“As the climate crisis worsens, scientists say it is now only the efficacy of protection measures which will determine for how many more years our planet will continue to have a northern ice cap year round.
“A major new piece of research involving 21 leading institutes and using 40 different climate models has found that whatever action is taken, we are on course to see ice-free summers at the North Pole in the coming decades.”
“Firefighters were left battling a raging wildfire today after large plumes of smoke were seen billowing across the skyline in Scotland.
“Rescue services rushed to Kilpatrick Hills, near Glasgow, at around 6.45pm on Monday after residents spotted the ferocious blaze.”
“Britain is on course for the hottest April in 361 years, with more sunshine and balmy days on the way this week.
“Temperatures are expected to rise rapidly this week, reaching unseasonable highs of about 24C on Thursday and Friday.”
http://archive.vn/Vbphz#selection-703.0-707.117
“In a normal year, predictions of an “above average” Atlantic hurricane season spurs a flurry of disaster planning. But, this year, the Coronavirus pandemic blunted the impact of these grim predictions.”
“The prediction center received more than 250 reports of possible tornadoes, high winds, hail and storm damage from east Texas to south Georgia on Sunday afternoon and evening.
“Teams from the National Weather Service will assess tracks to determine where tornadoes struck.”
https://eu.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/04/20/weather-storms-tornadoes-lash-south/5164330002/
“After a scorcher of a start to April, more record highs were set across south Florida on Monday, including a new all-time record high temperature for the month of April in Miami, Florida…
“Persistent southerly flow, and the orientation of the jet stream just to the north of Florida, is combining to keep central and south Florida consistently hot and muggy.”
https://www.weathernationtv.com/news/scorching-heat-to-stay-across-south-florida/
Been amazing watching Seattle swing endlessly between record dry and wet spells these past few years:
“It’s been the driest start to April since Seattle started recording its weather, with less than one-tenth of an inch of rain so far, according to the National Weather Service. That’s about to change.”
“Deforestation in the Amazon rose by more than half in the first three months of 2020 compared to 2019…
“…and with forest debris likely to be burned starting next month the region could see an even bigger fire season than last year, Amazon researchers said.”
“Australia’s devastating bushfire season is likely to have released 830m tonnes of carbon dioxide, far more than the country’s annual greenhouse gas pollution, according to a government estimate.
“If compared with international emissions, it suggests the Australian temperate forest bushfires between September and February would rank sixth on a list of polluting nations, behind only China, the US, India, Russia and Japan.”
“After a year of battling drought, fire, dust, flood and disease, farmers in far western New South Wales are now facing a plague locust infestation.
“The Australian plague locust species, if not controlled, can cause significant damage to crops and pastures by consuming all in their path.”
https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-04-21/western-nsw-suffers-locust-plague/12167946
“This was the moment flash floods hit Cianjur, Indonesia on April 21 as a result of several hours of heavy rain.
“The filmer told Newsflare: “This incident happened today due to heavy rain and made the water overflow from the river, and caused flooding.””
https://uk.news.yahoo.com/heavy-rains-cause-flash-floods-040000575.html
“The [Afghani] ministry of state in natural disaster management said that lives of over seven million people are in danger due to fatal floods flashed across the country during last month as the level of rainfalls have been in high summation…
“…more than one million people estimated to be more vulnerable that need immediate aids and assistance.”
https://menafn.com/1100054436/Afghanistan-Torrential-rains-and-flash-floods-threatens-millions
“A search operation is under way in western Kenya for at least 22 people who disappeared during a devastating flash flood.
“Homes and markets were swept away after the rain triggered a landslide, killing 12 people.”
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/04/kenya-floods-22-missing-landslide-200421095921932.html
“At least six people have died after torrential rains caused landslide in Gicumbi, a mountainous district in northern Rwanda…
“The country meteorological agency has forecast even heavier rain and strong winds in most parts of the country between April and May.”
https://www.journalducameroun.com/en/six-perish-in-heavy-rains-in-northern-rwanda/
“Heavy downpours late last week caused the beds of Lake Tanganyika and the Mulongwe River to overflow, sending floodwaters through the town of Uvira, located in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
“As of late Monday, local time, it has been reported that at least 54 people have been killed by the flooding.”
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