“2018 was a record year as far as Typhoons are concerned. However, 2019 set a new mark surpassing the previous year’s records not only in number but it has also been the costliest Pacific season on record…
“Another record breaking incident occurred on the first day of 2019 itself, when the first named storm Pabuk was formed. Pabuk was the earliest forming Tropical storm on Western Pacific on record, breaking the earlier record of Storm Alice from 1979.”
“Rising numbers of children in Guatemala are going hungry as drought linked to climate change reduces food harvests, fueling child malnutrition rates in the Central American nation, the United Nations and charities said…
“Guatemala’s farmers are reeling from a series of prolonged droughts in recent years and from a lengthy heat wave last year…”
“States across the Southern and Eastern United States are facing freezing temperatures with icy winds, frost, snow and…iguanas expected to fall in parts.
“The unusual reptilian addition to the usual list of wintry weather elements was issued in Miami, southern Florida, – home to a booming iguana population.”
“After last spring’s heavy rains and flooding, many Midwestern communities are still living with damaged water infrastructure.
“And as 2020’s flooding season nears, some towns still don’t know how they’ll afford to protect themselves from more damages this year.”
“The Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador was hit with more than 70cm (27in) of snow in a record breaking blizzard. The military has been called in to help with recovery efforts.”
Video:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-us-canada-51200459/troops-called-in-amid-record-canada-snowfall
“Norwegian fish farming giant Mowi has revealed that tens of thousands of salmon have escaped from one of its sites off Colonsay [Scotland].
“The company said a cage was damaged when Storm Brendan passed through the area last week.”
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-51191270
“Shock figures have shown a skyrocketing increase in flood investigations across the county as experts warn more floods could be on the way because of climate change.
“Statistics from Lincolnshire County Council [UK] have show that its number of flood investigations have more than doubled.”
https://www.lincolnshirelive.co.uk/news/local-news/shock-figures-show-flooding-incidents-3739242
“Extreme weather has come to western Europe. A powerful anticyclone is breaking records for high pressure across Belgium, France and the UK, while Storm Gloria, pushing the anti-cyclone south, is causing heavy rain, winds and even rare snowfall in Spain.
“It has broken France’s record with 1049.7 hectopascals (hPa) in Abbeville, northern France, and Belgium’s record of 1049.9 hPa.”
https://www.euronews.com/2020/01/21/europe-s-weather-mix-record-high-pressure-cold-and-storm-gloria
“Mallorca has been smashed by huge waves and another town filled with foam as a storm continues to lash Spain, leaving four dead and 200,000 without power…
“…in the Costa Brava holiday resort of Tossa de Mar, locals woke up to the surreal sight of sea foam which had invaded part of the old town.”
“According to the most recent forecasts, winter in Croatia is finished.
“In the current part of the climatological winter, which began on December 1, we have not yet had a single winter cyclone, and no significant snowfall, even in most of the higher elevations.”
https://www.total-croatia-news.com/lifestyle/40966-croatia-winter-finished
“Egypt has a total of 110 animal species, including 70 species threatened with extinction due to climate change impacts and poaching, said Ayman Hamada, director of Biodiversity Department at the General Directorate of Nature Conservation.
“”Climate change, habitat fragmentation due to human interference, and over harvesting are the main reasons behind the big loss in biodiversity,”he told reporters.”
https://www.egypttoday.com/Article/9/79876/70-species-threatened-with-extinction-in-Egypt
“Namibian state-owned meat processing and marketing firm Meatco is in talks with neighbour Botswana to import cattle, as severe drought decimates local herds and threatens beef export deals with China and European countries.
“The southern African desert nation moved closer to famine last month…”
“A devastating drought has gripped Zimbabwe with 8 million people in need of drought relief aid.
“Almost 20,000 cattle have been decimated by the drought in rural Matabeleland region. Against this background, VOA Studio 7 will run a five-part drought series starting Monday next week.” Video:
https://www.voazimbabwe.com/a/drought-promo-xoxoxoxoxo/5254798.html
“Torrential rain is continuing to fall in the central Mozambican city of Beira, and on Monday claimed the life of a 15 year old boy.”
You may recall that Beira took a direct hit from Cyclone Idai last year.
https://allafrica.com/stories/202001210914.html
“Since the beginning of the month, several areas of Madagascar have been affected by floods triggered by heavy rain, resulting in at least 6 deaths and widespread damage…
“Rain will continue to affect most of the country over 22-23 January.”
“While Ras Al Khaimah has seen unprecedented showers, snow, hail, and sub-zero temperature in recent weeks, the unstable weather has also resulted in the formation of tornadoes or waterspouts in the emirate [UAE]…
“”It is so weird to see this number of tornados in the Arabian Gulf at the same time.””
https://menafn.com/1099582421/Video-More-tornadoes-spotted-off-UAE-coast
“Elephants in Thailand’s southern Trang province take leave of absence from their routine works as their owners are concerned of the effects of drought on their health.
“Owners and mahouts say they opt to take their elephants away from logging industry in drought-hit areas…”
https://www.pattayamail.com/thailandnews/drought-affects-elephants-health-285006
“Fire crews are bracing for the return of severe fire conditions with hot and windy weather forecast across Australia’s east.
“Although fire grounds across NSW have received rainfall in the past week, the RFS has warned forecast high temperatures and winds could see fire activity increase on Thursday.”
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7914579/Bushfire-danger-ramp-NSW-incoming-heatwave.html
“A renowned angler says a mass fish kill in the parched Macquarie River in New South Wales this week left the waterway looking like “tomato soup.”
“Tens of thousands of fish of all sizes and species are estimated to have perished near Dubbo, in the state’s west, after much-needed rain washed sediment into the river, causing dissolved oxygen levels to drop rapidly.”
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-01-22/ecologists-warn-more-fish-kills-will-come-with-rain/11885546
“An intense and ‘remarkable’ weather system triggered the hailstorms that swept through Australia and left $320million worth of damage in their wake, according to the Bureau of Meteorology…
“The ICA has declared a ‘catastrophe’, meaning claims relating to storm damage will be prioritised by insurers.”
“New Zealand is home to species found nowhere else in the world – a flightless parrot, a reptile as old as the dinosaurs, a bat that uses folded wings as “limbs” to scramble around on the forest floor… New Zealand has been in a biodiversity crisis for more than 100 years.
“Now, the added effects of climate change could tip our internationally important species over the edge.”
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