Archive for the ‘Weather’ Category
“Extreme, potentially dangerous weather is affecting large portions of the U.S. this week, with flooding in the East and heat advisories in effect across the West. “
Tuesday, July 24th, 2018
Extreme weather is striking parts of Asia with deadly flash-flooding in Vietnam, a tropical storm prompting evacuations and disrupting travel in China and an ongoing heat wave in Japan.
Monday, July 23rd, 2018https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uOAoCumrC8E
Severe thunderstorms will develop across the Ohio and Tennessee Valley region into the Mid-South Friday. Very large hail, damaging winds, and a few tornadoes can be expected. Isolated severe storms are possible across the central High Plains.
Friday, July 20th, 2018Dangerous Heat Building in the South; Severe Storms From Plains To MS Valley
Intensifying high pressure is producing dangerous heat and humidity in the south-central U.S. with heat indexes possibly exceeding 110. Triple digit heat will also continue for some western areas. Elsewhere, a front moving through the central U.S. may produce severe thunderstorms and heavy rainfall in parts of the Plains and MS Valley through Friday.
A recent World Bank report concluded, rising temperatures in SE Asia could diminish the living standards of 800 million people.
Wednesday, July 18th, 2018
“……a recent analysis of climate trends in several of South Asia’s biggest cities found that if current warming trends continued, by the end of the century, wet bulb temperatures — a measure of heat and humidity that can indicate the point when the body can no longer cool itself — would be so high that people directly exposed for six hours or more would not survive……..”
NASA: Severe Rainfall and Flooding in Japan
Wednesday, July 11th, 2018
After being soaked in just a few days with double the amount of rain that falls in a normal July, parts of Japan are facing their worst flooding disaster in 35 years. Storms and flooding caused deadly landslides and numerous fatalities, while leading millions of people to evacuate their homes and businesses. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has called for 73,000 nationwide rescue workers to provide emergency assistance as forecasts predict additional landslides and rain this week.
Japanese rains: The Japanese government says at least 100 people have died or are presumed dead.
Monday, July 9th, 2018Torrential rains hammer parts of Japan for a third day on Sunday
Sunday, July 8th, 2018- At least 76 dead;
- Evacuation orders or advisories were issued for 4.72 million people
- ~48,000 members of the self-defense forces, police and firefighters were mobilized to search for trapped or injured people or to recover bodies;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tps2nJAE8VU