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Savannah

4th January 2019, 16:12

https://www.axios.com/polar-vortex-is-about-to-split-up-5c2e7460-67fb-49da-b73a-079ffbe205b9.html

The polar vortex is about to split into 3 pieces

Scientists are seeing signs that global weather patterns toward the latter half of January and into February may shift significantly to usher in severe winter weather for parts of the U.S. and Europe.

How it works: The possible changes are being triggered by a sudden and drastic warming of the air in the stratosphere, some 100,000 feet above the Arctic, and by a resulting disruption of the polar vortex — an area of low pressure at high altitudes near the pole that, when disrupted, can wobble like a spinning top and send cold air to the south. In this case, it could split into three pieces, and those pieces would determine who gets hit the hardest.

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The big picture: Studies show that what happens in the Arctic does not stay in the Arctic, and rapid Arctic warming may paradoxically be leading to more frequent cold weather outbreaks in Europe, Asia and North America, particularly later in the winter.

During the past 2 weeks, a sudden stratospheric warming event has taken place, showing up first in the Siberian Arctic, and then spreading over the North Pole.
•Such events occur when large atmospheric waves surge beyond the troposphere and into the layer of air above it. Such a vertical transport of energy can rapidly warm the stratosphere, and set in motion a chain reaction that disrupts the stratospheric polar vortex.
•Sudden stratospheric warming events are known to affect the weather in the U.S. and Europe on a time delay — typically on the order of a week to several weeks later, and their effects may persist for more than a month.

"In general, we see colder than normal temperatures over much of the U.S. and Europe/Northern Asia, and warmer than normal temperatures over Greenland and subtropical Africa/Asia" in the 60 days following sudden stratospheric warming events, Amy Butler, a research scientist at the Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, told Axios in an email.

What's next: Polar vortex projections show it's likely to split into possibly as many as 3 "sister vortices," spilling cold air out of the Arctic and concentrating it in spots across Eurasia and North America.
•In the past, polar vortex splits have been associated with major snowstorms, including 2010, when the Mid-Atlantic region was buried by blizzards.
•A sudden stratospheric warming event and polar vortex disruption was associated with several March snowstorms in the Northeast last winter, as well as the "Beast from the East" cold spell in Europe.
•Such events can have major ramifications for energy markets, leading to natural gas price spikes, for example.

What they're saying: “Arctic change has increased the frequency of these polar vortex disruption events and following these polar vortex disruption events you get more severe winter weather," says Judah Cohen, director of seasonal forecasting at AER, a Verisk company, who studies the connections between Arctic climate change and altered weather patterns.
•Cohen and Michael Ventrice, a meteorologist at The Weather Company, told Axios that there are increasing signs of high pressure forming over the North Atlantic near Greenland as well as close to the North Pole in late January, which can block the progress of weather systems moving from west to east.
•Such blocking patterns may be a manifestation of the polar vortex disruption, and favor colder and stormier weather in the eastern U.S. and parts of Europe.
•“Eventually we do think this blocking will set up,” Ventrice said. “I would not give up on winter.”

Savannah

5th January 2019, 17:08

The Little Ice Age and 20th-century deep Pacific cooling G. Gebbie1, & P. Huybers
Science 04 Jan 2019: Vol. 363, Issue 6422, pp. 70-74 - DOI: 10.1126/science.aar8413

Deep Pacific cooling

Earth's climate cooled considerably across the transition from the Medieval Warm Period to the Little Ice Age about 700 years ago. Theoretically, owing to how the ocean circulates, this cooling should be recorded in Pacific deep-ocean temperatures, where water that was on the surface then is found today. Gebbie and Huybers used an ocean circulation model and observations from both the end of the 19th century and the end of the 20th century to detect and quantify this trend. The ongoing deep Pacific is cooling, which revises Earth's overall heat budget since 1750 downward by 35%.

Abstract

Proxy records show that before the onset of modern anthropogenic warming, globally coherent cooling occurred from the Medieval Warm Period to the Little Ice Age. The long memory of the ocean suggests that these historical surface anomalies are associated with ongoing deep-ocean temperature adjustments. Combining an ocean model with modern and paleoceanographic data leads to a prediction that the deep Pacific is still adjusting to the cooling going into the Little Ice Age, whereas temperature trends in the surface ocean and deep Atlantic reflect modern warming. This prediction is corroborated by temperature changes identified between the HMS Challenger expedition of the 1870s and modern hydrography. The implied heat loss in the deep ocean since 1750 CE offsets one-fourth of the global heat gain in the upper ocean.

http://science.sciencemag.org/content/363/6422/70

Hervé

10th January 2019, 20:17

Mud volcano continues to bubble away following eruption near Gisborne, New Zealand (https://www.stuff.co.nz/environment/109836802/mud-volcano-continues-to-bubble-away-following-eruption-near-gisborne)

Marty Sharpe Stuff (https://www.stuff.co.nz/environment/109836802/mud-volcano-continues-to-bubble-away-following-eruption-near-gisborne)
Thu, 10 Jan 2019 12:15 UTC

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This boundary fence was a casualty of the mud volcano. © Murry Cave

A mud volcano that erupted on a fenceline between two Gisborne farms is continuing to spew mud a month after it appeared.

A mud volcano is an eruption of mud, cold water and gases. This one, in the Waimata Valley, began on December 15.

Gisborne District Council scientist Murry Cave said the main eruption lasted five hours and spewed thousands of tonnes of mud over some 1.3 hectares, destroying a fenceline and partially burying trees.

"We've been monitoring the area for the last year or so because the area uplifted in the Te Araroa earthquake [in September 2016] and there were a lot of cracks," he said.

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The mud volcano formed between two farms in the Waimata Valley, near Gisborne. © Murry Cave

Cave said the cause of eruption was unknown.

It was thought that it may have been related to movement on the boundary between the Australian and Pacific tectonic plates.

"The origins of these things are a wee bit enigmatic, which is why we and GNS Science have a project looking into these things. We'll be setting up a long-term monitoring programme to study it ... we have similar features within the city limits and they are a potential hazard when you have houses nearby," he said.

This latest eruption was in a remote area, about 150 metres from the nearest house.

Cave said GNS had sensors in the area prior to the eruption and it was hoped that these might shed some light on what led to the eruption.

"There's obviously been something brewing here for a while since the Te Araroa event and it's just gone boom," he said.

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A mud volcano is an eruption of mud, cold water and gases. © Murry Cave

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The mud volcano spewed mud over some 1.3 hectares. © Murry Cave

"We're also taking rock samples from it to see what mix of materials is involved so we can get an idea of how far down these things come from."

There was a hard crust covering some of the mud, but most of it was extremely soft.

The eruptions are associated with hydrocarbon gases and these were present in this eruption.

There was another mud volcano in the area that erupted every 10-15 years, but this was the first in this area in known records.

The eruption is on private land but can be seen from the Waimata Valley Rd.

Gisborne District Council principal scientist Dr Murry Cave, pictured, said the origins of mud volcanoes "are a wee bit enigmatic".

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The eruption was in a remote area, about 150 metres from the nearest house. © Murry Cave

Bill Ryan

11th January 2019, 13:06

justntime2learn

11th January 2019, 13:40

Good morning,

I wasn't sure where to post this.

According to Ben Davidson, pole reversal is speeding up exponentially. Ben claims the government shutdown is slowing the release of this information, but it's out there.

The climate models are reported every 5 years with the next one due in 2020. Since we "blew by the maximum acceleration" last year the report will be out this year, one year early.

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All of this fits into Ben's series "Earth catastrophe Cycles"

Here's the link if you're interested in the series: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLHSoxioQtwZfY2ISsNBzJ-aOZ3APVS8br

Have a great day, J

Star Tsar

13th January 2019, 14:13

Eleven & Twelve Of Twelve!

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November 2018 : Earth Changes Summary

Published 14th Decemember 2018

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December 2018 : Earth Changes Summary

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Bill Ryan

14th January 2019, 15:44

From https://cuencahighlife.com/government-warns-of-el-nino-threat

Government warns of El Niño threat

Ecuador’s National Risk and Emergency Management Service (SNGRE) is warning that conditions are favorable for the formation of the El Niño weather phenomenon. SNGRE issued advisories to the coastal provinces of Esmeraldas, Manabí, Guayas, Santa Elena, El Oro to begin preparations for heavy rainfall, flooding and landslides.

More on this. (It doesn't only affect South America... North America's weather on the west coast would also be impacted. My emphasis in red below.)

https://cuencahighlife.com/el-nino-alert-extended-as-rain-continues

El Niño alert extended as rain continues
Jan 14, 2019

Ecuador’s Secretariat of Risk Management (SNGRE) has added two inland provinces to the yellow alert warning zone for potential damage from the developing El Niño weather system in the Pacific Ocean. Los Ríos and Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas Provinces join Esmeraldas, Manabí, Guayas, Santa Elena, El Oro in the area designated as “high risk.”

SNGRE reported that heavy rain continued through the weekend in the seven affected provinces causing multiple road closures due to flooding and landslides. Flooding was particularly intense in Los Rios, where more than 100 houses were inundated by heavy rains that began Friday.

The main highway connecting Quito and the coast was closed Saturday due to a landslide but reopened Sunday morning.

World Meteorological Organization forecasters predict that there is a 75 to 80 percent chance that an El Niño will form within the next three months, bringing heavy rain and flooding to coastal regions of South and Central America and to some parts of North America.

El Niño is a naturally occurring weather event that warms the ocean surface, raising sea surface temperatures to above average in the central and eastern tropical Pacific Ocean. It is often associated with dry winter conditions in southeastern Africa and northern Brazil and wetter conditions along the Gulf coast of the U.S.

Rosemarie

14th January 2019, 18:44

Went to Cuenca January 1-3 and the mountain part before El Cajas had a deep fog and raining in parts coming and going. Lots of dirt on the road coming down from the mountain and some big rocks. Last week the road was closed for a couple of days and this week we just cancelled a business trip to Cuenca because it has continue to rain heavily and seems a little risky driving if there is no urgency. Hope to get there soon. This year the rainy season started very early in the coast.

Bill Ryan

14th January 2019, 18:51

Lots of dirt on the road coming down from the mountains and some big rocks.

Yes... here's one, that landed on the highway from Cuenca to Machala on Friday night: :)

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It was about 15 feet long, and must have weighed at least 100 tons. (No-one was hurt, though it might have been very different if it had fallen on a bus in the daytime.)

Innocent Warrior

5th February 2019, 10:51

Record breaking floods in North Queensland, Australia.

Jan 27 - Far north Queensland river breaks 118-year flood record (https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/queensland/far-north-queensland-river-breaks-118-year-flood-record-20190127-p50twi.html)

Feb 1 - Parts of Queensland declared disaster zones as emergency services evacuate thousands (https://www.news.com.au/technology/environment/parts-of-queensland-declared-disaster-zones-as-emergency-services-evacuate-thousands/news-story/fd147c97681c7a8fc00e1b2e4c18ccfb)

Feb 2 - Townsville flooding could worsen with more heavy rain and dam releases (https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-02-02/townsville-flooding-worsens-with-north-queensland-monsoon/10773008)

Feb 4 - Australian authorities deliberately flood 2,000 Queensland homes after record downpours (https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2019/feb/04/australian-authorities-deliberately-flood-2000-queensland-homes-after-record-downpours)

Today - BOM says Townsville flooding far from over, as city lies trapped in weather 'convergence' zone (https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-02-05/what-is-causing-record-rainfall-and-floods-in-townsville/10779032)

Why has this monsoon been so record breaking?

A single graph sums up the dire situation in northern Queensland where what should be just another monsoon has morphed into one of the state’s most extreme weather events, affecting at least 200,000 people.

Forecasters have explained why this monsoon trough has proved so destructive.

Up to 500 homes in Townsville are now under water after authorities opened the gates of the Ross River Dam, sending 2000 cubic metres of water a second gushing towards the city.

In the 24 hours to 9am this morning, 181mm of rain fell at Townsville Airport, the city’s main weather station. Since the monsoon began about nine days ago, more than one metre of rain has fallen on the city. In Ingham, half a metre of rain fell in just six hours.

Sky News Weather channel meteorologist Rob Sharpe said the deluge had been “exceptional” for Queensland: “It’s the wettest week on record for Townsville.”

So how bad has the rain been and how bad could it get? The graph below shows Townsville’s previous record seven-day rain event. In 1998, 886mm rain fell including 500mm in just a few hours. The evening and early morning of January 10-11 that year were so sodden it become known as the “night of Noah”. Noah could perhaps make a return visit to Townsville this week and float two arks just for good measure.

In the seven days to 9am Sunday, 1012mm of rain fell on the city, easily beating the 1998 record by 126mm.

Full article. (https://www.news.com.au/technology/environment/why-has-this-monsoon-been-so-record-breaking/news-story/55b2fd7e246be62d7e2c98e7c962f4c6)

Aplins Weir four days ago.

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One day ago.

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Hervé

7th February 2019, 19:57

Atacama desert, world's driest place suffers massive flooding in northern Chile (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rve8fDZ8DdQ)

CGTN (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rve8fDZ8DdQ)
Sat, 02 Feb 2019 15:08 UTC

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Heavy showers on high altitudes in northern Chile have caused dry river beds to become rushing torrents of water.

The flooding has left one dead, one child missing and over 1,200 homeless, according to officials.

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(https://twitter.com/severeweatherEU/status/1093026897443909632)
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*World Weather* Flash flood creates a big waterfall in Valle de Quisma, Pica-Matilla, northern Chile yesterday, Feb 5. Report: Clima Extremo 24

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8:01 AM - Feb 6, 2019 (https://twitter.com/severeweatherEU/status/1093026897443909632)

RunningDeer

7th February 2019, 20:16

Atacama desert, world's driest place suffers massive flooding in northern Chile (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rve8fDZ8DdQ)
Check this out from Hervé’s article: *World Weather* Flash flood creates a big waterfall (https://twitter.com/severeweatherEU/status/1093026897443909632?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1093026897443909632&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Fstrangesounds.org%2F2019%2F02%2Fatacama-desert-worlds-driest-place-suffers-massive-floods-new-waterfall-created-1-dead-1300-homeless.html) in Valle de Quisma, Pica-Matilla, northern Chile yesterday, Feb, 5, 2019

side note - link correction (http://strangesounds.org/2019/02/atacama-desert-worlds-driest-place-suffers-massive-floods-new-waterfall-created-1-dead-1300-homeless.html)

Bob

11th February 2019, 23:09

Paradise - no, not California, but Hawaii

191 mile per hour winds

60 foot surf

and SNOW

They weren't supposed to have a hurricane or tornadoes but..

One man died in the high surf.

https://cbsnews2.cbsistatic.com/hub/i/r/2019/02/11/0fa30698-0102-424c-bf24-5688944297e5/thumbnail/1240x654/d858efa65ee10e57ac6ec70a027655f8/giant-waves-winter-stgorm-sunet-beavch-oahu-hawaii-021019.jpg

Forecasters “are calling this an unprecedented event and we concur that we rarely if ever have seen the combination of record high onshore waves, coupled with gale force winds,” said Sam Lemmo, administrator of Hawaii’s Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR).

The storm’s most extreme blow was generated on the Big Island’s towering peak of Mauna Kea, where a 191-mph wind gust blasted the mountain summit at 4:40 p.m. local time Sunday.

“That’s the strongest wind gust I’ve ever seen up there,” said Jon Jelsema, senior forecaster at the Weather Service office in Honolulu. “We tend to get a gust maybe to 150 mph once a winter or so, but never 191 mph.”

The visitor station on the 13,308-foot mountain is closed until Tuesday “due to the predicted continuation of severe weather,” according to the station’s website. The road is shut down whenever visibility drops below 50 feet, or winds gust to 65 mph or greater.

Hawaii saw a mixed bag of bizarre precipitation over the weekend. Several inches of snow fell on Haleakalā, a shield volcano in East Maui — something Jelsema described as “very unusual.”

“Polipoli State Park on Maui is blanketed with snow. It could also be the lowest elevation snow ever recorded in the state.”

The vigorous storm triggered rare severe thunderstorm warning for southern Kauai Saturday night.

Wind gusts up to 67 mph were clocked in the oceanside town of Port Allen in Kauai. The community is on the south side of the island, protected from the harshest conditions streaming in out of the northeast.

Wave heights approached 40 feet just north of Kauai on Sunday.

Is this going somewhere - looks like it..

The atmospheric river now approaching California’s doorstep has been seen in computer models for more than a week.

While streaming toward the mainland from Hawaii is a significant amount of moisture — remains of the Kona low that sent hurricane-force winds over the Big Island’s tallest peaks during the weekend — a pair of low-pressure systems are sliding down the back (eastern) side of a high-pressure system over Alaska.

Hervé

15th February 2019, 13:32

Australian river swells to 37 miles wide due to flooding, creates its own weather system (https://edition.cnn.com/2019/02/14/australia/australia-flinders-river-intl/index.html)

Joshua Berlinger CNN (https://edition.cnn.com/2019/02/14/australia/australia-flinders-river-intl/index.html)
Fri, 15 Feb 2019 12:08 UTC

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Satellite imagery shows the massive flooding that has hit northeast Australia in 2019.

A river has gone from thin and dry to 37 miles (60 kilometers) wide in a matter of weeks as a result of floods in northeast Australia, satellite imagery shows.

Images released by NASA show the change to the Flinders River -- one of Australia's longest waterways -- over the past month, with flooding there at its worst in more than half a century.

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The #FlindersRiver (https://twitter.com/hashtag/FlindersRiver?src=hash) is experiencing its most significant flooding in more than 50 years with major flooding to continue well into next week. Flood plumes spill into the Gulf of Carpentaria as seen from Japan's Himawari-8 satellite: http://ow.ly/JHox50lgL7N (https://t.co/bZgs9WKObB)
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(https://twitter.com/BOM_Qld/status/1095560207562928128)CNN meteorologists analyzed the image and said it appeared the river had swelled 60 kilometers wide at some points.

The river is now so big it's creating its own weather system.

The Queensland Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) said extra moisture from the flooding helped create a thunderstorm early Thursday.
(https://twitter.com/BOM_Qld/status/1095560207562928128)

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A flood so vast it creates its own weather! The extra moisture from the flooding in #NWQld (https://twitter.com/hashtag/NWQld?src=hash) helped this thunderstorm form this morning. It can be seen following the path of the flood waters very closely, thankfully falls were isolated. More images: http://ow.ly/eCEI30nH35y (https://t.co/nrb8tKt1K1) #BigWet (https://twitter.com/hashtag/BigWet?src=hash)
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2:20 AM - Feb 14, 2019 (https://twitter.com/BOM_Qld/status/1095840050682695681)Australia's billion-dollar beef industry is expected to sustain heavy losses due to the storms. About 500,000 cattle are believed to have died in the flooding, estimated to be to be worth about $213 million (AU$300 million), CNN affiliate Seven News reported.

Many of the cattle carcasses remain, and will pose a health hazard if not buried or burned.
"People have gone through drought, they have come out of years and years of drought, and they have now gone smack-bang into a natural disaster the likes of which no one out there has seen before," Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said.

Star Tsar

19th February 2019, 11:50

Here we go again! One o' twelve...

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January 2019 : Earth Changes Summary

Published 15th February 2019

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Nick Matkin

19th February 2019, 20:21

Bill Ryan

19th February 2019, 21:42

Here we go again! One o' twelve...

SOTT Media

January 2019 : Earth Changes Summary

Published 15th February 2019

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It's just the weather. Every year some record or other gets broken. The difference is, now we all have cameras to capture it. Yes, the climate is changing, but this video was edited to show things to be more dramatic than they really are. Now why would anyone running a video channel do that...?

Nick, I do understand that. But I'm not convinced it's quite so simple as regular normal seasonal or annual variations. Things really do seem to be getting wilder, all told.

We all might argue about the causes (and the prognostications), but you're right: there's widespread agreement that something's changing, whether one's a global warming supporter or an 'ice age now' advocate.

The videos are just news or social media clips, of course. It's not really a Panorama documentary. :) But I personally found it fascinating to see the flowers in bloom in the Saudi desert, for instance: I'd never have heard about that otherwise.

So I always watch this, every month, to keep in touch. It's all selective, for sure (SOTT's agenda is simply to alert people to the idea that our own attitudes may be affecting thngs); but all those events are real, affecting real people.

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Meanwhile here in Ecuador, this happened yesterday just a few miles down the road from me:

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Underneath all that is (was!) a pretty good, well-maintained, two lane highway. I drove down it just last week. The cause of the landslide was torrential rain, extreme even for the rainy season here. (A short while ago there was a cloudburst locally that one meteorologist here said was the heaviest he'd ever seen in his career.)

As a totally separate issue (not connected with rain or El Niño, but almost certainly with the diminishing Earth's magnetic field), the UV levels here are soaring. I wrote elsewhere (http://projectavalon.net/forum4/showthread.php?93672-Another-vicarious-adventure-and-another-Avalon-Cairn--for-the-Wawa-Grande-this-time-&p=1274729&viewfull=1#post1274729) that I accidentally burned my eyes (twice! :facepalm: ) because I had no idea the UV was spiking so high.

The UV burn (like snowblindness) was severe, and I had to spend 3 days in a darkened room allowing my eyes to heal somewhat. I now have some high-tech UV goggles that make me look like a human fly: :) (They're perfect for the mountains, where the only sentient being that can see me is my dog, but I can hardly go shopping in them!)

http://projectavalon.net/Bill's_UV_goggles_sm.jpg

I took this screenshot of the real-time readout from a local UV measuring station on 14 Feb, just 5 days ago. The level spiked at 18, which is 60% higher than the regularly described 'extreme-so-stay-indoors' level of 11. (18 is crazy-high, and dangerous. 11 is as high as any internet UV charts go.)

http://projectavalon.net/UV_levels_Ecuador_14_Feb_2019.gif

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It's been between 13—16 regularly the last few weeks, almost every day. It's a serious problem, but at the moment it's only really affecting populations near the equator and also at high altitude (i.e. close to the sun, like yours truly). Peru, much of which is very high as well, is affected similarly. Tourists at Machu Picchu, unless they've been warned, may be doing themselves quite some damage.

So UV, too, is changing. And extreme UV is a kind of silent, invisible thing, unlike heatwaves, snow, or floods, so it's rarely talked about. I hardly paid any attention to it until I fried my eyes last month, and then went to check out what the heck had happened to me.

Interesting stuff. (But even SOTT can't report on UV, as there's nothing to take a video of...!)

avid

19th February 2019, 21:52

Such fetching shades - thank goodness you have them, and Mara isn’t looking at you like you are an alien! X

Hervé

20th February 2019, 17:18

Explosive cyclogenesis in North Atlantic Ocean (http://www.severe-weather.eu/mcd/update-on-the-intense-bombogenesis-cyclone-in-the-north-atlantic-today-feb-20th/)

Severe Weather Europe (http://www.severe-weather.eu/mcd/update-on-the-intense-bombogenesis-cyclone-in-the-north-atlantic-today-feb-20th/)
Wed, 20 Feb 2019 08:41 UTC

https://www.sott.net/image/s25/510960/large/hurricane_force_low_nac_11z_fe.jpg (https://www.sott.net/image/s25/510960/full/hurricane_force_low_nac_11z_fe.jpg)
Hurricane-force low in the North Atlantic Ocean at 11:00 UTC on February 20, 2019. © UW-CIMSS, TW

As expected, the impressive cyclone we discussed yesterday (http://www.severe-weather.eu/mcd/an-intense-extra-tropical-cyclone-bombogenesis-will-move-across-the-north-atlantic-tomorrow-nearing-iceland-greenland-on-thursday-feb-19-21st/) has gone through an incredibly rapid intensification and deepened below 940 mbar this morning. A very deep cyclone (a "weather bomb") is moving across the north Atlantic and is expected to pass just west of Iceland tomorrow before it hits south Greenland overnight to Friday.

Mean sea level pressure analysis reveals the central pressure had already fallen below 940 mbar by this morning, into 938-939 mbar range. Notice the incredibly steep pressure gradient through the NW and SW quadrants of the system - this is undoubtedly producing some violent winds, in excess of 150 km/h!

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© 2019 Meteociel.fr

Attached are a couple of impressive IR/WV satellite images of the cyclone, displaying textbook structure of the system with embedded mesovortices in the core. We are awaiting more satellite imagery this afternoon when high-res visible spectrum Terra imagery will be available.

https://www.sott.net/image/s25/510963/large/Atlantic_cyclone_2.jpg (https://www.sott.net/image/s25/510963/full/Atlantic_cyclone_2.jpg)

https://www.sott.net/image/s25/510964/large/Atlantic_cyclone_3.jpg (https://www.sott.net/image/s25/510964/full/Atlantic_cyclone_3.jpg)

The cyclone developed yesterday afternoon when a deep trough/wave ejected from eastern Canada into the warmer Atlantic ocean. It has gone through rapid intensification since then and entered explosive cyclogenesis - also called 'bombogenesis' - phase, in which the cyclone deepens by more than 24 mbar within a 24-hour period. This monster cyclone more than doubled this rate! Attached is the graphic for the ocean buoy in the NW Atlantic which was almost directly hit by cyclone's center. The pressure change was an incredibly impressive 51 mbar within only 19 hours - from 1003 mbar to 952 mbar!

https://www.sott.net/image/s25/510965/large/Atlantic_cyclone_4.jpg (https://www.sott.net/image/s25/510965/full/Atlantic_cyclone_4.jpg)

The future track of the cyclone will bring it across the north Atlantic, nearing Iceland tomorrow and then making landfall in Greenland overnight to Friday. The central pressure should continue dropping today and could approach 930 mbar at its peak intensity. Then it begins rising overnight and tomorrow when it reaches around 950 mbar before it hits Greenland.

Franny

20th February 2019, 20:47

I took this screenshot of the real-time readout from a local UV measuring station on 14 Feb, just 5 days ago. The level spiked at 18, which is 60% higher than the regularly described 'extreme-so-stay-indoors' level of 11. (18 is crazy-high, and dangerous. 11 is as high as any internet UV charts go.)

11 is high enough but 18 seems unbelievably high.

I have noticed very high UV levels here over the last year or so. Today it's overcast after about 24 hours of intense rain; the UV for my area is 9 today. For a nearby town, Mountain View, at a higher elevation it says 11. I may have to look for more accurate UV charts for this island.

We are located just below the Tropic of Cancer so one would expect higher levels but these are higher than usual.

pyrangello

20th February 2019, 23:48

Even here in northern michigan I've had conversations with carpenters who work outside all day long, my one buddy said the sun is way hotter than it use to be. Then on the flip side 2 mornings ago it was -14 to -20 below in the am. We have a bunch of snow on the ground and now this evening a little while ago it was raining and then it turned to freezing rain.

Franny

21st February 2019, 01:59

Came across this article today. It's rather more bland and short on detail than I would like but as it's a mainstream publication I expect they would not want to rock the public boat.

Earth's Magnetic Field is acting up and geologists don’t know why (https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-00007-1)

Erratic motion of north magnetic pole forces experts to update model that aids global navigation.

Update, 9 January: The release of the World Magnetic Model has been postponed to 30 January due to the ongoing US government shutdown.

Something strange is going on at the top of the world. Earth’s north magnetic pole has been skittering away from Canada and towards Siberia, driven by liquid iron sloshing within the planet’s core. The magnetic pole is moving so quickly that it has forced the world’s geomagnetism experts into a rare move.

On 15 January, they are set to update the World Magnetic Model, which describes the planet’s magnetic field and underlies all modern navigation, from the systems that steer ships at sea to Google Maps on smartphones.

The most recent version of the model came out in 2015 and was supposed to last until 2020 — but the magnetic field is changing so rapidly that researchers have to fix the model now. “The error is increasing all the time,” says Arnaud Chulliat, a geomagnetist at the University of Colorado Boulder and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA’s) National Centers for Environmental Information.

The problem lies partly with the moving pole and partly with other shifts deep within the planet. Liquid churning in Earth’s core generates most of the magnetic field, which varies over time as the deep flows change. In 2016, for instance, part of the magnetic field temporarily accelerated deep under northern South America and the eastern Pacific Ocean. Satellites such as the European Space Agency’s Swarm mission tracked the shift.

By early 2018, the World Magnetic Model was in trouble. Researchers from NOAA and the British Geological Survey in Edinburgh had been doing their annual check of how well the model was capturing all the variations in Earth’s magnetic field. They realized that it was so inaccurate that it was about to exceed the acceptable limit for navigational errors.

Wandering pole
“That was an interesting situation we found ourselves in,” says Chulliat. “What’s happening?” The answer is twofold, he reported last month at a meeting of the American Geophysical Union in Washington DC.

First, that 2016 geomagnetic pulse beneath South America came at the worst possible time, just after the 2015 update to the World Magnetic Model. This meant that the magnetic field had lurched just after the latest update, in ways that planners had not anticipated.

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Second, the motion of the north magnetic pole made the problem worse. The pole wanders in unpredictable ways that have fascinated explorers and scientists since James Clark Ross first measured it in 1831 in the Canadian Arctic. In the mid-1990s it picked up speed, from around 15 kilometres per year to around 55 kilometres per year. By 2001, it had entered the Arctic Ocean — where, in 2007, a team including Chulliat landed an aeroplane on the sea ice in an attempt to locate the pole.

In 2018, the pole crossed the International Date Line into the Eastern Hemisphere. It is currently making a beeline for Siberia.

The geometry of Earth’s magnetic field magnifies the model’s errors in places where the field is changing quickly, such as the North Pole. “The fact that the pole is going fast makes this region more prone to large errors,” says Chulliat.

To fix the World Magnetic Model, he and his colleagues fed it three years of recent data, which included the 2016 geomagnetic pulse. The new version should remain accurate, he says, until the next regularly scheduled update in 2020.

Core questions
In the meantime, scientists are working to understand why the magnetic field is changing so dramatically. Geomagnetic pulses, like the one that happened in 2016, might be traced back to ‘hydromagnetic’ waves arising from deep in the core1. And the fast motion of the north magnetic pole could be linked to a high-speed jet of liquid iron beneath Canada2.

The jet seems to be smearing out and weakening the magnetic field beneath Canada, Phil Livermore, a geomagnetist at the University of Leeds, UK, said at the American Geophysical Union meeting. And that means that Canada is essentially losing a magnetic tug-of-war with Siberia.

“The location of the north magnetic pole appears to be governed by two large-scale patches of magnetic field, one beneath Canada and one beneath Siberia,” Livermore says. “The Siberian patch is winning the competition.”

Which means that the world’s geomagnetists will have a lot to keep them busy for the foreseeable future.

Hervé

23rd February 2019, 18:56

Cosmic rays intensifying for the 4th year in a row (https://spaceweatherarchive.com/2019/02/21/cosmic-rays-increasing-for-the-4th-year-in-a-row/)

Dr. Tony Phillips SpaceWeather (https://spaceweatherarchive.com/2019/02/21/cosmic-rays-increasing-for-the-4th-year-in-a-row/)
Thu, 21 Feb 2019 17:59 UTC

Cosmic rays in the stratosphere are intensifying for the 4th year in a row.

This finding comes from a campaign of almost weekly high-altitude balloon launches conducted by the students of Earth to Sky Calculus. Since March 2015, there has been a ~13% increase in X-rays and gamma-rays over central California, where the students have launched hundreds of balloons.

https://www.sott.net/image/s25/511408/large/neutronsandxrays2.png (https://www.sott.net/image/s25/511408/full/neutronsandxrays2.png)
© SpaceWeather

The grey points in the graph are Earth to Sky balloon data. Overlaid on that time series is a record of neutron monitor data from the Sodankyla Geophysical Observatory (http://cosmicrays.oulu.fi/) in Oulu, Finland. The correlation between the two data sets is impressive, especially considering their wide geographic separation and differing methodologies. Neutron monitors (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neutron_monitor) have long been considered a "gold standard" for monitoring cosmic rays on Earth. This shows that our student-built balloons are gathering data of similar quality.

Why are cosmic rays increasing? The short answer is "Solar Minimum." Right now, the 11-year solar cycle is plunging into one of the deepest minima of the Space Age. The sun's weakening magnetic field and flagging solar wind are not protecting us as usual from deep-space radiation. Earth to Sky balloon launches in multiple countries (https://spaceweatherarchive.com/2018/06/10/global-cosmic-radiation-measurements/) and US states (https://spaceweatherarchive.com/2018/10/24/atmospheric-radiation-increasing-from-coast-to-coast-in-the-usa/) show that this is a widespread phenomenon.

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© SpaceWeather

Cosmic rays are of interest to anyone who flies on airplanes. The International Commission on Radiological Protection has classified pilots as occupational radiation workers because of cosmic ray doses they receive while flying. A recent study (https://ehjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12940-018-0396-8) by researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health shows that flight attendants face an elevated risk of cancer compared to members of the general population. They listed cosmic rays as one of several risk factors. There are also controversial studies that suggest cosmic rays promote the formation of clouds in the atmosphere; if so, increasing cosmic rays could affect weather and climate.

Franny

28th February 2019, 01:51

This YT is about the advancing Grand Solar Minimum and some things you may want to consider and start working towards.

Record Setting Weather Across the Globe:David Dubyne of Adapt 2030

My good friend and climate expert, David Dubyne joins me for a live broadcast on Red State Talk Radio.

BTW, the UV index at around noon today in my area was 11.5 - Extreme level.

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TargeT

28th February 2019, 07:06

things you may want to consider and start working towards.

Like move to the Caribbean?

:dirol:

Bill Ryan

7th March 2019, 14:29

From https://dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6776307/Evacuations-California-place-storm-approaches.html:

Some dramatic photos, but maybe this is just 'normal' weather!

Images show some of the 1,500 pulses of lightning that hit California in just five minutes as thousands are told to evacuate amid mudslide warnings as storm hits

The dramatic display stretched from southern Kern County past the Channel Islands just after 8pm Tuesday 5 March
In Santa Barbara County there were 231 pulses, 40 in Los Angeles County and 1,489 pulses off the coast
Meteorologist Kathy Hoxsie said: 'It is dangerous for people to go outside and watch the lightning'
There was a total of nearly 2,200 pulses of lightning over five hours off the Southern California coast
Residents took to social media to share their most illuminating images as the storm brought power outages
The Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office ordered 3,000 residents to evacuate hillside neighborhoods
Authorities warned a storm soaking the state on Wednesday could trigger mudslides in wildfire burn areas

https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2019/03/06/14/10635828-6776307-This_time_exposure_photo_provided_by_the_Santa_Barbara_County_Fi-a-32_1551884243828.jpg
This time exposure photo provided by the Santa Barbara County Fire Department shows a series of lightning strikes over Santa Barbara, Calif., seen from Stearns Wharf in the city's harbor, Tuesday evening

https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2019/03/06/14/10635830-6776307-This_time_exposure_photo_provided_by_the_Santa_Barbara_County_Fi-a-27_1551884241050.jpg
The Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office ordered 3,000 residents to evacuate hillside neighborhoods scarred by fires - including parts of Montecito hit by a disastrous debris flow just over a year ago

https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2019/03/06/16/10658246-6776307-image-a-43_1551890848167.jpg
The wettest winter in years has nearly eliminated drought conditions in the state as up to 4 inches of rain is expected along the Central Coast, and amounts could be higher in areas where thunderstorms develop, the National Weather Service said

Hervé

7th March 2019, 14:48

Amazing LONG line spotted above the Earth from ISS (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZ3X47FaAiA)

MrMBB333 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZ3X47FaAiA)
Wed, 06 Mar 2019 13:17 UTC

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LZ3X47FaAiA

https://yt3.ggpht.com/a-/AAuE7mD8Xq4VajD2MwpFvjO3_4iX3DDXzx0wUzRYkQ=s48-mo-c-c0xffffffff-rj-k-no (https://www.youtube.com/user/MrMBB333)MrMBB333 (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaVp-iXRPfiSxbkhmi56IHQ)

March 6, 2019: ~Sky Phenomenon~

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One thing that can be said about that linear formation is that it crosses earth's equator and therefore is not a "wind/weather" phenomenon but something else... what? I do not know but can speculate it has more to do with electromagnetism.

pyrangello

10th March 2019, 16:05

Came across these videos and a blog that got my attention in regards to geoengineering. We can all sense something is not right with the weather, for me it started a few years ago when flowers were blooming when they shouldn't be , In a time where we have real time data and news from anywhere on the earth, I suppose these events could be just exploited and have been going on for millions of years, however with us literally trashing the oceans with radioactive water, sanitary run offs from cities and just plain dumping trash into the oceans along with all the spraying in the skies , and all the wireless noise that we can't see, and the burning down of the amazon rain forest. I would say we are pissing off mother earth big time and creating a shxxhole for generations to come in the future. There is definitely a gap with advanced technology to the common human beings daily routine. Corporate agendas want to keep things the way they are by being dependent on fossil fuels , only those in charge need to see the light as if we continue to stay on that path they will have nothing to be in charge of. I've always said greed breeds stupidity. I pray the newer upcoming generations can change the course of where we are headed, because it sure doesn't look good at all. Has anybody heard of the silica project called ice911 dot.org. ? I posted this comment I found because I have never heard of that before?

Cities running out of drinking water
http://www.thebigwobble.org/2019/03/how-soon-is-now-cities-around-world.html

Food Shortages & Unrest - Italian Olive Growers Mobilize for "Frost Emergency" - Grand Solar Minimum

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wKn2TQAI-g

Imagine 300 tons of nuclear waste per day since the accident, almost eight years ago. I have known this and stopped buying salmon and tuna. Here in FL our waters have been so terrible from ongoing red tide and algae that I am afraid to eat our fish as well.
With regards to the geoengineering also pouring barium and ammonia and aluminum etc into the oceans and on land, then we have nuclear radiation contamination from Japan pouring into our oceans. I think its fair to say our seafood days have ended. I see my grocery stores selling Alaskan salmon! People are buying it unknowingly. Our environment is ruined and breaking down fast. You can't fix this. And the lunatics ruling us and spraying us just keep on truckin, they are putting silica glass in to the arctic ocean since 2017 because all sea ice is gone now. The silica is supposed to mimic natural ice to reflect heat from ocean absorption. That is in addition to putting ice nucleating chemicals, barium and ammonia, in to that ocean also creating a slushy ice like surface extent. Fake chemical ice that on radar looks like a chemical spill!
There is no natural left and imagine how much worse when all those ice chemicals from up there make their way through the environment! That silica project is called ice911 dot org. The site is a gigantic propaganda advertising plug for geoengineering, with a video telling us how wonderful and safe this climate attempt is, oh, and how successful it is also! Serious demented minds are these scientists! Its a miracle we are still alive and "well?"thus far.

Innocent Warrior

12th March 2019, 02:00

Australia’s ‘record-setting’ extreme summer

Australia’s summer of 2018-19 has broken more than 200 extreme weather records, becoming the hottest in history, according to a new Climate Council report.

The report released on Thursday morning delivers a dire warning about climate change upon declaring that Australia has posted its hottest summer on record.

It reveals 206 weather records were broken in just 90 days around the country, highlighting the extremes Australians have dealt with over the past three months.

Port Augusta in South Australia reached a record breaking 49.5 degrees Celsius in January, while every state experienced serious bushfires and Townsville broke its 10-day accumulated rainfall total.

“Now, hot on the heels of Australia’s ‘angriest summer’, we have autumn fires burning across parts of Victoria,” former NSW Fire and Rescue commissioner Greg Mullins said.

“Climate change has lengthened bushfire seasons.

“In Victoria, the fire season started early. This has put a great deal of pressure on fire fighters; we simply don’t have the resources for this new reality.”

“This summer was so hot we witnessed fruit cooking on trees,” Climate Council chief executive Amanda McKenzie said.

“In Melbourne, the Australian Tennis Open had to implement its new extreme-heat policy, postponing matches, as temperatures soared,” she said.

The report says the record-breaking summer was driven by greenhouse gas pollution from the burning of fossil fuels and land clearing.

Australia experienced widespread heatwaves during the last week of December into early January, with temperature records exceeded across a large area from northwest Western Australia to southeastern Australia, according to the Bureau of Meteorology.

Five of Australia’s ten highest December mean daily minimum temperatures occurred in 2018.

Australia’s 2016/17 summer broke 205 extreme weather records as summer temperatures soared to unprecedented new heights, with capital cities such as Sydney experiencing its hottest summer on record.

The 2016/17 extreme summer heat in New South Wales was at least 50 times more likely to occur due to climate change, according to the Climate Council’s report titled “Angry Summer 2016/17: Climate Change Supercharging Extreme Weather”.

NSW, Brisbane and Sydney had its hottest summer on record, with a state-wide mean temperature of 2.57 degrees, 2.8 degrees and 1.7 degrees above average, respectively.

-With AAP

Source (https://thenewdaily.com.au/weather/2019/03/07/extreme-weather-records-broken/).

Posted from Brisbane, Australia, currently 38 degrees celsius (100.4 fahrenheit) on this fine autumn day.

Star Tsar

18th March 2019, 01:23

The second of a dozen!

SOTT Media

February 2019 : Earth Changes Summary

Published 14th March 2019

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onawah

27th March 2019, 21:57

The World’s Greatest Agricultural Disaster
March 27, 2019
https://coldclimatechange.com/the-worlds-greatest-agricultural-disaster/?utm_source=Dr+Sircus+Newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Newsletter_27_03_2019&inf_contact_key=b0ff4b3a97c8b932e15ef1d8781aea75

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This March 19, 2019 aerial photo shows flooding along the Missouri River in Pacific Junction, Iowa. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says rivers breached at least a dozen levees in Nebraska, Iowa and Missouri.

It’s time to freak-out! Violent climate change is here now! The unthinkable has happened and will continue to happen. We have never seen catastrophic flooding like this. “The scope of this historic disaster has touched nearly every aspect of Nebraska,” Col. Michael Manion said in the early days as record floods devastated a wide swath of the Farm Belt across Iowa, Nebraska, South Dakota and several other states. Stories and images have been surfacing showing the complete and utter chaos Nebraska is in, a chaos which quickly spread to other states.

Early estimates of lost crops and livestock are approaching $3 billion, and that figure is expected to rise as flooding is now predicted to last well into May. The flooding on fields will render them all but impossible to use. Fields that are normally used for growing beans, corn, and grain are under tons of snow or several feet of water. This means these fields will more than likely not produce a crop this year.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XlabasSCvq0
More than 200 million people in 25 states are at risk, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) warned. Large parts of the U.S. will experience a “potentially unprecedented flood season” through May as forecasts anticipate record levels of precipitation.

Its an agricultural wipe out, which has very little to do with temperature and everything to do with increased precipitation in form of snow and rain. ‘It looked like an ocean’ from the early days. Gov. Kim Reynolds warned Iowans that the snow-melt and spring rains would create additional flooding in the weeks ahead because of compromised levees.

The devastating flooding came at worst possible time for Midwest farmers. There is no denying that the weather, the actual climate has been changing violently. The why is important. What needs to be explained is the dramatically increased precipitation and where the trend line is going. We have to turn to science for this, to astrophysics, which tells us that increasing cosmic radiation is seeding more clouds causing more rain and snow, much more. One of the classical characteristics of Grand Solar Minimums is increased cosmic rays creating more cloud coverage and much more precipitation.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AaTyLDpUi1o?t=2
That is exactly what is happening causing flooding not just in the central and eastern USA but also in many other places around the world where flooding is killing people and destroying crops. It would already be an utter national nightmare even if the flooding was all over, but NOAA is informing us the nightmare is just beginning with catastrophic flooding continuing for the next two months.

It is wipe out conditions for way too many farmers. Absolute end of times for them, certainly and end for much food production this year and anyone thinking the human race has that much reserves of food on hand is dreaming. Huge areas of the country are affected implying immense agricultural losses. When the waters recede later in the spring the damage to the rural roads, bridges and rail lines will begin to emerge. This infrastructure is critical for the US. agricultural sector to move products from farms to processing plants and shipping hubs. Roads, rail lines and entire small towns have been washed away, and so even if farmers had something left to sell they couldn’t get it to market anyway. Also the damage to roads means it will be harder for trucks to deliver seed to farmers for the coming planting season if there is even going to be one.

Everything is going wrong at once so we are witnessing an agricultural disaster that is far beyond anything that we have ever seen before in American history. Millions of acres of farmland are underwater and will stay that way for months to come.

Food Reserves Lost Too
We have also witnessed the loss of massive stockpiles of wheat, corn and soybeans that had been stashed away as farmers hoped for a price increase. According to U.S. Department of Agriculture as of Dec. 1, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Wisconsin and Illinois – had 6.75 billion bushels of corn, soybeans and wheat stored on their farms. The amount of food that has just been lost is absolutely staggering. Due to the trade war, farmers were storing more wheat, corn and soybeans than ever before, and now the floodwaters have destroyed much of what had been stored. So future and past production is being wiped out together.

Economic Effects
Before we even look at other agricultural disasters, that are becoming disturbingly frequent, it is important to note that, “There are macroeconomic shocks associated with the infrastructure damage, agricultural losses, and commodity price spikes caused by droughts, floods, and hurricanes amplified by climate change,” according to Glenn Rudebusch, the San Francisco Fed’s executive vice president. Meaning climate change could spur a financial crisis.

If one reads the mass media one will not be alarmed at what is happening in the belly of America even though huge parts of many states are suddenly underwater. This suggests huge infrastructure damage, enormous agricultural losses, the threat of sharp price increases for food, and the sheer drop in economic activity across many state lines is not being priced in on financial markets but it should be.

Olive Oil Catastrophe
“We are getting more and more into this complex climate situation of extremes,” Riccardo Valentini told CNN. “In terms of production, probably we can expect this decline occurring more and more, if we’re not able to cope with this.” CNN reports that bad weather and frost have crippled the olive oil industry in recent months, causing a 57% drop in production over 2018 and costing the sector almost 1 billion euros ($1.13bn).

Things are so bad in Italy that they soon could be forced to import olive oil to stem a dramatic decline in production, a climate scientist has warned, as extreme weather events wreak havoc with harvests and threaten a shortage of one of the country’s most essential culinary products. Puglia, the southern region which produces most of the country’s olive oil, was worst affected, with the region seeing a “real massacre of 25 million olive trees,”

Climate Change and the Potato Apocalypse
After a devastating potato growing season, 500 million pounds of Canadian potatoes are feared wasted and many of the survivors are misshapen and undersized, threatening to turn french fries short and brown. The United Potato Growers of Canada announced they suffered a trifecta of bad weather across the country —a late spring, a hot summer and a cold fall — saw an estimated 6,000 hectares abandoned. United Potato Growers general manager Kevin MacIsaac said, “I’ve been involved in the industry myself for 25-plus years and I’ve never seen anything like this,” he told the Financial Post. “It’s pretty bad right now.”

Mexico
Even down to Mexicocrops were destroyed with the snow and cold of this past winter. Heavy snowfall left by the fifth and sixth winter storms of the season generated frost damage in thousands of crops throughout the state of Sonora.

In Guaymas, Cajeme, and Navojoa, which encompass the valleys south of Sonora, agricultural producers are analyzing damage in 12 thousand hectares of crops. Renan Cruz, president of the Association of Producers of Vegetables of the Yaqui and Mayo, said that thousands of hectares planted with squash, chilli, potatoes, and tomatillo, had been affected by the frosts, and that the damages ranged from partial issues to total losses. Corn and bean crops were also affected.

Dramatic Climate Change Everywhere
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Farmers who managed to keep their cattle alive for seven years, through one of Australia’s worst droughts in history, have watched their herds wiped out in a matter of days after unprecedented floods devastated much of Queensland.

If the cattle have not drowned or frozen to death in the elements, devastated farmers now face having to kill thousands of animals. The situation is so terrible that there are reports the farmers have run out of bullets. Australia’s largest cattle company has warned of “extreme losses” after record-breaking floods, as producers said more than 300,000 cows were drowned or washed away in the vast continent’s northeast. The number of estimated dead is now 500,000 dead cows.

In America it was not the flooding that did the cows in but heavy snowfall, gale-force winds and extreme cold hit multiple dairying regions in Idaho and Washington in midwinter leaving nearly 2,000 dairy cows dead. Dairy farmers who had been in the business their entire lives said they had never seen anything like it, said Kimmi Devaney of the Dairy Farmers of Washington. With the cold gone and the floods in we do not yet know how many cows have died but we do know that the numbers are astronomically higher. Early accounts counted a million calves lost in the flooding.

Flash floods in southern Iran have killed at least 17 people and injured 74. Hundreds of thousands of people are in need of food, water and shelter after Cyclone Idai battered Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi. As of Monday, at least 686 people had been reported killed by the storm, the flooding it caused and heavy rains before it hit.

Conclusion
Climatologist Judith Curry is rocking climate change zealots. In her latest paper, Ms. Curry found that the current rising sea levels are not abnormal, nor can they be pinned on human-caused climate change, arguing that the oceans have been on a “slow creep” for the last 150 years — before the post-1950 climb in carbon-dioxide emissions.

Greenland’s biggest glacier, the Jakobshavn glacier, began advancing rapidly (almost 26 feet per day!) in 2016. Airborne altimetry and satellite imagery show that the glacier is advancing about 1.8 miles and ice thickening nearly 130 feet annually, according to NASA, according to a study published in Nature Geoscience. It is very hard to see the north pole full of ice and hear about the northern hemisphere biggest glacier growing and not doubt the global warming hysteria.

Yet hotter or colder, the climate is changing. Its getting colder, hotter in some places, more snow, more rain, more floods, more drought, more big storms, more of everything including glacial ice. In this time of dramatic climate change we also have volcanoes exploding and more earthquakes, also predictable from past periods of climate change in conjunction with grand solar minimums.

Does not matter what you believe in the end, no one can ignore the FACT that we are experiencing a grand solar minimum and violent climate change that goes with it. It can be ignored, but not denied. In February we did not have one sun spot. Solar activity is declining and for sure we know it's not from too much CO2.

Hervé

29th March 2019, 20:56

South America - Thousands affected by floods and landslides in Paraguay, Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia and Colombia (http://floodlist.com/america/floods-paraguay-peru-ecuador-bolivia-march-2019)

Floodlist (http://floodlist.com/america/floods-paraguay-peru-ecuador-bolivia-march-2019)
Fri, 29 Mar 2019 20:28 UTC

https://www.sott.net/image/s25/515906/large/floods_paraguay_march_2019.jpg (https://www.sott.net/image/s25/515906/full/floods_paraguay_march_2019.jpg)
Floods in Paraguay, March 2019. © Government of Paraguay

Heavy rain has triggered flooding and landslides in parts of South America over the last few days.

Around 70,000 people are currently affected by floods in several departments of Paraguay. Flooding and landslides in Peru have damaged or destroyed dozens of homes and prompted evacuations in the regions of Ancash, Amazonas and Cusco.

In Ecuador, flooding in Los Ríos Province has prompted authorities to declare a state of emergency in several cantons, while in Bolivia, over 2,000 hectares of crops and 109 homes have been destroyed by flooding from the overflowing Parapetí River in Santa Cruz Department.

Paraguay
Heavy rain and flooding has affected thousands of people in Paraguay over the last 2 weeks. As of 15 March, the worst affected areas were in the departments of Presidente Hayes, Concepción and Guairá. (http://floodlist.com/america/paraguay-flodds-presidente-hayes-concepcion-guaira-march-2019)

Since then flooding has been reported in Alto Paraguay Department, with the districts of Fuerte Olimpo, Bahía Negra, Carmelo Peralta, Puerto Casado, and Puerto Guaran declaring a state of emergency. Elsewhere, flooding along the Pilcomayo River has affected areas of Boquerón department.

As of 25 March, Paraguay's National Emergency Secretariat (SEN), reported that the total number of families affected by the recent had increased from around 7,000 to 12,634 families. Of these, 8,495 were assisted by the National Government and received food and other basic supplies. Flooding has also been reported in areas of Paraguarí, Cordillera, Amambay, Central, San Pedro and Alto Paraná departments.

Peru
Intense rainfall on 27 March, 2019, caused landslides and flash flooding in the town of Angascancha, Pomabamba Province, Ancash Region. Local emergency management authorities said that around 20 houses were damaged and 40 people evacuated.

Elsewhere in the country, flooding from the overflowing Maranon river that began around 25 March has destroyed 25 houses in the district of Cumba in the province of Utcubamba, Amazonas Region, according to Peru's National Institute of Civil Defense (Indeci). Twenty-five families have been evacuated and a further 15 families affected. Flooding also destroyed 67 hectares of crops in the area.

A few days earlier, heavy rain caused mudslides in the town of Tahuantinsuyo Lobo, Kimbiri District, La Convención Province, Cusco Region on 19 March, 2019. The mudslides affected 115 people and destroyed 31 homes. Three people were injured.

Wide areas of the country were affected by flooding and landslides in early February 2019 and then again in late February.

Ecuador
A state of emergency has been declared for the cantons of Pueblo Viejo, Babahoyo and Vinces in Los Ríos Province, Ecuador, after flooding and heavy rain that began around 23 March, 2019. Around 250 people have been displaced and 13 homes destroyed. In total over 8,000 people have been affected.

Parts of Los Rios province were affected by floods during late February this year.

Bolivia
Disaster management authorities in Bolivia said that, as of 25 March, 2019, over 1,700 families had been affected by the flooding from the Parapetí River in the municipality of Charagua, Cordillera province, Santa Cruz Department. Over 2,000 hectares of crops and 109 homes have been destroyed in the floods.

Earlier this month Civil Defence authorities in Bolivia report that 30 people have died in floods (http://floodlist.com/america/bolivia-floods-landslides-2019-rainy-season)and landslides during the current rainy season in the country and a further 27 were missing.

Many of the fatalities occurred in Caranavi Province, La Paz Department, after landslides and flooding in early February, 2019.

Colombia
On 26 March 2019, the Colombia National Disaster Risk Management Unit (UNGRD), indicated that so far this rainy season as many as 1,514 families have been affected, 5 people have died and 17 people suffered injuries in 15 departments and 65 municipalities due to floods.

The worst affected departments were: Cundinamarca, Cauca, Tolima, Santander, Caldas, Cesar, Nariño, Chocó, Risaralda, Antioquia, Boyacá, Valle del Cauca, Magdalena, Guainía, and Norte de Santander.

Hervé

7th April 2019, 12:25

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SOTT Earth Changes Summary - March 2019: Extreme Weather, Planetary Upheaval, Meteor Fireballs (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m5tzLduILR8)

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Published on Apr 7, 2019

March 2019 was another month of significant extreme weather events, with record-breaking flooding, hailstorms, snowfalls and wildfires - on every continent, no matter the season.

While the media hypes the pseudo-scientific claim that climate change is man-made and whose effects should really only concern future generations, HERE AND NOW the climate is shifting - and, besides mitigating some of its effects, there is nothing governments can do to prevent this shift from happening.

Among the 'highlights' in March were catastrophic flooding in the US Midwest after a 'winter hurricane' inundated much of the US with snow and rain. Nebraska was especially hardest hit as two-thirds of the state became an inland sea. Of the multiple powerful cyclones in the southern hemisphere last month, one caused unprecedented flooding in southeastern Africa and killed 1,000 people.

Huge dust-devils, 'snownados', 'thundersnow', and deluges of hail and rain occur with such regularity now, they're practically 'normal'. The same goes for spectacular meteor fireball events, which - after a decade of not seeing them - even the mainstream media reports on these days.

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Hervé

7th April 2019, 15:42

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https://yt3.ggpht.com/a-/AAuE7mAswVJOE8K8OC_cFN6ba4FLwAb_koRFOKzuvA=s48-mo-c-c0xffffffff-rj-k-no (https://www.youtube.com/user/MyanmarLiving) Adapt 2030 (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-5dIHmtQzHIdNCs7-bEdCA) Published on Apr 6, 2019

These are the events as winter 2019 winds down that the corporate media would like you to forget because of how far outside the Global Warming narrative these events have been.

(777) Moscow Winter Thunderstorms, Etna Erupts , Middle East Snows https://youtu.be/_vX_j5RYQcQ (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_vX_j5RYQcQ)
(778) Europe Setting a Superfreeze Trend: 3rd Year in a Row https://youtu.be/XyWckBBFB8U (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XyWckBBFB8U)
(780) Power Prices Spike Up 4X, Coldest in a Century Across Canada https://youtu.be/qTqnCbcFfvU (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qTqnCbcFfvU)
(782) Coldest Temperatures of Your Lifetime Descend on the U.S https://youtu.be/4qjsuuhvhI8 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4qjsuuhvhI8)
(783) Coldest Ever in USA continues New Records and Forecasts https://youtu.be/cqG1VnUWq7k (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqG1VnUWq7k)
(785) Day After Tomorrow Scenes, Antarctica Cools & Jet Streams Bent https://youtu.be/kkYq96hDMZQ (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kkYq96hDMZQ)
(786) Unprecedented Floods Australia, Winter Lightning Europe https://youtu.be/9TuUl0CavWc (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9TuUl0CavWc)
(789) West Coast USA Snow Records Verify Jet Stream Shift https://youtu.be/5CaGaTj496s (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5CaGaTj496s)
(790) Hawaii Record, Snowfall, Cold and Wind Speed Four Islands https://youtu.be/7t358l5njbo (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7t358l5njbo)
(791) Grand Solar Minimum is the Real National Emergency https://youtu.be/dmBCY8XCrxc (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmBCY8XCrxc)
(794) Snow Los Angeles, Record Snow Las Vegas & Flagstaff Arizona https://youtu.be/3GkSaeh_GkU (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3GkSaeh_GkU)

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onawah

9th April 2019, 04:33

Earthquakes of the 20th Century
Published on Dec 9, 2018
"This animation shows every recorded earthquake in sequence as they occurred from January 1, 1901, through December 31, 2000, at a rate of 1 year per second. The earthquake hypocenters first appear as flashes then remain as colored circles before shrinking with time so as not to obscure subsequent earthquakes. The size of the circle represents the earthquake magnitude while the color represents its depth within the earth. At the end of the animation it will first show all quakes in this 100-year period. Next, it will show only those earthquakes greater than magnitude 6.5, the smallest earthquake size known to make a tsunami. It will then show only those earthquakes with magnitudes of 8.0 or larger, the “great” earthquakes most likely to pose a tsunami threat when they occur under the ocean or near a coastline and when they are shallow within the earth (less than 100 km or 60 mi. deep). The animation concludes by showing the plate boundary faults responsible for the majority of all of these earthquakes.

The era of modern earthquake seismology—the scientific study of earthquakes—began in the 20th Century with the invention of the seismometer and its deployment in instrument networks to record and measure earthquakes as they occur. Therefore, when the animation begins only the largest earthquakes appear as they were the only ones that could be detected at great distances with the few available instruments available at the time. But as time progresses, more and more seismometers were deployed and smaller and smaller earthquakes could be recorded. For example, note how in the 1930’s many small earthquakes suddenly seem to appear in California, but this illusion results from the installation of more and more instruments in that region. Likewise, there appears to be a jump in the number of earthquakes globally in the 1970’s when seismology took another leap forward with advances in telecommunications and signal processing with digital computers, a trend that continues today.

20th Century seismology revealed the global geographic distribution of earthquakes and helped to solidify the Theory of Plate Tectonics. Notice how earthquake epicenters do not occur randomly in space but form patterns over the earth’s surface, revealing the boundaries between tectonic plates as shown toward the end of this animation. This time period also includes some remarkable events, including those that generated devastating tsunamis:

8.8 — Ecuador — 31January 1906
8.4 — Kamchatka, Russia — 3 February 1923
8.4 — Sanriku, Japan — 2 March 1933
8.6 — Unimak Island, Aleutian Islands — 1 April 1946
9.0 — Kamchatka, Russia — 4 November 1952
8.6 — Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands — 9 March 1957
9.5 — Valdivia, Chile — 22 May 1960
9.2 — Prince William Sound, Alaska — 28 March 1964
8.7 — Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands — 4 February 1965

These earthquakes represent some of the largest ever recorded. Note how they all occur at a particular type of plate boundary, subduction zones where tectonic plates collide, so these are the regions where we expect future devastating tsunamis to be generated."
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Bill Ryan

11th April 2019, 22:11

The UV levels here are soaring. I wrote elsewhere (http://projectavalon.net/forum4/showthread.php?93672-Another-vicarious-adventure-and-another-Avalon-Cairn--for-the-Wawa-Grande-this-time-&p=1274729&viewfull=1#post1274729) that I accidentally burned my eyes (twice! :facepalm: ) because I had no idea the UV was spiking so high.

The UV burn (like snowblindness) was severe, and I had to spend 3 days in a darkened room allowing my eyes to heal somewhat.

I took this screenshot of the real-time readout from a local UV measuring station on 14 Feb, just 5 days ago. The level spiked at 18, which is 60% higher than the regularly described 'extreme-so-stay-indoors' level of 11. (18 is crazy-high, and dangerous. 11 is as high as any internet UV charts go.)

http://projectavalon.net/UV_levels_Ecuador_14_Feb_2019.gif

http://projectavalon.net/uvchart.gif

It's been between 13—16 regularly the last few weeks, almost every day. It's a serious problem, but at the moment it's only really affecting populations near the equator and also at high altitude (i.e. close to the sun, like yours truly). Peru, much of which is very high as well, is affected similarly. Tourists at Machu Picchu, unless they've been warned, may be doing themselves quite some damage.

So UV, too, is changing. And extreme UV is a kind of silent, invisible thing, unlike heatwaves, snow, or floods, so it's rarely talked about. I hardly paid any attention to it until I fried my eyes last month, and then went to check out what the heck had happened to me.

An interesting snippet here reported by Greg Caton, who I know and lives fairly close to me here in Ecuador, at a similar altitude. The rest of the interview is unrelated, but at 35:15 he briefly reports the UV levels where he is range from 17—24. (He has friends who measure the levels themselves. I've never done that. I don't have a meter, and my data is from the net.)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xq0OOe00BGY

Hervé

22nd May 2019, 14:17

Interesting waterspout seen despite fair weather at Lake Jesup, Florida (https://www.wftv.com/weather/interesting-waterspout-despite-fair-weather-scorching-temps-continue/951023216)

Irene Sans and Kelly Healey wftv.com (https://www.wftv.com/weather/interesting-waterspout-despite-fair-weather-scorching-temps-continue/951023216)
Tue, 21 May 2019 11:39 UTC

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© Cox Media Group

It was a scorcher Tuesday across Central Florida with highs reaching between 87 and 93 degrees, with feels-like temperatures between 5-7 degrees higher than the actual temperature.

Tuesday night will bring mostly clear skies with a low of 71 degrees.

The rip currents are moderate at the beaches. Anyone planning to be outside is advised to drink plenty of water.

Despite the fair weather, there was a bit of a sea breeze, the right humidity and just right conditions over lake Jesup to initiate a funnel cloud, turning into a waterspout. Channel 9 viewer Phil Hancock sent a video of the phenomenon Tuesday afternoon. Chief meteorologist Tom Terry said he couldn't even spot the cloud it descended from, as skies were mostly clear in this area.

https://pbs.twimg.com/amplify_video_thumb/1130948585242202112/img/WFHs7LYi0wxvj-72?format=jpg&name=small
(https://twitter.com/TTerryWFTV/status/1130948625092136960)
(click on picture to see video on Twitter)

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(https://twitter.com/TTerryWFTV)
L@@K at this skinny waterspout/lakespout over Lake Jesup in Sanford! It's formed as warm air rises rapidly over the water and forms this funnel cloud, which can touch down over the water and/or the surrounding land areas. Very cool! @WFTV (https://twitter.com/WFTV) #StormAlert9 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/StormAlert9?src=hash)

11:28 PM - May 21, 2019 (https://twitter.com/TTerryWFTV/status/1130948625092136960)
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A lake equivalent to deserts' "Dust Devils."

AutumnW

22nd May 2019, 19:54

Folks, this might be very, very important. (Hervé, I'd appreciate your take. :thumbsup: )

My own summary: Valentina Zharkova (https://www.northumbria.ac.uk/about-us/our-staff/z/professor-valentina-zharkova/), a Ukrainian PhD astrophysicist who's been keeping quiet because she "didn't want to be persecuted like Galileo", has recently presented strong evidence that

We're already in the Grand Solar Minimum.
That the effects will be devastating.
That it'll be worse than even feared so far by good researchers.

~~~

Grand Solar Minimum CONFIRMED - Professor Valentina Zharkova Breaks Her Silence

This screenshot summary might be a conservative understatement.

http://projectavalon.net/Upcoming_modern_Grand_Minimum.gif

First, an informed 20 minute discussion. Then the entire presentation. It's detailed, but for those with the necessary background, is well worth working through.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SHGbri7gWWw
The full (uncensored!) presentation:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_yqIj38UmY

Thank you for posting this video. I have been looking all over for quality info about this subject. Look forward to watching it.

I had to move due to fire risk in my former neighbourhood, plus sitting high on a ridge exposed to storms from all directions. We had hurricane force winds on December 22 that would have intrigued me, if not for my house being situated in the middle of older second growth forest. Trees all over the neighbourhood were toppling like ten pins...big ones, as the ground was saturated and root systems shallow. Very very scary.

justntime2learn

23rd May 2019, 00:06

Sott Earth changes summary April 2019: Extreme Weather, Planetary Upheaval, Meteor Fireballs

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Hervé

31st May 2019, 14:59

From Robert Felix (Ice Age Now (https://www.iceagenow.info/)):

Making my actions match my words (https://www.iceagenow.info/making-my-actions-match-my-words/)

April 15, 2019 (https://www.iceagenow.info/making-my-actions-match-my-words/) by Robert (https://www.iceagenow.info/author/xilef/)

Moving to Texas
Several readers have emailed me asking “Where the hell are you? You haven’t posted anything in a week.”

Some have even guessed that I’m traveling, and they guessed correctly.

I’ve lived in the Seattle area for more than 30 years, but with all my talk of the impending ice age, it seemed like it was time to move south.

So that’s what I’m doing right now. For the past week I’ve been driving a 26-ft Penske truck with a car carrier in tow, and my wife sitting beside me, moving ourselves and our belongings to Texas.

It has taken longer than we expected because last week’s mid-country blizzard really messed with our travels. We were planning on taking a 45-degree route through Utah and Colorado, but had to re-route much farther south (and lots more miles). Even then, we got snowed on on three of our travel days.

I hope to get back onto a regular posting schedule within the next few days.

Sincerely,

Robert

On the road again (https://www.iceagenow.info/on-the-road-again/)

May 26, 2019 (https://www.iceagenow.info/on-the-road-again/) by Robert (https://www.iceagenow.info/author/xilef/)

My apologies for not yet approving so many of your comments.

As you may or not know, I rented a huge Penske truck and car carrier and moved from the Seattle area to Texas just four weeks ago.

Well, I couldn’t fit everything into the truck, so I just flew back, rented another huge Penske truck and another car carrier, and am on the road again back to Texas.

We’re talking about more than 2,000 miles and the truck has a governor that doesn’t allow me to go faster than 70 mph, so the trip will take several days.

Please bear with me here, I’ll be back soon.

Robert

Patient

31st May 2019, 15:10

Wow, what an adventure - and what a switch going from the north west down to Texas.

Enjoy yourselves. I have done similar moves myself.

Star Tsar

10th June 2019, 11:14

Latest from Sott Media...

SOTT Media

May 2019 : Earth Changes Summary

Published 9th June 2019

Winter is coming... In May! The sun has been spotless for 19 consecutive days - almost 3 full weeks, could this be one of the many signals of beginning of a new ice age, mini....or maxi?

May 2019 became yet another portent of what may be to come in the not so distant future for most of the world: sheets of rain, floods, massive hail, plunging temperatures, unseasonalable snow, damaged and failed crops, significant earthquakes, tornados and more volcano eruptions.

Heavy rains and widespread floods hit most of the US Midwest, parts of Europe, Asia and the Middle East.

In the US, the Mississippi river overflowed due to heavy rains, breaking historical records. At least three people died, and tens of thousands have been displaced.

In Europe, Germany and Austria received over 1 month's worth of rain that flooded streets and disrupted travel. While the Middle East saw flash floods leaving dozens dead, houses destroyed and streets wiped out. In China torrential rains turned deadly with over 200,000 affected.

Unseasonable snow also continued in May, with heavy blankets covering the Midwest and western US, with parts of Europe also affected, resulting in delayed planting and damaged crops. Meanwhile in Australia early snow falls dumped snow right across the country.

The Ring of Fire remained active this May with increased volcanic activity and a 6.2 Mag earthquake in El Salvador sparking panic and tsunami warnings. Peru was also rocked by a huge 8.0 Mag earthquake that was felt as far as Brazil, leaving one dead and several injured.

All that, and more, in this month's SOTT Earth Changes Summary...

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pyrangello

10th June 2019, 14:10

Food for thought , lots of changes happening.

https://neonnettle.com/news/7749-national-park-quietly-removes-climate-change-warning-after-years-of-heavy-snow

National Park Quietly Removes 'Climate Change' Warning After Years of Heavy Snow

Hervé

12th June 2019, 17:00

Hailstones the size of GRAPEFRUITS batter countries across Europe (https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/hailstones-size-grapefruits-lash-hundreds-16505804)

Tiffany Lo Mirror (https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/hailstones-size-grapefruits-lash-hundreds-16505804)
Wed, 12 Jun 2019 14:39 UTC

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The giant hailstones measuring up to 14cm in diameter © Marko Korosec/Solent News

Hailstones as big as grapefruits hammered several countries across Europe, causing chaos and damaging thousands of homes and buildings.

The fierce hailstorm has battered parts of Slovenia, Croatia and Germany since Monday as strong gale-force winds brought cold temperatures along with intense rainfall.

Enormous hailstones were found in Stari trg ob Kolpi, Deskova vas and Predgrad, Slovenia by Marko Korosec, who is a weather adviser for traffic and highways.

The 37-year-old said: "There was significant damage to cars and houses, complete destruction in some areas.

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© Marko Korosec/Solent News

The hailstorm battered Slovenia on Monday evening

"Most of the roofs of houses were completely destroyed, cars as well - all windows and windshields shattered."

Videos posted onto social media show hailstones the size of tennis balls shredding foliage in gardens as they fall to the ground.

Mr Korosec said: "The biggest I measured was 11cm which was two to three hours after the storm.

"In that time they would have melted by 2cm to 3cm so in reality the hailstones were up to14cm in diameter."

Significant damage was dealt to 200 houses in Stari trg ob Kolpi alone, plus others in Prelesje, Deskova vas, Kovaca vas and Predgrad, which are along the border of Slovenia and Croatia.

Scores of firefighters were called out yesterday to help people affected by the storm.

Mr Korosec added: "I was completely shocked to see so many big hailstones there.

"We were expecting very large hail, maybe 5cm to 7cm in some areas - but I never thought I would find hailstones the size of grapefruits."

https://www.sott.net/image/s26/525877/large/1_PAY_SN_GRAPEFRUIT_SIZED_HAIL.jpg (https://www.sott.net/image/s26/525877/full/1_PAY_SN_GRAPEFRUIT_SIZED_HAIL.jpg)
The hailstones are as big as grapefruits © Marko Korosec/Solent News

Mr Korosec, from Sezana, Slovenia, was tracking the storm as part of his job, and said: "Radar images were very impressive and showed there must be very large hail in there.

"The storm was moving over very complex terrain and I wasn't chasing it from very close.

"I waited for it to pass, looked after and found those incredible hail bombs."

The adverse weather conditions also hit the Bavarian region in southern Germany, damaging houses and injuring a seven-year-old boy, according to local media.

Local weather services reported that the region was battered by winds with gusts up 75mph.

Witnesses caught up in the storm filmed hailstones the size of golf balls pummeling the water and thudding on decking around Lake Ammersee.

Verena Weis, who was aboard a boat in the lake when the storm began, told Euronews: "It did not rain at all. The hail came immediately.

"First, everyone was fascinated on board, then worried.

"Many were worried about their cars."

The German Weather Service has issued a level 4 storm warning and warned the public to look out for heavy thunderstorms, gale-force gusts of winds and extremely heavy rain and hail.

Poland was also pummeled:

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D8163GOXUAAakOI.jpg

Italy and Turkey meanwhile both witnessed huge accumulations of hail:

Related:
See article for more twitter pictures and videos
Giant hailstones hit Munich and Bavaria as storms continue across Germany (https://www.sott.net/article/414733-Giant-hailstones-hit-Munich-and-Bavaria-as-storms-continue-across-Germany)

Hervé

25th June 2019, 11:30

'Atmospheric tsunami' hits the east coast of Malta (https://timesofmalta.com/articles/view/atmospheric-tsunami-strikes-maltas-east-coast.715234)

Philip Leone Ganado Times of Malta (https://timesofmalta.com/articles/view/atmospheric-tsunami-strikes-maltas-east-coast.715234)
Fri, 21 Jun 2019 00:54 UTC

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© Times of Malta

An 'atmospheric tsunami' struck Malta's east coast early on Monday morning, sweeping small boats onto the rocks in Xemxija and registering on ocean monitoring stations in St Julian's.

An eyewitness in Xemxija told Times of Malta that at about 6am, the sea level began to rise and fall by around 60 centimetres in regular cycles every few minutes. The phenomenon lasted roughly an hour, leaving several small boats stranded on the shore.

Aldo Drago, head of the University of Malta's oceanography research group, said the phenomenon was known as a coastal seiche, or milgħuba, caused by atmospheric changes.

"In the early hours of the day a train of atmospheric gravity waves hit the Maltese islands from the east; their impact on the sea is like a big sea hammer repeatedly hitting the sea surface and producing long period waves in the open sea areas," Prof. Drago said.

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The phenomenon was captured by monitoring stations forming part of a national observing system run by the oceanography research group, positioned near Portomaso.

These stations picked up intense atmospheric waves starting at around 2.30am and continuing for around three hours.

Prof. Drago said that while sea level changes near Portomaso were quite limited, the effect would have been amplified within bays.

Moreover, he said, the same phenomenon would have also occurred at Mellieħa Bay, which was known to oscillate in direct opposition to St Paul's Bay as two connected water bodies, and where sea level changes of more than one metre had been observed in the past.

Prof. Drago also had some words of warning for the owners of vehicles parked on a quay close to where the phenomenon was observed: "Just a few centimetres higher and these sea level oscillations could well have well drifted the vehicles away!"

Hervé

26th June 2019, 14:50

Running Naked Through A Supermarket And Other Crazy Things Happening As Heatwave Hits Europe (https://sputniknews.com/world/201906261076054825-running-naked-through-a-supermarket-and-other-crazy-things-happening-as-heatwave-hits-europe/)

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Sputnik World (https://sputniknews.com/world/)
14:13 26.06.2019

At least three people have died as a heatwave - with temperatures of at least 40 degrees Celsius - hits Europe. The hot weather is linked to what is known as the Saharan Bubble phenomena.

Three swimmers have died on separate beaches in southern France in the last few days, according to news outlet LCI.

One of them was a 70-year-old man who apparently suffered a cardiac arrest due to the “thermic shock” of jumping into cold water on a broiling hot day.

https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/534372401929142272/4wm9fWah_bigger.jpeg Mark Maslin‏ @ProfMarkMaslin (https://twitter.com/ProfMarkMaslin)

Current European heatwave caused by extreme seventh Rossby wave allowing tropic air into the far north. Just as 2003, 2006, 2015, 2018. #ClimateChange (https://twitter.com/hashtag/ClimateChange?src=hash) makes these e #heatwave (https://twitter.com/hashtag/heatwave?src=hash). In 2003, heatwave killed more than 70,000 elderly people in Northern Europe. https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1748-9326/ab13bf … (https://t.co/ThHD5qrWLc)

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12:04 AM - 25 Jun 2019
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A 2,000 mile wide plume of hot air has been blown north from the deserts of Africa and is due to reach the UK later this week.

The heatwave (https://sputniknews.com/europe/201906251076048057-remarkable-heatwave-hits-paris-continental-europe-photos-videos/) has sparked some very odd behaviour elsewhere in Europe.

Germany
A 32-year-old German man in Hemer, near Düsseldorf, stripped off and ran naked through the freezer section of a supermarket.

Speed restrictions have been placed on the autobahns - which are usually unlimited - as the unusually warm weather raises the risks of blow-outs as the hot tarmac shreds car and lorry tyres.

On Tuesday, 25 June, a forest fire was raging north of Cottbus in Brandenburg state.
The fire was especially dangerous because of the risk of unexploded ammunition left in the area, which is home to a NATO military training range.

Italy
Bears and other animals at Rome Zoo have been given special ice lollies designed to cool them down.

In the seaside town of Eloro in Sicily 41 cars were destroyed by flames after a fire broke out in tinder-dry bushes close to a beach car park.

France
On Monday, 24 June, the French government suspended exams for 14- and 15-year-olds because of the heat.

Responding to accusations from the Opposition that they were over-reacting, Health Minister Agnes Buzyn said: "This isn't scaremongering. I'm asking everyone to take responsibility for themselves, their family and their neighbours and to avoid a backlog in emergency rooms due to people taking unnecessary risks."

In 2003 a heatwave killed 15,000, mostly elderly, people.

Paris has opened its public parks at night to allow residents without air conditioning to sleep in the cooler, open air.

https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/882526955459022848/FdAKDJJd_bigger.jpg EU Environment‏Verified account @EU_ENV (https://twitter.com/EU_ENV)

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/72x72/1f6a8.png Alert by the Emergency Response Coordination Center @eu_echo (https://twitter.com/eu_echo) By 27 June, the first heatwave for 2019 is expected to peak in Europe, with extreme temperatures all over Europe. Be very careful, avoid any fire hazards and pay extra attention to your health. https://erccportal.jrc.ec.europa.eu/emaildailymap/title/ECHO%20Daily%20Map%20of%2024%20June%202019 … (https://t.co/dmWSIM78vy)

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The city of Lyon has created maps showing people where they can escape the heat, like air-conditioned museums and pools.

But Aude Lemonsu, who heads up Meteo-France's research centre, said air conditioning was exacerbating the heat in urban areas.

Mr Lemonsu said: "The more you use air conditioning in buildings, the more you heat the outside air.”

Spain
TV weather presenter Silvia Laplana riffed on the Game Of Thrones catchphrase "Winter is coming."

https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1039574969397784581/fEjx9Jxf_bigger.jpg Silvia Laplana‏ @slaplana_tve (https://twitter.com/slaplana_tve)

El infierno is coming.

[video at: https://twitter.com/i/status/1143038630144950273 ]

11:10 PM - 23 Jun 2019
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"El infierno (Hell) is coming," she tweeted on Sunday, 23 June, alongside a weather map.

A stifling 45 degrees is expected on Friday in the Catalan city of Girona, and 44 degrees in Zaragoza at the weekend.

Five northern provinces were placed on an orange high alert for a heatwave on Wednesday, 26 June, with another five to be added by the weekend.

Poland
Poland has also been experiencing high temperatures this month, which has led to 42 people drowning as they tried to cool off in rivers and the sea.

There has also been a surge in use of air conditioning, which led power generator PSE to warn of record rates of electricity demand.

Bill Ryan

26th June 2019, 15:06

Meanwhile, on the Equator: :)

https://cuencahighlife.com/landslides-threaten-homes-strand-motorists-as-flooding-and-cold-temperatures-plague-the-sierra

Landslides threaten homes, strand motorists as flooding and cold temperatures plague the sierra

More than 50 families were staying in temporary shelters near Baños de Ambato Sunday night due to river flooding that damaged or threatens their homes. Due to a Saturday landslide, several homes on a cliff overlooking the Rio Verde are in danger of collapsing, according to risk management officers.

East of Quito and Ambato, as many as 100 bus and car passengers have been trapped between landslides, some for as long as 48 hours. At least seven highways are affected, including the major routes connecting Quito and the Amazon. Rescue workers were at several locations Sunday but say it could be another day before they can reach all stranded passengers and motorists.

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Houses on the brink in Baños de Ambato following a Saturday landslide.

The country’s 911 service says it has reports that several vehicles have been buried by landslides or pushed over cliffs.

Unseasonably cold temperatures are also creating problems in much of the sierra. Icy roads in the Cajas Mountains, west of Cuenca, are blamed for several accidents and transit police are recommending that motorists use extreme caution at elevations about 3,800 meters (12,500 feet). Light snow was reported at higher elevations of the Cajas Sunday night.

The radar station in Cajas National Park was out of service for two hours Sunday morning due to ice build-up.

In Chimborazo Province, the cold weather is being blamed for the deaths of two farm workers.

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The radar station in the Cajas Mountains was covered with snow and ice Sunday.

In Cuenca, the high temperature reached only 11ºC (52ºF) on Saturday and Sunday, 4 degrees below normal. The Monday morning low at the San Blas Plaza weather station was 2ºC (36ºF). At the weather station at Cajas National Park, Saturday and Sunday morning temperatures dipped to -4ºC (24ºF).

Mark (Star Mariner)

26th June 2019, 15:08

My thoughts are with you Hervé, and anyone else on the continent. It must be unbearable, and frankly quite dangerous with that degree of heat. We're expecting to hit 30C (86F) here in the UK on saturday, and for me and most that's overkill, especially considering the very wet, cool summer we've had so far (last week it was 11C)- much more to my taste. We're not set up for heatwaves at all (no one here has A/C). I pray we don't get a repeat of last summer, we had 6 weeks of hell. 20C is quite enough thank you. Anyway, stay safe everyone and buckle up.

Hervé

2nd July 2019, 13:10

Mexico – Hail almost 7-ft deep stops trailer trucks in their tracks – Video (https://www.iceagenow.info/mexico-hail-almost-7-ft-deep-stops-trailer-trucks-in-their-tracks-video/)

by Robert (https://www.iceagenow.info/author/xilef/) July 1, 2019 (https://www.iceagenow.info/mexico-hail-almost-7-ft-deep-stops-trailer-trucks-in-their-tracks-video/)

And we wonder what could have trapped and flash-frozen a million mammoths. This hailstorm lasted only a few hours. Imagine the mayhem if it had continued for days.
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A freak hail storm struck Guadalajara yesterday, shocking residents and trapping vehicles in ice pellets up to two meters (almost 7 ft) deep.

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“I’ve never seen such scenes in Guadalajara,” said the state governor, Enrique Alfaro.

“These are never-before-seen natural phenomenons,” he said.

“It’s incredible.”Photos show hail almost up to the hoods on trailer trucks. This trucker was lucky (see video below). The hail came up ‘only’ to the top of the truck’s fenders.

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At least six neighborhoods in the city outskirts woke up to ice pellets up to two meters deep.

The actual hailstones measured less than 1cm in diameter (less than 4/10ths of an inch).

Guadalajara, about 350 miles northwest of Mexico City, has a population of around five million.

See photos:
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-48821306
https://news.yahoo.com/freak-hail-storm-strikes-mexican-city-guadalajara-000911507.html

Nick Matkin

3rd July 2019, 07:35

After seeing this Mexico hail event I was curious to know how unusual it was. Many events get reported as weird, rare, unusual, etc. simply becasue now there is someone to record it with cameras.

I wondered if although unusual, this particular event was not unprecedented, but because this time it happened over a city, everyone took notice.

Well, I found the article below from the Washington Post. It is unusual, but not unprecedented and is unlikely to have anything to do with climate change. (It also explains why the photos look more dramatic than it actually was.)

https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2019/07/02/mexico-hail-storm-was-massive-wasnt-something-new/?fbclid=IwAR0gVY7E9D2xRMJo8EdZhtr1lsKPla7qEYP7yrMWkYMn2gA3-uibAyA0Ouc&utm_term=.180ad35d0657

Franny

10th July 2019, 02:24

SOTT Earth Changes Summary - June 2019: Extreme Weather, Planetary Upheaval, Meteor Fireballs (https://www.sott.net/article/416295-SOTT-Earth-Changes-Summary-June-2019-Extreme-Weather-Planetary-Upheaval-Meteor-Fireballs#)

All over the world last month massive and sudden deluges swept away land, homes and people. Although it's the start of 'summer' in the Northern hemisphere, the Lake Baikal region in Siberia saw its worst flooding in living memory, flooding occurred in the deserts of Yemen, Libya, New Mexico and Mongolia, while cities from southern Mexico to southern Italy were hit with massive quantities of hail.

The manifestation of back-to-back extremes, in both space and time, is the defining characteristic of this 'age of transition' we have entered. The first half of June brought wet and wild with weather to Europe, with violent storms inundating the region with rain, cold and hail... but in the second half of the month an extreme heatwave struck, causing all-time record high temperatures in France and raging wildfires in Spain.

Strong earthquakes in China, Japan and Indonesia were accompanied by major volcanic eruptions along the Ring of Fire. The massive quantities of ash and dust they pump into the atmosphere, likely significant factors driving climate change, along with the 'meteor smoke' from trails of meteor fireballs, were 'reflected' last month by the major outbreak of 'night-shining' clouds at unprecedentedly low latitudes.

All that, and more, in this month's SOTT Earth Changes Summary...

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Or on Vimeo

https://vimeo.com/346511251

To understand what's going on, check out our book explaining how all these events are part of a natural climate shift, and why it's taking place now:

Earth Changes and the Human-Cosmic Connection (http://www.amazon.com/Earth-Changes-Human-Cosmic-Connection/dp/1897244975/)

Check out previous installments in this series - now translated into multiple languages - and more videos from SOTT Media here (https://www.sott.net/topic/30-SOTT-Summaries), here (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKSr1nlWwCQzYbW_wUU8A3w), or here (http://vimeo.com/sottnet).

See Also:
Nearly a month's worth of rain in ONE hour triggers travel nightmare in Washington DC (https://www.sott.net/article/416438-Nearly-a-months-worth-of-rain-in-ONE-hour-triggers-travel-nightmare-in-Washington-DC)

Putin travels to Siberia as floods turn deadly - at least 23 killed and 8 still missing (UPDATE) (https://www.sott.net/article/416389-Putin-travels-to-Siberia-as-floods-turn-deadly-at-least-23-killed-and-8-still-missing-UPDATE)

Mud volcano erupts again in Taiwan (https://www.sott.net/article/416472-Mud-volcano-erupts-again-in-Taiwan)

Franny

12th July 2019, 01:09

Joseph Ferrell reports on extreme world wide-weather and weather modification. Temperatures of 37C - 42C are being seen as far north as Switzerland. He states bluntly that weather is no longer "an act of God" but is precisely what can be done with ionospheric heaters to drive or stall weather systems - which is what we are seeing.

I was speaking with a friend last night; she mentioned her recent road trip from So Cal to Chicago and back. She said the corn and other crops were very short to almost nonexistent in the midwest fields which is highly unusual and also brought up JF's video below.
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America's heartland is experiencing record rains and flooding, Australia is baking and importing wheat(!), Europe is also baking from stalled systems, cities in India are trucking in water... and scholarships are being offered in weather modification. But there's something missing from the discussion:

https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-0... (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?v=CMcKhCPFmU8&event=video_description&redir_token=tj9R8REkp62neRj8o34wKQu3aZ98MTU2Mjk3OTI1NUAxNTYyODkyODU1&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.zerohedge.com%2Fnews%2F2019-06-25%2Fhell-coming-dangerous-heatwave-strikes-europe)

http://endoftheamericandream.com/arch... (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?v=CMcKhCPFmU8&event=video_description&redir_token=tj9R8REkp62neRj8o34wKQu3aZ98MTU2Mjk3OTI1NUAxNTYyODkyODU1&q=http%3A%2F%2Fendoftheamericandream.com%2Farchives%2Fsign-of-the-times-weather-patterns-all-over-the-planet-are-going-absolutely-nuts)

http://www.nawmc.org/

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Mark (Star Mariner)

24th July 2019, 15:47

Possibility of more temperature records being broken tomorrow in the UK. Talk of 36c (or more) in places, which would break the previous record set just 4 years ago.

I'm not a global warming proponent, but it's hard to ignore a simple observation: that over the last 7 or 8 years summers (here) are getting hotter and hotter and drier and drier. At the same time, winters are getting milder and drier. Snow is not as common either, same for heavy ice/frost.

I have thought for some time that they are 'messing' with things. Possibly by super-heating the atmosphere with HAARP, or by some other idiotic means, to mitigate global cooling, and perpetuate the desired narrative (and myth) that man-made global warming is a reality.

Hervé

30th July 2019, 11:01

Snow in France forces cancellation of one of the biggest sport events in the world (https://www.iceagenow.info/snow-in-france-forces-cancellation-of-one-of-the-biggest-sport-events-in-the-world/)

by Robert (https://www.iceagenow.info/author/xilef/) July 29, 2019 (https://www.iceagenow.info/snow-in-france-forces-cancellation-of-one-of-the-biggest-sport-events-in-the-world/)

“Violent Weather Forces Early Halt to Tour de France Stage 19,” reads the headline. At the end of July!“Snow in France causes cancellation of a stage of Tour de France,” reads another.

Stage 19 of the Tour de France was halted on Friday when the roads became covered in snow and a hail storm near the finish line forced cancellation of the remainder of the stage. Crews quickly brought out snowplows to try to clear the slush on the roads, and some were buried under the remains of a large landslide.

Snowplows! At the end of July!

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At about 13 minutes into the above video, the announcers become aware of snow on the roads. At about 14:15 minutes in you see the first snowplow. And at about 14:50 minutes, you learn that the snow has forced cancellation of the race. At the end of July!

Snow, and a snow plow, show up at about 3:45 in the above video. At 4:08 you can actually see the falling snow.

“This has never happened in modern history,” says one of the officials.

Has the mainstream media bothered to tell you about this?

See several more videos:
https://www.si.com/more-sports/2019/07/26/tour-de-france-stopped-hail-extreme-weather

http://wdtprs.com/blog/2019/07/tour-talk-tdf2019-le_tour-stage-19-the-weather-wins/

Thanks to Wilfried Polte in Germany, Alex Tanase in Romania and Tom Merkle for these links

Nick Matkin

31st July 2019, 14:47

Nick Matkin

1st August 2019, 18:49

Cara

2nd August 2019, 05:01

Well if HAARP (or similar) is generating so much energy and beaming it in a way that changes weather patterns, it's quite astonishing that this energy has not been detected by observers of ELF, VLF, LF, MF, HF, VHF, UHF, SHF EM propagation.

Therefore it would be really useful if someone could explain how this energy is being beamed around the planet without detection - on any frequency.

It has never shown up on any 24/7 monitoring equipment. It has never left any tell-tail signs for those operating below-the-noise communications experiments. It's never shown up on any ionosonds, using any measurements on any wavelength, and apparently goes completely undetected on magnetometers, or any other type of detectors, be those operated by amateur scientists or professional scientific organizations.

I think an explanation of how HAARP can achieve this is overdue.

Or maybe when operating, HAARP et al do indeed create problems with communications and/or navigation systems, but my blinkered thinking overlooks these reports. If so, could someone please bring them to my attention?

Thank you.

I don’t know how the ionospheric heaters work besides that they are large antenna arrays transmitting electromagnetic radiation directed at the ionosphere - I’ve not looked into them.

Nor do I have a good knowledge of the ionosphere itself aside from a basic understanding that it has been modelled as a plasma (for instance here: http://www.tp.umu.se/space/Proj_08/Jamil_M.pdf).

Given my limited knowledge (and therefore limited ability to ask the right questions), what seems to need more clarity is:

Are these antenna arrays able to produce and transmit sufficiently high power to create and/or influence these types of weather effects? (As compared to, for instance, the sun or cosmic radiation)
Can the transmissions be constrained and focussed in such a narrow way as to direct specific weather events?

Perhaps others with more technical understanding could modify or add to these as needed.

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Related to this, for those who might be interested:

There are six blog articles on a plasma and electromagnetic (EM) explanation for earth structures and weather here:
https://thedailyplasma.blog/category/electric-universe/
They would not stand up to peer review type of scrutiny but they do seem to be an attempt to see how EM weather works and I found them interesting reading.

In some ways they’re in the same vein as the Electric Universe group (https://www.thunderbolts.info/wp/) and the work done and academic research highlighted by Suspicious Observers / Ben Davidson (https://suspicious0bservers.org/).

There is also a useful site on the plasma nature of the universe here: https://www.plasma-universe.com/
This site states that it is peer reviewed.

As far as I have seen, none of these provide a link back to ionospheric heaters on earth. Rather they are looking at large scale, cosmic level EM effects.

Franny

7th August 2019, 05:32

Sott.net (https://www.sott.net/)
Mon, 05 Aug 2019 18:58 UTC

SOTT Earth Changes Summary - July 2019: Extreme Weather, Planetary Upheaval, Meteor Fireballs

https://www.sott.net/article/418111-SOTT-Earth-Changes-Summary-July-2019-Extreme-Weather-Planetary-Upheaval-Meteor-Fireballs

More than 200 people died and thousands were displaced as an unusually heavy monsoon season brought flooding and landslides leaving devastation across India, Nepal, Pakistan, and Bangladesh. Torrential rains also triggered unprecedented floods and landslides in southeast China, displacing 77,000 people and affecting more than 20 million.

North America had its share of heavy rain too, leaving Washington and Pittsburgh swamped, and engulfing New Orleans turning streets into rivers that swept away dozens of cars and forced many to paddle their way in kayaks.

The heat wave that affected some parts of Europe, was overshadowed by violent storms, flash-flooding and mudslides throughout the region; including Spain, Romania, France, and Austria - but this was just a day in the park for Italy. Severe weather in the country brought apocalyptic hailstorms, flash floods that swept away cars like toys, and winds so fierce they uprooted large trees leaving behind all sorts of devastation.

Several intense earthquakes took thousands by surprise around the world this month, a 5.7 Mag in Iran, 6.6 Mag in Western Australia, 7.3 Mag in eastern Indonesia, a 5.3 Mag in the capital of Greece... but the most significant ones took place in southern California; a 6.3 Mag, considered the most intense in decades, only to be eclipsed by a 7.1 Mag earthquake the following day and raising fears of 'the big one'.

All that, and more, in this month's SOTT Earth Changes Summary...

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Music used: Quiet Sun by Kiddkrush. Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

To understand what's going on, check out our book explaining how all these events are part of a natural climate shift, and why it's taking place now:

Earth Changes and the Human-Cosmic Connection

Check out previous installments in this series - now translated into multiple languages - and more videos from SOTT Media here (https://www.sott.net/topic/30-SOTT-Summaries), here (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKSr1nlWwCQzYbW_wUU8A3w), or here (https://www.sott.net/article/418111-SOTT-Earth-Changes-Summary-July-2019-Extreme-Weather-Planetary-Upheaval-Meteor-Fireballs).

Mark (Star Mariner)

13th August 2019, 16:01

"Kangaroos filmed hopping through rare Australian snow"

Footage has emerged of kangaroos bounding through a field in Australia that has been blanketed in snow.

After strong winds and freezing winter conditions swept across three south-eastern states, parts of the country experienced rare snowfall.

https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2019/08/13/14/17228550-7352087-image-a-2_1565704427127.jpg

Meteorologists have said this is one of the coldest outbreaks to hit Australia in recent years.

In the capital Canberra local media reported that an Australian rules football match was played in the snow for the first time.

The snowfall also led to road closures outside of Sydney.

More: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-49327172

scotslad

20th August 2019, 14:10

Just stumbled across this -

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HbQsHv-k3K4

What do you think may have caused such a severe hail storm? Curious.

Nick Matkin

20th August 2019, 20:25

Just stumbled across this -

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HbQsHv-k3K4

What do you think may have caused such a severe hail storm? Curious.

See post 552. (http://projectavalon.net/forum4/showthread.php?92384-Weird-wild-weather-floods-freak-storms-giant-hail-record-lows-all-over-the-world&p=1301157&viewfull=1#post1301157)

Meteorologists describe it as unusual but not unprecedented. Link also explains why the photos and videos make it appear more dramatic than it was.

Hervé

26th August 2019, 17:13

Professor Valentina Zharkova explains and confirms why a "Super" Grand Solar Minimum is upon us (https://electroverse.net/professor-valentina-zharkova-breaks-her-silence-and-confirms-super-grand-solar-minimum/)

Cap Allon Electroverse (https://electroverse.net/professor-valentina-zharkova-breaks-her-silence-and-confirms-super-grand-solar-minimum/)
Tue, 06 Nov 2018 00:00 UTC

https://www.sott.net/image/s24/496366/large/Presentation.jpg (https://www.sott.net/image/s24/496366/full/Presentation.jpg)

Professor Valentina Zharkova gave a presentation of her Climate and the Solar Magnetic Field hypothesis at the Global Warming Policy Foundation in October, 2018. The information she unveiled should shake/wake you up.

Zharkova was one of the few that correctly predicted solar cycle 24 would be weaker than cycle 23 - only 2 out of 150 models predicted this.

Her models have run at a 93% accuracy and her findings suggest a Super Grand Solar Minimum is on the cards beginning 2020 and running for 350-400 years.

The last time we had a little ice age only two magnetic fields of the sun went out of phase.

This time, all four magnetic fields are going out of phase.

Here's a great (and relatively brief) video explanation of Zharkova's presentation from Diamond and Lee Wheelbarger:

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And here's the presentation in full:

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If the world was looking for an Epiphany moment, this should be it.

Even if you believe the IPCC's worst case scenario, Zharkova's analysis blows any 'warming' out of the water.

Lee Wheelbarger sums it up:
even if the IPCC's worst case scenarios are seen, that's only a 1.5 watts per square meter increase. Zharkova's analysis shows a 8 watts per square meter decrease in TSI to the planet.
Forget the arguments, debates and attempts to win over AGW alarmists - and just prepare.

Time is almost up.

Related:

Ice Age Farmer Report: Zharkova Warns: PREPARE for Grand Solar Minimum (SC25/26) (https://www.sott.net/article/412562-Ice-Age-Farmer-Report-Zharkova-Warns-PREPARE-for-Grand-Solar-Minimum-SC25-26)

Solar minimum: Biggest decline, maybe ever (https://www.sott.net/article/397590-Solar-minimum-Biggest-decline-maybe-ever)

Italian forecasters think solar minimum is causing global cooling (https://www.sott.net/article/394656-Italian-forecasters-think-solar-minimum-is-causing-global-cooling)

Grand solar minimum: Data shows this is the lowest cycle since records began (https://www.sott.net/article/390583-Grand-solar-minimum-Data-shows-this-is-the-lowest-cycle-since-records-began)

Solar minimum for 2018 - 2020 could be unprecedented in modern astronomy (https://www.sott.net/article/386621-Solar-minimum-for-2018-2020-could-be-unprecedented-in-modern-astronomy)

Adapt 2030 Ice Age Report: Piers Corbyn - What to expect moving deeper into the Grand Solar Minimum (Part 1) (https://www.sott.net/article/400169-Adapt-2030-Ice-Age-Report-Piers-Corbyn-What-to-expect-moving-deeper-into-the-Grand-Solar-Minimum-Part-1)

World extreme weather: Is it man-made - or does it stem from something else? (https://www.sott.net/article/419239-World-extreme-weather-Is-it-man-made-or-does-it-stem-from-something-else)

Franny

27th August 2019, 02:10

World Extreme Weather: Is it Man-made, or Does it Stem From Something Else?

https://www.sott.net/article/419239-World-Extreme-Weather-Is-it-Man-made-or-Does-it-Stem-From-Something-Else

Our planet seems to be in a growing crisis in terms of agriculture and crop production related to unusual weather shifts. Many reports in recent months use the term "extreme weather" to describe record heat across Europe this summer, record flooding in US Midwest farm states, or record drought across India and major parts of Africa and China. Parts of the US Midwest are undergoing the worst growing conditions since at least the 1980s. In the UK the weather has been ruinous to the grain harvest there.

The crucial question to ask is whether we can assume, as many do, that this is all part of man-made global warming, today renamed climate change, or whether it can be caused by something quite different: The periodic cycles of solar activity that in the past months have entered what astro-scientists call a "solar minimum." If it is due to the latter, we are spending huge sums on addressing a wrong problem - in fact, trillions of dollars.

Until this July large parts of India were suffering record drought. Chennai reservoirs were down to 0.2% of capacity over the past two years as a severe heatwave saw 99% less water than a year ago. Acute water shortages have forced thousands to flee their villages (https://globalnews.ca/news/5424366/chennai-india-drought-satellite/). Though in early August above-average monsoon seasonal rains relieved the situation in some parts, so far the rainfall is far from adequate to restore empty reservoirs across India.

Comment: ...and that came after all-time record flooding in Chennai, south India just 4 years ago (https://www.sott.net/article/307732-Chennai-floods-Death-toll-in-Indias-fourth-most-populous-metropolitan-area-reaches-269).

In China severe drought has left about 800,000 hectares of crops affected in northern China's Hebei Province with rainfall some 55% below normal. That comes as a devastation of China's pig population from the deadly African Swine Fever spreads and crops across the country are being destroyed by a plague of Army Fallworm infestation that is resistant to most weed-killers (https://journal-neo.org/2019/08/26/world-extreme-weather-is-it-man-or-something-else/%20https://www.chinanews.ws/articles/drought-affects-nearly-800000-hectares-of-crops-in-north-china/1110920).

At the same time record rains have devastated agriculture in key growing regions. In the UK excessive rainfall in August has brought the wheat harvest to a halt, according to the National Farmers' Union. Across the US Midwest, record snowfall in winter, coupled with record rains this spring, have severely delayed plantings for corn and soybeans. The twelve months through July have been the wettest on record in the Midwest grain belt resulting in millions of acres going unplanted (https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-08-03/were-already-starting-ration-our-corn-perfect-storm-could-send-spot-prices-higher).

In Africa, Zambia is experiencing the worst drought since 1981, and severe drought in other African countries is reported.

Solar Minimum...

The events have been dramatized by various advocacy groups and political parties as proof that man-made global warming - emissions of CO2 from industry, coal plants, cars and the like - are the cause. We are being inundated with proposals for new taxes in the hundreds of billions of dollars, especially in the European Union - taxes that we are told are needed to solve this problem. But what if we are focused on the wrong cause-effect relation?

Recent research suggests that we have been too limited in our science and are ignoring what is likely orders of magnitude a greater influence in world weather and its shifts than any man-made emissions. What is relevant to this discussion is the fact that no linear climate model used by the UN IPCC or any of the hundreds of climate think-tanks around the world are able to model what is by far the greatest single factor affecting our weather, the "moody" sun.

What astrophysicists have documented is that our sun — by far the greatest factor for whether we experience heat or cold spells, El Nino Pacific events, or severe volcanic or earthquake activity, as in the past months — undergoes a complex cyclical series of intense activity followed by declining activity, activity commonly known as sunspots or solar eruptions, huge electro-magnetic events.

Typically the sun eruptions come in roughly 11 year cycles of peaks and lows. These cycles overlay longer cycles and relate to the highly complex motion of our solar system in the universe. Currently, since 2018, we are experiencing a period of significant decline in solar activity, a solar minimum. The last such was during 2008-2009 (https://journal-neo.org/2019/08/26/world-extreme-weather-is-it-man-or-something-else/%20http://www.spaceweather.com/). There is convincing evidence that this minimum will be what is called a Grand Solar Minimum, far more than any in the recent decades. What are observable effects of such cyclical solar minimum periods?

Cosmic Rays and Clouds

According to astrophysicists, when the sun's magnetic field weakens, the outward pressure of the solar wind decreases. This allows more cosmic rays to penetrate our planet's atmosphere. In turn the cosmic rays hitting Earth's atmosphere create aerosols which, in turn, seed clouds. According to Dr Roy Spencer, "Clouds are the Earth's sunshade, and if cloud cover changes for any reason, you have global warming, or global cooling (https://electroverse.net/chinese-vegetable-prices-hit-record-highs-the-result-of-brutal-cold-spells-and-record-rainfall/)."

The US Government's National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) says,

"All weather on Earth, from the surface of the planet out into space, begins with the Sun. Space weather and terrestrial weather (the weather we feel at the surface) are influenced by the small changes the Sun undergoes during its solar cycle. The most important impact the Sun has on Earth is from the brightness or irradiance of the Sun itself (https://journal-neo.org/2019/08/26/world-extreme-weather-is-it-man-or-something-else/%20https://coldclimatechange.com/lets-not-be-stupid-about-climate-change/)."

What are the effects of weaker solar activity, a more dormant cycle, as we now experience of less solar energy or irradiance reaching Earth? In addition to increased cloud coverage globally, the vital jet streams weaken and volcanic activity increases, along with earthquakes, combined with erratic unpredictable weather. The Earth's magnetosphere, which normally locks the Jet Stream in place, weakens, and that in turn causes the stable Jet Stream to shift South as it did in January 2019 in North America, causing the record cold and snows across the US Midwest. In some regions there will be significantly more drought while in others significant flooding, with major effects on world food production one possible result. The weaker solar activity, known as Solar Minimum, also correlates with a global cooling trend. This has been documented going back centuries and longer (https://journal-neo.org/2019/08/26/world-extreme-weather-is-it-man-or-something-else/%20https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wqGVJWC-l-E&feature=youtu.be).

The current solar cycle, called by NASA the Number 24 Cycle, peaked in early 2014 before starting its measurable decline in annual sunspot activity. The minimum is predicted to take place in 2020. It could last for years. Some predict a new "mini Ice Age."

The subject is complex and vastly under-researched as we focus instead almost exclusively on man-made changes or possible changes to our weather with simplistic computer models. If the coming winter in the Northern Hemisphere is anything like the past one, it should prompt us to take this solar component of our climate seriously. By refusing to promote vigorous new research, we run a real risk in coming years of being unprepared for dramatic harvest failures globally at a time when most OECD governments have decided to eliminate emergency public grain reserves, and our food supply is organized on a "just-in-time" system. Science is not about "consensus," but rather about discovering truth, however controversial.

About the author

F. William Engdahl is strategic risk consultant and lecturer, he holds a degree in politics from Princeton University and is a best-selling author on oil and geopolitics, exclusively for the online magazine New Eastern Outlook (https://journal-neo.org/).

Comment: It's a bit more complicated than just 'what mood the Sun is in' (something(s) unknown out there is setting him off!), but it's certainly 'in the ballpark' to frame the current extremes people are experiencing in the context of natural forces that are several orders of magnitude more powerful than human activity.

The entire breadth of focus on man directly causing this - from the media mirage of 'consensus' science claiming 'we know exactly what is happening and thus exactly what to do about it', to farcical street protests in which people demand their govts 'do what the media says should be done about it' - amounts to one great big global session of 'screaming at the sky'.

This is way bigger than us.

For more on this, check out - See Hervé's post directly above:
Professor Valentina Zharkova explains and confirms why a "Super" Grand Solar Minimum is upon us (https://www.sott.net/article/400195-Professor-Valentina-Zharkova-explains-and-confirms-why-a-Super-Grand-Solar-Minimum-is-upon-us)

Ice Age Farmer Report: Zharkova Warns: PREPARE for Grand Solar Minimum (SC25/26) (https://www.sott.net/article/412562-Ice-Age-Farmer-Report-Zharkova-Warns-PREPARE-for-Grand-Solar-Minimum-SC25-26)

Adapt 2030 Ice Age Report: Interview with Laura Knight-Jadczyk and Pierre Lescaudron (https://www.sott.net/article/402391-Adapt-2030-Ice-Age-Report-Interview-with-Laura-Knight-Jadczyk-and-Pierre-Lescaudron)

Adapt 2030 Ice Age Report: Interview with Laura Knight-Jadczyk and Pierre Lescaudron (Part 2)
(https://www.sott.net/article/402892-Adapt-2030-Ice-Age-Report-Interview-with-Laura-Knight-Jadczyk-and-Pierre-Lescaudron-Part-2)

Wind

29th August 2019, 19:17

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justntime2learn

29th August 2019, 21:32

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Hi Wind,

You've been talkin about the new maunder minimum since I met you. It looks like it's getting close and will be a bit chillier than last time.

How is it in your neck of the woods?

Wind

30th August 2019, 12:36

Here we have had more warm weather this time around.

Hervé

5th September 2019, 14:47

SOTT Earth Changes Summary - August 2019: Extreme Weather, Planetary Upheaval, Meteor Fireballs (https://www.sott.net/article/419798-SOTT-Earth-Changes-Summary-August-2019-Extreme-Weather-Planetary-Upheaval-Meteor-Fireballs#)

Sott.net (https://www.sott.net/article/419798-SOTT-Earth-Changes-Summary-August-2019-Extreme-Weather-Planetary-Upheaval-Meteor-Fireballs#)
Wed, 04 Sep 2019 17:14 UTC

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Heavy rain, hail, and destructive floods killed hundreds and displaced millions around the world in August.

India was the most affected country with more than 200 dead and generalized devastation. This happened along a rare summer snowfall in Himachal predicting an early winter season.

Super-typhoon Lekima hit central China with 221km/h wind gusts and heavy floods, leaving 56 dead and forcing the evacuation of millions.

Spain was also battered by extreme weather this month, consisting of floods, hail and even tornadoes. Meanwhile, wildfires out of control in Gran Canaria forced the evacuation of almost 10,000 residents.

Wildfires raged across the globe, but as the media focused on the Amazon and blamed man-made Global Warming, wildfires in central Africa were ignored... even when they were three times larger. Despite the hype, Africa saw at least 70% of the 10,000 fires burning worldwide on the average day in August, though the number of fires is consistent from year to year.

What was actually extraordinary were the 21,000 square miles scorched by fires in four Siberian regions, likely ignited by lightning and spread by strong winds.

All this and more in this month's SOTT Earth Changes Summary...

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Watch it also on Sott.net's Vimeo channel (https://vimeo.com/sottnet)

Franny

20th October 2019, 03:54

USDA SAYS IT'S ALL OVER | Grain Growth Season Halted Early/Mid October

In a USDA report, the agency reported that a cold snap between October 10th and 14th ended the corn grain growing season early from North Texas, North to the Dakotas, and east to the Appalachians. The big question is, with a late planting season and early end to the season, did the USDA change their crop outlook?

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onawah

20th October 2019, 05:46

Global Grains Take Massive 14% Hit Where Will Our Food Come From
Oct 17, 2019
Adapt 2030
(This guy's youtube channel is worth watching. )
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"Global grain ending stocks are reduced 14% in 2019, Argentina production slashed from 21 to 18.3 million tons, Brazil reducing 3 million tons, Australia now a net wheat importer, USA & Canadian grow zones decimated by two early season blizzards, Ukraine wheat forecast down and somehow we are not warned of imminent price increases in our daily food stuffs. Look at China 50% increase in food inflation through 2019 alone. The rest or the globe is next are you ready?

Climate Revolution: A ‘Must Read’ for understanding our Sun driven climate as we progress deeper into the new Eddy Grand Solar Minimum. Weather extremes leading to Global food scarcity and high food prices are here now, and this book describes the expected changes, how to survive & thrive during future challenging times with practical preparations.
ADAPT 2030 Climate Revolution Book https://payhip.com/b/3sVi

Bill Ryan

20th October 2019, 09:24

justntime2learn

20th October 2019, 17:07

One of the heaviest snow falls on record, just a couple days ago, in the nearby Cajas mountains in Ecuador, which I've explored extensively (http://projectavalon.net/forum4/showthread.php?93672-Another-vicarious-adventure-and-another-Avalon-Cairn--for-the-Wawa-Grande-this-time-) the last few years. (Snow is so rare here that despite all my hiking in the Cajas, I've never actually seen it.)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n6dQHToCj70
This is summer here. Or, it's meant to be! The rainy season kicked in 3 (three) months early, a couple of weeks ago. There's barely been a summer at all. Exactly 3 years ago (October 2016) we had days on end of cloudless sky and record high temperatures.
Hi All,

Not much difference on this side of the globe!

I remember the 2016 growing season here in Oregon. We were able to plant in early February and harvested as late as November. I remember planting corn twice with both grows reaching complete maturity. We also had a bumper crop of grapes.

We've been growing our own food for many years on our three acres. This was the first year we weren't able to plant anything. All of our neighbors tried with varying degrees of success depending on what they were growing.

Usually this time of year there is such an abundance of garden food that we are all giving it to each other to can. This year, not even one tomato.

onawah

20th October 2019, 17:52

Nebraska retiree uses earths's heat to grow oranges in snow
(Jayke posted this here: http://projectavalon.net/forum4/showthread.php?108975-Nebraska-retiree-uses-earths-s-heat-to-grow-oranges-in-snow&p=1319761&viewfull=1#post1319761 but it's appropriate here as well, I think.)

"This is the kind of thinking that could be a global game-changer! Decentralised, off-grid, abundant food production, almost anywhere on the planet. :sun:

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Winter temperatures in Alliance, Nebraska can drop to -20°F (the record low is -40°F/C), but retired mailman Russ Finch grows oranges in his backyard greenhouse without paying for heat. Instead, he draws on the earth's stable temperature (around 52 degrees in his region) to grow warm weather produce- citrus, figs, pomegranates - in the snow.

Finch first discovered geothermal heating in 1979 when he and his wife built it into their 4400-square-foot dream home to cut energy costs. Eighteen years later they decided to add a 16'x80' greenhouse in the backyard. The greenhouse resembles a pit greenhouse (walipini) in that the floor is dug down 4 feet below the surface and the roof is slanted to catch the southern sun.

To avoid using heaters for the cold Nebraska winter nights, Finch relies on the warm underground air fed into the greenhouse via plastic tubing under the yard and one fan.

Finch sells a "Citrus in the Snow" report detailing his work with his "geo-air" greenhouses and says anyone can build a market-producing greenhouse for about $25,000 or "less than the cost of a heat system on a traditional greenhouse". "

https://greenhouseinthesnow.com/

justntime2learn

20th October 2019, 20:39

Here's a 3-minute 46 second video by Suspicious Observers offering an explanation to the weird, wild weather. It happens about every 12,000 years with the last time being 12,000 years ago.

This is a great summary of the "Earth Catastrophe" series.

The CIA cover up (Adam and Eve story) is mentioned.

And soon to repeat cyclical catastrophe of Earth. We can finally put the entire puzzle together now in the information age and many believe our only hope is that It rose just before the fall ~ Ben Davidson

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onawah

21st October 2019, 16:09

That is the brief introduction:
Here's a 3-minute 46 second video by Suspicious Observers offering an explanation to the weird, wild weather. It happens about every 12,000 years with the last time being 12,000 years ago.

This is a great summary of the "Earth Catastrophe" series.

The CIA cover up (Adam and Eve story) is mentioned.

And soon to repeat cyclical catastrophe of Earth. We can finally put the entire puzzle together now in the information age and many believe our only hope is that It rose just before the fall ~ Ben Davidson

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To this one hour, seventeen minute presentation from Suspicious Observer:

"Cosmic Disaster, Solar Micronova, Superflare, Magnetic Reversal, Crustal Displacement, Ice Age, Tsunamis, Volcanoes... it's all here, it's all been done before and it's all coming again soon.

Science tells us these magnetic events come on a cycle, we are due up again now, and shocker... the magnetic field is shifting and accelerating. This is not a coincidence.

Observing the Frontier 2020: https://ObservatoryProject.com

To get free copies of the classified work, go to SuspectSky.com"
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justntime2learn

21st October 2019, 16:24

"Each breath a gift"... Dear Natalie :heart:

onawah

3rd November 2019, 19:01

Ditranium, Interesting source for info re solar system, planetary, cosmic, astrological & other influences on Earth's seismic activity, weather, etc.

Seismic & Planetary Update 3 November 2019
Ditrianum

"An additional strong quake occurred in Mindanao following the critical geometry on the 30th.
Early on the 3rd Venus lined up with the Sun and Jupiter, less than a day later followed by Mercury-Sun-Mars. These alignments add to the probability of large seismic activity in the coming days.

Clue to earthquake lightning mystery
https://www.bbc.com/news/science-envi...

Can electric signals in Earth's atmosphere predict earthquakes?
https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2015/...

Earthquake Alarm - electromagnetic signals:
https://spectrum.ieee.org/computing/h...

Atmospheric Electricity Influencing Biogeochemical Processes in Soils and Sediments:
https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/...

Introduction Video: "Earthquakes & Electromagnetic Waves"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=27nIr...

Growing Evidence Radiation Pressure Triggers Earthquakes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nnhhc..."

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Hervé

6th November 2019, 17:54

SOTT Earth Changes Summary - October 2019: Extreme Weather, Planetary Upheaval, Meteor Fireballs (https://www.sott.net/previews/tipe/304262)

Sott.net (https://www.sott.net/previews/tipe/304262)
Wed, 06 Nov 2019 06:23 UTC

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Fire in the sky! Meteor/fireball sightings and barely detected asteroid flybys surely got our attention this past month. What is the cosmos trying to tell us?

Ireland, Scotland, Portugal, US, Canada, and China were witness to some of the most important meteor sightings in October, while NASA was put to shame by so many undetected NEOs, making it clear that we are defenseless against a possible 'out of the blue' hit by one of these rocks.

Severe storms and floods continued to wreak havoc around the world, leaving a trail of destruction in Saudi Arabia, Italy, Turkey, Egypt, India, Japan and Spain.

Hurricane season continued with Japan seeing its strongest storm in 60 years with the arrival of super-typhoon Hagibis and Korea suffering the effects of typhoon Mitag. The UK and Ireland also saw torrential rains in advance of, and in the aftermath of, hurricane Lorenzo, which severely damaged the Azores on its path northward.

In the Philippines, several were killed and many injured as the country was hit by not one, but three earthquakes registering over M6 in a two week period.

Snow in October is now becoming the norm. So much for less ice at the poles, dying polar bears, and record heat. October left a month's worth of snow in a single day in the Southern Yukon; 10 inches of snow in Washington; unexpected cold and heavy snow in Texas as well as parts of Russia and Canada... and it's still Autumn.

To understand what's going on, check out our book explaining how all these events are part of a natural climate shift, and why it is taking place now: Earth Changes and the Human-Cosmic Connection (http://www.amazon.com/Earth-Changes-Human-Cosmic-Connection/dp/1897244975/)

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Alecs

12th November 2019, 01:03

Thanks for this, onawah. I'm up for learning more about this, hence just spend $49 for the information packet from Russ (greenhouseinthesnow.com) which he states is regularly updated as they learn. While he mentions $25K for the greenhouse, the 60 ft long greenhouse is about $9K.

Another consideration, for anyone, is constructing a root cellar for overwinter storage of produce.

Nebraska retiree uses earths's heat to grow oranges in snow
(Jayke posted this here: http://projectavalon.net/forum4/showthread.php?108975-Nebraska-retiree-uses-earths-s-heat-to-grow-oranges-in-snow&p=1319761&viewfull=1#post1319761 but it's appropriate here as well, I think.)

"This is the kind of thinking that could be a global game-changer! Decentralised, off-grid, abundant food production, almost anywhere on the planet. :sun:

ZD_3_gsgsnk

Winter temperatures in Alliance, Nebraska can drop to -20°F (the record low is -40°F/C), but retired mailman Russ Finch grows oranges in his backyard greenhouse without paying for heat. Instead, he draws on the earth's stable temperature (around 52 degrees in his region) to grow warm weather produce- citrus, figs, pomegranates - in the snow.

Finch first discovered geothermal heating in 1979 when he and his wife built it into their 4400-square-foot dream home to cut energy costs. Eighteen years later they decided to add a 16'x80' greenhouse in the backyard. The greenhouse resembles a pit greenhouse (walipini) in that the floor is dug down 4 feet below the surface and the roof is slanted to catch the southern sun.

To avoid using heaters for the cold Nebraska winter nights, Finch relies on the warm underground air fed into the greenhouse via plastic tubing under the yard and one fan.

Finch sells a "Citrus in the Snow" report detailing his work with his "geo-air" greenhouses and says anyone can build a market-producing greenhouse for about $25,000 or "less than the cost of a heat system on a traditional greenhouse". "

https://greenhouseinthesnow.com/

onawah

12th November 2019, 01:06

Most welcome Alecs! I hope that goes really well for you. Please let us know.

Thanks for this, onawah. I'm up for learning more about this, hence just spend $49 for the information packet from Russ (greenhouseinthesnow.com) which he states is regularly updated as they learn. While he mentions $25K for the greenhouse, the 60 ft long greenhouse is about $9K.

onawah

14th November 2019, 22:47

Record-Challenging Low Temperatures Everywhere
November 14, 2019 Published by ColdClimate
https://coldclimatechange.com/record-challenging-low-temperatures-everywhere/
"Breaking records set more than 100 years ago – More than 100 in Alabama alone. Record lows were reported this morning from Birmingham, Alabama, to Burlington, Vermont, from New York City to Detroit, from Wichita to St. Louis, From Atlanta to Ohio. Birmingham’s low of 18F shattered the previous record of 22F set in 1911. New York City and Buffalo, New York, as well as parts of Ohio set new cold records.

Around 240 million people are now facing winter weather according to CNN. It literally feels like it is mid-January in much of the central and eastern portions of the United States, with temperatures that are 30 degrees below normal. Winter started early this year, witnessed by heavy winter snowstorms in October that actually started in September in certain places, yet hardly anyone thinks its funny or strange that the media is still insisting its catastrophic warming we are facing.

“The planet is coming apart at the seams right before the eyes of scientists at work in remote fringe areas of the North where permafrost crumbles and collapses. It’s abrupt climate change at work in real time, but the governing leaders of the world either don’t care or don’t know. If they did, there would already be a worldwide Climate Marshall Plan to save civilization from early warning signals of utter chaos,” writes Robert Hunziker for Counter Punch. This is all true but its cold climate change at work not man-made global warming.

The New York Times competed with, “How Scientists Got Climate Change So Wrong. Few thought it would arrive so quickly. Now we’re facing consequences once viewed as fringe scenarios. For decades, most scientists saw climate change as a distant prospect. We now know that thinking was wrong. As we now know, all of those predictions turned out to be completely wrong. Which makes you wonder whether the projected risks of further warming, dire as they are, might still be understated. How bad will things get?” Yes how bad will the cold get and how much of our agricultural sector will fail do to the collapsing time of our growing season?
Hiding cold climate change with global warming is like hiding a stampeding herd of elephants charging down fifth avenue. There is no middle ground when it comes to climate. We have climate reality, measurable by thermometers to see how hot or cold it is and measuring sticks to see how much snow or rain has fallen.

Then we have what the governments are saying, what the UN is saying, what climatologists are saying, which basically adds up to this summarized by Reuters: “A child born today faces multiple and life-long health harms from climate change – growing up in a warmer world with risks of food shortages, infectious diseases, floods and extreme heat, a major global study has found.”

Just run over to https://electroverse.net and run your eyes down the headlines but be sure to dress warm while you do because reality, a cold one, being set up by our entry into a grand solar minimum, will chill your bones; while at the same time show you how terribly we are being lied to by the elite class who own the media.

It also shows how scientific integrity has been destroyed, trashed by politicians and compromised researchers and governmental institutions who think they can get away with lies about the nature of climate and what is going on with the sun. The lower-latitudes are actually COOLING, and cooling fast — in line with historically low solar activity. That is a fact of life that hundreds of millions can testify to this week yet we are to believe the press and politicians?

Don’t be fooled by bogus political ideologies — the lower-latitudes are refreezing in line with historically low solar activity. NASA itself has recently revealed this upcoming solar cycle (25) will be “the weakest of the past 200 years,” and they’ve correlated previous solar shutdowns to prolonged periods of global cooling here.
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Yes even winter alerts in Florida this week though in much of the rest of the state pleasant cooling. So many record cold temperatures set all over the country, yet this is not just an anomaly. It has been getting colder for a few years but no one expected us to fall off a cold cliff so intensely as we are right now in North America, Europe and Asia.

Something must be done about climate change — and fast. The IMF Says Just Do Something! Does not matter what, does not matter whether its right or wrong. just do something is the sentiment among many children and media.

According to the director of the CIA, its going to be a much worse mini-ice age than scientists expect, because whoever it is that is sponsoring genoengeneering are doing it to cool the planet because of the non-existent warming. I doubt that is the real reason but that is what the director of the CIA said about two years ago.

“If planners and governments want to prepare for a substantial “climate change” in the future, it’s global cooling they should be concerned about, not global warming,” writes Gregory F. Fegel "

Mare

15th November 2019, 09:08

The irony.
https://www.cnn.com/2019/11/14/europe/veneto-council-climate-change-floods-trnd-intl-scli/index.html

onawah

15th November 2019, 16:17

This Cycle its Going To Be Different (911)
Nov 14, 2019
Adapt 2030

" It's Not CO2 its the Sun

"With heavier more powerful cycles at our door step we as a society need to have conversations on global food security. We as a species have even forgotten major celestial events as recently as 200 years with the meteor shower of 1833 in SE USA and the Carrington event that aurora were seen in South America. Now this year unprecedented blizzards, Arctic freezes cover the N. Hemisphere and the coldest temperature ever recorded in October in the N. Hemisphere in Utah. Changes have begun. "
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Hervé

22nd November 2019, 12:29

Cold periods correlate with civilization collapse – Video (https://www.iceagenow.info/cold-periods-correlate-with-civilization-collapse-video/)

by Robert (https://www.iceagenow.info/author/xilef/)

November 21, 2019 (https://www.iceagenow.info/cold-periods-correlate-with-civilization-collapse-video/)

I highly recommend that you watch this video by Peter Temple, who warns “just when we need more energy and warmth, we have politicians trying to tax it out of existence.”

It’s a cycle, it’s a cycle, it’s a cycle!

“The sun and the planets are the main driver of climate change on our tiny little planet,” says Temple, who pretty much says what I’ve been saying all along.

The difference is that he doesn’t take into account our rapidly declining magnetic field strength, which I think will make things even worse.

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Periods of warming correlate with major civilizations

Here’s a little hint of what you’ll see:

• Periods of warming correlate with major civilizations. That’s when the greatest empires emerge. Egypt. Greece. Rome. The Mayans. The Vikings.

• When the climate cools, civilizations collapse into ruin. Those periods get labeled as dark ages, because there’s little advancement in living standards

• Social mood always turns negative with colder climate, and that brings about riots and wars

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When the climate cools, civilizations collapse into ruin.

• One of the ‘great’ features of the 172-year cycle is a financial collapse.

• Just when we need more energy and warmth, we have politicians trying to tax it out of existence
If, for some reason this video does not display, you can also view it on Peter Temple’s website: https://worldcyclesinstitute.com/global-cooling/

And if that doesn’t work, you can view it on YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZw4DdocxN0&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR0FtoKR_OhGRccuY3-v2DqT7s0fmHSzXmXNVK9wl1GajAyEGBtq0oLFkkw

justntime2learn

22nd November 2019, 18:50

This 4 minute video was just released by Suspicious Observers.

Recap on the OSS/CIA cover up, Charles Hapgood and the cyclic event we are in.

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greybeard

22nd November 2019, 21:45

One of the reasons Im interested in past events is that im aware its cyclic.
So what happened then is very relevent to what is facing us now.
Im not 100% clear on the detail and timing---all that can be said is "We live in intersting times"
The human race has survived every cycle so there is hope.
Chris

Franny

7th December 2019, 21:31

SOTT Earth Changes Summary - November 2019: Extreme Weather, Planetary Upheaval, Meteor Fireballs

SOTT Earth Changes Summary - November 2019: Extreme Weather, Planetary Upheaval, Meteor Fireballs (https://www.sott.net/article/425186-SOTT-Earth-Changes-Summary-November-2019-Extreme-Weather-Planetary-Upheaval-Meteor-Fireballs)

As if mocking the propaganda of anthropogenic climate change advocates, Nature has - once again - provided a wild and varied ride for the inhabitants of planet Earth in the month of November.

In keeping with the pattern of recent years, winter arrived early again in many parts of the Northern Hemisphere, disrupting normal life and food production. The US saw new cold and snowfall records over much of its territory, even as 'Extinction Rebellion' zealots demanded further man-made CO2 reductions to 'save the planet from overheating'. Exceptional snowfalls and early freezing temperatures also left their mark in Europe, and parts of Africa, Asia, and the Middle East.

Heavy rain, floods, and landslides also wreaked havoc this month, with South Sudan, Kenya, Congo, Algeria, the UK, France, the Philippines, Australia, and northern Mexico all affected by hundreds of deaths, thousands displaced and significant damage to local infrastructure. Italy was hit once again by extreme weather this month: storms, floods, and early snow left a path of destruction across several provinces.

Our viewers will not be surprised to learn that a significant number of meteor fireballs and unexpected NEOs also made an appearance in our skies last month, shocking and delighting many eyewitnesses and leaving many experts wondering whether their claim that they can track all dangerous NEOs is really just 'pie in the sky'.

All that and more in this month's SOTT Earth Changes Summary...

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Mark (Star Mariner)

13th December 2019, 22:52

Once in 500 year storm batters Iceland

Dumps up to seven feet of snow, carried on winds of up to 150mph.

Extremely windy conditions and life-threatening conditions are unfolding across the western half of Iceland as bombogenesis cyclone is sitting along the SE parts of the island. Central pressure is already below 950 mbar, cyclone continues deepening. As the cyclone is expected to drift further east tonight, extreme wind threat will worsen and spread across much of the country. Models are still in a very good agreement developing a violent windstorm with wind gusts 200-250 km/h across the SE parts of Iceland, possibly even more locally! Intense snowfall with violent blizzard conditions are worsening across northern Iceland as well, as snowfall rates are still intensifying within 140-170 km/h wind gusts. Hurricane-force winds and heavy snowfall will continue overnight and tomorrow. [more (https://www.severe-weather.eu/mcd/violent-winter-storm-underway-iceland-getting-worse-mk/)]

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Features in vid below, which is relevant and also interesting

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https://twitter.com/Met4Cast_/status/1204414654597881860

Nick Matkin

21st December 2019, 17:53

Tornado hits Chertsey - almost SW London!

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-50877501

Don't get too exited. About 30 tornadoes get reported each year in the UK. There are probably others that miss population centres. They are normally only F0 to F1 and occasionally F2.

Although most people think of twisters striking ‘Tornado Alley’ in the US, the UK actually has more tornadoes per area than any other country.

Source: University of Manchester (https://www.manchester.ac.uk/discover/news/new-map-of-uk-tornadoes-produced/)

Star Tsar

8th January 2020, 13:02

SOTT Media

December 2019 : Earth Changes Summary

Published 6th January 2020

After unusual chilling summer temperatures and snowfall in the Victorian Alps area, Australia is suffering from an all-time record bush-fire that has provoked devastating damage. The fires have displaced thousands and has caused the dead of half a billion animals so far.

After investigation, the Australian police concluded that arsonists and lightning are to blame for the raging fires... not anthropogenic climate change.

At least 150 houses were also destroyed by fast-moving woodland fires in the Chilean city of Valparaíso. Residential areas were still burning on Christmas Day.

Snow covered the ground on nearly half of the lower 48 states of the US - 46.2 percent of land area -, the largest area on early December since snow cover records began in 2003. The snow cover also reached Mexico's northern regions.

Iceland reported a record snow cover of 30 feet, meanwhile 8,000 vehicles were stranded in Kashmir caused by 3 feet of snow.

Storms Elsa and Fabien wreak havoc from France and Spain to Italy. At least nine deaths were reported due to the dual storms that rocked western and central Europe. The strong winds resulted in more than 118,000 power outages, the majority of which were reported in France.

Fabien also caused flooding in Venice where rainfall of 1-3 inches combined with high tides inundated parts of the city.

Heavy rain, floods and landslides keep causing devastating damage around the world: 150 people were killed in Kenya; 4 dead in Khuzestan Province, Iran; thousands affected in Nariño, and 8 missing in Tolima, Colobia; Beirut paralyzed; 50 houses under water in Sigi, Indonesia.

A 6.9 magnitude earthquake hit southern Philippines, killing at least one person and causing several injuries. Roads and buildings, including the local government office, were damaged.

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Franny

11th February 2020, 01:54

SOTT Earth Changes Summary - January 2020: Extreme Weather, Planetary Upheaval, Meteor Fireballs

SOTT Earth Changes Summary - January 2020 (https://www.sott.net/article/428897-SOTT-Earth-Changes-Summary-January-2020-Extreme-Weather-Planetary-Upheaval-Meteor-Fireballs)

Wildfires continued to rage across Australia through January, leaving 70% of the country covered in a smokey haze. New South Wales and Victoria were the most affected states with more than 2,000 houses destroyed, and thousands displaced.

The rain has since brought some respite, but there are still more than 50 active fires. And if that was not enough, flash floods, giant hail, and dust-storms hit the country adding to the destruction caused by the ongoing fires.

A significant number of impressive meteor fireballs were filmed this month, along with increased reports of loud "booms" or 'explosions in the sky', highlighting that there could be even more meteor fireballs events that are not reported, or pass unnoticed.

Seismic and volcanic activity reached an interesting peak this month, a devastating 6.8 magnitude earthquake hit eastern Turkey. At least 31 people were killed and more than 1,600 injured.

Puerto Rico was hit by two powerful shallow earthquakes of 5.8 and 6.4 magnitude that left one person dead, a path of destroyed buildings, and island-wide power cuts. The triggered seismic swarm hasn't stopped yet.

A 6.4 magnitude tremor also shook Xinjiang, China, causing one dead, and damage in several buildings.

Last but not least, a magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck 80 miles from Jamaica, shaking people in the Caribbean and as far away as Miami.

Even if the media is reporting that "a number of countries just witnessed their warmest January", the amount of snow in the northern hemisphere was certainly far from "normal". See it for yourself in this month's SOTT Earth Changes Summary...

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Akasha

11th February 2020, 10:18

Last night, over here in Hungary, we had a thunder storm with hail........In early February???!!! I've been here 10 years and that's a new one on me. My Hungarian partner says she's never experienced a thunder storm so early in the year.....at all!

Karen (Geophyz)

13th February 2020, 21:51

I have been pondering the effects on weather that a magnetic reversal may have. We know reversals have happened in the past, the rock record has recorded it. We know that a magnetic reversal is slowly happening. What is the impact of the magnetic field on weather and climate? Thinking about the subtropical easterlies and the mid-latitude westerlies and other changes in the upper level circulation, are these caused by changes in pressure on the magnetic field? Indigenous people would predict weather changes by aurora activity and aurora activity is the result of electrons interacting with the magnetic field.

I am still in the pondering stage. But the magnetic north pole has begun to move erratically, could this correlate with the unusual weather, the earthquakes and other responses we are seeing on the earth surface?

Bill Ryan

13th February 2020, 23:20

...the magnetic north pole has begun to move erratically, could this correlate with the unusual weather, the earthquakes and other responses we are seeing on the earth surface?A weakening magnetic field means more cosmic rays reaching the lower atmosphere, which means greater cloud formation, which means greater albedo (solar reflectivity), and therefore the knock-on effects on climate. Earthquakes, I have no idea! :)

justntime2learn

13th February 2020, 23:50

East Sun

14th February 2020, 00:52

Where is HAARP in all this, I wonder.

(Why do they crank out that weird excuse for music
on these videos every time.)

justntime2learn

14th February 2020, 02:41

One giant leap for cosmology!

Here is some good news released last night. Not exactly on topic, but related. The video being only 4 minutes 36 seconds with possible vindication for Major White from the pentagon and Albert Einstein at the 1 minute 50 second mark. I believe major White was in sharp contrast with Charles Hapgood mentioned in this thread.

Here are a few quotes, but there are so much more.

You control the reality and nothing else

Understanding replaces forgiveness in the mind of the Master

You accept your inability to see everything

Like The Force from Star Wars, but real

Universe Science | The Truth Ties Everything Together:

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Star Tsar

1st April 2020, 09:22

Latest from SOTT Media...

SOTT Media

February 2020 : Earth Changes Summary

Published 6th March 2020

The winter remained harsh in the northern hemisphere throughout February with even more cold and snowfall records broken.

70 villages in southeastern Turkey were buried under 20 feet of snow after a powerful blizzard. Residents were left without power and water as they also struggled to dig their way out. Furthermore, two avalanches killed 41 in the eastern part of the country, while a 5.7 magnitude earthquake killed 8 people in the southeast... That's quite a lot of extreme events in a single region.

Haji Omaran, a town on the mountainous Iraq-Iran border, also experienced exceptionally heavy snowfall, with roads blocked and cars buried in the snow. Saudi Arabia also got its share of unusual cold weather (for the desert!) as the temperature dropped to -5°C.

Last but not least, Taiwan's highest peak of Yushan and nearby counties were hit by the heaviest snowfall in two decades, whilst Himachal Pradesh's capital received the highest snowfall in eight years.

Heavy rain continued breaking records around the globe: 2 feet of rain in 24 hours in Fiordland, New Zealand; 5 dead and hundred displaced in Kenya; a month's worth of rain in 3 hours in São Paulo, Brazil; rainfall 400% above normal in Mississippi; hundreds evacuated in Northern Argentina due to widespread flooding, while western Washington got hit by historic flooding and landslides... and that's just to mention some of the most significant events.

At least seven people were killed across Europe by Storm Ciara, heavy rain and strong winds shut down transport and left hundreds of thousands without power. And storm Dennis left its mark in the UK, dumping a month's worth of rain in 48 hours with 91mph winds.

Meteor fireballs also gave quite a show this month, sightings on the rise... at least for now.

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Richter

11th April 2020, 00:20

SOTT Earth Changes Summary - March 2020 (22:35)
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justntime2learn

11th April 2020, 00:27

SOTT Earth Changes Summary - March 2020 (22:35)
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Hi Richter,

Welcome to Avalon :handshake:

Many of us love Sott.

What was your biggest takeaway from the video?

Cheers, Chuck

Richter

11th April 2020, 01:18

SOTT Earth Changes Summary - March 2020 (22:35)

Hi Richter,

Welcome to Avalon :handshake:

Many of us love Sott.

What was your biggest takeaway from the video?

Cheers, Chuck

I like SOTT's monthly summaries because they give a good overview, but there's so much more devastation by extreme weather that it only shows a tip of the iceberg

Here's a link to another extreme weather video channel
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZ3uUmSs9Om3-MycetiGNnQ/videos

Houman

11th April 2020, 03:55

https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/krakatau/news/101587/Krakatoa-volcano-Indonesia-violent-eruption-ash-to-47000-ft-altitude.html

Krakatoa just erupted

Richter

12th April 2020, 02:43

Here's a link to another extreme weather video channel
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZ3uUmSs9Om3-MycetiGNnQ/videos

On the YT video channel of Live Storms Media you can see clips of the latest storm footage in the United States
https://www.youtube.com/user/LiveStormsNetwork/videos

Richter

21st April 2020, 23:22

Here's a link to another extreme weather video channel
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZ3uUmSs9Om3-MycetiGNnQ/videos

Here's an example
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I find the music most of the time quite irritating but the videos are good
and he uploads new stuff every 5 days on his channel

Richter

26th April 2020, 06:22

Animation of smoke spreading over Europe during a large forest fire in the Chernobyl nuclear exclusion zone (0:29)
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Star Tsar

10th May 2020, 18:10

Latest from SOTT Media...

SOTT Media

April 2020 : Earth Changes Summary

Published 6th May 2020

April 2020 brought us some chilly Earth Changes surprises, from record snow in parts of the US and Europe, to huge hail in Asia and the Middle East.

An arctic system blasted Canada, the Midwest, Northeast and Southern US, causing power outages in Manitoba, and Main, leaving hundreds of thousands without power. Snow records were broken in Colorado (30 inches), South Dakota (15 inches), and Iowa (11 inches).

Snow also fell in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, for the first time in 26 years... in Spring!

Global food production not only has been disrupted by the economy-killing plandemic, severe cold and frost also destroyed crops across Europe and the US.

Hail also got nasty around the globe this month, killing 5 people, ravaging crops, and damaging 6,000 homes in Vietnam. Hailstorms also left 4,2000 people homeless in Tripura, India, and covered in white parts of Saudi Arabia, Iran, and China... with added floods to the mix.

Severe storms, hail, tornadoes, and strong winds ripped through parts of the Midwest and South US, causing damage to many homes, especially in Indiana and Arkansas.

While all this water got dumped around the world, the Czech Republic is still facing the worst drought in 500 years.

All this and more in this month's SOTT Earth Changes Summary.

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Richter

11th May 2020, 22:06

Hailstorms (49:29)
A very interesting and informative episode of the documentary series 'Return of the Bible Plagues'.
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RunningDeer

21st May 2020, 02:25

Life-threatening' Flooding Devastates Central Michigan as Dams Breach
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Richter

21st May 2020, 06:22

Star Tsar

4th June 2020, 09:26

Here is your latest weather report...

Weather Events

Worldwide Weather Events

Published 4th June 2020

In this report footage from Pakistan, Mexico, Russia & Spain taken on the 3rd June 2020.

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Published 5th June 2020

In this report footage from Norway, France & Ukraine.

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RunningDeer

4th June 2020, 22:07

Massive Mudslide In Norway Drags Homes Into The Sea (1:20 min)https://i.imgur.com/RfoQjVt.gif

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East Sun

5th June 2020, 00:09

???? Could HAARP be a part of these phenomena?

Richter

5th June 2020, 05:22

STRANGE SOUNDS
Not only an excellent source for those strange sounds coming from the skies
('booms' & 'sky trumpets') but also daily updated topics about extreme weather,
disasters, space science, volcano's, mysteries, UFOs, etc. Well written, & lots of
videos and photos.

https://strangesounds.org/

Star Tsar

7th June 2020, 17:09

Sarah Rainsong

9th June 2020, 19:30

This is such an interesting storm!

First, it's an extremely early storm, being "the earliest third named tropical storm system on record in the Atlantic basin."

Second, it's a "cross-over" storm, meaning it developed in the Atlantic from the leftovers of a hurricane from the Pacific.

Third, it's remnants are fixing to combine with another storm system "coming from the west to form one giant cyclone."

I think it's taking its cues from COVID19, and just refusing to fade away. :rofl:

Why Cristobal is a rare 'crossover' storm (https://www.accuweather.com/en/hurricane/why-cristobal-is-a-rare-crossover-storm/753527)

Cristobal developed from the leftovers of Tropical Storm Amanda, the first named storm of the Pacific hurricane season. Amanda pummeled areas of Central America during the final weekend of May, causing at least 26 deaths and forcing at least 8,000 people to be evacuated in El Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala.

Amanda appeared to wrap up off the coast of Guatemala, but then it moved inland over the country, which is “rare to see … let alone during late May,” Kottlowski said.

“Once Amanda moved inland, the lower-level part of the storm fell apart, but the upper-level part survived and moved to the western Yucatan,” Kottlowski said. “Cristobal’s development was associated with a large counter-clockwise wind pattern referred to as a gyre. The Central American Gyre (CAG) is more common during the late summer and fall season.”

Cristobal to merge with new storm system after lashing South (https://www.nbcnews.com/news/weather/cristobal-merge-new-storm-system-after-lashing-south-n1228051)

Tropical Storm Cristobal could soon renew its strength by uniting with another storm system coming from the west to form one giant cyclone, forecasters say.

After drenching much of the South, forecasters now expect the remnants of Cristobal to bring fierce winds, heavy rain and thunderstorms to much of the Midwest by Tuesday.

A very strong storm system sweeping out from the Rocky Mountains is expected to meld with Cristobal in the next couple of days, said Greg Carbin, who oversees forecasts at the Weather Prediction Center in College Park, Maryland.

Star Tsar

10th June 2020, 16:20

Latest from SOTT Media...

SOTT Media

May 2020 : Earth Changes Summary

Published 8th June 2020

As the Sun enters a 'lockdown' period, Earth is charging up and responding accordingly. This time, even mainstream science said that this solar minimum could cause freezing weather, famine, increased earthquakes, and catastrophic volcanic eruptions... and the latest Earth Changes are pointing to that.

But decreased activity is not the only aspect to highlight, as the Sun unleashed the biggest flare since 2017 on May 29. Something that can get more dangerous for satellites and other technological devices if our magnetosphere continues to weaken.

Funny enough, the George Floyd protests and riots coincided with this solar flare...a human and cosmic connection?

Some parts of the northern hemisphere experienced a return to winter... one month away from summer, while early snow and cold records were hit in the southern hemisphere when winter has not yet "officially" begun.

A rare May snowstorm triggered by a polar vortex whipped through the northeast of the US, with parts of Maine and New Hampshire receiving as much as 10 inches of snow, and near white-out conditions in upstate New York.

Greece, Germany, Turkey, and Russia also got their share of unseasonable snow, but Ayubia National Park in Pakistan was covered in snow for the first time in a century, and Australia ended up with 40 inches of snow during the coldest start of May ever recorded.

An absurd amount of water poured down all over the world in May, causing devastating floods and landslides. Kenia, India, Oman and Central America where the most affected with hundreds of deaths, and thousands displaced.

Cyclone Amphan left a path of destruction in Odisha and West Bengal, India, leaving hundreds of families without homes, and thousands without electricity.

Unusually strong tornadoes, multiple twisters at once - where it's not common - and big hail also left a path of destruction in the US, Mexico, and parts of Europe and Asia.

An last but not least: India, Pakistan, and East Africa suffered their worst locust attack in 27 years, leaving millionaire losses in crops, and widespread damage in vegetation. Combined with the unnecessary food losses caused by the lockdown, we might be looking at millions more going hungry in the not too distant future.

Electrical activity in the atmosphere increased this month too. Lightning strikes killed people, cattle, and amazed millions. Just Washington registered more than 87,000 lightning strikes in one day... nearly 23 times the annual average!

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Star Tsar

10th June 2020, 16:27

News from Ecuador...

Weather Events

Ecuadorian Volcano Eruption Leaves Several Cities Covered In Ash

Published 10th June 2020

The eruption of a volcano in Ecuador's Amazon region left several cities covered in ash on Tuesday, fueling concerns of a potential health impact as the South American nation slowly emerges from a brutal coronavirus outbreak.

The Sangay volcano (https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/sangay/news.html) has had moderate eruptions for over a year that have had little impact because of its remote location, but a recent change in wind patterns has pushed ash toward the coast and affected areas including the largest city, Guayaquil.

"The ash comes out of the Sangay volcano and spreads into the Guayas province, and we see a quantity of ash that is arriving near Guayaquil," Benjamin Bernard of the Geophysical Institute of Ecuador told reporters, referring to the province where Guayaquil is located.

The institute said it expects minor volcanic eruptions to continue in the coming days but does not expect a major eruption.

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palehorse

11th June 2020, 04:44

Here is your latest weather report...

Weather Events

Worldwide Weather Events

Published 7th June 2020

In this report footage from:

MALAYSIA - The sea barrage was spotted off the coast of Pontian, Johor June 5th
MEXICO - Another tornado angle, seen in Ciudad Madero, Tamaulipas, fences of the Francisco Refinery, yesterday June 5th
UNITED STATES - Capture a sea barrage moving towards Dauphin Island, Alabama, this morning, is part of the outer bands of Tropical Storm Christopher on June 6th.

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I saw one like that in South of Thailand about a year ago, it was forming in the water, after about 20 minutes it just gonna without harming anything. The weather was raining and quite windy. Beautiful formation by the way.

Star Tsar

13th June 2020, 20:40

Supercells anyone?

Live Storms Media

Supercell Straight-Line Winds

Recorded 10th & Published 12th June 2020

Location: Anna, Ohio, USA (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anna,_Ohio)

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Rare North Western Supercells Time Lapse

Recorded & Published 12th June 2020

Location: Lewiston, Idaho, USA (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lewiston,_Idaho)

Today some rare ingredients for supercell yet again came together in the PNW. Was able to time lapse a couple super cells from one location for about an hour just north of Lewiston, Idaho. the city you see below in the first couple shots is the city of Lewiston.

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DeDukshyn

14th June 2020, 17:00

Calgary area received a massive storm yesterday evening ... tennis ball sized hail, extreme winds and rain like I've never seen before ... everywhere was flooded - city's drainage system could not remotely keep up.

Reports say the large hail was falling up to 100km/h per hour in some places ... looking at the damage, that is believable.

We'll get storms this intense once every few years, so not unheard of for our area (we are in a tornado zone sort of), but our storms are not regularly this extreme at all.

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https://www.sott.net/image/s28/572513/full/hail_calgary.jpg

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Star Tsar

15th June 2020, 15:58

Here is video footage of what DDS describes above...

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DeDukshyn

15th June 2020, 17:43

Here is video footage of what DDS describes above...

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Ahhh! Thank you! I couldn't find any good video at the time I posted. It was brutal! Where I am we didn't get hit too hard with the hail (not all parts of the city can say the same), but I tried to go for a drive after to see the damage but the roads were flooded everywhere, I didn't get very far. It eventually drained. It was a hot day and everyone mowed their lawns earlier that day -- likely didn't help the lack of drainage situation with all the grass trimmings.

Edit: Early loose estimates are ~$1,000,000,000 in damages caused by the storm (which extended North and East of Calgary as well.

Star Tsar

20th June 2020, 21:35

Your latest wild weather...

Weather Events

A Mesocyclone Storm In Yaul Province, Oman & Sudden Flooding In Idlib, Syria

Recorded 19th & Published 20th June 2020

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Branson, Colorado Major Hail Accumulation/Supercell Structure

Recorded 19th & Published 20th June 2020

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avid

21st June 2020, 20:00

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Via Dutchsinse, David Schlotthauer’s commentary on severe weather, large hail etc, USA.

Star Tsar

23rd June 2020, 19:14

More wild weather....

Weather Events

Dust Storm Travelled More Than 5, 000 Miles Above The Ocean Toward The Gulf Of Mexico

Recorded 22nd & Published 23rd June 2020

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EbEjl8FXgAEdy5u?format=jpg

The storm will travel more than 5, 000 miles above the ocean towardthe Gulf of Mexico!

Weather forecasts indicate that the eastern winds will push the dust storm to travel more than 5,000 miles over the Atlantic Ocean to reach the Gulf of Mexico and relatively affect the shores of the Caribbean and the Gulf of Mexico coast, thus affecting two continents more than 5,000 miles apart!

What is the impact of the dust wave on the hurricane season?

Dust waves rushing from western Africa to the Atlantic are common and frequent at this time of year, but they always negatively affect seasonal cyclone activity and may prevent them from occurring permanently in this period, raising drought levels in the middle and lower atmospheres.

Shear winds are also a reason for preventing storms and hurricanes from forming, and by shear winds here we mean the sudden difference in wind speed or direction in different layers of the atmosphere, which destroys any initial construction to form storms and hurricanes.

A special sunrise and sunset of the sun in the coming days on the coast of the Gulf of Mexico

This wave of dust and dust when it reaches coastal areas that are accustomed to the purity and purity of the atmosphere will make sunsets and sunrises a distinctive sight, so that the horizon tends to the color of the garroup and the sunrise to warm up due to the presence of dust particles, which is rarely considered for these coastal areas.

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Large Eruption Of Merapi Volcano & Landslide In Taraju, Tasikmalaya, , Indonesia

Recorded 20th, 21st & Published 22nd June 2020

Large eruption of Merapi Volcano, in Central Java, June 21
Ashes rain occurred in 45 villages located in eight subdistricts of the Magelang Regency. Ashes rain occurred after the Merapi Volcano in Central Java erupted Sunday morning, June 21

INDONESIA - Images of landslide in Taraju Tasikmalaya District, West Java, 4 houses are buried, dozens of evacua
tion, June 20

The rains of the storm that struck West Sumatra in the afternoon generated flooding in Agam, also the districts of Sitalang, Ampek Nagari, Malalak and Tanjung Sani, so far no casualties reported.

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Star Tsar

24th June 2020, 18:05

Yesterday's wild weather...

Weather Events

Mexico Earthquake: Powerful Tremors Rock Capital City

Recorded & Published 23rd June 2020

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Aftershocks along the coast and beach resort area of Huatulco continued over the next hour, and streets, buildings and powerlines were captured swaying from tremors in Mexico City.

A fire was reported at a Pemex refinery in Oaxaca. The company reported that at least one man was injured and under medical evaluation.

There have been several earthquakes in the region with a magnitude of 7 or higher within the last 35 years, including a deadly 2017 quake that killed 350 people, and a devastating 1985 quake that killed at least 5,000 people. Thousands of others were injured in those events.

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Raft Of Waterspouts Cause Dramatic Scenes In Çatalca, Istanbul, Turkey

Recorded & Published 21st - 23rd June 2020

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onawah

25th June 2020, 04:20

CHINA'S FLOODING PROBLEM 3 GORGES DAM MAY COLLAPSE
32,665 views•Jun 22, 2020
JAMES NEIL COOPER
2.8K subscribers

(I'VE HAD A PREMONITION FOR A LONG TIME THAT THE 3 GORGES DAM COULD COLLAPSE. )

"The Three Gorges Dam is a hydroelectric gravity dam that spans the Yangtze River by the town of Sandouping, in Yiling District, Yichang, Hubei province, China. The Three Gorges Dam has been the world's largest power station in terms of installed capacity since 2012.

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Expert: Three Gorges Dam Could Collapse | NTD
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"As pouring rain continues to soak central and southern #China, an expert warns that the Three Gorges Dam, one of the world's largest #dams, is at risk of collapse."

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onawah

27th June 2020, 18:17

Concerns Over the Three Gorges Dam Grow, as China Begins Censoring News of the Floods
Jun 25, 2020
Crossroads with JOSHUA PHILIPP
276K subscribers

"The Three Gorges Dam in China has become a center of attention, as waters rise and local authorities issue flood warnings nearby. Taiwan News reports that a prominent Chinese hydrologist, Wang Weiluo, is claiming the dam "could collapse at any moment." He pointed to existing concerns over the dam's design, construction, and process for inspections.

Chinese authorities, meanwhile, are declaring that information on the flood in Chongqing is "sensitive information," which subjects it to censorship. The floods have already hit 26 provinces, required emergency rescue of over 213,000 people, and damaged over 171,000 homes. The situation may grow worse as the 980 reservoirs are impacted.

These stories and more in this episode of Crossroads."
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onawah

27th June 2020, 18:31

Massive flooding in south China Three Gorges Sanxia Dam at risk of collapse any time
6/26/20
https://vietreader.com/world/2438-massive-flooding-in-south-china-three-gorges-sanxia-dam-at-risk-of-collapse-any-time.html

(Most likely the statistics are on the conservative side. One of the cities downstream from the dam which would be inundated is Wuhan. What would be the outcome if laboratories that bio-engineer viruses, etc. were flooded? No word on whether they are preparing for that eventuality that I've seen so far...)

"As southern China sees some of its worst flooding in 80 years, videos on internet taken by local Chinese have surfaced showing extreme quantities of water inundating 10 provinces and cities, threatening the vaunted Three Gorges Dam.

As China's Yangzi River Basin enters its flood season, the upper reaches of the Three Gorges Dam are seeing the highest flood levels since 1940. Weather China has issued its highest warning for flooding and rain for the middle and lower reaches of the Yangzi River to Guizhou.

The rainfall is expected to peak on Tuesday and Wednesday (June 23 and 24). Flood warnings have been issued in more than 10 provinces and municipalities in China, including Guizhou, Chongqing, Hunan, Hubei, Jiangxi, Anhui, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Shanghai, and Guangxi.

On June 1, storms and landslides started to cause erupted in southern China, causing 7,300 houses to be destroyed and affecting the lives of nearly 8 million people as of June 21. Local officials roughly estimated the economy's loss was about $ 2.9 billion.
Flooding in Guizhou Province like a waterfall taken on a Chinese twister.
In Guizhou, torrential floods have inundated farmland and houses, with 6 counties submerged. Injuries and deaths are unknown, with reports ranging between three to 20 people.

The Chongqing Municipal Hydrological Monitoring Station on Monday (June 22) issued its first red alert flood warning in 80 years for the Qijiang River. It is predicted that there will be severe flooding in the area within 8 hours.

Based on live Chinese news broadcasts, it seems that the flood is currently passing through Qijiang District. Gas stations, street lights, and telephone poles have disappeared beneath a brown soup of floodwaters, reported the taiwannews.Massive flood in the south of China, photo snapped from video by local Chinese on Weibo.
Many people are believed to be trapped by the floodwaters in the province's Bajiao Township. In Tongren City in Guizhou's Yanhe Tujia Autonomous County, a landslide has sealed off the highway tunnel to Guanzhou Township where houses and shops are also swamped with floodwaters.

The Guizhou Meteorological Bureau has continued to issue red warnings for torrential rain in Wuchuan County, Zheng'an County, Yanhe County, and Tongzi County. In addition, 13 counties under the jurisdiction of Zunyi City and Tongren City have issued yellow flood warnings.

Extremely heavy rains continue to batter southern China. (AP photo)
Given that the Qijiang is a tributary of the Yangzi River, the Three Gorges Dam will be facing its biggest test since it opened in 2003. At least one Chinese scientist, hydrologist Wang Weiluo, is questioning the dam's integrity, given numerous cracks observed and substandard concrete used in construction.

China's Three Gorges Dam in danger of collapse any time
Scientist Wang Weiluo said that the Three Gorges Dam was not as stable as many people thought. Besides, Mr. Wang pointed out that the design, construction and quality assessment of the dam were all done by the same expert teams and the project completion time was too fast.

At a press conference on June 10, Chinese Vice Minister of Water Resources Ye Jianchun also acknowledged that the water level on at least 148 rivers in the country exceeded the warning level, proving that the flood control capacity of The Three Gorges Dam at a limit.

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The photo on Google Map shows a section of the Three Gorges Dam been dented and has not received an explanation from the Management Group - Photo: South China Morning Post / Google Maps
In addition, Mr. Wang also said that the biggest concern was the cracks and the quality of concrete did not meet the standards during the construction of the Three Gorges Dam. According to him, if the dam breaks, there will be catastrophic consequences for people living in the lower Changjiang River and warning people to prepare for evacuation as soon as possible.

According to the online television channel CNTV, the water level inside the Three Gorges dam was over 2 meters higher than the flood control standard.

Xinhua cited data from China Three Gorges Dam Group, which said that in the past 17 years, a total of 873,800 vessels carrying 12.23 million passengers and 1.46 billion tons of cargo had stopped by the Three Gorges Dam."
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Massive Flooding All Over China | 3 Gorges Dam Could Collapse | Fishing in the Streets
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onawah

27th June 2020, 20:05

3 Gorges Dam Break Predicted - Destructive Power 25 X Natural Flood
6/7/20
新紀元
16.2K subscribers

"The latest study found that the Three Gorges Dam on the Yangtze River not only does not have a flood control effect, but its destructive power during flood discharge can reach 25 times that of natural floods. A Hong Kong geomancer predicted that the earthquake in the southwest of the mainland in early summer will cause the dam to break, causing severe floods. Dr. Wang Weiluo, a well-known hydraulic expert who has long been devoted to the research of the Three Gorges Project, cited the research data of domestic scholars and warned the Chinese people that the Three Gorges Dam not only does not have the role of flood control, but after it was put into operation, a series of changes happened to the flood propagation characteristics of the Jingjiang River downstream. The total propagation time of floods in the upper Jingjiang section (Yichang to Shishou) has been shortened from about 30 hours to 6 hours at the most, 5 times faster than natural flood, and the destructive power of the discharged floods is 25 times that of natural flood. Dr. Wang Weiluo further explained: "Whether the "Three Gorges Project" increases water-carrying capacity or reduces it (assuming 5000 cubic meters per second), it changes the nature of river flow and forms a kind of vertical wave propagation (a bit like a tsunami) ." Wang Weiluo said, "Its waves will have a height, and then it will go forward. Because it has this height and then goes forward, its speed is 5 times the original. The kinetic energy are 2nd power of the speed, the destructive power is 25 times the original. The water flow time from Yichang to the downstream cities is significantly shortened, so the pressure of the downstream floods is increased in a short time. It means that all the data of the "Three Gorges Project" flood control plan are wrong." On May 11th, mainland media reported that the Three Gorges Reservoir vacated more than 70% of its flood control capacity to meet the flood season. The water level dropped to 155 meters, eight days earlier than the same period last year, and only 10 meters higher than the flood control limit water level of 145 meters. The report said that it was less than a month before the arrival of the main flood season on June 10 of the Three Gorges section. As the backbone project in the Yangtze River flood control system, the Three Gorges Reservoir is accelerating the water level drop to free up storage capacity for flood control this summer. Up to now, about 16.5 billion cubic meters of flood storage capacity has been released, more than 70% of the total flood storage capacity. Since the completion of the Three Gorges Dam, the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River in China have suffered severe floods and waterlog, especially in Hubei Province. Tens of millions of people are affected each year. In mid-July 2010, the Yangtze River Basin experienced the largest flood since 1998. There are serious floods in the upstream and downstream areas of the Three Gorges Dam, including the Three Gorges Reservoir area. Currently in China there is no river which does not have a reservoir and dam, and flood formation is no longer generated in a natural fasion. 45 years ago, the Banqiao Reservoir broke, known as the "75.8 Extraordinary Flood". At that time, the flood flooded more than 30 counties and cities and 17.8 million mu (11,872.6km²) of farmland, causing 240,000 deaths. When the Banqiao Dam broke, the maximum flow rate of the flood reached more than 30 kilometers per second, and the Train oil tanker could be washed out of tens of kilometers. The discharged flood flow rate of the Three Gorges Project was more than 60 kilometers per second. Its destructive power is far greater than the flood when the Banqiao dam broke. He Weifang, a law professor at Peking University, said that in the early years experts believed the advantage of the Three Gorges Dam was that it could effectively control the downstream water volume. Now the situation is reversed: when the downstream is dry, the Reservoir needs to store water; when the downstream is flooded, it needs to discharge the flood. Not long ago, Hong Kong Feng Shui master Quan Lang predicted that the Three Gorges Dam on the Yangtze River would collapse during a powerful earthquake. She said on the YouTube channel that from May to June this year, there will be a severe earthquake in southwestern China with scale of 8.3 or higher. She said that the earthquake will directly endanger the Three Gorges Dam, and will cause the Three Gorges Dam to break and collapse, causing severe floods, and this flood will have a large impact on China. She said that there will be severe floods in many places, and the number of people affected is particularly large, and some people will lose their lives in the floods."
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Bill Ryan

27th June 2020, 23:18

3 Gorges Dam Break Predicted - Destructive Power 25 X Natural Flood
Just bumping this. For anyone not fully aware of the situation evolving here, if the dam were indeed to break, the resulting titanic catastrophe would be pretty hard to describe.

onawah

27th June 2020, 23:45

If it happens, China's status as a world power would certainly be affected.
And the rest of the world would probably have to scramble to begin manufacturing things that China has mainly been producing, as China's industries would be affected as well.
I'm sure a lot of us experienced a huge sense of relief when the work on the Oroville dam in California was successfully repaired, but it looks like repairing the 3 Gorges may not be possible at all.

3 Gorges Dam Break Predicted - Destructive Power 25 X Natural Flood
Just bumping this. For anyone not fully aware of the situation evolving here, if the dam were indeed to break, the resulting titanic catastrophe would be pretty hard to describe.

Star Tsar

28th June 2020, 18:53

Weather on the wild side...

Weather Events

Hurricane Winds Hits Veendam, Groningen Province, Netherlands

Recorded 27th & Published 28th June 2020

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Powerful Tornado Hits Tarnogsky District, Vologda, & Severe Hail Storm Hits Orichi, Kirov Oblast, Russia[/I]

Recorded 26th -27th & Published 28th June 2020

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Level One Flood Alarm Goes Off In Yichang City, Hubei Province, China

Recorded 27th & Published 28th June 2020

https://www.thehindu.com/migration_catalog/article16174725.ece/ALTERNATES/LANDSCAPE_1200/ALBERT_CHINA_THREE_GORGES

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onawah

28th June 2020, 22:04

One report said that the Chinese Communist Party is threatening anyone who posts videos of the flooding, saying they will be guilty of a criminal offense.
Most of the clips I've seen are composites of other clips that were already posted, so there aren't many new ones circulating.
Another report said that 400 million would be in danger if the dam collapses, but even if it doesn't collapse, the flooding which all the dams have been unable to contain have already endangered countless lives.
The following report says the government did not issue a warning to evacuate because the 3 Gorges dam would be discharging, and the water was released under cover at night, so people were found drowned in their beds the following morning.

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A brief history of the 3 Gorges Dam
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From the article here:https://futureofworking.com/4-advantages-and-disadvantages-of-three-gorges-dam/
"Triggering an earthquake is one of the major concerns for the dam. The Three Gorges dam sits on two major faults, the Jiuwanxi and the Zigui-Badong. When water level changes, the faults are strained. As a result, fault activity intensifies and induces earthquakes.

Reservoir-induced seismicity was what many scientists believed happened at the Oroville Dam in California. Located in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada, Oroville was the largest earthen dam in the US. It was built in the 1950s along an active fault line and was filled in 1968. When the water supply was restored to full capacity seven years later, an unusual series of earthquakes were felt in the area. Not a lot of damage was done, however, as the area was not highly populated.

In China, however, earthquakes have been proven to be connected to hydropower plants, especially those located in river basins that are densely populated and are seismically active. At least 19 earthquakes have been blamed on dams by scientists including the 6.1 magnitude earthquake near the Xinfengjiang Dam in Guangdong province. And many fear that the Three Gorges Dam may be next."

Mare

28th June 2020, 23:05

I dreamt this morning of people being taken from their beds by fierce floods. It was very vivid and very awful. I’ve been thinking a lot lately about wnlight’s thread about population changes and wonder if he has just got his dates wrong? Maybe the dream was about me being preoccupied by that. I used to dream about flooding a lot several years ago but then nothing until this morning. I believe many people here have experienced a similar phenomenon.

onawah

29th June 2020, 23:55

1/4 China Flood Dam Pressure Intensifies | three gorges dam
1,078 views•Jun 28, 2020
CloudFin
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( THE BEST ACCOUNTING I'VE SEEN SO FAR)

"China is facing one of its largest floods in History. Almost One-forth of the country is now suffering from floods caused by severe and ongoing-rainstorms.
Three Gorges Dam once again become the focus of attention. Beijing’s official media reported on June 21 that, on the previous day the flow of the dam had increased to 26,500 cubic meters per second.
1:24 Former China Water Expert, Dr. Wang Wei Luo said, the CCP had claimed the purpose of the dam was to control flood, but its real purpose was to generate electricity and to be able to claim the so-called "World’s largest dam”.

2:48 According to GIS calculations, if the Three Gorges Dam collapses or floods at 100% capacity, the flood will reach Yichang in half an hour. The water in Yichang will flow at a speed of 65 kilometers per hour, for at least 4 hours, Yichang will be submerged under 20 meters of water. The loss of human life in Yichang alone will be 500,000. The peak of the flood will reach Wuhan within 10 hours and Nanjing within a day. It is still too early to predict how many casualties could be caused.

3:18 Some opinions also noted that, the world is calling for the investigation on the origin of the COVID-19 pandemic and many evidence points to Wuhan. However, if the Three Gorges Dam collapses or floods at full capacity, Wuhan, where the P4 laboratory locates, will be flooded and critical evidence could be destroyed.

3:45 In 2014, Chinese media reported that over the past 20 years, Chinese people had handed over approximately 63 billion US dollars to the Three Gorges Dam.

4:33 Huang Wanli, former professor of the Department of Water Resources at Tsinghua University, warned in 1957 about the potential disaster if the dam was built.

5:23 In fact, on June 11, China’s Ministry of Water Resources held a press conference. This is the first time that China’s official department admitted the uncertainty of the dam’s capability.

5:50 In 1975, Henan Province was hit by typhoon Nina and the aftermath was the collapse of 62 dams, including the largest Banqiao Dam."

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onawah

1st July 2020, 17:39

Confirmed: Secret Release of Flood at 3 Gorges
China Opened the Three Gorges Dam, Flooding Cities; Swine Flu 2.0 | Crossroads | Joshua Philipp
418,551 views• 7/1/20
Crossroads with JOSHUA PHILIPP
290K subscribers

"Chinese state media reported the floodgates were opened in order to free up storage capacity to meet possible floods in the near future, while a local official claims it was for “power generation”. Epoch Times had previously received leaked government documents showing that authorities opened the floodgates, as heavy rains had caused waters to rise above the flood threshold.

This followed reports of the CCP secretly releasing waters from the dam, which flooded the entire city of Yichang. Residents in the path of the flood were not alerted ahead of time, and many were killed, including by electrocution from not shutting off power ahead of time.

And China has announced a vaccine for the new coronavirus, after it skipped the final test phase, and will now begin testing it on Brazilians.

These stories and more in this episode of Crossroads."
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Star Tsar

2nd July 2020, 23:38

Ever seen a Landside at a Jade Mine?

Weather Events

Sandstorm Hits Fahud, Oman

Recorded & Published 1st 2020

Awesome sandstorm, leaves riders trapped and record it. It happened on Chihuahua road in Ciudad Juarez in the Samalayuca desert. Sandstorm surprised citizens yesterday afternoon...

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Jade Mine Landslide In Myanmar

Recorded & Published 2nd 2020

Yangon, Myanmar At least 162 people have died and others are feared trapped after a landslide at a jade mine in northern Myanmar's Kachin State, according to officials.
The landslide was triggered by heavy rain and swept through the site in the jade-rich area of Hpakant on Thursday morning.
Myanmar Fire Department said 162 bodies had been recovered as of 7:15 p.m. Thursday local time and another 54 people have been taken to hospital. Local lawmaker Khin Maung Myint warned that the death toll is expected to rise, but heavy rain had forced rescue efforts to be called off.

Images from the Facebook page of Myanmar's fire service showed a rescue team pulling bodies out of the mud and carrying them up a steep rock face that appears to be flooding.

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Gwin Ru

7th July 2020, 21:22

Jim Stone:

DOOM OFF: 3 GORGES DAM IS NOT GOING TO FAIL (http://82.221.129.208/.vi3.html)

I sat down and solved the mystery of why, in all sat photos it appears bent and discovered that it is not bent despite appearing to be.

http://82.221.129.208/pages/3gorgesjul.jpg

Richter

7th July 2020, 23:38

EXTREME WEATHER WORLDWIDE - JULY 2020 (10:46)
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onawah

8th July 2020, 04:22

There are MANY problems with the 3 Gorges Dam (as there were with many other of the now failed dams in China) so even if the photos are distorted, it doesn't mean the reports about all the dangers are false.
(For one thing, it was built very near fault lines.)
Reports about the Dam are few now that the CCP has made it a crime for citizens to report on it.
But this report spelled it out:
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I found this current (7/7/20) report with a forecast from Asian Financial Times:
https://www.asiatimesfinancial.com/as-floods-head-to-shanghai-china-frets-on-cost-of-climate-change
Over the past five weeks many parts of China have experienced severe flooding, including historic 100-year highs. At least 24 provinces and cities have suffered extreme events, which have left at least 20 million homeless and damage estimated at 50 to 100 billion yuan ($7-14 billion).
Last month the flooding was threatening the Three Gorges Dam. Now, the 'threat' has now moved from the upper Yangtze to major conurbations on the lower Yangtze.

Cities such as Wuhan and Chongqing are under water. Chongqing alone had at least 495,000 emergency rescues and evacuations.

Meanwhile, major agricultural provinces have been swamped and many communities are cut off because of damaged roads, bridges that were washed away and landslides. Conditions are still critical, so it is difficult to assess the full extent of damage to crops, plus business supply chains and industry.

Researchers quoted by Sina.com quoted climate researchers who said the disastrous flooding followed very bad flooding in 1998 and 2016. They said the increase and scale of major flood events has its roots in climate change.

China also had a severe drought in 2011. Chinese scientists blame this phenomenon on the El Nino effect. El Niño has become more frequent. In 2018, research published in Nature by the Qingdao Marine Science and Technology Pilot National Laboratory, said that under the greenhouse effect, the variability of the El Niño phenomenon in the eastern Pacific increased by 15%, causing extreme El Niño events of 50% of cases.

China Central TV News, which is state media, reported earlier that due to heavy rainfall in the middle and upper reaches of the Yangtze River, the amount of water entering the Three Gorges Reservoir had continued to increase.

Torrential downpours caused this flood in Xiangxi in central Hunan province, with water rushing into a depression under an urban overpass and blocking major transportation on June 29, 2020. Photo: Guo Liliang / Imaginechina via AFP

On June 29, the Three Gorges Dam opened two large sluice gates to increase the discharge flow and free up storage capacity to meet flood conditions. Before the announcement of the gates being officially opened, the inflow into the Three Gorges Reservoir was 39,000 cubic meters per second, and the water level was 147.51 meters. That meant the water level exceeded the flood limit by 2.51 meters.

Today, July 7, The Peoples Daily quoted the head of the National Defence General Office as saying it was expected that from July to August, northern China would receive more of the overall rainfall than southern provinces, with more areas waterlogged than dry. Most of the northeast and north, plus Huanghuai, western Inner Mongolia, and most of the northwest would have heavy precipitation, which may cause heavy floods.

The upper and middle reaches of the Yellow River, the Haihe River Basin, the Songhua River Basin, and the Huaihe River Basin may face heavier floods, it said, while most of Hunan, northwestern Guangxi, and Guizhou would get more rain, and floods may occur in the middle reaches of the Yangtze.

The precipitation in eastern Inner Mongolia, the upper reaches of Hanshui, the northeast and west of the southwest, and northern Xinjiang may be low, and with sporadic dry spells, it said."

But the official coverup of fatalities, damage, dangers is not new to China, to "save face" for the CCP, so statistics are unreliable.

More footage in this updated compilation.
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And this report from today: Floods Destroy Ming Dynasty Bridge; CCP Officials Told to Prepare for Global Crisis | Crossroads |
44,865 views• 7/7/20
Crossroads with JOSHUA PHILIPP
318K subscribers

(THIRTY FIVE MORE DAYS OF RAIN predicted for China in this video report )

"CCP officials are told to prepare for global crisis—including tensions with the United States, food shortages, currency wars, and others—and are being told to prepare “countermeasures”

Zhou Li, the former deputy minister of the CCP’s Central Liaison Department, tied to its political warfare programs, recently issued an article in China Social Science News stating “The Party Central Committee demands that our leading cadres at all levels ‘should adhere to the bottom line thinking and make a long-term ideological preparation and work preparation for responding to changes in the external environment."’

And a 400-year-old bridge was destroyed by the floods in Shanxi Town in Anhui, China, which had been built during the Ming Dynasty. The destruction of the second largest stone arch bridge in the region was one of the latest scenes in the ongoing floods in 26 provinces and cities in China. And in HuangShan, AnHui, JingdeZhen, ShangRao, Yichang, Changyang, and other parts of China the heavy rains continue to collapse roads and destroy homes.

These stories and more in this episode of Crossroads."

Jim Stone:

I sat down and solved the mystery of why, in all sat photos it appears bent and discovered that it is not bent despite appearing to be.

Richter

8th July 2020, 19:07

Very Powerful Storm Hits Pineda de Mar, Catalonia, Spain - Jul. 3, 2020 (2:14)
Very unusual for Catalonia in this part of the year
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Mother Nature Angry Caught On Camera Compilation ✔P16 (12:21)
Very 'spectacular', devastating flash floods
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SOURCE: Paudel Studio video channel
https://www.youtube.com/c/PaudelStudio/videos

Richter

10th July 2020, 21:23

SOTT Earth Changes Summary - June 2020 (22:24)
Sheets of rain, floods and hail left a path of destruction all over the world, and the northern
hemisphere still got snow in June.
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Gwin Ru

12th July 2020, 13:22

Record cold in the mesosphere causing noctilucent clouds in mid latitudes (https://www.iceagenow.info/record-cold-in-the-mesosphere-causing-noctilucent-clouds-in-mid-latitudes/)

by Robert (https://www.iceagenow.info/author/xilef/) July 11, 2020 (https://www.iceagenow.info/record-cold-in-the-mesosphere-causing-noctilucent-clouds-in-mid-latitudes/)

“It’s getting cold in the mesosphere. Very cold,” wrote Dr. Tony Phillips in early June.
This development is causing noctilucent clouds (NLCs) to spill out of the Arctic to middle latitudes.

“I’ve been waiting for years to see NLCs (noctilucent clouds), and finally it happened!” reported Phil Halpert from London, England. He noticed their electric-blue ripples over local rooftops (https://spaceweather.com/images2020/09jun20/rooftops.jpg), then rushed out to photograph them over Clissold Park.

https://spaceweatherarchive.files.wordpress.com/2020/06/clissoldpark.jpg?w=676

“2020 is shaping up to be a cold and wet year in the mesosphere,” says Lynn Harvey of the University of Colorado Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics.

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“Temperatures, in particular, are very cold,” says Harvey. “In fact, mid-latitude temperatures (35N-55N) in late May (DOY 142-148) were the coldest of the AIM record”–that is, since 2007 when NASA’s AIM spacecraft began monitoring noctilucent clouds.
I have no idea what this means to us down here on the surface of the planet, do you?
See full article and photo:
https://spaceweatherarchive.com/2020/06/09/record-cold-in-the-mesosphere/
Still happening on 6 July. Lots of photos
Major noctilucent clouds outbreak over Europe
https://watchers.news/2020/07/06/major-noctilucent-clouds-outbreak-over-europe/
Thanks to Benjamin Napier, Stephen Bird and several others for these links

Star Tsar

12th July 2020, 13:38

Wild weather roundup...

Live Storms Media

Thedford, Nebraska, USA (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thedford,_Nebraska) - Land Spout Tornado

Recorded 8th & Published 10th July 2020

Enhanced risk for severe weather was set for the day and storms began to explode along the front just north of Thedford, Nebraska around 6pm CST. As the boundaries began to enhance and collide with the southern edge, it spun up this incredible land spout tornado in the sand hills of central nebraska.

First clip is the initial funnel observed from the town of Thedford. Second clip is the full land spout as is turned in the open space and about 3 minutes in you get a closer view of the horseshoe like funnel rotating towards the middle, followed some more rotation from the land spout.

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Ashby, Minnesota, USA (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashby,_Minnesota)- Violent EF4 Tornado Timelapse

Recorded 8th & Published 11th July 2020

The full epic timelapse of the Ashby/Dalton, MN EF4 tornado. For more info on this tornado go to the NWS damage survey here: https://www.weather.gov/fgf/2020_07_08_Tornadoes

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Troy Grove, Illinois, USA (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troy_Grove,_Illinois) - Severe Thunderstorms, Hail & Strong Winds

Recorded 11th & Published 12th July 2020

Widespread strong to severe thunderstorms marched across northern and central Illinois on Saturday. These storms produced hail and damaging straight-line winds, leading to numerous reports of damage.

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Norman, Oklahoma, USA (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman,_Oklahoma) - Severe Thunderstorm & Multiple Powerflashes

Recorded 11th & Published 12th July 2020

Filmed multiple power flashes looking NW from the University of Oklahoma campus in Norman, OK. As the severe thunderstorm rolled through, severe wind gusts were reported - including one over 74 mph! Damaging winds tore down power lines and caused tree damage all across the OKC metro!

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Gwin Ru

13th July 2020, 22:27

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Cause and effect: Comet C/2020 F3 (Neowise) + noctilucent clouds. Italian Alps, 8 July 2020

Richter

14th July 2020, 00:27

Worldwide Extreme Weather - July 9-11 (10:11)
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Sarah Rainsong

14th July 2020, 00:47

Worldwide Extreme Weather - July 9-11 (10:11)
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Starting at about 2:25... The freaking bird is stuck in the middle of the air! That's a new one for me!

Star Tsar

14th July 2020, 21:38

Ever seen a sea foam storm?

Weather Events

Freak Hail Storm - Gyumri, Armenia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gyumri)

Recorded 13th & Published 14th July 2020

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Flash Floods - Cayeli, Turkey (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%87ayeli)

Recorded 12th & 13th & Published 14th July 2020

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Sea Foam Storm - Cape Town, South Africa (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_Town)

Recorded 13th & Published 14th July 2020

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Severe Rain Storm & Hail - Valencia, Spain (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valencia)

Recorded 13th & Published 14th July 2020

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justntime2learn

15th July 2020, 18:03

When three gates were opened towns were flooding with many lives lost.

Now, it looks like all gates are opened:

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Pray, pray, pray, pray

I'm praying with all my might

onawah

16th July 2020, 23:10

Deadly monsoon floods affect over 4 million across South and Southeast Asia
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South China Morning Post
1.28M subscribers
"The monsoon season has brought heavy torrential rains and triggered flooding in large parts of Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Myanmar and Nepal. Scores of people have been killed and more than four million others have been caught up in the devastation across South Asia as well as parts of Southeast Asia according to reports as of mid-July 2020."
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justntime2learn

17th July 2020, 22:04

NATURAL DISASTERS
China warns of 'stronger flood' as Three Gorges Dam faces swell
Economy seen taking $12bn hit amid steady recovery

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SHANGHAI -- Chinese authorities warned on Friday of the arrival of a "stronger" flood at the Three Gorges Dam and issued new alerts in downstream cities, as more rains are expected in the coming days.

Cities in the country's central region along the Yangtze River -- China's longest river -- have been inundated in the past week amid the annual monsoon season, with the worst flooding since 1998. Across the country, 433 rivers have flooded, and 141 people have died or are missing.

Heavy downpours have been lashing the region since last month, pushing average rainfall 12% higher than last year. The economic damage from flooding is expected to reach 86.2 billion yuan ($12 billion), according to some estimates.

This comes as China's economy just swung back into positive territory in the second quarter. The government announced Wednesday that it will spend about 1.7 billion yuan on measures to deal with the floods.

At the Three Gorges Dam, a multifunctional facility on the Yangtze River that includes flood prevention, upstream flooding is expected to cause a swell of water reaching 55,000 cubic meters per second at 8 p.m. local time on Friday, higher than the warning level of 50,000 cubic meters, according to the Changjiang Water Resources Commission.

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This will be stronger than this year's first peak of 53,000 cubic meters recorded on July 2. Dam authorities had already discharged water on June 29 in anticipation of the flood. They maintained that flooding which came after that in downstream cities was not caused by the discharge but was rather due to poor drainage systems.

Despite the dam reaching a new flooding record this year, authorities have yet to indicate whether they will release more water in the coming days. However, residents in the central city Wuhan and provinces of Anhui, Jiangxi and Zhejiang, some of the places downstream of the dam that have been most severely hit by the water levels this year, received a red alert on Friday, the highest level on a four-tier weather warning system.

At least 44 million people have been reportedly evacuated so far this year, partly due to poor flood prevention measures as local governments allocated their resources to curb a rebound in the coronavirus pandemic.

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The country's economy grew by 3.2% in the April to June period, unexpectedly stronger than the 6.8% contraction recorded in the previous quarter. The government said on Thursday that a steady economic recovery in the first half laid a solid foundation for sustained growth in the second half.

But with continued rain expected in the coming week, economists have warned of "imminent risk" from widespread floods that could impede the fledgling recovery.

"The floods have been so widespread that infrastructure projects will be delayed as the majority of schemes are related to construction activities," ING Group said in a research report on Thursday.

Source (https://asia.nikkei.com/Economy/Natural-disasters/China-warns-of-stronger-flood-as-Three-Gorges-Dam-faces-swell)

DeDukshyn

18th July 2020, 21:58

Well its definitely been an interesting year of storms in Alberta Canada this year ... almost daily we are getting severe thunderstorm watches and warnings ... luckily none of the bigger ones have hit the city directly since the one posted back a few pages ...

And to make an addition on that previous storm, the damages have been tallied to over $1.2 billion dollars - calculated by the insurance claims it cost. It was the most severe thunderstorm (by damage $ value), in Canadian history and Canada's 3rd worst natural disaster ever (again based on dollar value -- I don't think any lives were lost)

Here's some photos of a system that was developing just SE of Calgary yesterday evening -- and luckily it moved east to sparsely populated areas ...

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The thunder that this storm produced last night, sounded like a 747 was taking off nearby ... but instead of taking off, it was just hovering nearby for an hour ... there was literally no time between one thunder boom and the next -- it was a constant rolling and crackling bass sound ...

Made for some spectacular visuals though!

Star Tsar

18th July 2020, 22:38

Wild weather of the liquid sort...

Weather Events

Severe Flooding - Rostov-on-Don, Russia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rostov-on-Don) & Hubei Province, China (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hubei)

Recorded 17th & Published 18th July 2020

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High Tide - Java, Indonesia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Java) & Landslides - Ganderbal, India (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ganderbal_district) & Xujiadu, China (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Changxing_County)

Recorded 17th - 18th & Published 18th July 2020

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onawah

18th July 2020, 23:48

Conditions in China are worse than most reports are letting on, and while some reports are anti-China propaganda from outside of China, others are pro-Chinese Communist Party from inside China
I found a reliable, painstaking researcher who is politically neutral, a stock trader, and have been posting his reports starting here:
http://projectavalon.net/forum4/showthread.php?111363-Turmoil-in-China&p=1367100&viewfull=1#post1367100

justntime2learn

19th July 2020, 18:39

40 million evacuated around Three Gorges dam.

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justntime2learn

20th July 2020, 15:10

Red alerts issued for Wuhan and surrounding provinces.

Rex also presents precipitation forecasts for much of Asia as well as placement of nuclear reactors.

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The following video offers clarification of the above:

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Gwin Ru

20th July 2020, 20:42

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A meteor streaks overhead as a Strong Thermal Emission Velocity Enhancement (STEVE) dances near the aurora and Comet Neowise hangs over Manitoba, Canada, July 14, 2020.

justntime2learn

21st July 2020, 14:41

Chinese authorities blow up dam to release floodwaters
Three Gorges Dam sees biggest flood of year so far

By Keoni Everington, Taiwan News, Staff Writer
2020/07/20 18:00

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TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Chinese authorities on Sunday (July 19) blasted a dam on a river in eastern Anhui Province to discharge floodwaters, while the vaunted Three Gorges Dam was hammered with the biggest flood of the year so far.

Communist China's state-run mouthpiece CCTV announced that a dam on the Chuhe River was blown up in order to "alleviate the pressure of flood control" at 2:49 a.m. on Sunday. As waters climbed to historic highs, two successive explosions punctured two holes in the dam in Chuzhou, Quanjiao County, allowing the muddy Chuhe River to pour into flood storage ponds below.

Prior to the blast, the water level at Zhongmiao Station in Chaohu reached 12.83 meters in the morning, surpassing the historic high of 12.80 meters recorded in 1991. A total of 35 rivers and lakes in Anhui alone had reported high water marks exceeding danger levels by noon Saturday (July 18), including the Yangtze and Huaihe rivers, reported China's government-operated Xinhua.

The breaching of the dams is expected to lower the water level of the Chuhe River by 70cm, according to the state-run voicebox Global Times. Deliberately exploding dams and embankments was a tactic used during the massive floods seen in 1998, and it appears that the government is resorting to this practice again as the floodwaters across China this year are already matching or exceeding the levels seen 22 years ago.

Meanwhile, the second major flood of the year was declared on the Yangtze River on Friday (July 17), with the inflow into the Three Gorges Dam reaching 61,000 cubic meters per second by 8 a.m. Saturday. On Sunday evening at 8 p.m., the inflow into the dam dropped by 15,000 cubic meters per second to 46,000.

Xinhua that day then declared that the flood "passed through the Three Gorges Dam smoothly." This was the largest flood to hit the dam so far during this year, with the facility accumulating a total of 14 billion cubic meters of floodwater during this flood season, according to the China Three Gorges Corporation.

Source (https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/3970298)

Star Tsar

22nd July 2020, 21:20

Around this world in wild weather...

Weather Events

Bad Weather Strikes Around

Recorded 20th & Published 21st July 2020

00:00 Germany - hurricane winds, heavy rains hit berlin today july 20th.
02:04 Russia , floods nizhniye sergi, sverdlovsk, july 20
04:33 Slovakia - severe storm , heavy winds whip stara lubovna, july 20
05:44 Czech republic - supercell strong storm over pardubice, july 20
06:01 Tunisia flash floods , july 20
07:42 Emirates flash floods , july 21

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Heavy Rains - Sharjah, United Arab Emirates (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharjah) | Thunderstorms - Burgenland, Austria (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burgenland) | Heavy Rains - Győr, Hungary (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gy%C5%91r)

Recorded & Published 21st July 2020

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Heavy Rains - Saint-Étienne, France (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-%C3%89tienne)

Recorded & Published 21st July 2020

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DeDukshyn

25th July 2020, 03:52

Calgary again yesterday ... today as well, but there was at least three supercells that tracked through the area yesterday ... this year has had more major storms than I can ever remember ~26 yrs.

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Gwin Ru

28th July 2020, 22:36

Largest Floods in Chinese History Wiped Out the Country’s Food & Grain Supply (1016) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=568&v=erONP33MBlA&feature=emb_logo) 16:59

Premiered Jul 22, 2020

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Star Tsar

29th July 2020, 15:07

Latest wild weather...

Weather Events

Worldwide Wild Weather

Recorded & Published 26th - 29th July 2020

Karachi, Pakistan underwater flooding , july 26th 2020
Kazakhstan - Huge amount of hail , july 26th 2020
Mexico - hurricane hanna led to large floods
India situation in the state of Bihar , july 28th
Jordan dust storm Amman, northwest Jordan, July 27th
Algeria - Large forest fire, Tiaret Province, Algeria, July 28th
Japan - Mogami River overflows in Yamagata Prefecture July 28th
Germany - hail storm, Kofering, July 28th
Austria - Severe storm in Vienna, July 28th
Flooding continues by rains, affecting Taif, Saudi Arabia, July 28th

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Mark (Star Mariner)

30th July 2020, 14:27

Wherever we are in the world it might be interesting to share notes on local weather patterns and conditions. Who knows what effects (short-term and otherwise) the lockdown is having on climate.

Reporting from west UK, we are in the latter stages of a persistently cool summer, which suits me all right. Average temperatures have little deviated from a steady 17C to 20C (62F - 68F) throughout. For a while daytime temperatures were as low as 13C (55F) in early July, with single digits at night - with even a few frosty nights in some northern areas. It's forecast to hit a high of 27C (80F) for tomorrow and Saturday, which will be an anomaly, then we're back to 20C on Sunday.

We've had plenty of rain as well, in fact some epic downpours at times, hail and all. That's not unusual year round in the UK, but we've had neither any lengthy warm or dry spells at all this year, which have definitely been a constant every summer for many years in a row now.

onawah

1st August 2020, 03:45

In the latest Dark Journalist episode, Dr. Joseph Farrell says that he thinks the rain in China is a result of a weather war.
See: http://projectavalon.net/forum4/showthread.php?102135-Dark-Journalist-Joseph-Farrell-UFO-X-Factor-Black-Budget-Secret-Space-Network-16-March-2018&p=1369895&viewfull=1#post1369895
(The show is still live-streaming, so I can't provide an exact time stamp, but it starts close to the very end, around the last 20 minutes or so. )
Also see: https://www.geoengineeringwatch.org/category/haarp-2/

Star Tsar

2nd August 2020, 15:00

Your wild weather roundup...

Weather Events

Worldwide Wild Weather

Recorded 31st July & Published 1st August 2020

Turks & Caicos Islands - Severe flooding
Puerto Rico - Severe flooding July 31st
Dominican Republic - severe flooding July 31st
Bahamas - Hurricane July 31st
South Korea - Flooding July 31st
France - Fire July 31st
Las Vegas, USA - Fire July 31st
Sudan - Dam Collapse July 31st

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Mark (Star Mariner)

4th August 2020, 18:57

Allegedly, this was a lightning strike in Shenyang, China. Pretty terrifying.

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Richter

4th August 2020, 20:27

Clip summarizing China's floods in 2020
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Star Tsar

9th August 2020, 09:32

Another wild weather roundup

Weather Events

Worldwide Wild Weather

Recorded & Published 8th August 2020

South Korea - Severe flooding - August 8th

The capital city of Seoul has recorded rainfall each of the first six days of the month, tallying a whopping 11 inches in less than one week. Climatologically, August is the second wettest month of the year in Seoul, with an average monthly rainfall of about 14 inches.
That number could be eclipsed in the coming days. Another round of heavy rain will soak the region courtesy of the remnants of Tropical Storm Hagupit

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Fire at a chemical factory, at Vapi in Valsad, Gujarat, India

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Mount Sinabung (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Sinabung) Indonesia, erupts again after year of inactivity, August 8th

After being inactive for more than a year, Mount Sinabung in Karo regency, North Sumatra erupted early on Saturday morning, spewing ash 2,000 meters into the air.

The volcanic ash reached Berastagi, which is located around 30 kilometers from the volcano.

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Star Tsar

10th August 2020, 14:43

Latest from SOTT...

SOTT Media

July 2020 : Earth Changes Summary

Published 9th August 2020

As the solar minimum deepens, all the electrical phenomena are increasing in amount and intensity, and we had another month of record amounts of water pouring down affecting millions and destroying crops around the world.

East Asia got the worst in July, extreme monsoon rain, and the consequential floods and landslides affected tens of millions, displaced thousands, and killed hundreds of people in China, Nepal, Bangladesh, and India.

China continues to battle the worst floods in decades as the water level of 433 rivers is above the flood control line, with 33 of them reaching record highs. Heavy rains have lashed 27 of the country's 31 provinces, affecting more than 37 million people and leaving 141 dead or missing so far.

South Korea continues to suffer its wettest monsoon in recent history, at least 15 people died and more than 1,500 have been evacuated. About 1,300 houses are reported to have been submerged or buried in landslides across the country, and 1,000 roads and bridges have been destroyed or damaged.

Heavy rain and floods continue to ravage Assam, India since May, affecting 2 to 3 million in 27 districts, claiming the lives of more than 100 people, and destroying crops. Over 2,400 villages submerged.

After two weeks of heavy rains, flash floods washed away houses, farms, roads, and electricity and water lines in Yemen. Thousands have been left homeless, and at least 14 have died.

Heavy rains and floods also affected parts of the US Midwest and Southeast, meanwhile, the tornado season has been prolonged another month, with cases of multiple tornadoes at the same time. Ontario, Alberta and Saskatoon, Canada, also experienced multiple tornadoes, something that is becoming more common, even in places where they are supposedly rare.

Snow continues with its off-season displays, 1 foot of snow and -7C degrees temperatures chilled Noway, and China got a fair share despite it being summer.

In the Southern hemisphere, the Andes recorded a historic record of 17 feet of snow; The Snowy Mountains in Australia reported 40 inches, and South Africa experienced a rare snowfall, something new to many locals.

Meteor fireballs gave us a very bright display this month, reminding us that we need to pay attention to the skies and "cosmic intentions".

At the same time, noctilucent clouds are becoming a common sight, perhaps indicating a more significant accumulation of charged particles in the upper atmosphere. As a reminder:

"The unbelievable amount of precipitation during the past months can be explained with the increasing amount of charged particles in the upper layers of the atmosphere.

Charged particles influence weather much more than has been appreciated. "

Extreme weather continues to impact food production all over the world, and we can expect an increase in food prices sooner than later.

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Star Tsar

10th August 2020, 15:26

Water, water everywhere...

Weather Events

Severe Flooding

Recorded 9th & Published 10th August 2020

Evia, Greece (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euboea) - Torrential rains and thunderstorms caused sudden flooding on the Greek island of Evia over the weekend, 5 dead so far, authorities said today Sunday, August 9

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Sudan, Khartoum (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khartoum) - August 9th 2020 Heavy rains and torrential rains in most of the states of Sudan resulted in the deaths of nine people and the collapse of more than a thousand houses. In Khartoum state, hundreds of homes collapsed in the eastern Nile regions and flooded with sandy wood in eastern Khartoum, which led to the displacement of many citizens of these areas.

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Sarah Rainsong

10th August 2020, 19:11

I felt this earthquake all the way in northeast Georgia, unusual--but not unheard of--to get earthquakes in the southeast US.

The Weather Channel: 5.1 Magnitude Earthquake Rattles North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Tennessee; Roads cracked, dishes broken.

https://weather.com/news/news/2020-08-09-earthquake-north-carolina-south-carolina-tennessee

Richter

16th August 2020, 09:37

Severe Storm in Bordeaux, France - Aug. 11, 2020 (3:05)
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FRANCE - A hail storm unleashes in Dauphine, fences of Grenoble August 13 (0:57)
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Severe Floods Hit Jaipur, Rajasthan State, India - Aug. 13 / 14, 2020 (6:44)
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Star Tsar

16th August 2020, 13:56

Your latest wild weather

Weather Events

Trabzon, Turkey (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trabzon) - Several Landslides & Flooding

Recorded 14th & Published 16th August 2020

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Mauricio Jose, Paraguy (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capit%C3%A1n_Mauricio_Jos%C3%A9_Troche) - Hail, Sipacate, Guatemala (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sipacate) - Storm, Tunisia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tunisia) - Floods

Recorded 14th & Published 16th August 2020

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Bill Ryan

18th August 2020, 10:34

Here's something that differs from the all-too-regular reports of floods, storms and giant hail.

http://endoftheamericandream.com/archives/america-has-never-experienced-a-heatwave-quite-like-this

America Has Never Experienced A Heatwave Quite Like This

17 August, 2020

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Every summer is hot, and every summer there are heatwaves, but what we are witnessing in 2020 is rewriting all of the rules. It has been blistering hot across the Southwest, and record after record is being broken. In a year when we have had a seemingly endless series of things go wrong, we definitely didn’t need a historic heatwave to hit us, and it is causing all sorts of problems. Unfortunately, it doesn’t look like we will be getting any relief for at least a few more days, because it is being reported (https://news.yahoo.com/death-valley-hits-record-breaking-124600001.html) that record-setting heat is “expected to last throughout the week”…

As many as 52 million people remain under heat alerts in the West on Monday, where some could see temperatures between 110º and 130º. The heat is expected to last throughout the week, possibly setting more than 100 new daily record highs.
A high temperature of 100º is really hot, a high temperature of 110º is dangerously hot, a high temperature of 120º is catastrophically hot, and a high temperature of 130º is not supposed to happen.

But it just did.

On Sunday, the high temperature in Death Valley reached 130 degrees (https://news.yahoo.com/scorching-temperature-uss-death-valley-135311620.html)…

A temperature of 130ºF (54.4ºC) recorded in California’s Death Valley on Sunday by the US National Weather Service could be the hottest ever measured with modern instruments, officials say.
The reading was registered at 3:41 pm at the Furnace Creek Visitor Center in the Death Valley national park by an automated observation system — an electronic thermometer encased inside a box in the shade.
Prior to Sunday, modern instruments had never measured a temperature that high anywhere in the world.

The old all-time global record of 134º has stood since 1913, but the validity of that old record has been heavily disputed (https://news.yahoo.com/scorching-temperature-uss-death-valley-135311620.html)…

In 1913, a weather station half an hour’s walk away recorded what officially remains the world record of 134ºF (56.7ºC).
But its validity has been disputed for a number of reasons: regional weather stations at the time didn’t report an exceptional heatwave, and there were questions around the researcher’s competence.
In any event, everyone can agree that what happened on Sunday was truly a historic event, and it definitely wasn’t an isolated incident.

Just one day before, we witnessed a new daily record high temperature in Sacramento (https://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2020/08/15/downtown-sacramento-records-record-high-heat-on-saturday/)…

Downtown Sacramento set a new record-high temperature of 111º on Saturday, during what is the biggest heatwave of the year so far in the area.
And that came on the heels of Palm Springs absolutely smashing a daily record on Friday (https://www.kesq.com/video/kesq-weather-video/2020/08/14/record-high-temperature-watch-into-next-week/)…

Palm Springs shattered the previous record of 117° for today’s date by recording 120° this afternoon! Thermal set a record for the ‘highest minimum’ for the days date with a low temperature of just 92° this morning.
Needless to say, all of this heat is putting an enormous amount of strain on California’s power system as people endlessly stay indoors and try to cool off. In fact, things have gotten so bad that authorities just announced “the first rolling blackouts in the state since 2001” (https://deadline.com/2020/08/california-the-largest-power-outages-in-its-history-this-week-1203015664/)…

As California (https://deadline.com/tag/california/) struggles to rebound from the coronavirus pandemic, wilting heat and wildfires, it’s facing another dangerous crisis: blackouts.
As temperatures broke records across the state, California energy officials announced the first rolling blackouts in the state since 2001 and warned that the state was bracing for what could be the largest power outage (https://deadline.com/tag/power-outage/) it has ever seen, likely on Monday.
Do you remember those crazy days back in 2001?

It seems like it was just yesterday that the Enron scandal erupted, but it really was almost 20 years ago.

Where has the time gone?

Officials are hoping that the rolling blackouts in California will be limited to this week, but they aren’t making any promises.

Meanwhile, record high temperatures are also happening in Nevada. Las Vegas has been absolutely baking, and new record highs were being anticipated for both Monday and Tuesday (https://lasvegassun.com/news/2020/aug/17/vegas-bakes-in-record-temperatures-amid-west-us-he/)…

It’ll be record-hot on Monday and Tuesday in Las Vegas, according to the National Weather Service, as southern Nevada bakes beneath a heat wave that tied a high-temperature mark on Sunday.
The expected high Monday was 114º (45.5ºC) at McCarran International Airport, well above the current record temperature of 111º set Aug. 17, 1939, meteorologist Dan Berc said.
And over in Phoenix, there have already been eight days this year with a high temperature of at least 115º, and that breaks the old record that was set in 1974 (https://www.fox10phoenix.com/news/phoenix-breaks-temperature-record-as-heatwave-baking-southwest-expected-to-continue)…

According to the National Weather Service in Phoenix, Phoenix reached 115°F during the afternoon hours of August 17, breaking a record set in 2013.
On August 14, Phoenix tied a record for the date with a high of 117º (47ºC). Friday was the eighth day in 2020 with a high of at least 115º (46 C), beating the old record of seven days in 1974, the National Weather Service said.
Quite a few years ago I was in Phoenix during a heatwave, and I remember absolutely scorching the bottoms of my feet when I walked along a concrete path without any shoes on.

Dangerous heat is a constant reality this time of the year in Phoenix, but residents have learned how to live with it.

However, the record heat that we are seeing this year combined with extremely dry conditions have created an ideal environment for giant dust storms, and the millions of people living in the area have been warned that some are likely in the days ahead.

Throughout the Southwest, we are starting to see alarming patterns emerge. If you look at the latest U.S. Drought Monitor map (https://droughtmonitor.unl.edu/), you will notice that nearly the entire Southwest is already in some stage of drought right now. In the 1930s, very high temperatures and exceedingly dry conditions for months on end combined to create “the Dust Bowl”, and many are concerned that something similar may now be starting to happen.

Even if you are not yet convinced that a new “Dust Bowl” is coming, everyone should be able to agree that what we are witnessing in the Southwest right now is very, very unusual.

In so many ways, our world seems to be going completely nuts right now, and many believe that this is just the beginning (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08DJ6Y81Q).

The good news is that September is coming, and that means that the weather in the Southwest should begin to cool off a bit.

But throughout this year it has just been one crisis after another, and we shall see what else 2020 has in store for us in the months ahead.

Richter

20th August 2020, 01:45

Extreme weather around the world - 17 to 18 august 2020 (15:35)
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Patient

20th August 2020, 03:11

Not as extreme as others posts in this thread, but for me I thought it was strange...late in the evening there was a storm brewing to the north of us.

I saw a lightning strike every 2-3 seconds and they occurred in roughly the same place. I have never seen so many lightning strikes in the same small area for at least 20-30 seconds.

I went I side to get someone else to come and see it, but then when they came out it had stopped. I waited a minute or two and didn't see another strike.

Yeah, I consider that weird.

Richter

20th August 2020, 20:30

Extreme weather august 19, 2020 (9:17)
Landslides, floods, tornadoes, etc.
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Sarah Rainsong

22nd August 2020, 12:38

Two tropical storms are set to be in the Gulf of Mexico at the same time. This has never happened before in recorded history.

Most news articles I found, like USA Today (https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/08/22/tropical-storms-laura-marco-collide-fujiwhara-effect-explained/3410073001/), are quick to assure readers that the storms' proximity to each other will most likely be "detrimental for both storms." The article does mention some of the things covered in the video below, but downplays the risk.

The Gulf of Mexico is much smaller with less room for the storms to move without hitting land (and losing strength), so maybe these two storms will "fizzle." Regardless, it will be interesting to see how this all plays out!

This video from 2017 explains the Fujiwhara effect and what the storms may do.

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Richter

23rd August 2020, 01:50

Complex Fires Burn in California - Aug. 18 / 21, 2020 (14:15)
Compilation of clips
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Star Tsar

23rd August 2020, 13:06

Your latest wild weather...

Weather Events

Storm Ellen Hits Ireland

Recorded 19th & Published 20th August 2020

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Severe Flooding - Los Cabos, Baja California, Mexico (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Cabos_Municipality)

Recorded 19th & Published 20th August 2020

Flooding caused by Hurricane Genevieve.

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Jellyfish On Mysovoyeen Beach, Russia, | Tropical Storm Ellen Hits Cork, Ireland (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cork_(city)) | Flooding In The Dominican Republic

Recorded 21st & Published 22nd August 2020

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Parts Of Southeastern Australia Wake Up To A Winter Wonderland

Recorded 21st & Published 22nd August 2020

A Rare spring storm dumps three feet of snow on Southeastern Australia

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Richter

23rd August 2020, 22:00

ITALY - Large quantities of hail, after severe storm, leaves flooding in Verona (2:11)
August 23
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East Sun

23rd August 2020, 23:09

Weather wars are real. Don't you get it yet? It's been obvious for decades already.
Now we know of drought wars, hail, tornado and wind wars.

Tsunami and flooding wars and everything they can throw at us.

This is a real war against the controllers of humanity. Make no mistake about it
we have to be aware of this.

Watch it all over the world.

Be aware!

Mark (Star Mariner)

24th August 2020, 21:51

A very rare phenomenon.

https://twitter.com/Independent/status/1297892667381211139

Star Tsar

25th August 2020, 15:30

Latest from Weather Events...

Weather Events

Worldwide Wild Weather

Flooding - Haiti

Recorded & Published 23rd August 2020

Flooding caused by Tropical Storm Laura.

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Flooding - Thailand

Recorded & Published 23rd August 2020

Yom River rising which overflowed with massive flooding in Sukhothai Province (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sukhothai_Province),

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Fire - France

Recorded & Published 23rd August 2020

The inhabitants of Vitrolles (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitrolles,_Bouches-du-Rh%C3%B4ne) were evacuated from their homes due to a wildfire. Nearly 250 firefighters fight the flames of a large fire, The 250 firefighters mobilized in Vitrolles. Thirty acres have caught fire and the A7 Freeway is closed both ways.

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Flooding - Dominican Republic

Recorded 23rd & Published 24th August 2020

Tropical storm conditions will be present over the Dominican Republic, Haiti and Turks and Caicos Islands for the rest of today and into Monday as Tropical Storm Laura makes its way towards the United States.

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Fire - La Palma (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Palma), Canary Islands | Snow - Azerbaijan

Recorded 23rd & Published 24th August 2020

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Star Tsar

27th August 2020, 12:41

A wild weather roundup...

Weather Events

Worldwide Wild Weather

Floods & Landslide - Karachi, Pakistan (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karachi)

Recorded & Published 25th August 2020

A landslide in Karachi’s Gulistan-e-Johar Block 3 destroyed over 80 cars and motorbikes Tuesday. The incident occurred when heavy rocks fell from the hills on the vehicles of Javed Hill View Apartments residents following heavy rain in the city.

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Tornado - Lecce, Italy (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lecce)

Recorded & Published 26th August 2020

Sunbathers were forced to flee after a tornado hit a beach in Italy's Puglia region.

It struck on Tuesday afternoon on Pescoluse beach, raising a column of twisting sand.

Local media reported several people had minor injuries.

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Hurricane Laura Hits US

Published 27th August 2020

The category four storm is approaching Texas and Louisiana with maximum sustained wind speeds of 150 miles per hour (240km/h).

If it maintains those speeds it would be one of the strongest storms to ever hit the US south coast.

Half a million residents have been told to leave the area.

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Richter

27th August 2020, 23:52

Extreme weather worldwide - August 24-27 (10:19)
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Richter

30th August 2020, 19:47

Major Floods Hit Karachi, Pakistan - Aug. 21 / 28, 2020 (14:20)
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Tornado & Severe Weather Hits Verona & Veneto Region, Italy - Aug. 29, 2020 (4:04)
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Magnitude 4.6 Earthquake Hits Bahia State, Brazil - Aug. 30, 2020 (2:37)
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Gwin Ru

31st August 2020, 12:46

Professor Valentina Zharkova: "We entered the 'modern' Grand Solar Minimum on June 8, 2020" (https://electroverse.net/we-entered-the-modern-grand-solar-minimum-on-june-8-2020/)

Cap Allon
Electroverse (https://electroverse.net/we-entered-the-modern-grand-solar-minimum-on-june-8-2020/)
Sun, 30 Aug 2020 20:28 UTC

https://www.sott.net/image/s29/581337/large/GSM_snow_e1598778300747.jpg (https://www.sott.net/image/s29/581337/full/GSM_snow_e1598778300747.jpg)

A new editorial paper has landed from professor Valentina Zharkova, entitled: "Modern Grand Solar Minimum will Lead to Terrestrial Cooling (https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/23328940.2020.1796243)". Published on August 4, 2020, Zharkova's latest analysis suggests that June 8, 2020 was the date on which we entered the Modern (Eddy) Grand Solar Minimum.
The opening paragraph reads:
"In this editorial I will demonstrate with newly discovered solar activity proxy-magnetic field that the Sun has entered into the modern Grand Solar Minimum (2020-2053) that will lead to a significant reduction of solar magnetic field and activity like during Maunder minimum leading to noticeable reduction of terrestrial temperature."
Another passage states:
"Currently, the Sun has completed solar cycle 24 - the weakest cycle of the past 100+ years - and in 2020, has started cycle 25. During the periods of low solar activity, such as the modern grand solar minimum, the Sun will often be devoid of sunspots. This is what is observed now at the start of this minimum, because in 2020 the Sun has seen, in total, 115 spotless days (or 78%), meaning 2020 is on track to surpass the space-age record of 281 spotless days (or 77%) observed in 2019. However, the cycle 25 start is still slow in firing active regions and flares, so with every extra day/week/month that passes, the null in solar activity is extended marking a start of grand solar minimum."
What are the consequences for Earth of this decrease of solar activity?
"From 1645 to 1710, the temperatures across much of the Northern Hemisphere of the Earth plunged when the Sun entered a quiet phase now called the Maunder Minimum. This likely occurred because the total solar irradiance was reduced by 0.22%," shown below (top graph);

"that led to a decrease of the average terrestrial temperature measured mainly in the Northern hemisphere in Europe by 1.0-1.5°C," also below (bottom graph):

https://www.sott.net/image/s29/581336/large/solar_irradiance.jpg (https://www.sott.net/image/s29/581336/full/solar_irradiance.jpg)

"The surface temperature of the Earth was reduced all over the Globe, especially in the countries of the Northern hemisphere," continues Zharkova's editorial. "Europe and North America went into a deep freeze: alpine glaciers extended over valley farmland; sea ice crept south from the Arctic; Dunab and Thames rivers froze regularly during these years as well as the famous canals in the Netherlands."
Zharkova's latest analysis suggests that a repeat of a Maunder Minimum-style spell of global cooling will run through solar cycles 25-27 (2020-2053). She writes:
"Similarly to the Maunder Minimum ... the reduction of solar magnetic field will cause a decrease of solar irradiance by about 0.22% for a duration of three solar cycles (25-27)." Zharkova determines that this drop in TSI (in conjunction with the "often overlooked" role solar background magnetic field plays, as well as with cloud nucleating cosmic rays) will lead to "a drop of the terrestrial temperature by up to 1.0°C from the current temperature during the next three cycles (25-27) ... to only 0.4°C higher than the temperature measured in 1710," with the largest temperature drops arriving "during the local minima between cycles 25−26 and cycles 26-27."
And crucially, Zharkova isn't afraid to lay out the implications of all this.

She concludes:
"The reduction of a terrestrial temperature during the next 30 years can have important implications for different parts of the planet on growing vegetation, agriculture, food supplies, and heating needs in both Northern and Southern hemispheres. This global cooling during the upcoming grand solar minimum (2020-2053) can offset for three decades any signs of global warming and would require inter-government efforts to tackle problems with heat and food supplies for the whole population of the Earth."
Oh, what a rude-awakening all those who have somehow retained faith in the modern climate sciences have in store for them. I have no idea how long their AGW ruse can continue, how long the UHI-effect can prop up those phony global temperature charts — and while all of us are in for a bumpy ride cooling-wise, won't it be fun watching the smug, self-righteous faces of AGW party members drop as their orchestrated religion collapses around them (no doubt there will be a moment of finger pointing and yelps of "I told you so", but then, as is human nature, I will likely offer to share a portion of of my recently harvested fava beans-minus the nice Chianti, that is...).

For Professor Valentina Zharkova's fascinating editorial in full, click here (https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/23328940.2020.1796243).

The COLD TIMES are returning, the mid-latitudes are REFREEZING; in line with historically low solar activity (https://electroverse.net/solar-activity-just-reached-a-new-space-age-low/), cloud-nucleating Cosmic Rays (https://electroverse.net/cosmic-rays-reach-record-highs-as-solar-activity-nears-space-age-low/), and a meridional jet stream flow (https://electroverse.net/the-changing-jet-stream-and-global-cooling/). Even NASA appears to agree, if you read between the lines, with their forecast for this upcoming solar cycle (25) seeing it as "the weakest of the past 200 years (https://www.nasa.gov/feature/ames/solar-activity-forecast-for-next-decade-favorable-for-exploration/)," with the agency correlating previous solar shutdowns to prolonged periods of global cooling here (https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/7122/chilly-temperatures-during-the-maunder-minimum).

https://www.sott.net/image/s28/574589/large/Solar_Cycle_25_NASA_full.jpg (https://www.sott.net/image/s28/574589/full/Solar_Cycle_25_NASA_full.jpg)

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Prepare for the upcoming solar-driven chill — learn the facts, relocate if need be, and grow your own.

Related:

Professor Valentina Zharkova explains and confirms why a "Super" Grand Solar Minimum is upon us (https://electroverse.net/professor-valentina-zharkova-breaks-her-silence-and-confirms-super-grand-solar-minimum/)
Jordan Maxwell's prediction for the world in October 2020 (http://projectavalon.net/forum4/showthread.php?111920-Jordan-Maxwell-s-prediction-for-the-world-in-October-2020)

New scientific study finds we could be entering the next Grand Solar Minimum (https://www.sott.net/article/440165-New-scientific-study-finds-we-could-be-entering-the-next-Grand-Solar-Minimum)

Global cooling to replace warming trend that started 4,000 years ago - Chinese scientists (https://www.sott.net/article/418422-Global-cooling-to-replace-warming-trend-that-started-4000-years-ago-Chinese-scientists)

Professor Valentina Zharkova explains and confirms why a "Super" Grand Solar Minimum is upon us (https://www.sott.net/article/400195-Professor-Valentina-Zharkova-explains-and-confirms-why-a-Super-Grand-Solar-Minimum-is-upon-us)

Last Ice Age took just SIX months to arrive (https://www.sott.net/article/245320-Last-Ice-Age-took-just-SIX-months-to-arrive)

Adapt 2030 Ice Age Report: Interview with Laura Knight-Jadczyk and Pierre Lescaudron (https://www.sott.net/article/402391-Adapt-2030-Ice-Age-Report-Interview-with-Laura-Knight-Jadczyk-and-Pierre-Lescaudron)

Star Tsar

1st September 2020, 15:36

Mr Davidson of Suspicious Observers does not agree with Professor Valentina Zharkova's perspective on the above matter & have had a public back & forth.

https://www.thegrandsolarminimum.com/valentina-zharkovas-statement-to-ben-davidson-of-suspicious-observers/

At present I am unable to find episode when Ben addresses her...

Star Tsar

1st September 2020, 15:45

The latest in wild weather...

Weather Events

Worldwide Wild Weather

Okinawa, Japan (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Okinawa_Island) - Typhoon Maysak

Recorded 31st August & Published 1st September 2020

Typhoon Maysak sideswiped the Japanese island of Okinawa on Monday, with wind gusts as high as 101 mph, and is forecast to intensify into the equivalent of a Category 4 storm as it moves toward eventual landfall in South Korea. Maysak is currently the equivalent of a strong Category 3 hurricane, and is traversing warm ocean waters in an environment that is favorable for further intensification, according to the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC).

The storm is the second tropical system to head toward the Korean peninsula in a week, after Typhoon Bavi struck North Korea on Aug. 26. However, Maysak is expected to be more intense than Bavi was.

Though the storm’s center was passing about 50 miles west of the island, Okinawa experienced hurricane force wind gusts on Monday. At 10 a.m., Naha Airport recorded sustained winds of 47 mph, with a gust to 82 mph. Kadena Air Base observed sustained winds of 49 mph, with a gust to 77 mph.

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Ouarzazate, Morocco (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ouarzazate) - Severe Flooding

Recorded 31 August & 1st September 2020

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Mallorca, Spain (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mallorca) - Extensive Storm Damage

Recorded 31 August & 1st September 2020

A waterspout, or tornado forming over water, left a scene of devastation in the Serra de Tramuntana mountains after bringing down or tearing the tops off thousands of trees.

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Gwin Ru

4th September 2020, 08:18

Record Cold in France – Coldest August 30 on record for the 3rd time in 9 years (https://www.iceagenow.info/record-cold-in-france-coldest-august-30-on-record-for-the-3rd-time-in-9-years/)

by Robert (https://www.iceagenow.info/author/xilef/)
September 3, 2020 (https://www.iceagenow.info/record-cold-in-france-coldest-august-30-on-record-for-the-3rd-time-in-9-years/)

“France Breaks Monthly Cold Record,” says the headline on meteo.bzh (https://www.meteo.bzh/actualite/le-record-mensuel-de-froid-vient-de-tomber-a-brest-2020-08-31). However, if I’m reading the actual article correctly, I think it was a daily record rather than a monthly record.

Even so, it still broke the August 30 cold record for the third time in 9 years.

Is this the beginning of a trend in Brest-Guipavas?

Here’s the Google translation of the article:
“A monthly cold record has just been broken in Brest-Guipavas in Northwest France, where a minimum temperature of 5.8 ° C (42.4F) was recorded.” The previous record dated from August 30, 2018 with 6.4 ° C, which beat that of August 30, 2011 when it had been 6.6 ° C.

“The station is located at Brest-Guipavas airport.”
https://www.meteo.bzh/actualite/le-record-mensuel-de-froid-vient-de-tomber-a-brest-2020-08-31

Meanwhile, the UK just suffered-through one of its coldest August Bank Holiday weekends (https://electroverse.net/britain-braces-for-coldest-august-bank-holiday-on-record/) ever recorded, the Alps and Pyrenees recently received heavy summer snow (https://electroverse.net/summer-snow-in-the-higher-elevations-of-europe/).

Mark (Star Mariner)

5th September 2020, 22:12

Massive 164-feet deep crater suddenly opens up on Siberia's Arctic tundra
Could be the result of an explosion triggered by climate change, scientists say

A massive 164-feet deep crater that has suddenly opened up on Siberia's Arctic tundra could result from a climate change-induced explosion, scientists studying these formations have said.

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The crater was accidentally discovered by a Russian film crew earlier this summer as they were flying over the Yamal peninsula in Siberia on an unrelated assignment.

A group of scientists, who have since visited the site, said that the hole most likely formed because of a huge explosion caused by the build of methane underneath the ground — a process otherwise known as cryovolcanism.

"As of now, there is no exhaustive theory for the formation of these craters," Evgeny Chuvilin, a lead research scientist at Russia's Skoltech Center for Hydrocarbon Recovery who studied a similar crater found in the same the region two years ago, told Newsweek.

"The explosive events behind them are too rare and too hard to catch in the act to study properly: a fresh crater usually 'lives' for just one to two years, and these are remote areas with little observation, although that has been changing due to remote sensing and exploration of Yamal," he added.

More: https://www.yahoo.com/news/massive-164-feet-deep-crater-134803472.html

Gwin Ru

5th September 2020, 23:54

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... probably already posted somewhere on Avalon... look at the date:
A general view taken on August 25, 2014 shows a crater on the Yamal Peninsula, northern Siberia. (https://www.insider.com/huge-crater-siberia-could-be-result-climate-change-experts-say-2020-9)

"The crater is at least the ninth of its kind spotted in the region since 2013."

Related:

Large Crater Appears At The End of The World - Siberia (http://projectavalon.net/forum4/showthread.php?73010-Large-Crater-Appears-At-The-End-of-The-World-Siberia)

Star Tsar

7th September 2020, 07:57

Latest SOTT Summary...

SOTT Media

August 2020: Earth Changes Summary

Published 4th September 2020

Last month, more than 1.5 million acres burned in 9 days in California, forcing the evacuation of more than 100,000 people. The fires were caused by unusual intense 'dry-lightning storms', which focused on the San Francisco Bay area in a short time period - an event comprising around 11 percent of the average annual lightning activity for the entire state...

No, it's not 'man-made global warming', as the media claims, nor is it 'elite-made weather', as alternative media claims. The climate globally is 'going wonky' in part because the planet's very atmosphere is changing.

Extreme weather has only worsened the exodus of people from California over the last decade. About five million Californians have left the state for a net population loss of more than one million people. Colorado was also hit last month by the largest wildfire in the state's history. The Pine Gulch fire has burned 139,006 acres and left ranchers with little-to-no grazing for cattle and worried about long-term impacts.

In Algeria, over 1,200 fires have devoured almost 9,000 hectares of forests. The North African country has experienced more frequent forest fires in recent years but the causes remain unclear. Negligence? Coal-traffickers? Increased lightning strikes? Who knows, but the fact is something unusual is going on there too.

Sheets of rain, typically resulting heavy flooding, landslides and huge hailstones continued destroying houses, basic infrastructure and crops around the world in August, impacting the lives of dozens of millions of people. In South Asia alone, an estimated 17.5 million people suffered the consequences of record-breaking monsoon floods. Nearly 700 died and thousands have been displaced. China, Bangladesh and India continue to be the most affected.

South Korea has suffered from unusually heavy downpours for over 2 months now, marking the country's longest and worst-ever monsoon season. Now, the strongest typhoon of the year is on its way to the Korean peninsula, so the deluge is unlikely to abate anytime soon.

Snow in Australia, southern Brazil and South Africa is normal this time of year - it's still winter there (barely), but what are we to make of August snowfalls in Yunnan, China; Dagestan, Russia; the Alps and Pyrenees in Europe? A foretaste perhaps of a cold northern winter to come.

Given the amount of water falling out of the sky the world over, if the unprecedented slowdown in the North Atlantic Gulf Stream holds, we may soon be entering an extended winter.

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onawah

8th September 2020, 02:02

You won't see this on the news (bulging laccoliths and old super volcanoes, and magma hotspots.
Dutch is REALLY freaking out about the number of fires on the weather maps in the US today 9/7/20
And 9 6.0 or greater quakes all over planet in just the last week--that's 7 in the last 2 days.
And showing us what no one else does, which is where magma hotspots are showing up right where the big fires are.
And now huge dust storms as well, and huge smoke plumes traveling across the US.
One fire in Washington state is over 63 miles long, 15 miles across, burned in about a couple of hours, the biggest fire Dutch says he has ever seen.

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Also posted here:http://projectavalon.net/forum4/showthread.php?103940-The-strangeness-of-the-California-Fires&p=1376656&viewfull=1#post1376656

Richter

8th September 2020, 03:55

Sudan declares state of emergency (8:24)
Heavy seasonal rains have damaged more than 100,000 homes
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onawah

8th September 2020, 05:04

What Happened to Summer?
Published on September 3, 2020
https://drsircus.com/general/what-happened-to-summer/

"Summer came to an abrupt end in the mountains of northern Spain last weekend when a sudden cold snap left the Picos de Europa range buried under a blanket of white. The Alps and Pyrenees have recently received heavy summer snow, and now the French are reporting all-time record August lows. And we have strong upticks in the ice in Greenland and in Antarctica where the ice this year is greater than that on the same date in 1979, as well as on the same date in every year of the 1980s and 1990s (barring 1985, 1994, 1998, and 1999).

https://drsircus.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/What-Happened-to-Summer2.png

Record-smashing growth! Look at that blue line shooting almost straight upward! In the middle of summer, Greenland gained a record-smashing four gigatons of snow and ice,” reads the headline. Usually, in mid-Aug, Greenland’s SMB is LOSING 4Gts a day. Not on Aug 10th, the ice sheet GAINED an astonishing 4Gts of ice.

Arctic Sea Ice has Turned an Astonishing Corner

Over the past two weeks we have witnessed the earliest uptick in ice building for quite some time. The melt ended and the ice began building in the third week of August, taking with it the apocalyptic prophesies of man-made global warming. “This is a historic shift in the Arctic,” says David Mauriello. And after closely tracking the current trend, Mauriello’s prediction is for the Arctic circle to be all-but covered in ice within the next 4-6 weeks.

The overexcited idea that the world is going to end in 12 years if we do not address climate change was the cry, but it is not going to happen, not the way global warming cheerleaders think. Last year in October, I published Winter at the End of Summer and Winter Has Arrived Months Early. It is a trend to the cooling and the snowier side.

This year reports started coming in at the end of July warning of a colder than usually future as well as dramatic threats to harvests in the fall. “Historic July cold was registered in Sweden.” The coldest month of July in almost 60 years. Norway also suffered its ‘Coldest Summer for 60 Years.’ Several cold records shattered in The Netherlands in July, where it has never been colder since the start of the measurements.

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You will see in the above video Tucker Carlson shows the head of the World Health Organization, and Bill Gates communicating COVID-19 is really about global warming. This must-see video gives perspective to what is going on between the world of climate change and the world of viral insanity. Remember, Fox News is mainstream with Tucker highlighting the true scope and depravity of the elites who claim to own everyone and everything.

NOOA has published projected sunspot activity data that shows a ‘full-blown’ Grand Solar Minimum running from the late-2020s to the 2040s (at least). This confirms a new paper from professor Valentina Zharkova, entitled: “Modern Grand Solar Minimum will Lead to Terrestrial Cooling.” Published on August 4, 2020, Zharkova’s latest analysis suggests that on June 8, 2020 we entered the Modern (Eddy) Grand Solar Minimum. Zharkova’s latest research indicates that a repeat of a Maunder Minimum-style spell of global cooling will run through solar cycles 25–27 (2020–2053). She writes: “Similarly to the Maunder Minimum … the reduction of the solar magnetic field will cause a decrease of solar irradiance by about 0.22% for a duration of three solar cycles (25–27).”

On the practical side, this all means that prices for food will continue to go up as the growing season shortens. It means it will be harder, and certainly more expensive, to stay warm. Though often denied a new U.S. study finds that cold weather is responsible for most temperature-related deaths in Illinois. From the Lancet we read, “Cold weather kills 20 times as many people as hot weather, according to an international study analyzing over 74 million deaths in 384 locations across 13 countries.”

The best way I have found to keep warm at night is to sleep on a infrared mattress, which doubles as a powerful and incredibly supportive medical device. Its a good time to study cold damp conditions and what to do about them. Flu season will probably come early and COVID-19, world health officials insist, will never leave us.

The Recent Cold Weather News

We read on the 22nd of August that temperatures were already dropping below freezing in Russia. There was frost in the Moscow region even though it is still summer. In the Kostroma region, frosts in the grass went down to -1 degrees, observed for the third day in a row. At the exact same time, China had a midsummer blizzard.

Also, at the same time, we read that 63 million people in China have been affected flooding and 15 million acres of farmland destroyed — an area the size of West Virginia. In official statements, the government has placed the floods on the same level as the coronavirus pandemic when describing shocks to China this year.

On August 7, the coldest temperature ever recorded in Tasmania was registered. Not just for the date and not just for the particular location, but the coldest for any date on record, and the entire country. Temperatures dropped to -14.2C (6.4F), a new record low for the state, and even colder than Antarctica. On August 10th Lake Toko in Siberia smashed its daily low record with a temperature of -9.8C (17F)! The previous low for 7th August was -3.2C (26.2F) in 1990.

Summer suddenly ended in the Dagestani village of Kurush. It started snowing as the air temperature dropped. Strange things are happening with the climate around the world. For the first time since record-keeping began in 1973, South Korea’s average temperature in July was LOWER than that in June, according to Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA) data.

Summer is ending, and it is not surprising that the temperature dropped to -8°C in Yakutsk. The fall season arrived in the Republic earlier this year. As of the second half of August, the average daily temperature was 2 to 4 degrees below the norm. Summer will not return to Yakutia this year, and by the end of August, the air temperature in the Republic, as well as in the Magadan region, are below normal.

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Summer Snow Hits the Mountain States

On the last day of August, a string of cold fronts are engulfing much of the North American continent bringing well-below average temperatures, scattered thunderstorms, and even summer snow to the mountain states. What we are seeing isthe mercury as much as 14C below normal in many central U.S. states: particularly in Wisconsin, Illinois, and Indiana. Canada’s Saskatchewan and Manitoba provinces are also on-track for a bout of record-breaking cold as well.

Rare Summer Snow Hits China

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“Snowing in June” is an old Chinese proverb meaning that something so brutal and outrageous has occurred that the heavens want to show their indignance by dropping freezing snow on to the earth even in the summer as a token of punishment. It is still August, and, at least for some of China’s mountainous regions, unexpected summer snow is still falling.

UK – Worst wheat harvest in decades – COLD & WET

The UK’s worst wheat harvest in about 40 years has prompted fears of higher prices of flour, and subsequently of bread and other flour-based products.

Conclusion

We are entering a Grand Solar Minimum. Crops are always the first to go. And our modern delicately balanced, chemical-dependent, mono-cropping-ways simply aren’t prepared for a violent shift in the climate. Robert Felix has long been warning, “I fear that we will be fighting in the streets for food long before we’re covered by ice.” "

Star Tsar

8th September 2020, 16:40

Weather Events

Heavy Flooding - Constantine (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constantine,_Algeria) & Mila (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mila,_Algeria), Algeria

Recorded 7th & Published 8th September 2020

People stranded as heavy flooding hits Constantine and Mila
Heavy rains in Algiers from Monday night to Tuesday morning caused flooding and paralyzed traffic in the city.Constantine and Mila were also subjected to heavy rains.The rains also caused congestion on the main road network and caused accidents and material losses, according to media reports, flooded tunnels on the road network, houses and shops in a number of neighbourhoods, as many citizens found themselves trapped on the side of the road with their cars trapped in the water as they tried to reach their workplaces.

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Richter

8th September 2020, 23:38

Extreme weather worldwide - Sep. 7 & 8 (10:34)
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Sarah Rainsong

9th September 2020, 00:48

Extreme weather worldwide - Sep. 7 & 8 (10:34)
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Just past the 4:00 mark... WTH?! Where is this at? I know there are weird anomalies all over the world, but is this a new one?

Mod note from Bill: new thread started here:

"Gravitational anomalies" in South Ossetia (http://projectavalon.net/forum4/showthread.php?112023-Gravitational-anomalies-in-South-Ossetia)

onawah

9th September 2020, 02:27

Fires in 9 states, Santa Ana high winds spreading them quickly, 200 rescued by helicoptor, more needed, tho near zero visibility., 2 dozen fires in CA. alone.
More than 200 rescued from California wildfire
WNT
1,370 views•Sep 8, 2020
ABC News
9.7M subscribers
The National Guard is still working to rescue dozens of people still trapped near the Creek Fire in Fresno County, California.
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onawah

9th September 2020, 04:21

Another live FB update from Dutch now
(It looks like he is showing a video of a scientist who is talking about what the beam might be. It will probably be on youtube soon.)
https://www.facebook.com/watch/live/?v=1673545299493883&notif_id=1599623632167842&notif_t=live_video

Here it is now LIVE on youtube
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Additional note from Bill:
Dutchsince shows the entirety of a 1985 presentation by Tom Bearden, and then comments on it when Bearden closes after 55 minutes.

Richter

9th September 2020, 20:08

Massive Apocalyptic Wildfires Burn in Oregon - Sept. 7 / 8, 2020 (11:01)
Wildfires whipped through isolated communities in two states & left backcountry campers and
hikers stranded, requiring helicopters to airlift more than 140 to safety, authorities said.

About 40 wildfires were burning in California alone. Blazes were also reported in Utah, Nevada,
Arizona, Idaho, Oregon, Wyoming and Montana. Smoke has been detected at least as far east
as New Mexico.
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onawah

9th September 2020, 20:46

That skyline starting at 9 minutes 25 seconds into the video is so bizarre looking!
The bright white immediately along the horizon (which might be from the sun OR the fires!), then the strip of red (which is definitely due to the fires), then total blackness blanketing the rest of the sky, which must largely be due to the smoke, ash and dust.

Massive Apocalyptic Wildfires Burn in Oregon - Sept. 7 / 8, 2020 (11:01)
Wildfires whipped through isolated communities in two states & left backcountry campers and
hikers stranded, requiring helicopters to airlift more than 140 to safety, authorities said.

About 40 wildfires were burning in California alone. Blazes were also reported in Utah, Nevada,
Arizona, Idaho, Oregon, Wyoming and Montana. Smoke has been detected at least as far east
as New Mexico.

onawah

9th September 2020, 23:45

Deadly wildfire emergency out West
23,682 views•Sep 9, 2020
ABC News
9.7M subscribers

"New evacuations were ordered as changing conditions fuel the immense wildfires ravaging the west."
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(Freakish record breaking temperatures, long fire season still ahead. )

Deborah (ahamkara)

10th September 2020, 01:38

I notice that the wildfires are decimating the forests of the West Coast. These would be the areas that people from Seattle, Portland, San Francisco and Los Angeles would flee into, if the situation in the cities deteriorated. It is also a source of locally produced livestock and food, which is now destroyed. Unfortunately, I feel the fires are part of a bigger plan to isolate the urban population on the coast, and keep them from moving about if some sort of military occupation occurs.. I hope I am wrong.

Richter

10th September 2020, 23:36

Fierce storm causes widespread destruction in Belem, Para, BRAZIL - Sept 9, 2020 (2:30)
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River overflows after torrential rain and floods Maracay, Venezuela - sept 9, 2020 (1:10)
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Wildfire Smoke Smothers San Francisco & Oakland, California - Sept. 9, 2020 (7:12)
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onawah

13th September 2020, 07:30

See: http://projectavalon.net/forum4/showthread.php?105795-Chemtrails-Secret-History-Exposed-Deep-State-Eugenics-Smoke-Screen&p=1377704&viewfull=1#post1377704

Gwin Ru

13th September 2020, 13:08

'Vicious little suckers': Massive clouds of mosquitoes kill hundreds of cattle in Louisiana after Hurricane Laura (https://eu.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/09/10/louisiana-mosquito-swarms-kill-cows-horses-after-hurricane-laura/3460503001/)

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USA TODAY (https://eu.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/09/10/louisiana-mosquito-swarms-kill-cows-horses-after-hurricane-laura/3460503001/)
Fri, 11 Sep 2020 11:42 UTC

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Farmers in a five-parish area in Louisiana have probably lost 300 to 400 cattle

Swarms of mosquitoes have killed cows, deer, horses and other livestock in Louisiana after rain from Hurricane Laura led to an explosion in the pests' population.

Thousands of mosquitoes have attacked animals as large as bulls, draining their blood and driving the massive creatures to pace in summer heat until they were exhausted, according to a Louisiana State University AgCenter veterinarian, agent and press release.

While recent aerial spraying efforts have helped bring the outbreak of mosquitoes under control, residents and animals in a portion of the state faced clouds of the bloodsucking insects in the days after Laura made landfall as a Category 4 hurricane on Aug. 27.

Farmers near where the storm made landfall have probably lost 300 to 400 cattle, said Dr. Craig Fontenot, a large-animal veterinarian based in Ville Platte.

"They're vicious little suckers," he said.

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Jeremy Hebert, a LSU AgCenter agent in Acadia Parish, told USA TODAY Thursday that residents along costal, marshy areas are accustomed to mosquitoes and expect the population to climb following a heavy rain. But the scale of this outbreak was much larger than Hebert expected: "I've never experienced anything like this."

The species of mosquito doesn't transmit human diseases easily, Christine Navarre, an extension veterinarian with LSU AgCenter, told USA TODAY on Thursday.

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But people in the area needed to take precautions at the peak of the outbreak, Hebert said. He remembers wearing long shirts and pants to cover skin and sprinting to his barn to avoid the clouds of mosquitoes. If he went outside with skin exposed, the insects quickly covered his skin.

"As soon as you would walk outside, your legs would turn black from the sheer amount of mosquitoes," Hebert said.

While humans are able to cover up, stay inside or swat the insects away, livestock were virtually defenseless against the swarms.

The livestock "can't get away from (the mosquitoes) ... they pace and they pace," Navarre said. Some of those that survived may face ongoing heath problems like weight loss or susceptibility to disease.

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A deer rancher lost about 30 of his 110 animals

The insects remain a big problem in Calcasieu and Jefferson Davis parishes, though spraying has reduced the severity a bit, said Jimmy Meaux, AgCenter agent for those parishes.

Livestock deaths from mosquitoes aren't a new phenomenon. Fontenot said they also occurred after Hurricane Lili in 2002 and Hurricane Rita in 2005. Florida and Texas have had similar problems after hurricanes, he said.

Contributing: The Associated Press

Mark (Star Mariner)

13th September 2020, 13:30

Hmm, and that comes just weeks after Bill Gates was talking about releasing millions of genetically-modified mosquitoes. Just curious is all...

Florida says ‘this is fine’ to release of genetically modified mosquitoes

Has science found a way to cut down on mosquito-born diseases — or will life find a way to break free from human meddling, a la Jurassic Park?

That’s the question hanging over a recent decision by state regulators in Florida, which would allow the biotech company Oxitec to unleash hundreds of millions of genetically modified male mosquitoes in the Florida Keys. The lab-altered, patented insects are members of Aedes aegypti, the species of mosquito that spreads diseases such as yellow fever, malaria and chikungunya. However, they’ve been genetically altered to artificially reduce future mosquito populations.

It sounds like a bit of mad science but it’s all about love, actually.

The plan is to unleash millions of genetically modified males so they can hook up with all the lady mosquitoes and produce artificially weak offspring that never grow up, thereby reducing the overall population. Male mosquitoes don’t drink human blood, so the influx of flying fellas theoretically wouldn’t add to the problem.

Advocates say it’s a new population control strategy that could save millions of human lives around the world while getting rid of some annoying and dangerous bloodsuckers. Mosquitoes are among the deadliest animals in the world according to the World Health Organization, which attributed 438,000 deaths to the insects through malaria alone in 2015.

Critics have described it as a risky experiment with too many unknown factors, especially when it comes to introducing genetically-modified creatures into a natural ecosystem.

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has also worked with Oxitec to develop something known as a “gene drive” — a genetic modification meant to spread through multiple generations of mosquitoes to leave them sterile or unable to spread certain diseases.

https://globalnews.ca/news/7080776/genetically-modified-mosquitoes-florida/

Mark (Star Mariner)

13th September 2020, 15:16

Allegedly not a tornado. So I've no idea..

https://twitter.com/prau55/status/1302595016364191745?s=20

Richter

13th September 2020, 19:23

Sardegna, Italy, floods - Thursday, SEPT 10, 2020 (2:30)
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Turkey’s capital Ankara hit by freak sandstorm - Sep. 12, 2020 (2:55)
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onawah

13th September 2020, 19:30

Oregon: 500,000 evacuees. 30 fatalities. dozens missing, rain forecast, but not for another 48 hours.

Wildfires turn US West Coast into 'hellscape' | DW News
57,386 views•Sep 13, 2020
DW News
1.71M subscribers
"In the United States, firefighters are hoping a change of weather could help them battle around 100 blazes across several western states. Days of dry and windy conditions have been feeding the flames in Oregon, Washington and California. The Blazes have killed at least 30 people and officials in Oregon are warning residents of the possibility of mass fatalities."
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CBS Sunday Journal: Apocalyptic Western wildfires
15,087 views•Sep 13, 2020
757K subscribers
"From Washington State to Southern California, entire communities have been laid to waste during a week of fierce wildfires, in which more than 20 people have lost their lives. Correspondent Carter Evans brings us the latest news from Berry Creek, Calif."

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4.7 million acres burnt so far in Washington, Oregon and California, the size of the state of New Jersey. Air quality compared to smoking 20 packs of cigarettes per day in some areas.

Lots of mind-blowing statistics here:
Vast, Fast-Moving Fires Have Oregon Bracing For 'Mass Fatality Incident' | Rachel Maddow | MSNBC
66,110 views•Sep 12, 2020
MSNBC
3.47M subscribers
"Rachel Maddow reports on the dire situation on the West Coast as fires burn out of control through California, Oregon, and Washington, with Oregon officials expressing particular concern about what they'll find in the fires' wake. Aired on 09/11/2020."

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9/12/2020 -- West Coast Fires Update -- "PYRO LOW" system forms -- Smoke forecast projections
56,333 views•Streamed live 18 hours ago
dutchsinse
420K subscribers

"This video covers all locations on the West coast for current fire outbreaks, and shows the current visible path the smoke will be taking over the next few days."
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Seems likely Dane Wigington's theory that chemtrailing is part of the reason these fires are so severe. See: https://vaccineimpact.com/2020/west-coast-fires-the-forests-are-dying-due-to-geoengineering-if-the-forests-die-we-will-die/
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Star Tsar

14th September 2020, 10:02

Yesterday's wild weather...

Weather Events

Worldwide Wild Weather

Sandstorm - Ankara, Turkey (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ankara)

Recorded & Published 12th September 2020

A freak sandstorm hit Ankara on Saturday, the Turkish capital’s mayor said, as officials said six people were injured after strong winds.

A spectacular video shared by the mayor’s office showed a large beige dust cloud enveloping buildings.

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Tropical Storm Sally - Key West, Florida (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Key_West)

Recorded 12th & Published 13th September 2020

Tropical Storm Sally may have already churned past South Florida, but its effects still linger, in the form of heavy rainfall, strong winds and widespread flooding.

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Sandstorm - Khartoum, Sudan (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khartoum)

Recorded & Published 13th September 2020

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onawah

14th September 2020, 20:18

This short video (which also belongs here) of Dr. Rashid Buttar (who usually talks about vaccines, but is obviously very clued in on many subjects) is about how technologies like 5G, which broadcast electromagnetic frequencies and microwaves all over the planet, may not just be affecting lifeforms on planet Earth, but also the planet itself, manifesting in disruptions to the weather, the natural magnetic grid--the very natural pulse of the Earth.
Although 5G has not yet gone planetwide to the extent to which the planners intend, that is in the process, and thousands of 5G broadcasting satellites are already encircling the globe.
( Not sure how this relates to Trump or vaccines, which he also mentions, but hopefully that has been explained elsewhere. However, that video is from 3 months ago, and might as well have been 3 years ago, the way events are amping up. I wish I could understand what Trump is doing re the vaccine--trying to rush it through, with the military involved. etc. Input on that would be most welcome!)

It Will Happen By DECEMBER!! Dr Rashid Buttar
1,679,368 views•Premiered Jun 28, 2020
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Richter

15th September 2020, 00:44

Landslides, flooding, fires, (thunder)storms, etc. (13:39)
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Richter

16th September 2020, 00:37

EXTREME WEATHER AROUND THE WORLD - 13 & 14 SEPT 2020 (10:35)
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Richter

16th September 2020, 21:00

Severe Weather Europe
Severe Weather Europe (SWE) offers daily worldwide severe weather outlooks,
weather analysis, severe weather news, weather reports and weather education.

https://www.severe-weather.eu/

TomKat

17th September 2020, 00:24

Richter

17th September 2020, 03:02

Lest we forget, the west coast wildfires are not acts of God, they are man-made. The release of Covid-19 was not an act of God, it was man-made. Just as street riots and looting are man-made. Humanity is being "managed."

Now you mention it, last night I watched the truly excellent 2020 (Netflix) documentary:

The Social Dilemma.
'As digital platforms increasingly become a lifeline to stay connected, Silicon Valley insiders
reveal how social media is reprogramming civilization by exposing what’s hiding on the
other side of your screen.'
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Sorry, just a trailer

onawah

18th September 2020, 05:33

ALERT: ANOTHER pipeline exploded
From Dutch's FB page about 4 hours ago
"Dutchsinse
4 hrs ·
ALERT: ANOTHER pipeline has exploded... this is the 3rd in the past 24 hours... this time.. Dotsero / Gypsum Colorado.
https://denver.cbslocal.com/2020/09/17/home-explosion-gypsum-gas-leak-neighborhood-evacuated/

Dotsero Colorado is the only marked volcano from the Smithsonian listed in Colorado.

Pipeline explodes at Dotsero Volcano Gypsum Colorado.. pipeline explodes at Piedmont Oklahoma.. pipeline explodes at Fort Smith Arkansas

Additionally an unknown flash of heat (likely from gas or oil) in Panhandle of Texas last night at sundown.. and flashes of heat now coming from multiple oil + gas wells flaring off at the border of central Oklahoma and Kansas.

https://weather.cod.edu/satrad/?parms=subregional-S_Plains-06-200-0-100-1&checked=map&colorbar=undefined

All this happened in the past 24 hours!

I would say some kind of shift is resulting across the craton edge due to the plate slow slip event currently taking place, which is physically pushing in from the Pacific Northwest across the craton edge.

This could lead to a significant earthquake in the midwest in the next few days or less. M5.0+ possible ... the last time this happened .. that's what resulted. (the explosions , pipelines and slow slip combination previously occurred in 2011, and 2012). M4.0+ activity also resulted in 2014, and 2015 when this happened previously.

I would watch between the areas shifting... NW Colorado craton edge at Dotsero to Fort Smith Arkansas. This includes Kansas, Texas, Oklahoma, and Colorado basically.

Check out COD Meteorology's Satellite and Radar Data"

Richter

18th September 2020, 22:29

Disaster Compilation - September 2020 (1:59:46)
Storm, floods, hurricanes, landslides
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SOURCE: TheStormInfo - https://www.youtube.com/c/TheStormInfo/videos

Gwin Ru

20th September 2020, 12:29

...

Nile River Signals a Massive Global Rainfall Shift (1036) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=xLIgLgi4_2I&feature=emb_logo) 11:24

Sep 19, 2020

https://yt3.ggpht.com/a/AATXAJwGz_vAGPds57Qfk69lX_Y_DqpyeTZL4CjuuxWVmQ=s48-c-k-c0xffffffff-no-rj-mo (https://www.youtube.com/user/MyanmarLiving) Adapt 2030 (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-5dIHmtQzHIdNCs7-bEdCA)

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Star Tsar

21st September 2020, 09:45

A wild weather weekend in Europe...

Weather Events

Cyclone Ianos - Karditsa (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karditsa), Greece

Recorded & Published 19th September 2020

Greece's weather agency warned of damage and threat to life as it issued alerts for many areas.

An elderly woman was found dead in a flooded house in Farsala (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Farsala), while a 63-year-old shepherd was swept away and killed in Karditsa.

Authorities said a woman who ignored warnings not to drive into an area near a bridge is also missing.

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Flooding - France, Spain & Portugal

Recorded 18th - 19th & Published 20th September 2020

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Richter

21st September 2020, 18:25

Sangay volcano erupts - ECUADOR sept 20, 2020 (3:30)
Large quantity of ash in Guayaquil
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Sangay Volcano Erupts, Turns Day to Night in Ecuador - Sept. 20, 2020 (5:22)
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onawah

23rd September 2020, 20:59

Mass Stranding, Climate Tipping Point, Exoplanets
25,733 views•Sep 23, 2020
Suspicious0bservers
480K subscribers

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Richter

23rd September 2020, 21:30

Extreme weather around the world - 20 to 22 Sept 2020 (10:35)
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Gwin Ru

26th September 2020, 12:56

First ever Iberian subtropical storm recorded (https://www.theportugalnews.com/news/unique-iberian-subtropical-storm-recorded/55873)

The Portugal News (https://www.theportugalnews.com/news/unique-iberian-subtropical-storm-recorded/55873)
Fri, 25 Sep 2020 07:53 UTC

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On Sept. 18, 2020, NASA’s Aqua satellite provided a visible image of Subtropical Storm Alpha in the eastern North Atlantic Ocean near Portugal’s coast.© NASA Worldview, Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS)

The first ever subtropical storm has been recorded in an occurrence described by meteorologists as a "historic fact".

According to weather experts, subtropical storm Alpha, which barrelled along the Portuguese coast and through some parts of Spain last weekend, was the first event of its kind to be registered since weather records began.

This was first put forward by Spanish meteorologists and later confirmed by the Portuguese Met Office (IPMA).

In some cases along the Portuguese coast, particularly the stretches along the Algarve and up to Lisbon, entire beaches were consumed by rapid rises in sea levels, while winds of up to 100km/h were registered in some inland locations.

On 18 September, 522 occurrences were registered by civil protection authorities due to strong rain and wind which wreaked havoc in various parts of the country.

The early hours of 19 September were calmer, but the Civil Protection service still registered 33 occurrences, mostly associated to falling trees, flooding, toppling structures and tidal surges in coastal areas.

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Newspaper Observador reported two tornados in Beja and Palmela, which occurred due to supercells.

The districts of Leiria, Lisbon and Faro were the most affected by the unseasonably bad weather.

According to Visão magazine, Juan Jesús González Alemán, a researcher in atmospheric dynamics, quoted by Spanish daily newspaper El País, has no doubts: "it is a historical fact."

Rubén Del Campo, spokesman for the Spanish meteorological agency, added: "It was a very profound storm and, above all, rare for the time of year and for the latitudes where it passed."

Weather experts appear to be in agreement, Visão reports, that there seems to be a growing movement of weather phenomena more typical of the American coastline on Europe's doorstep. Last year, three other tropical phenomena landed in Portugal and Spain, whereas the norm would be the odd occurrence over extended periods.

Tropical storms are a type of cyclone that carry sustained winds - that is, the average wind speed in one minute - of between 60 and 120 kilometres per hour. The next step up, hurricane category, exceeds 120km/h.

Subtropical storms are hybrids that have the characteristics of the occurrences of the tropical system, but which occur at mid-latitudes.

Star Tsar

27th September 2020, 09:23

Your tropical weather bulletin...

Force Thirteen

Tropical Weather Bulletin For September 27th 2020

Published 27th September 2020

The tropics remain fairly quiet, but there are signs of new activity in the Pacific Ocean.

In the Western Pacific, a broad area of interest has developed into Tropical Depression 15W, which is unlikely to affect significant land areas. Another area of interest persists to its west, with a low chance of formation.
In the east, a system or perhaps two could form off the coast of Mexico near the end of the five day forecast period. Chances also remain, albeit very slim, for a tropical cyclone near the Bahamas this weekend or early next week.

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Richter

29th September 2020, 03:20

Italy Extreme Flooding in Sarno, Salerno - Compilation (4:15)
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Worldwide extreme weather (15:36)
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Icare

30th September 2020, 23:42

Uploaded 10 hours ago:
Hailstorm in Istanbul, Turkey
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Uploaded at approximately at the same time:
Sandstorm in Eregli, Turkey
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Again, at approximately the same time:
Flooding in Assam, India
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Icare

1st October 2020, 00:52

This has just been uploaded:

California Earthquake swarm Alert.. Rapid earthquakes South part of San Andreas fault 9/30/2020

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skogvokter

5th October 2020, 04:26

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At least nine killed as forest fires rage in eastern Ukraine
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https://www.euronews.com/2020/10/01/at-least-nine-killed-as-forest-fires-rage-in-eastern-ukraine
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https://www.aftenposten.no/norge/i/JJ1PyP/mystisk-roeyk-i-midt-norge-kan-komme-fra-oest-europa
Translation:
Mysterious smoke in Central Norway can come from Eastern Europe
A mysterious veil of smoke is reported in the air over large parts of Norway this weekend. It probably comes from Eastern Europe, meteorologists believe.
From Lillehammer in the south and to Trøndelag in the north, many have asked themselves what the mysterious smoke they see in the sky is on Friday and Saturday. Meteorologists have different theories, but they agree that it probably comes from Eastern Europe.

- We have so-called trajectory measurements where we can see where the air we have over us now comes from. Then we can in a way warn the weather back in time. What we see now is that the air is from Eastern Europe, says state meteorologist Martin Granerød to Gudbrandsdølen Dagningen.

He believes that there is talk of airborne dust from the agricultural areas in Eastern Europe, and that dust particles have been whirled up from the dry fields and carried on by strong winds.

The smoke has also been seen in Trøndelag, and meteorologist on duty Jon Austerheim at the Meteorological Institute, says he thinks it is smoke from forest fires in Ukraine.

- It may come from an area with more hazy air than what we are used to with us, but it may be that there is an extra source now than what we are used to. It is not entirely inconceivable that there is smoke from the forest fire in Ukraine, because it has been blowing from the southeast for a long time, Austerheim says to Adresseavisen.

Recently, a series of major forest fires have broken out in eastern Ukraine, killing at least nine people and sending 14 to hospital after the ravages of the fire. According to Euronews, there have been as many as 146 fires in the region in the last week.
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Seems surreal, but with the wind direction wich been stabile right from southeast for quite a while, this fog can be observed in parts of Norway. Even smelled smoke and talked with some folks who experienced the same.
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onawah

7th October 2020, 22:18

From Dutchsinse's FB page today:
Dutchsinse
10/7/20
"ALERT ! An earthquake swarm has broken out on the New Madrid Seismic zone next to Success, Arkansas and Maynard Arkansas about 3 miles South of the Missouri border!!!!!

Success, AR ... how about that for the name of the swarm location. Taking that as a sign ... much love everyone!

Let's hope its just a swarm that takes place and that's it.. instead of a single larger quake.

This new earthquake swarm, after months without anything similar... is proof that the hot spots were a forewarning of something coming on the New Madrid.
https://scontent-dfw5-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/p720x720/120861098_1694874950679638_5241994546448604489_o.jpg?_nc_cat=1&_nc_sid=8024bb&_nc_ohc=7HljV61A-gwAX-jqman&_nc_ht=scontent-dfw5-2.xx&tp=6&oh=6380830eb5e08f0215283e7794561d97&oe=5FA434F7
https://earthquake.usgs.gov/…/eventpa…/nm60114433/executive…

https://earthquake.usgs.gov/…/eventpa…/nm60114428/executive…

https://earthquake.usgs.gov/…/eventpa…/nm60114423/executive…

https://earthquake.usgs.gov/…/eventpa…/nm60114233/executive…

https://earthquake.usgs.gov/…/eventpa…/nm60114323/executive…

https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquak…/eventpage/nm60114438…

(Dutch has been dissed and threatened many times by "experts" at USGS, which will explain some of his comments following from his FB page today)

Dutchsinse: Well.. there you have it. Not farmers burning their fields.. NOT a glitch or artifact... it was hot spots as the plate was / is shifting.
You can post any apologies you want to make here... if you're into science you'll correct yourself for dissing my thoughts on this... and reassess your positions.
True "new" science findings usually go against what most think is possible, and what 99.9% of the professionals say.
I don't blame anyone for doubting, but I do blame people for blaming me for looking into things. Being a doubter is fine.. but not researching because of preformed doubts is not scientific.
Everyone and their farm fields now has to explain this earthquake swarm.
No way I'm accepting that this swarm is a random event.

Dutchsinse: Not boring and blasting .. these are hot spots in woods and fields and bayou.. not superhighways.
This swarm of quakes is at about 8km deep in the ground.
No mines even go that deep in the USA. https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-1-d...
deepest mine in usa - https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-1-d&q=deepest%20mine%20in%20usa

Dutchsinse: I proved them wrong on HAARP weather modification, RADAR pulses, fracking earthquake threat, craton earthquakes, deep earthquakes causing shallower larger quakes, and earthquake forecasting.
Now add in hot spots and fires from plates shifting and DEW directed energy weapon proving to the list as well.
So I've basically proved everything they said was impossible in the past 10 years ... I think that's why they don't like me.
Everything they denied, I proved beyond a shadow of a doubt and provided links to for everyone to see for themselves.
This new madrid hot spot thing .. the deniers and professionals went out on a limb in denial.. this swarm just sawed off the base of their limb.. they are falling now.
Sad but true. :(

Dutchsinse: Swarms don't always have to FOLLOW a 5.. sometimes swarms precede larger earthquakes see this for more info .. https://sfist.com/.../new-study-finds-that-most-big.../
But as for 5's .. they do usually produce aftershock swarms ... usually under 5.0 we don't see much aftershocking going on.
The diff between an aftershock swarm and a swarm outbreak .. to me.. one is caused by a big break like a M5.0 which continues to fracture for a while (causing aftershocks)...
The other is what is happening now on the new madrid.. which is a swarm outbreak where major tension exists.. which usually is FOLLOWED by a noteworthy quake if the swarm does not expend all the energy which was built up.

Dutchsinse: Remember the gas lines exploding in Little Rock Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Texas a few weeks ago!? I'd bet that was part of the shifting... also the multiple buildings collapsing in Saint Louis Missouri in a 24 hour time across the city... "

(One of the commenters posted this video from 2013, a little reminder that suspicions from truth seekers concerning energy beams affecting the weather is not just blowing smoke. )

Controlling the weather: Is it possible?
202,601 views•Sep 25, 2013
CBS News
3.01M subscribers
"Scientists and researchers may one day be able to manipulate rain and lightning using lasers. "CBS This Morning" contributor Michio Kaku, a physics professor at City College of New York, talks to Charlie Rose and Norah O'Donnell about the potential future of weather."
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Gwin Ru

7th October 2020, 23:10

...

... hot spots, eh?!

Moreover, the area within which the Iran EQ occurred was pinpointed by Stan Deyo on April 8 in his map of anomalous thermal gradient (http://standeyo.com/NEWS/13_Quake_4casts/13_Quake_4casts.html):

http://standeyo.com/NEWS/13_Quake_4casts/13_Quake_4casts_pics/130408.Seismic_Map.jpg

The area is also located along a tectonically active fracture zone which goes up to Turkey and into the Mediterranean.
Stan had so many "hits" with his anomalous thermal gradients (hot spots) that he must have gotten on the nerves of the NOAA guys who then quit publishing the thermal data.

The rational is simple: strain generates heat, shear generates heat, friction generates heat; the larger the shear/distortion/strain, the hotter the zone and the larger the potential earthquake(s)...

Richter

11th October 2020, 17:48

Category 2 Hurricane Delta Affects Louisiana & Texas - Oct. 9 / 10, 2020 (11:44)
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Heavy rain hits parts of Emirates and causes flooding on roads , 10 oct 2020 (3:41)
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Russia evacuates villages after munition depot explosions - 7 oct 2020 (2:23)
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Richter

15th October 2020, 19:18

SOTT Earth Changes Summary - September 2020 (24:40)
Extended winter, widespread floods, raging wildfires, damaged crops, zombie tropical
storms, and record hurricane downfalls for September.
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onawah

17th October 2020, 06:21

One Of The Worlds Most Dangerous Volcanoes Getting Ready To Erupt*Record Floods & Record Drought
4,560 views•Oct 14, 2020
EEARTS
10.1K subscribers
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Bill Ryan

17th October 2020, 09:18

One Of The World's Most Dangerous Volcanoes Getting Ready To Erupt

TepRsnozzbcHere's the article:

https://alkhaleejtoday.co/international/5092272/The-lava-of-an-African-volcano-is-rising-at-a-rapid.html

The volcano is called Nyiragongo, on the borders of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda.

http://lh5.ggpht.com/-xlbGHtA8At8/UGrsiFOOndI/AAAAAAAAIp4/jQEl4UyVBec/s1600/map_160%25255B6%25255D.jpg

onawah

17th October 2020, 19:03

Burst of HOT SPOTS along plate in S. CALIFORNIA - NEW DISCOVERY on hot spots in USA
See: http://projectavalon.net/forum4/showthread.php?98526-Dutchsinse-and-other-non-mainstream-earthquake-reporters&p=1383938&viewfull=1#post1383938

onawah

17th October 2020, 19:42

Edgar Cayce-His Predictions*Earthchanges*Pole Shift*Healing*Atlantis* Consciousness*Oneness*
848 views•Oct 17, 2020
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onawah

19th October 2020, 04:16

From Dutchsinse's Facebook page
Dutchsinse
10/18/20

"List of systems shut down or turned off after I shared them:

NEXRAD RADAR wdssii uncensored "non-quality controlled" feed which showed HAARP rings visually on the feeds as they occurred from the RADAR stations. Shut off after we shared it, and the links were picked up by a debunking website who was previously saying I was FAKING AND PHOTOSHOPPING the HAARP rings.. proving the rings were indeed happening but being censored (removed) off the public feeds for "quality control" purposes as they were forced to admit. Then they shut off access.

_____

NEXRAD RADAR level iii without a password to view which showed NEXRAD going into something called "unknown" mode marked as black on the chart when doing HAARP ring pulses. Shut off after we shared it across social media as proof that the National Weather Service knew something was indeed pulsing at the times of the HAARP rings occurring from their stations.

You can still find some leveliii data on other services maybe.. but good luck finding the "unknown mode" any more now that they removed the way to view it.

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ATHENA earthquake feed showing the quakes off the west coast that the oil companies were using and that proved the USGS was omitting quakes on the West coast. Shut off after we shared it on social media, and it was sent to the USGS by several of my viewers.

______

MIMIC TPW microwave background feed that was showing all sorts of High frequency to microwave systems including HAARP itself when it was making plasma which reflected microwaves (and all other radio waves)... also showed incoming solar flares charged particles live as they hit. Shut off after we shared it and it caught on for the public, and was used by several large youtube channels, and was addressed by professionals as "not being possible to see on microwave systems".

_____

Arctic Polar Ice Viewer / Cryosphere today site.. which showed and contradicted the media stories saying the North pole had melted and showed record levels of ice on both poles instead of record low.. RECORD HIGH levels of ice. Shut off after we shared it and it caught on for the public, and was picked up in the main stream media in the UK.

______

HAARP ionosonde and spectrographs which showed real time feeds of High Frequency systems. Shut off after we shared it and it caught on for the public, and made the rounds on several youtube channels as proof HAARP was still operating, when media was trying to say HAARP was being torn down!

_____

Japan Magnetosphere NICT site.. which showed real time 3D views of the magnetosphere as solar events occurred (is the basis for the observers logo on youtube by the way). Shut off after we shared it as proof that the magnetosphere temporarily flipped or shifted by several degrees (which it did indeed shift by the way).

______

NOW ADD IN the hot spots from GOES ... shut off at night now after we shared the links..... and the world caught on to what was going on."

"Nothing to see here, folks....move along.." ...Same old coverup, only bigger than ever before on the weather front.
Tune in to what Prof. Joseph Farrell had to say about energy beams and other secret weapons from to 3 hours 10 minutes in here:
Dutchsinse
34 mins ·
List of systems shut down or turned off after I shared them:

NEXRAD RADAR wdssii uncensored "non-quality controlled" feed which showed HAARP rings visually on the feeds as they occurred from the RADAR stations. Shut off after we shared it, and the links were picked up by a debunking website who was previously saying I was FAKING AND PHOTOSHOPPING the HAARP rings.. proving the rings were indeed happening but being censored (removed) off the public feeds for "quality control" purposes as they were forced to admit. Then they shut off access.

_____

NEXRAD RADAR level iii without a password to view which showed NEXRAD going into something called "unknown" mode marked as black on the chart when doing HAARP ring pulses. Shut off after we shared it across social media as proof that the National Weather Service knew something was indeed pulsing at the times of the HAARP rings occurring from their stations.

You can still find some leveliii data on other services maybe.. but good luck finding the "unknown mode" any more now that they removed the way to view it.

______

ATHENA earthquake feed showing the quakes off the west coast that the oil companies were using and that proved the USGS was omitting quakes on the West coast. Shut off after we shared it on social media, and it was sent to the USGS by several of my viewers.

______

MIMIC TPW microwave background feed that was showing all sorts of High frequency to microwave systems including HAARP itself when it was making plasma which reflected microwaves (and all other radio waves)... also showed incoming solar flares charged particles live as they hit. Shut off after we shared it and it caught on for the public, and was used by several large youtube channels, and was addressed by professionals as "not being possible to see on microwave systems".

_____

Arctic Polar Ice Viewer / Cryosphere today site.. which showed and contradicted the media stories saying the North pole had melted and showed record levels of ice on both poles instead of record low.. RECORD HIGH levels of ice. Shut off after we shared it and it caught on for the public, and was picked up in the main stream media in the UK.

______

HAARP ionosonde and spectrographs which showed real time feeds of High Frequency systems. Shut off after we shared it and it caught on for the public, and made the rounds on several youtube channels as proof HAARP was still operating, when media was trying to say HAARP was being torn down!

_____

Japan Magnetosphere NICT site.. which showed real time 3D views of the magnetosphere as solar events occurred (is the basis for the observers logo on youtube by the way). Shut off after we shared it as proof that the magnetosphere temporarily flipped or shifted by several degrees (which it did indeed shift by the way).

______

NOW ADD IN the hot spots from GOES ... shut off at night now after we shared the links..... and the world caught on to what was going on."

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ALSO
Tune in to what Prof. Joseph Farrell says (starting at 2 hours 56 minutes in to 3 hours 10 minutes ) about secret weapons (such as Trump has mentioned cryptically) being used for various purposes from weather events to direct attacks (explosions) here:
[youtube]ZmSH9LI6hoo

Also posted here: http://projectavalon.net/forum4/showthread.php?98526-Dutchsinse-and-other-non-mainstream-earthquake-reporters&p=1384217&viewfull=1#post1384217