an increase made twice as likely by climate change
The Climate Shift Index
The Climate Shift Index reveals how much climate change influences the temperature on a particular day.
The index ranges from -5 to +5 with positive levels indicating temperatures that are becoming more likely due to climate change (negative scores indicate conditions that are becoming less likely).
For levels at 2 or above, the Index is a multiple of how frequently a particular temperature will occur due to climate change.
For example, a Climate Shift Index of level 5 means that that a temperature is occurring five times more frequently.
This would be very difficult to encounter in a world without climate change – not necessarily impossible, just highly unlikely.
The index ranges from -5 to +5, with positive levels indicating temperatures that are becoming more likely due to climate change and negative levels indicating temperatures that are becoming less likely.
For example, a Climate Shift Index level of +3 means the day’s average temperature was made at least three times more likely than it would have been without the influence of human-caused climate change.
This has been combined with a measure of how much hotter than normal a part of the world is on a given day, measured in degrees Fahrenheit or Celsius.
So, according to the index, temperatures in the whole of Qatar on Friday, November 25 (the day of England’s most recent match) were 3.42°F (1.9°C) hotter than normal – an increase made twice as likely by climate change.
Meanwhile, temperatures in Qatar today (November 29) are 5.5°F (3.1°C) hotter than normal – two more times likely because of climate change.
On some recent days, including Sunday (November 27), higher than average temperatures were made three times more likely due to climate change, in an area spanning Qatar’s northeast.
This area covers capital city Doha and Al Khor, a city in the country’s north – both of which are home to World Cup stadiums.
Matches played in stadiums within this area on Sunday included Spain versus Germany and Belgium versus Morocco.
On some days, including Sunday (November 27), higher than average temperatures were made three times more likely due to climate change in an area of Qatar (red shaded area on the north-east tip of Qatar)
This evening’s match against England and Wales will be played at the Ahmad bin Ali Stadium in the city of Al Rayyan, which is just to the east of capital Doha.
Climate Central also ranked World Cup nations’ capital cities based on how much they are impacted by climate change.
Mexico City was the ‘World Cup winner’ in this regard, ahead of runner-up Tehran (the capital of Iran), Accra (the capital of Ghana) and Brasília (the capital of Brazil).
Football fans will remember the controversy when FIFA moved the date of the 2022 World Cup back an extra six months due to the heat threat.
It meant the World Cup would for the first time be played during winter rather than summer, due to the ‘potential health risk’ to players.
Climate Central also ranked World Cup nations’ capital cities based on how much they are impacted by climate change
Even though it’s winter in Qatar, average temperatures hit 78°F (26°C) in November and 70°F (21°C) in December.
Qatar therefore invested in cooling technology to bring the temperatures down and prevent potential heatstroke for players, officials and spectators.
Using solar-powered energy, outside air is cooled and then distributed through grills in the stands and large pitch-side nozzles.
The technology is now fitted in seven of eight Qatar 2022 stadiums, with the only exception Stadium 974 in Doha, which is fully-demountable and features natural ventilation due to its location near the sea.
MAILONLINE REVEALS THE NEW TECHNOLOGIES POWERING THE FIFA WORLD CUP IN QATAR
Football fans now have only a few more days of waiting to endure before the men’s FIFA World Cup finally commences in Qatar.
After an agonising four-and-a-half-year gap since the last tournament, the host nation will kick off Qatar 2022 on Sunday against Ecuador in Al Khor.
England, meanwhile, play their fist match against Iran the following day, as Gareth Southgate’s men seek to finally bring it home after 56 years of hurt at the World Cup final on December 18.
This year, players and fans alike will see a host of new technologies that have never been seen at a FIFA World Cup.
Technologies at the FIFA World Cup this year include AI-powered limb-tracking, an official ball embedded with a sensor, sensory viewing rooms and a demountable stadium inspired by Lego
Here’s a look at the innovations at Qatar 2022, from AI-powered limb-tracking to a demountable stadium inspired by Lego.
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March 19 - Surveillance video shows meteor streaking across Nova Scotia's coast. Leigh Paterson reports.
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A massive fireball disturbs the quiet of a dark night sky.... captured by cameras on Canada's east coast.
The flashes of light, believed to be a meteor, could be seen from Nova Scotia and New Brunswick early on Tuesday morning.
Eyewitness said they saw a bright light in the sky along with a loud sound, like thunder,
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The smitten couple are likely to get drenched at their Windsor Castle ceremony on May 19 – either in sun or rain.
Although there is still three months to go, a long range forecast has given a hint of what the weather will be.
According to AccuWeather, Saturday, May 19 will see pleasant temperatures of 17C in the day in the Berkshire town before the night sets in at 8C.
It is too early to say if the day will see buckets of sun or rain, but the weather on this day in previous years can give an idea – and it’s not good news.
Last year in Windsor May 19 was “wet throughout the day, gradually ceasing by late afternoon” according to the AccuWeather service.
In 2016 it was “dry and bright” with “patchy rain”, and the year before was “sunny with widespread showers, some with hail and thunder”.
Then in 2014 it was “dry, warm and sunny with the area recording 26C”, while 2013 saw “brightness with scattered rain” and 2012 experienced “unsettled, cool, windy and spells of rain”.
The weather as far back as 2011 was “largely dry and 20C”, followed by “largely dry with prolonged sunshine” in 2010 and “heavy downpours” in 2009.
If these historic weather events are anything to go by, it might be worth Harry and Meghan bringing umbrellas with them on the big day.
Albeit if the day is a washout – in typical British weather style – the Royals will likely have a back-up plan to ensure all 800 guests, the bride and groom don’t get wet.


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Ship Island, Miss.
After Hurricanes Camille and Katrina
Hurricane Camille split Ship Island into East and West Ship Islands in 1969, shown in the top photo, above. In 2005, a storm surge from Hurricane Katrina submerged the island, severely widening the breach between the islands, shown in the bottom photo, above.
Ship Island is a barrier island off the coast of Mississippi, located in the Gulf of Mexico. Powerful Category 5 Hurricane Camille split the island permanently into two pieces after it slammed the Gulf Coast in 1969. Though it isn’t inhabited by people like the other four islands on this list, Ship Island is home to Fort Massachusetts. Construction began on the fort in 1859, but wasn’t completed until after the Civil War, when the island was being used as a prison for Confederate prisoners of war.
Hurricanes Submerge Island Multiple Times
After Camille’s wrath cut the island in half, the western island became a haven for tourists looking to experience the history of Fort Massachusetts, while the eastern island became known for vegetation and wildlife. It has been a target for several hurricanes since Camille, and East Ship Island has been nearly submerged multiple times.
Camille formed in the northwest Caribbean on August 14 and rapidly became a Category 3 hurricane as it reached western Cuba a day later. As the hurricane moved across the central Gulf of Mexico it became a powerful Category 5 and maintained this intensity until landfall along the Mississippi coast. Camille is only one of three Category 5 hurricanes on record that have made landfall in the United States.
According to the National Hurricane Center report, wind gusts were estimated to be as high as 190 mph near Bay St. Louis, Miss. Tides ran 15 to 32 feet above normal just east of where Camille’s center made landfall.


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Hundreds of flights have been cancelled and delayed because of Storm Ciara - here’s the latest
Airports all across Europe are experiencing delays this morning (10 Feb) as strong winds continue to strike the UK.
Travel delays expected
Storm Ciara has led to hundreds of cancellations and delays at airports around the UK, including more than 80 flights at Edinburgh Airport over the weekend (8-9 Feb).
A total of 85 flights at Edinburgh Airport were cancelled due to the bad weather in the past couple of days, according to Flight Radar, with a further six flights being cancelled today (10 Feb).
Elsewhere, 472 flights have been cancelled at Heathrow Airport, 333 at Gatwick, 101 in Birmingham and 74 in Manchester.
Travellers due to or from Scotland today should check for any disruption to flights with their individual airline provider for the latest updates.
A spokesman for Edinburgh Airport said: “The airport is open and is continuing to see flights arrive and depart.
"Passengers who are travelling should contact their airlines for the latest flight information and give themselves plenty of time to get to the airport.”
More than 80 flight at Edinburgh Airport have been cancelled as strong winds cause travel disruption (Photo: Shutterstock)
Weather warnings in place
Gusts of up to 70mph struck the west coast of Scotland over the weekend when Storm Ciara hit, causing the River Nith to burst its banks.
The severe weather has already caused travel chaos, resulting in nearly 200 flight cancellations and delays on Saturday (8 Feb), with Heathrow Airport being the worst affected.
A yellow weather warning for wind and heavy snow remains in place for Scotland until Wednesday (12 Feb), with further travel disruption to air travel expected.
The Met Office warned the conditions may cause possible delays or cancellations to rail and air travel, while power cuts may disrupt other services, including mobile phone coverage.
On the roads there may be icy patches which could cause injury, particularly on untreated areas, while there are likely to be delays for high-sided vehicles on exposed routes and bridges.


A cyclone is a violent storm. It never comes alone. Heavy showers of rain, thunder and lightning are its companions. When a cyclone blows, it moves round and round in the form of small circles. It always changes its course when it blows. It does not move in the same direction like an ordinary storm. It occurs mostly in warm parts of the world. India is in this region of the world. Hence cyclones often blow over her. There are no cyclones in cold in cold countries.
There are some sings of the blowing of a cyclone. The weather becomes hot. There is not a breath of wind. Patches of dark cloud gradually spread in the sky. At last, the sky becomes dark. A storm sets in. The wind then begins to blow violently. From these we can understand that a cyclone will begin. Then it rains very heavily. Rashes of lightning are seen. Thunders begin to peal loudly. The wind begins to blow furiously. There is a roaring noise. The wind continues to blow for some hours. Sometimes it continues for a couple of days together.
The effect of the blowing of a cyclone is terrible as big trees fall down. House are blown away. It results in damage to life and property. The water of rivers rises as there are huge waves in them. Many boats are drowned. Everywhere dead bodies of men and beasts can be seen. Crops are destroyed. People suffer much. They become homeless and helpless. There is scarcity of food. A famine can break out after a cyclone. The miserable condition of the people cannot be fully described. Other people then try to help them with money, food and clothes.


Perseid meteor shower may yield 80 ‘space rocks’ an hour
Washington: Reports indicate that the Perseid meteor shower, which will be visible on August 11 and 12, would yield more than 80 meteors an hour streak across the sky during the best viewing time.
Meteors are bits of dust or rock that collide with Earth``s atmosphere and heat up gas particles to produce a glowing trail.
A handful of meteors can be seen each hour on any clear night, but during a meteor shower dozens may be visible.
The Perseid shower occurs each year when the Earth passes through a stream of debris shed by the comet Swift-Tuttle, which orbits the sun once every 130 years or so and last passed through the inner solar system in 1992.
The meteors generally get incinerated before they can strike the ground, creating the streaks of superheated, glowing air we call ‘shooting stars’.
According to a report in National Geographic News, this year, from any vantage point in the world, you might see more than 80 meteors an hour streak across the sky during the best viewing time, when the moon’s glare will be weakest—late night on August 11and into the wee hours of August 12, local cloud and lighting conditions permitting.
The highest concentration of Perseid meteors hitting Earth’s atmosphere will occur during the afternoon of August 12, when they’ll be largely invisible.
The Perseid sky show is “always the best annual meteor shower,” said Bill Cooke, the lead for NASA’s Meteoroid Environments Office in Alabama.
“Visually, the best are the Geminids. But December nights are cold, and people don’t want to freeze their rears off,” he added.
The Perseid meteors will appear to originate in the northeastern sky, near the constellation Perseus, and to shoot off in all directions, according to Brian Skiff, an astronomer at Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff.
“Since the radiant point is close to Perseus, it is common to see them streaking right along the Milky Way, even as far away as Sagittarius,” he said.
“After midnight, Perseus will have risen higher in the sky, and the meteors can be seen in just about any direction,” he added.
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The cyclone is set to affect Beira on the Mozambican coastline.
A powerful tropical storm made landfall in Mozambique on Thursday evening, battering a coastal city with heavy rain and wind at speeds of up to up 170km/h and injuring several people.
Ex-tropical cyclone Idai's eye has weakened significantly since landfall.
Mozambique cabinet spokesperson Ana Comoana said the "government has decreed a red alert due to the continuing rains and the approach of the tropical cyclone Idai, expected to reach the country between Thursday to Friday".
AccuWeather South Africa reported that the most dire situation for Beira would unfold if Idai makes landfall just to the north of the city, resulting in the highest amount of water piling up around the mouth of the Pungwe River. Locally damaging winds will also be possible in for Zimbabwe.
"There's some cloud and light rain; we're not expecting anything heavy". We're still waiting for news from officials in Mozambique.
According to the Saffir-Simpson scale Cyclone Idai is now and extremely risky category 4 storm and has explosively intensified in the past 8 hours which is expected to make landfall by tomorrow.
According to the Mozambique National Institute for Disaster Management, the National Operational Emergency Centre (CENOE) is prepared for extreme weather events and in 2017, the CENOE demonstrated the use of drones to allow teams to assess the impact and scale of natural disasters.
The cyclone is accompanied by strong winds and thunderstorms and is likely to cause massive destruction in Manicaland, Masvingo and Matabeleland provinces. But Mozambique is one of the most disaster-prone countries in Africa, and climate change is increasing the severity of flooding events there - as it is almost everywhere.
"Our intervention includes 70 personnel (aquatic rescue, rescue technicians, rescue divers, advance life support paramedics and doctors), 22 vehicles (4×4), 10 power boats, 4 jet skis, 14 inflatable, non-motorised two-man rescue boats, a range of rescue equipment and access to an eight-seater plane", the organisation's founder Imtiaz Sooliman said in a brief statement.
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SCIENTISTS have issued conflicting advice over health risks posed by the volcanic dust that has fallen over Scotland.
• A plume of volcanic ash rises into the atmosphere from a crater under about 656 feet (200 metres) of ice at the Eyjafjallajokull glacier in southern Iceland
Images were released yesterday of microscopic particles recovered in Shetland from the massive plume of volcanic ash that has left air services over Europe paralysed.
Experts from the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) are studying the rare particles to analyse the chemical make-up of the volcanic cloud.
The tiny sample was taken from a slim film of dust found in Lerwick, where the sulphuric smell of rotten eggs yesterday pervaded the atmosphere for the second successive day.
Last night, as the dust from the volcanic plume spread south over the mainland, experts from Health Protection Scotland issued a warning to the public to limit their outdoor activities as a precaution.
A spokesman for the health agency said: "It is important to stress that the concentration of particles which does reach ground level is likely to be low and should not cause serious harm.
"If people are outside and notice symptoms such as itchy or irritated eyes, runny nose, sore throat or dry cough, or if they notice a dusty haze in the air or can smell sulphur, rotten eggs, or a strong acidic smell, they may wish to limit their activities outdoors or return indoors.
"Those with respiratory conditions, such as chronic bronchitis, emphysema and asthma, may notice these effects more than others and should ensure they have any inhalers or other medications with them."
He stressed: "Any such health effects are likely to be short-term. Health Protection Scotland, the Health Protection Agency and the Met Office will continue to monitor the situation and issue further advice or updates as necessary.
"Low concentrations of volcanic dust, which may contain low levels of sulphur dioxide, are also expected to ground with the plume, though this is not expected to be a significant threat to public health."
Dr Colin Ramsay, a consultant epidemiologist with the agency, said: "Based on the evidence we have at the moment and the assessments that have been carried out, we feel that the level of risk, if there is any at all, is likely to be extremely low.
"However, a stronger warning was issued by the World Health Organisation (WHO), which urged people with lung conditions to stay indoors if the volcanic ash starts to settle.
• The Scotsman's Mark Smith is among Britons marooned by the ash plume
Chris Epstein, a WHO spokesman, said: "From what we know at the moment, the majority of cloud ash is seven to 10km up in the atmosphere. Air quality monitoring networks have not yet reported particulate on the ground but, if it does reach the ground, it may have health effects.
"People with respiratory conditions should avoid breathing in these particles. They should have their inhalers and other medication with them."
Mr Epstein said particles measuring less than ten microns have the potential to reach lower airways and cause problems in some people. Therefore, those with lung conditions should stay indoors if the ash starts to settle.
He stressed the advice did not mean everyone should go indoors and disrupt their routines.
Professor Malcolm Green, a spokesman for the British Lung Foundation, backed others' health advice.
First Minister Alex Salmond said: "In terms of public health, an initial analysis by Sepa of dust samples recovered from Shetland has identified no harmful material."
Lee Winsor, a spokeswoman for Sepa, explained that, in addition to the small sample of tiny particles found on Shetland, scientists were analysing a sample of suspected volcanic ash taken by a Sepa scientist from the roof of a car in Aberdeen.
She said: "Sepa has completed preliminary analysis on two dust samples collected in Aberdeen and Lerwick. "Preliminary microscopic analysis has shown that the properties of the particles appear to be consistent with the properties of volcanic ash, but further, more detailed analysis is required and is currently being undertaken. We have not detected any harmful material so far, but we need to do further analysis.
"Monitoring of the situation is ongoing, but the current available evidence suggests that there is a minimal risk to human health and the wider environment."
The Met Office said yesterday that it had received reports of ash deposits from the Icelandic volcano being found as far south as Cardington in Bedfordshire and in Exeter in Devon.
• Icelandic eruptions could last for a year and 'second volcano could follow'


Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer.
2001 April 6
Explanation: Last weekend skygazers at middle and high latitudes around the globe were treated to expansive auroral displays as a magnetic storm raged around planet Earth. The storm was triggered by a solar coronal mass ejection associated with the giant sunspot group cataloged as active region number 9393. For example, pictured here in the early morning hours of April 1, the skies over New Zealand are alive with "southern lights". In the wide-angle time exposure, a towering red aurora is visible suspended above the foreground of a well lit lumber yard, train station, church steeple and buildings of the city of Dunedin. On April 2, the largest solar flare of the last 25 years also erupted near active region 9393, but because of its position near the Sun's edge the effects were largely directed away from our fair planet. However, all the recent solar activity underscores the fact that the solar maximum is still with us.
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Hurricane forecasts: Communicating risk to communities
The 2017 hurricane season — including Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria — caused devastating damage, loss of life, and disruption in the U.S. and Caribbean. Hurricane forecasts have improved significantly during the last few decades, but accurately predicting where and when a hurricane will make landfall remains challenging. It is even more challenging to predict the high wind and flooding hazards and associated impacts that different people will experience, especially with enough advance warning for coastal residents to evacuate safely before landfall.
NCAR scientist Rebecca Morss will discuss the successes of modern hurricane prediction, as well as her research to understand hurricane evacuation decision making and improve hurricane risk communication. She will also examine how new information and communication technology is transforming hazard communication and decision making, and how social media can help protect the public when hazardous weather threatens.


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Chennai sources stated that though the Indian Meteorological Department issued an advisory to the state over cyclonic storm ‘Sagar’, regional meteorological centre officials say that the storm is unlikely to affect the weather in Tamilnadu. Meanwhile the IMD issued a warning stating that the cyclonic storm Sagar over the Gulf of Aden would move further west-southwestwards with a speed of 16 kmph and lie centered over the Gulf of Aden about 120 km east-southeast of Aden (Yemen) and 900 km west-southwest of Socotra Islands.
As per report the storm is expected to continue to move west-southwestwards and weaken gradually from May 19, with wind speed 65-75 kmph gusting to 85 kmph during noon on Saturday. However, Director of Area Cyclone Warning Centre, S Balachandran said that the advisory was only a precautionary measure.
Accordingly Tamilnadu coasts are completely safe with no signs of cyclonic
affect in the state and moreover the temperature will remain normal with a
cloudy sky in Chennai and drizzles on the outskirts. Furthermore when agreeing
with regional Met officials, weather blogger Pradeep John said that the IMD has
not warned against venturing off the Indian coast or south east Arabian Sea. Hence,
Sagar will not affect Tamilnadu as it is small in size but packing close to 100
Male Elephant passed away while crossing electrocuted fence Accordingly a male elephant tragically passed away while trying to cross a fence in Nagarhole National Park in Karnataka on Saturday. Reportedly iron fences were erected in parts of the park to prevent elephants from crossing over into human settlements and the 42 year old elephant had crossed over and raided an agricultural field on Friday and however, the elephant got stuck on the fence on the way back to the Veerahosahalli range.
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Nor’westers formed by hot and humid air during ongoing pre-monsoon period have become more deadly than other major storms in Bangladesh.
This type of squall is common during April, as the Bangla month of Baishakh (April) is called the month of Kalboishakhi, observed people who are familiar with climatology in the country.
But, the fury of present day nor’westers is much more lethal than that of previous ones.
At least eight people, including a child and a woman, were killed and 100 others injured by nor’wester that swept across Dinajpur, Rangpur, Sylhet, Magura, and Jessore districts and elsewhere on March 30.
At least two people were killed by the storm that swept over three southern districts of Barishal, Bhola and Jhalkathi on April 17.
Two people died in Barishal and Bhola districts while many others were injured and hundreds of houses got destroyed in the natural disaster.
An elderly woman was killed as a wall collapsed on her during a nor’wester at Bakchar village in Ashashuni upazila of Satkhira on April 24.
On April 22, a devastating nor’wester coupled with thundershower, caused mayhem, felling trees, snapping power lines, and disrupting traffic in Dhaka and different districts like Faridpur, Jashore, Kushtia, Khulna, Barishal, Patuakhali, Mymensingh, Sylhet, Tangail, and Cumilla.
At that time, at least seven people died in lightning in Kisoreganj, Habiganj and Tangail districts.
The devastating nor’wester coupled with rain caused heavy damage to standing crops and trees as well as causing power disruption.
Sources at Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) said that several powerful storms lashed many other places earlier this season. But the velocity of the storm that occurred in Dhaka on April 22 was 83km per hour.
Based on the velocity of winds, nor’westers can be classified into three categories- low, moderate and severe.
The velocity of a low-level nor’wester ranges from 61 to 90 km/h, moderate from 91 to 120km/h, and severe from 121 to 149km/h.
AKM Nazmul Hoque, a meteorologist of the BMD told the daily sun that Sunday’s nor’wester that lashed over Dhaka was not that much higher than last year’s nor’westers.
“The velocity of the nor’wester was 135km per hour,” he said.
“It was a storm of the highest velocity of the season,” he stated, adding that the velocity of norwesters that took place on April 16 and 6 were 69km per hour and 75 km per hour respectively,” he said.
“Met office recorded 3-4 severe nor’westers and 7-8 mild nor’westers in April, this year,” the meteorologist observed.
He, however, said that it is quite common during pre-monsoon period when storm and hailstorm usually take place in the evening after a daylong hot humid temperature and accumulation of lows and convicting cloud.
“The number of nor’wester is not much higher than those of previous seasons,” he opined.
Disaster Forum member secretary Gowhar Nayeem Wahra told the daily sun that it is quite normal that nor’westers occur in the month of April, but the destruction caused by the natural disaster is much higher.
Traffic movement was halted on different roads as a lot of trees were uprooted in Sunday’s storm.
A number of thatched houses and small shops were destroyed while standing crops were totally damaged and seasonal fruit trees like that of mango and jackfruit were uprooted in different parts of the country.


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The Royal Rain-making and Agricultural Aviation Department is expected to be cloud-seeding from this Saturday until next Monday to help contain fires in Thailand’s western forests, which appear to be out of control.
Atthaphon Charoenchansa, director-general of the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation, said today (Tuesday) that may hotspots have been detected in the forests north of the Srinagarind Dam in Kanchanaburi.
He said that fires have now spread to dry evergreen woodland, which is only accessible after several hours of trekking through the forests.
He said that helicopters have been used to drop water onto the raging fires, but with little success as rain is needed.
Several national parks and wildlife sanctuaries across the country, particularly in the north and west regions, have been closed to facilitate the fire-fighting efforts.
He warned that villagers who start fires while foraging in the forests or while poaching will be dealt with strictly, noting that the fires are causing serious damage to the environment and are a threat to health.
According to the Pollution Control Department, PM2.5 dust in 69 areas in Bangkok and its suburbs and in 48 provinces exceeds the safety level.
The PM2.5 problem in Bangkok and surrounding areas is forecast to deteriorate tomorrow, but improve slightly in the following days, due to the intensifying southerly wind. More dust is predicted in the atmosphere in 17 northern provinces for the next week.
In the north, PM2.5 was measured today at between 61 and 133 microns, which is above Thailand’s 50-micron safety level. In other regions, PM2.5 readings were 45-76 microns in the north-east, 44-84 microns in the central and western regions, 52-73 microns in the east, 17-32 microns in the south and 54-108 in Bangkok and its suburbs.
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MANILA Thousands flee as typhoon lashes Philippines
TYPHOON Sarika lashed the main Philippine island of Luzon yesterday, flattening homes and toppling trees and power pylons as more than 12,000 people fled to safer ground, officials said.
Minor landslides and flooding were also reported a day after the cyclone brushed past the remote eastern island of Catanduanes and left one person drowned and three others missing there.
Nelianto Bihasa, the mayor of the town of Baler where Sarika made landfall before dawn, told ABS-CBN network the typhoon destroyed at least 20 houses and left one person injured.
Government crews and utility workers immediately went to work clearing roads blocked by landslides, toppled trees and posts and other debris. Some towns began sending people in shelters back to their homes as the danger passed.
Sarika swept out into the South China Sea in the early afternoon after dumping heavy rain across a broad section of Luzon island.
However, the weather service warned the nation to brace for a second storm, with Typhoon Haima expected to strike the same area as early as October 20.
The disaster agency said nearly 12,500 people had left their homes shortly before Sarika struck, seeking refuge in government-run shelters and relatives’ homes.
Eleven people were rescued after a boat capsized off the eastern island of Samar, while about 1000 boats and 6500 passengers were stranded in ports as the coast guard barred smaller vessels from putting to sea.
Two deaths were reported in the Catanduanes area. The disaster agency said 290 commercial flights were cancelled.
The Philippine islands are often the first major landmass to be hit by storms that generate over the Pacific Ocean. The archipelago endures about 20 major storms each year, many of them deadly.
Haiyan, the strongest typhoon ever recorded to hit land, smashed into the central Philippines on November 8, 2013, leaving 7350 people dead or missing. –
People collect material washed ashore after Typhoon Sarika passed north of Manila yesterday.
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by: Dominique Wilson
Typhoon Haiyan leaves 1,774 people in the Philippines dead as of right now. This number could increase as the days go by and more clean up efforts are being executed after this devastating storm.
What is a typhoon? A typhoon is a mature tropical cyclone that develops in the western part of the Pacific Ocean between 180° and 100°E. The majority of storms form between June and November whilst tropical cyclone formation is at a minimum between December and May. On average, the northwestern Pacific features the most numerous and intense tropical cyclones globally. Like other basins, they are steered by the subtropical ridge towards the west or northwest, with some systems recurving near and east of Japan. The Philippines receive a brunt of the landfalls, with China and Japan being impacted slightly less. Some of the deadliest typhoons in history have struck China. Southern China has the longest record of typhoon impacts for the region, with a thousand year sample via documents within their archives. Taiwan has received the wettest known typhoon on record for the northwest Pacific tropical cyclone basin. (Wikipedia)
Typhoon Haiyan has already killed over a thousand people with many more thousands displaced, waiting for aid and searching for food and water just to stay alive and survive. Many people in the Philippines have lost parents, children, spouses, relatives and friends during this massive disaster that hit the northwest Pacific basin. Our hearts and prayers are with those in this region of the world and for more detailed information visit http://www.cnn.com or http://www.nytimes.com. Do you have friends and family in this area of the world or are you from the Philippines? If so please share your story.


HATTIESBURG, Miss., Feb. 11 (UPI) -- More than a dozen tornadoes hit Mississippi and Alabama, including one that moved through Hattiesburg, Miss., and injured at least 53 people, officials said.
The tornadoes followed a weekend blizzard that shut down much of the Northeast, which was coping Monday with freezing rain in many areas.
The Hattiesburg tornado, damaging an area near the University of Southern Mississippi, was among twisters that touched down Sunday from southern Mississippi to southwestern Alabama, AccuWeather.com reported.
The university campus and a nearby high school were damaged along with areas throughout Hattiesburg, officials said.
Seven counties in Mississippi reported tornado damage, CNN reported.
Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant declared a state of emergency for counties affected, allowing them to access state resources and assets to support local response effort.
"If there is a good thing about this, it happened on a Sunday when most of these structures were vacant," Hattiesburg Mayor Johnny DuPree said.
The threat of tornadoes lessened by Sunday night, but the possibility of flash flooding caused by thunderstorms remained into early Monday, AccuWeather.com forecasters said
As of Monday morning, about 4,000 power customers were without electricity, Mississippi Power said, down from the nearly 14,000 customers who were without power at one point Sunday.
In New York and Connecticut, rain spurred fears of flooding and roof collapses from melting snow as the Northeast struggled to dig out from a weekend blizzard.
Rain froze into glaze on contact with the cold ground and other surfaces before dawn Monday, but temperatures were forecast to rise into the mid- to upper 40s from New York City through Boston, with precipitation falling as snow and sleet farther north.
The rain, on the heels of a storm that dumped up to 40 inches of snow across New England and parts of New York, prompted Connecticut Gov. Dannel Malloy to warn residents Sunday to clean snow off their roofs amid dangers of roof collapses from the added weight of rain.
President Obama declared a state of emergency in Connecticut Sunday, ordering federal aid to supplement local emergency response efforts.
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo ordered 675 pieces of equipment and 975 personnel dispatched to help Suffolk County, making up the eastern half of Long Island, dig out of 3 feet of snow.
Most public transit throughout the Northeast was expected to resume at least limited service Monday. Some New England transit agencies warned that heavily accumulated snow in some areas and unplowed snow on secondary roads would make it difficult for buses to travel safely.
The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority warned customers to "expect significant delays and plan extra time for their Monday morning commute."
The New York state Metropolitan Transportation Authority said most service on the Metro-North Railroad, the nation's busiest commuter railroad, and Long Island Rail Road, the second-busiest, would operate with limited service.
Amtrak said it restored limited service between New York and Boston and near-normal service between New York and the state capital in Albany.
Logan International Airport in Boston and the three major airports in the New York City area resumed flights.
Mail service suspended in all six New England states Saturday was to resume Monday in areas where it was safe to deliver, the U.S. Postal Service said.
Across eight states, fewer than 200,000 customers remained without power, a United Press International count of outages from utility reports indicated. This figure was down from a peak of nearly 670,000 reported by the U.S. Energy Department.
Most remaining customers should have power again by late Monday, utilities said.
As the Northeast sought to recover, a large winter storm across the Northern Plains dumped at least a foot of snow and brought high winds and whiteout conditions from Colorado to central Minnesota.
Officials closed Interstate 90 between Sioux Falls and Chamberlain, S.D., 140 miles west, and Interstate 29 between Sioux Falls and Watertown, 100 miles north. Interstate-29 was also closed in North Dakota from the state line to Fargo, near western Minnesota.


Heavy flooding reported in parts of South Norwalk
NORWALK — Police are advising commuters to avoid Water Street in South Norwalk due to heavy flooding, Tuesday.
High tide hit South Norwalk at 12:58 p.m. this afternoon, and Water Street was covered with a salty brew from the Harbor.
Norwalk police are advising drivers to avoid the area from Elizabeth Street to Concord Street on Water Street until the water recedes.
The National Weather Center has issued a Flood Warning for the area until 3:15 p.m. Tuesday afternoon.
This afternoon, new precipitation amounts should equal between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
On Wednesday, showers will again be likely, according to the National Weather Service.
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HALIFAX, Nova Scotia — Four people are missing after intense storms dumped record amounts of rain across a wide swath of the province of Nova Scotia, on Canada’s Atlantic coast, over the past two days, causing flash flooding, road washouts and power outages.
Flooding submerged several vehicles, and Royal Canadian Mounted Police spokeswoman Cindy Bayers said two such incidents in West Hants, north of Halifax, have left two adults and two children missing as of Saturday morning.
The two children disappeared after the vehicle they were traveling in became trapped underwater, Bayers said, noting that the other three occupants were able to escape safely.
Two other people, whom Bayers described as a young man and a man, are still missing after a separate dive from the vehicle. Two other people in that vehicle were rescued, he said, adding that police are actively searching for the four missing people.
Torrential downpours began Friday afternoon in the Halifax region, dumping more than 200mm of rain in some areas. The port city normally receives around 90-100mm of rain during an average July.
Based on radar estimates and unofficial observations, Environment Canada said Saturday that some areas may have received more than 300mm in 24 hours. Radar maps show the heaviest rainfall extending along the southwestern coast of the province to a point north of Halifax.
Widespread flooding was also reported in Lunenberg County, which is west of the Halifax region.
On Friday night, water levels rose so fast in the Bedford area that Halifax Search and Rescue volunteers were using small boats to rescue people from flooded homes.
In the Hammonds Plains area, northwest of the city, floodwaters washed out driveways and the shoulders of many roads.
That’s the same area where 151 homes and businesses were destroyed by a wildfire that started May 28 and forced 16,000 residents to evacuate. And for much of the past week, the Halifax area has been sweltering under an immobile dome of moisture, a rare event so close to the coast.
It was just last fall that Post-Tropical Storm Fiona descended on the Mid-Atlantic region, killing three people, leveling dozens of homes, and knocking out power to more than 600,000 homes and businesses. Fiona was the costliest weather event in the region’s history, causing more than C$800 million ($604 million) in insured damage.
“It’s pretty obvious that the weather is changing, from Fiona last year to the wildfires in the spring and now the flooding in the summer,” Halifax Mayor Mike Savage said.
«We’re getting storms that used to be considered a one-in-50-year event… quite regularly,» he added.
While official statistics have not yet been recorded, it is believed that the Halifax region has not seen this level of rain since August 16, 1971, when Hurricane Beth made landfall near the eastern tip of mainland Nova Scotia and then roared over Cape Breton. At the time, nearly 250mm of rain fell in the Halifax area, causing widespread flooding and damage.


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Capital Region roads are slick after being hit with snow, ice, and freezing temperatures.
We just got this video in from a view of a car that flipped over in on Route 9 Saratoga Springs in front of the Homewood Suites.
This is just one example of the weather creating dangerous conditions Tuesday morning.
Be careful out there. Seeing some cars off the road. pic.twitter.com/xUsDGZIhTz— Jerry Gretzinger (@JerryGretzWNYT) November 12, 2019
The storm is winding down but snow and ice covered roads across the region resulting in numerous traffic accidents. Bitterly cold air will move in behind the storm with temperatures more typical for mid Winter! #518wx #wnyt pic.twitter.com/jL3r144Ezi— Neal Estano (@nealestano) November 12, 2019
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Monsoon arrives in Mumbai; heavy rains delay running of suburban trains
"Heavy to very heavy rainfall was recorded in the suburbs till 8.30 am," IMD Deputy Director K S Hosalikar said.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) today declared the onset of the monsoon over Mumbai, the adjoining Thane-Konkan areas, Ahmednagar, Parbhani and other parts of Maharashtra.
Meanwhile, trains in the suburban section of the Central Railway were running late by 10 to 12 minutes due to the downpour, but there was no cancellation of trains, an official said.
"A wall fell on the tracks of down slow line this morning. The debris was removed immediately and for some time, trains on the down slow line were diverted to the fast line," Sunil Udasi, Chief PRO of Central Railway said, adding this happened during non-peak hours in early morning.
There is nothing to panic and commuters are advised not to fall prey to rumours, he said.
An official said Central Railway suburban services were delayed because of water-logging on tracks between Matunga and Sion.
According to an airport official, two flights had to be diverted due to bad weather.
A statement from Jet Airways said, "Due to air traffic congestion, consequent to adverse weather conditions, we are expecting delays of up to 40 minutes on departures and 20 minutes on arrivals at Mumbai airport until 3 pm.
In central Mumbai's Prabhadevi, four people were injured when the slab of a building situated on Veer Savarkar Marg collapsed this morning, a civic official said.
Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation Deputy Municipal Commissioner Kishore Kshirsagar told reporters that areas like Hindmata, Dharavi and Parel received more than 100mm of rainfall, resulting in water-logging.
He said the civic administration had undertaken road repair works at 120 places, adding that there was no water-logging on Andheri-Kurla Road, Santacruz, Oberoi Mall and Lokhandwala Circle in the suburban part of the city.
More than 3,000 civic employees were out on the streets monitoring the situation, Kshirsagar said.
In its forecast, the IMD has forecast thundershowers accompanied with gusty winds at many places and heavy rainfall at isolated places, till tomorrow.


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The community of Borroloola has been physically split in half after heavy rainfall and flooding caused by ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred partly collapsed a bridge.
Victoria told national energy operator 'under no circumstances' could it cut power during NSW heatwave
The Victorian Government has told the national energy operator "under no circumstances" could it cut power to regional centres in order to keep .
Tropical Cyclone Alfred has weakened to a tropical low as it nears landfall on the Gulf of Carpentaria's southern coast, but the Bureau of Meteorology warned the weather system remained powerful.


An extended heat warning has been issued for Windsor and Essex County.
Windsor-Essex County Health Unit’s Associate Medical Officer of Health Dr. Wajid Ahmed issued the extended heat warning beginning on Wednesday. It will be in effect until further notice.
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With temperatures expected to hit over 30C for the next five days, everyone is at risk from the heat. But older adults, infants and young children, and people who work or exercise in the heat, along with those with certain medical conditions, should take special precautions. If you experience any warning signs of heat-related illnesses such as dizziness, headache, nausea or vomiting, weakness and confusion you should get medical attention immediately.
Some simple tips to prevent a heat illness include drinking lots of water, wearing a wide-brimmed hat and lightweight, loose-fitting clothing, limiting outdoor activities to coolest part of the day, and not leaving children, adults or pets in parked cars.
Environment Canada also issued a heat warning for Windsor and Essex County on Wednesday morning.
The extreme heat will hit Thursday and will continue during the week with temperatures reaching as high as 34C by Friday.
Heat warnings are issued when very high temperature or humidity conditions are expected to pose an elevated risk of heat illnesses, such as heat stroke or heat exhaustion.


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Class Suspensions on Tuesday (January 22)
Several local government units have declared class suspensions in some areas due to the bad weather condition brought by Tropical Depression Amang.
On Tuesday (January 22, 2019), class suspensions have been declared over some parts of the country due to the effects of the weather disturbance.
Tropical Depression Amang packing maximum sustained winds of 45 kilometers per hour (kph) and gustiness of up to 60 kph has weakened into a low-pressure area.
However, the inclement weather conditions prompted some local government units to suspend the classes to ensure the safety of the students.
Here is the list of areas covered by class cancellations:
- Albay – all levels (Public and private)
- Camarines Sur – all levels (Public and private)
- Camarines Norte – all levels (Public and private)
- Sorsogon – all levels
- Biri – Pre-school to High School
- Catarman – all levels (Public and Private)
- Laoang – Pre-school to High School (Public and Private)
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On Wednesday 27th, IMD has started withdrawing the South West Monsoon.
Happy to note that the Red Line drawn on the Vagaries' withdrawal image and places of widhrawal (mentioned on 25th Monday) matches and is in line with the IMD mention.
Further, Vagaries mentions further (to its Monday ) withdrawal of SWM from West M.P, Saurahtra, North Gujarat, Haryana and Delhi.
Next Phase of Withdrawal (next 3 days) from Rest of Gujarat, M.P, North Madhya Mah, Marathwada, Vidhdarbh .
Bangalore has been getting very good rains as mentioned by Vijayanand and RajeshKumar.
The city has gone into surplus, and is seeing one of the best Auguast and September rains in many years.
Bangalore AP...Total this SWM 805 mms and 361 mms above normal +45%
Bangalore City...Total this SWM 932 mms and 406 mms above normal +44%
Rains to continue this weekend...Cool day on Thursday. As of now seems more rains next week.
Mumbai: As mentioned , a light shower on Thursday, Thunder shower possible in patches on Friday and Saturday. Withdrawal phase from 1st October.
Pune had thunder showers on Tuesday and Wednesday. Heavy rains in many areas, fog was seen in the mornings.


Weather warning: Heavy rain brings flooding, strong winds and dangerous surf
- Photo: A crane works to clear a fallen tree on the East Tamar Highway in Tasmania. (ABC News: Chook Brooks)
- Photo: The Collaroy Swimming club has been damaged by a major storm in Sydney on the weekend. (ABC News: Amanda Hoh)
- Photo: A tree lies across a car in Surry Hills. Supplied: Shann Turnbull (Audience submitted: Shann Turnbull)
- Photo: Erosion threatens homes as high tides each away at buffet between ocean and properties. (Twitter: James Chan)
- Photo: The Dee Why Surf Life Saving Club is damaged during a storm and high tides. (Twitter: Dee Why SLSC)
- Photo: High tide leads to flooding at Wollongong Harbour, south of Sydney. (Supplied: Mick Jennett)
- Photo: Storm has destroyed the boardwalk at Coffs Harbour marina. (ABC News: Jackson Vernon)
- Photo: A dog walks through a partially flooded golf course next to the Cooks River in Sydney. (AAP: Paul Miller)
- Photo: Wild weather is expected to intensify along the NSW coast. (ABC News: Mary Lloyd)
- Photo: The Coffs Harbour marina has been hit badly by the storms and massive swell. (Supplied: Val Kinghorne)
- Photo: Sydney ferries on Sydney Harbour in heavy rain conditions. (Fairfax Media: Fiona Morris)
- Photo: Floodwaters rise from nearby Narrabeen Lake, taking over Malcolm St. (ABC: Sascha Rundle)
- Photo: Kingscliff Beach in NSW is covered in foam from the storm. (Supplied: Larissa Nicholson)
- Photo: A fallen fig tree at Paddington in Sydney's east. (ABC News: Sally Jackson)
- Photo: Streets go under in Tweed Heads. (Supplied: Melanie Szare)
- Photo: A car which has been crushed by a fallen tree in Sydney's inner west. (ABC News: Siobhan Fogarty)
- Photo: A tree has fallen in a residential street in Petersham during heavy rain. (ABC News: Siobhan Fogarty)
- Photo: Power lines have fallen due to strong winds in Vaucluse, in Sydney. (ABC News: Siobhan Fogarty)
- Photo: The extreme weather took its toll on the massive fig tree outside The Normanby Hotel in Brisbane. (ABC News: Clayton Bloom)
- Photo: Crews worked to remove the tree in drizzly conditions. (ABC News: Clayton Bloom)
- Photo: A man stands shin-deep in flood waters at Gap Creek Rd to the west of Mt Coot-Tha in Brisbane. (ABC News: Stuart Watt)
- Photo: A cyclist rides through localised flooding in Botany, Sydney. (ABC News: David Spicer)
- Photo: A car drives through flood waters near Wollongong, in New South Wales. (ABC News: Liv Casben)
- Photo: Two cars are swept down Kedron Brook at Toombul Shopping Centre, north of Brisbane. (ABC News: Andrew Kos)
- Photo: After months of little rain, storm water drains finally flush their polluted contents onto beaches and creeks across Sydney including Maroubra. (Fairfax: Christopher Getts)
- Photo: Pennywort Creek in Corinda, Brisbane, is flooding over roads as cars still attempt to get through. (Supplied: Dani Dickinson)
- Photo: Cars are submerged by flash flooding in Brisbane after heavy rain. (ABC News: Leonie Mellor)
- Photo: The view from a window in Sydney's central business district, taken on Saturday morning. (Supplied: Jawad Nazir, Twitter)
- Photo: Winds whipping up big waves, rough seas on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland. (ABC News: Genevieve Hussey)
- Photo: Driving over the Sydney Harbour Bridge in a deluge of rain. (Fairfax Media: Christopher Getts)
- Photo: Authorities are warning people to stay indoors but the ponchos are out in Brisbane's West End. (ABC News: Grant Sherlock)
- Photo: Floodwaters flow over a garden in East Brisbane. (Twitter: Donaldson)
- Photo: A kayak paddling down the Brisbane River in West End as severe storms begin hitting south-east Queensland. (ABC News: Grant Sherlock)
- Photo: Wild weather in Albion, Brisbane, June 4, 2016. (Supplied: Karen Brook)
- Photo: Heavy rainfall drenches Brisbane city, but the worst is expected to clear after lunch time. (ABC News: Leonie Thorne)
- Photo: Strong winds and heavy rains are causing chaos on the Sunshine Coast. (ABC News: Genevieve Hussey)
- Photo: A lamp post remains visible as Kedron Brook floods following heavy rainfall. (Supplied: Lucy Moore)
- Photo: Sydney's Anzac Bridge, seen through a rain-splattered windshield as severe storms descend on the east coast. (Fairfax Media: Christopher Getts)
- Photo: A car and an ibis make a splash on a flooded street in Brisbane's West End. (ABC News: Grant Sherlock)
Extreme weather has made its way down the east coast of Australia after drenching Queensland, with residents low-lying towns in New South Wales evacuated due to rising floodwaters.
Heavy rain is also on the way for Victoria and Tasmania, with residents warned to prepare for flash flooding, strong winds and damaging surf conditions.
Parts of central Queensland were soaked overnight and a severe thunderstorm dumped further rain on the state's south-east, leading to flash flooding in some Brisbane suburbs.
An east coast low pressure system expected to form over southern Queensland skipped the sunshine state, with the worst of the weather passing over the Gold Coast into NSW by mid-afternoon on Saturday.
Instead the east coast low started developing off the northern NSW coast late on Saturday. The Bureau of Meteorology expects it to move south of Sydney by late Sunday morning and to the south coast on Sunday afternoon.
Hundreds of State Emergency Service crews are working along the NSW coast to deal with the damage caused by wet and windy weather, and flood warnings have been issued for 23 rivers in the state.
Residents in Billinudgel, Ocean Shores, Golden Beach, New Brighton and in low-lying areas near Coffs Creek, on the western edge of Coffs Harbour, have been ordered to evacuate due to rising floodwaters.
At 6:00pm on Saturday, flood evacuation warnings were also issued for Chinderah, the Seagulls Estate, South Murwillumbah, the township of Tumbulgum and Fingal Point area, near Tweed, west of the single-lane temporary bridge.
Phil Campbell from the NSW SES said heavy rain and other issues were causing a dam-like effect in the area.
"When you take into account the floodwaters that are coming down the Tweed, when you've got the tide — one of the highest in the year — coming in as well as those large waves that are helping to stop the floodwaters get out effectively," he said.
More than 2,600 calls for help have been made to the NSW SES, with Byron Bay and Coffs Harbour in the north, Gosford in the central coast, and the Sutherland Shire in Sydney's south among the hardest hit areas.
Across Sydney, more than 100 power lines are down and several houses have lost roofs, including a unit block evacuated in Vaucluse, in Sydney's east.
Two people died in separate road incidents in NSW, but it was unclear whether the fatalities happened due to the weather. Authorities are still urging people to stay off the road unless travel is essential.
The Bureau of Meteorology said that king tides expected this evening could cause even more problems, with damaging surf and coastal erosion expected.
Mr Campbell said emergency services were not taking any chances.
"We've got flood rescue specialists deployed to areas that are known hot spots, particularly for flash flooding," he said.
"We've also been making sure we've got logistics such as sand bags in place in areas around the state."
A flood watch has been issued for Victoria's East Gippsland region and wind warnings have also been issued in Tasmania.
Damaging winds with peak gusts of 90kmph affected some coastal areas of southern Queensland with more than 350mm of rain falling on the Gold Coast hinterland since Friday morning.
Much of the NSW coastline and areas near the coast are expecting between 100 to 300mm of rain over the weekend.
The BoM's Michael Paeche said "incredible" levels of rainfall fell in Queensland on Friday night, with Yeppoon recording 80mm just after midnight and areas between Bundaberg and Gladstone recording up to 93mm in an hour.
Senior forecaster Jonty Hall said there were particularly heavy falls just north of Brisbane on Saturday morning.
"Some of those produced rainfall amounts up to around 130 or 140mm in a three-hour period through this morning," he said.
Police said she was driving along the Capricorn Highway near Pine Hill Creek when she was swept into the creek just before 10:00pm last night.
Truck drivers and local farmers rescued the Longreach woman from the roof of her car about an hour later when flood waters receded. She was treated at the scene for shock and exposure.
The rescue came as authorities warned people to stay indoors and off the roads until the danger conditions had passed.
Damaging winds and potential floods are expected to persist into Sunday.
Disaster response teams are on standby across south-east Queensland, and Gold Coast beaches were closed on Saturday.


Winter-weary residents treated to yet another snow storm that closes schools, slows traffic
MARQUETTE – Schools in many parts of the Upper Peninsula, including all districts in Marquette and Alger counties, were closed today as Mother Nature dropped up to 8 inches of snow overnight.
“The heavy snow came up through from south to north in the latter part of the evening and overnight,” said Steve Fleegel, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service at its Negaunee Township office. “The real heavy snow has now shifted to the north of us. What we have now is a hybrid event, an upper atmosphere disturbane with lake enhancement.”
As of early this morning, the city of Marquette had received close to 6 inches of snow, while the Negaunee area had about 7 inches. Areas to the east of Marquette – through Delta, Schoolcraft, Luce and Alger counties – had received 8 inches or more of snow, Fleegel said.
“That’s what we’ve received so far,” he said. “We will see light to moderate snow throughout the day, especially in the higher terrain of Marquette County. There may be a lull later in the afternoon, then the winds will shift and we’ll see more lake enhancement through tonight and into Saturday. In fact, it could be later Saturday afternoon by the time this winds down.”
Fleegel called this a “late winter-like weather system” and said the action isn’t over for winter-weary U.P. residents.
“We have more cold on the horizon,” he said. “And we have rain and snow coming through Sunday into Sunday night and perhaps again Wednesday through Thursday.”
As of 8 this morning, no major traffic accidents had been reported in Marquette County, according to Sgt. Kevin Dowling at the Michigan State Police Post in Negaunee Township.
“There was one minor accident in the city of Marquette and the report of a car up against a guardrail on M-35, but that’s about it,” Dowling said. “With schools closed on a snowy day like this, it cuts down on the traffic out there.
“The major roads have already been plowed and are being salted. Some of the secondary roads will take a little longer. In a spring storm, it can take a few hours for the plows to catch up with things.”
The Marquette Regional History Center was closed today due to the weather while at Northern Michigan University, the 17th annual Jazz Festival was going on as scheduled, but with fewer participants.
“It is unfortunate that many of the schools will not be here as planned, but at this time of the semester and with two guest artists’ schedules to deal with, there is simply no way to reschedule the festival,” said Cindy Paavola, NMU’s director of communications and marketing.
NMU classes were taking place today as regularly scheduled and the jazz festival concert, set for 7:30 p.m. today at Kaufman Auditorium in Marquette, will go on as planned, featuring soloists Jim Snidero and Kathy Kosins with the NMU Jazz Band and Combo.
For ticket information, visit www.nmu.edu/music/node/28.
Renee Prusi can be contacted at 906-228-2500, ext. 253.


Storm Ciara claims 2 lives in PolandChristian Fernsby ▼ | February 11, 2020
High winds with gusts up to 100 kilometers per hour have been battering Poland since Sunday night, killing two people and injuring several others.
Weather in Poland Storm Ciara
Topics: Storm Ciara Poland
The storm claimed the lives of a 15-year-old woman and her 52-year-old mother in the southern Polish mountain resort of Bukowina Tatrzanska, when it ripped off the roof of ski rental equipment shop and sent it hurtling onto them. At least two more bystanders were injured, one of them critically, the Polish Press Agency reported.
The Polish meteorological service said that the storm was likely to hold off until Wednesday. It has issued multiple warnings, especially for the southeastern Podkarpackie province. ■


Cold front to cool off weekend
Forget the shirt-sleeve weather we got Friday and plan for a cooldown for the weekend.
The National Weather Service office in Sullivan is calling for a cold front to push into southeastern Wisconsin Saturday, with highs in mid-40s near Lake Michigan and milder temperatures inland along with mostly sunny skies.
It'll be rainy Saturday night through Monday morning, with up to 1.5 inches possible.
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Dehra Dun, Jan 15 (PTI) Cold tightened its grip today inUttarakhand with the higher reaches receiving heavy snowfall,while rainfall coupled with hailstorm lashing the plains.
There was heavy snowfall in Garhwal and Kumaon Himalayasincluding Badrinath, Kedarnath, Gangotri, Yamunotri, Auli,Nandadevi, Munsyari and Dharchula.
Rainfall coupled with hailstorm in lower hills and plainareas intensified the cold conditions in the state.
The state capital Dehra Dun, which also receivedhailstorm followed by rainfall, recorded a maximum temperatureof 14 degree C, four notches below normal.
Meanwhile, six members of a family were injured in alightning at Gairsain area in Chamoli district.


Several areas of the Nepalgunj Municipality have been inundated due to continuous rainfall since Wednesday evening here in Banke district.
According to Bishnu Prasad Bhushal, Executive Officer at Nepalgunj Municipality, half a dozen of human settlements (areas) were inundated due to the incessant rainfall since last evening.
According to Hydrology and Meteorology office at the district, the rainfall recorded at 243.7 millimeters in the last 24 hours here in the district which is highest in the whole year.
Various areas including Setu BK Chwok, Gharbari Tole, Sitalnagar, Bulbuliya, Shantinagar and Belasapur have been inundated. Locals have been affected as the rainwater entered into their houses.
Meanwhile, the water level at Rapti River has also drastically gone up due to massive rainfall in the area. Following this, various human settlements situated along the river including Holiya, Betihani, Gangapur, Mtehiya are at high risk of inundation.
According to Jagat Bahadur Basnet, officiating Chief District Officer at the district, the police stations in the areas have been instructed to issue alert notice to the locals to remain at high alert.


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Perseid meteor shower peaks tonight Jillian @ Boston Herald writes –
Instead of staring at the TV late Thursday night, how about staring at the sky?
Stargazing is on the agenda for many people this week with the annual Perseid meteor shower reaching its peak late Thursday and into early Friday.
While some local events will provide access to telescopes, theyâ€™re unnecessary during the shower — anyone can catch the show, said David McDonald, director of education at the McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center in Concord, N.H..
“You never know where theyâ€™re going to appear,” McDonald said. “When they do appear, theyâ€™re moving pretty quickly. Telescope views would be just happenstance, and very lucky.”
The meteors are best viewed with the naked eye and from the ground. “Go outside, lie down,” McDonald said. “Do not stand and cock your neck back.”


Apple is warning users of the Dark Sky weather app that it will cease to be as of January 1 next year.
Support for Dark Sky, which became popular due to its enhanced forecasting technology and live radar imagery in the early App Store era, is ending according to a persistent warning within the app.
Apple purchased Dark Sky and the team behind it in March 2020 and has slowly been using the tech and talent to improve its own weather app. That process is now complete, so there’s no need to keep the standalone app around, regardless of how much users know and love it.
“Support for the Dark Sky app will be ending on January 1 2023. Dark Sky’s forecast technology is now enhanced and integrated into the updated Apple Weather app,” the note reads.
A button promising More Info just redirects to the Apple Weather app. So does the Apple Weather app really replace everything we loved about Dark Sky? Well yeah pretty much and a lot of it is presented in a more attractive fashion.
There’s the radar map, hourly forecast, graph showing the chance of rain in the next hour, and the opportunity to see data like the UV index, wind speed, ‘feels like’ temperature, humidity, visibility and more throughout the day.
When Apple purchased the app it immediately shut down the Android and Wear OS versions, making it clear this was going to form the basis of its efforts to revamp the Apple Weather app.
The company often does this when it plans to integrate new features within the operating system. Shazam, for example, is now an iOS staple within the control centre, while Apple’s sleep tracking tech is powered by the Beddit app it also purchased many moons ago.
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Weather experts say 'widespread power outages' expected following Laura's landfall
GALVESTON, Texas (AP) — Hurricane Laura is forecast to rapidly power up into a “catastrophic” Category 4 hurricane, even stronger than previously expected, as it churns toward Texas and Louisiana, gathering wind and water that swirls over much of the Gulf of Mexico.
Satellite images show that Laura has become “a formidable hurricane” in recent hours, threatening to smash homes and sink entire communities. It has undergone a remarkable intensification, “and there are no signs it will stop soon,” the National Hurricane Center said in an update early Wednesday.
“Some areas when they wake up Thursday morning, they’re not going to believe what happened,” Stacy Stewart, a senior hurricane specialist at the hurricane center, said Wednesday.
“We could see storm surge heights more than 15 feet in some areas,” Stewart said. “What doesn’t get blown down by the wind could easily get knocked down by the rising ocean waters pushing well inland.”
Laura has grown nearly 70% in power in just 24 hours, with maximum sustained winds increasing to 110 mph (175 kph) with higher gusts, forecasters said early Wednesday.
“We are expecting widespread power outages, trees down. Homes and businesses will be damaged,” said Donald Jones, a National Weather Service meteorologist in Lake Charles, Louisiana, which is near the bullseye of Laura’s forecast track.
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