Chile's Atacama was hit by four years' worth of rain in one day in July
SANTIAGO, Chile — This has been the wettest winter in decades for Chile's arid northern desert, where fractions of an inch of rain have done major damage in some areas and set the stage for spectacular floral displays in the weeks to come.
July came and went with major storms that together dumped more than five times the annual average of rain and snow on parts of the world's driest desert.
Excerpt: Moving at an estimated speed of 1950 km/s, this CME is expected to sweep up two earlier CMEs already en route. Analysts at the GSFC Space Weather Lab say the combined cloud should reach Earth on August 5th at 13:55 UT plus or minus 7 hours: "The impact on Earth is likely to be major. The estimated maximum geomagnetic activity index level Kp is 7 (Kp ranges from 0 - 9). The flanks of the CME may also impact STEREO A, Mars and Mercury/MESSENGER." High-latitude sky watchers should be alert for auroras.
Fishing boats dock in Shenjiamen fishing port to take refuge from the powerful typhoon Muifa More than 200,000 coastal residents in eastern China have evacuated and thousands of ships have been called back to shore ahead of the arrival of Typhoon Muifa, a powerful tropical storm that has already battered the Philippines, Taiwan and Japan.
_________________ What is life? It is the flash of a firefly in the night, the breath of a buffalo in the wintertime. It is the little shadow which runs across the grass and loses itself in the sunset. With deepest respect ~ Aloha & Mahalo, Carol
Australia: Rising sea levels wear away Victorian coastline / school, kindergartens close as water continues to rise in Gippsland India: sea erosion caused Desal Plant there has hit their livelihood , salt water intrusion into the ground water and eliminated the space to park boats thereby destroying their source of livelihood Thailand: Worst floods in decades for Thai province Bangladesh: "Rafts made of banana plants have become a preferred mode of transport." Ecuador: "At least in the last three years is the first time we have these winds and waves from the south. Such waves of distant events are rare on our shores." Peru: Strong waves in South and North Chico causes flooding and damages to fishermen. Strong waves are sweeping from the early hours of Thursday at the Second Region coastline with waves up to five meters, forcing the closure of the ports of Antofagasta, Tocopilla Taltal., Staff of the First Army Division conducted the rescue of species inside the chapel where the water reached a height of 60 centimeters.
11 Aug. Mynmar: Flood in Myanmar's Bago region worsens (No words about rain) Pakistan: 2 villages, crops inundated( water level 3 foot) India: kolkata flood / Floods affect hundreds of thousands in India and Nepal Bangladesh SINKING: Patuakhali district get flooded due to heavy downpour and tidal surge / Tide and incessant rains sparked by strong monsoon coupled with onrush of water from upstream caused rivers swell abnormally triggering floods in the three districts , In Borguna, tide triggered by strong monsoon caused breaches in embankments and flooded vast areas in the coastal district Philippines sinking: Perennially flooded villages of Bato in Camarines Sur Thailand: Phuket is a sea of high growth ,And big waves beat into the homes of local villagers Venezuela: "Every time the river floods, homes are flooded. The water level has reached over one meter high. "
10 Aug. Australia: Rain decreasing, waters rising / Residents evacuate as floodwaters rise Video India: Sea erosion has intensified at Kody Bengre near Kemmannu in Udupi / “There was no downpour on Tuesday, yet our road is still under water. That proves the authorities’ callousness,” Philippines: high tide, the fast flowing water and the whole village was submerged Thailand: The province declared disaster areas, flood 21 Province 155 District 893 District 6809 villages, the people suffered 339,148 households and 1,139,990 people, homes damaged, some 217 after farmland damaged 619,723 acres of road 1085 a weir / dam 20 of the bridge 72 of the same as 8. province also has a flood is an Sukhothai Uttaradit, Phichit, Phitsanulok, Tak Nakhon Sawan and Nakhon Si Ayutthaya, who died 20 seats Prague 1, City 2 for 6 Thailand 7 Thailand 2 Phanom, 2 missing 1 of this situation is resolved. Mexico: "Two girls aged seven and 13 years died in a mudslide due to flooding colonies with up to five feet tall." Venezuela: Floods affect 400 families in Brisas del Lago
9 Aug. Australia, Tasmania islands: Worst flooding in 20 years Mexico: Despite the remoteness of the storm, there were waves of up to six meters, causing flooding in some streets of Boca Pascual and Paradise. Vietnam: Embankment area of An Giang are sinking. India SINKING: Nearly 300 houses were damaged fully or partially due to sea erosion / Hundreds of villages have been submerged due to the rising water levels of the Teok, Puthinadi, Mudoijan and Kakojan rivers / As many as 80 villages underwater Bangladesh: Most areas of the villages went under 2-4 feet deep seawater. Thailand: submerged over 40,000 acres of 22 million Baht
8 Aug. Thailand: record-breaking heavy flooding / Yom River in Phichit was stressed by high water levels. India: Mangalore: No Let Up in Rain Fury – Sea Erosion Worsens / Flood fury on, 20 Jorhat villages hit / flood at Teok; NH-37 under water / 700 acres under water Bangladesh: Low lying areas of this district situated near river Padma have been submerged Indonesia: flood Gorontalo Boalemo Malaysia: Flood Sungai Batu Pahat Mexico: The river overflows in San Vicente Coatepec Chichester, at least 100 houses flooded( In some places the water level was over three feet tall) / Continues to increase the level of Samaria Cuba: The damage caused by heavy rains in Santiago de Cuba (rain - o.omm)
7 Aug. Philippines: ALTHOUGH there was no typhoon, the city of Iloilo was submerged( was under waist-deep water)Friday night due to continuous rain. India: Flood situation worsen in Uttarakhand and Nepal / Flood scene turns grim at Lakhimpur / Floods in West Bengal, several villages submerged Video /“Within half an hour, the water level went up to 40cm and it was 50 by 11.30am,” “This has never happened before.” "the flooding on high tide in the Hooghly"
KALAPARA: The picturesque Jhao Bagan is being washed away by the erosion of the sea in Kuakata. Thailand: 630 households, sinking ground water / 10 villages submerged in water at some point higher than 2 meters / T. Wang, A. Samrong high tides continue Dominican Republic: Scientists handle different versions of the causes of the flooding of Lake Enriquillo. Venezuela: 130 homes have been flooded by the overflow of Lake Valencia
6 Aug- Thailand sinking: a victim, destroyed about 700 homes / In some areas the water rose to 3 meters./Concluded that flooded over 15 provinces in the east killed 17 people over three hundred thousand households, or about 1 million people./ Flood situation still critical in many provinces. Philippines: 310 evacuated as landslide hits Subic India: Erosion affects 500 families at Biswanath-Panpur Bangladesh: Many areas of port city under water (According to him, the last two day's suffering was caused by the heavy downpour and tidal water) Mexico: First fatal victim of the flood Dominican Republic: Rains leave 3 dead and 7 000 evacuated in the Dominican Venezuela: About 4,000 affected the rains stop in Venezuela Cuba: as well as 37 houses flooded by overflowing rivers
5 Aug - Philippines: 75 houses buried in Subic landslide Haiti: Flooding in Haiti after passage of Emily Bangladesh: 20 riverside villages remain waterlogged for two weeks!!! India: Two drowned in Himachal flash floods Thailand: Northeast flooded hundreds of acres / Ang shocked flood water point
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_________________ What is life? It is the flash of a firefly in the night, the breath of a buffalo in the wintertime. It is the little shadow which runs across the grass and loses itself in the sunset. With deepest respect ~ Aloha & Mahalo, Carol
_________________ What is life? It is the flash of a firefly in the night, the breath of a buffalo in the wintertime. It is the little shadow which runs across the grass and loses itself in the sunset. With deepest respect ~ Aloha & Mahalo, Carol
_________________ What is life? It is the flash of a firefly in the night, the breath of a buffalo in the wintertime. It is the little shadow which runs across the grass and loses itself in the sunset. With deepest respect ~ Aloha & Mahalo, Carol
18 Indonesian Volcanoes on Alert Status - AUGUST 7 Eighteen Indonesian volcanoes are on “alert” status, two of which are at Alert Level 3, which is called “Siaga”, the Volcanology and Geology Disaster Mitigation Center says.
Mt. Ibu Emits Thick Smoke, Indonesia - AUGUST 11 Mt. Ibu in West Halmahera regency has been emitting thick smoke, causing its alarm status to be raised on Sunday. Ridwan, a volcanic observer at Mt. Ibu said the mountain’s activities had intensified over the past two weeks. Hundreds of small eruptions have been recorded by the seismograph. “There were numerous tremors. Therefore we increased its status to alert level II,” he said yesterday. Ridwan said the mountain had been closed to hikers and people were prohibited from getting within 3 kilometers of Mt Ibu’s crater. “We announced this two weeks ago and have intensified our observations. We hope people will be aware,” he said. http://www.tempointeractive.com/hg/nasional/2011/08/11/brk,20110811-351357,uk.html
Alaska's Cleveland volcano erupts - AUGUST 10
One of Alaska’s most active volcanoes has started erupting, according to the Alaska Volcano Observatory (AVO). The volcano is primarily hazardous to aircraft; many of the flights over the north Pacific approach the vicinity of the volcano, and volcanic ash released from eruptions can damage sensitive electronic equipment and sensors.
Undersea Volcano Eruption found off Oregon US coast - AUGUST 10
State University scientists say they've discovered an eruption of an undersea volcano about 250 miles off the Oregon Coast.
Luminous lava lights up Sicilian town as Etna keeps on erupting - AUGUST 6
Hawaii: Volcano spewed rivers of lava and crater collapsed - AUGUST 3-4
Alaska: New lava dome at Mt.Cleveland, alert level raised - AUGUST 4
Signs of lava at Mount Cleveland prompted volcanologists to raise their alert level Tuesday afternoon for the Aleutian Islands volcano The Alaska Volcano Observatory reports "heightened or escalated unrest" and the possibility of an eruption at the 5,676-foot volcano, according to the observatory's website.
Russian Volcano Shows Signs Of Impending Eruption - AUGUST 3
The Kamchatka Peninsula, along Russia’s Pacific coast, is currently the most volcanically active area in the world: four volcanoes are erupting simultaneously, and a fifth is showing signs of an impending eruption. Ash plumes from two of these volcanoes are visible in this natural-colour satellite image.Along the northern (top) edge of the image Shiveluch emits a broad gray plume from the lava dome growing on its southern flank. 90 kilometres (60 miles) to the southwest a much smaller plume escapes from Bezymianny.
Chile’s Puyehue-Cordón Caulle Continues To Spew Ash - AUGUST 2
Nearly two months after ash and steam began spewing from a fissure in Chile’s Puyehue-Cordón Caulle Volcanic Complex, the volcano continues to erupt.
Flames soar 250m into the air as Mount Etna erupts for eighth time this year - AUGUST 1
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_________________ What is life? It is the flash of a firefly in the night, the breath of a buffalo in the wintertime. It is the little shadow which runs across the grass and loses itself in the sunset. With deepest respect ~ Aloha & Mahalo, Carol
The above image is a tropical mercator composite of the entire globe taken using the infrared channel.
_________________ What is life? It is the flash of a firefly in the night, the breath of a buffalo in the wintertime. It is the little shadow which runs across the grass and loses itself in the sunset. With deepest respect ~ Aloha & Mahalo, Carol
_________________ What is life? It is the flash of a firefly in the night, the breath of a buffalo in the wintertime. It is the little shadow which runs across the grass and loses itself in the sunset. With deepest respect ~ Aloha & Mahalo, Carol
1. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS HAVE BECOME BETTER ORGANIZED IN ASSOCIATION WITH A LARGE TROPICAL WAVE LOCATED ABOUT 625 MILES EAST OF THE LESSER ANTILLES. ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE CONDUCIVE FOR A TROPICAL DEPRESSION TO FORM OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. THIS SYSTEM HAS A HIGH CHANCE...60 PERCENT...OF BECOMING A TROPICAL CYCLONE DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS AS IT MOVES GENERALLY WESTWARD AT 20 MPH. INTERESTS IN THE LEEWARD ISLANDS SHOULD MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF THIS DISTURBANCE. LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS ARE LIKELY OVER THE LEEWARD ISLANDS LATE SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY.
_________________ What is life? It is the flash of a firefly in the night, the breath of a buffalo in the wintertime. It is the little shadow which runs across the grass and loses itself in the sunset. With deepest respect ~ Aloha & Mahalo, Carol
Most powerful storm in Ontario in 15 years reduces parts of Goderich to rubble
August 22, 2011 – ONTARIO - The town of Goderich has declared a state of emergency after a tornado devastated the community Sunday afternoon, killing one person and injuring dozens. Ontario Provincial Police said a 61-year-old man, identified as Norman Laberge, was killed while he was working at the town’s salt mine. Laberge was a resident of nearby Lucknow. Police said at least 37 people were injured. Officers from several communities, including Toronto, converged on Goderich on Monday to sift through the wreckage during a widespread search and rescue operation. Premier Dalton McGuinty is scheduled to tour the disaster area. With winds of up to 300 kilometers per hour, the tornado touched down and destroyed much of Goderich’s core – flipping vehicles, uprooting decades-old trees, destroying several century-old buildings and leaving a trail of debris – after a violent storm system rolled across Lake Huron shortly before 4 p.m. “This is the worst damage I’ve ever seen,” said Environment Canada meteorologist Randy Mawson, who has been investigating storms for 36 years. It was the most powerful storm in Ontario in 15 years, Mawson said. A tornado warning was issued by Environment Canada at 3:48 p.m., about 12 minutes before the tornado struck, said David Phillips, Environment Canada’s senior climatologist. Tornado warnings are usually issued about 10 to 15 minutes in advance, he said. Devastation is like a movie scene: witness. Herb Marshall, the owner of the Park House Bar and Restaurant, said the scene was right out of a Hollywood blockbuster. “(The storm) came up the hill off the lake … and just took everything with it,” Marshall said. “I believe I saw a garbage bin up in the air going by.” Amateur video showed the devastation in the town’s square, where vehicles were tossed like toy cars, roofs of buildings were ripped off and debris rained down. –CP24 http://theextinctionprotocol.wordpress.com/2011/08/22/most-powerful-storm-in-ontario-in-15-years-reduces-parts-of-goderich-to-rubble/
_________________ What is life? It is the flash of a firefly in the night, the breath of a buffalo in the wintertime. It is the little shadow which runs across the grass and loses itself in the sunset. With deepest respect ~ Aloha & Mahalo, Carol