“Russian Emergencies Minister Evgeny Zinichev has said that in Krasnoyarsk, 10 times as much territory was ablaze on April 27 compared to the same time last year, while in Transbaikal it was three times, and in the Amur region it was one and a half times as much.
“In the Transbaikal region alone, this amounts to 200,000 hectares burnt – a larger area than the whole island of Maui, Hawaii.
“And unfortunately, the cause is likely the worst mix of climate change, and COVID-19 cabin fever.”
https://www.sciencealert.com/so-i-don-t-want-to-alarm-anyone-but-a-huge-amount-of-siberia-is-on-fire
“Flash flooding hit the small town of Isfana in Kyrgyzstan on May 2 after heavy rainfall in the area.
“Kyrgyzstan’s Ministry of Emergency Situations said on Facebook…
“…that flooding was reported in the remote Leilek district, near the Central Asian nation’s border with Tajikistan.”
https://uk.news.yahoo.com/flash-flooding-turns-streets-muddy-032720922.html
“Tens of thousands of people were forced to move from their homes after a dam burst in Uzbekistan close to neighbouring Kazakhstan.
“The newly-constructed Sardoba reservoir breached its wall on May 1.”
https://www.euronews.com/2020/05/03/100-000-residents-evacuated-after-uzbek-dam-burst
“Heavy rain and hail hit several municipalities in Georgia’s Kakheti and Imereti regions yesterday.
“In Kakheti, the hail lasted for 20 minutes…
“….and damaged over 70% of the harvest in the municipalities of Sighnaghi and Sagarejo.”
http://georgiatoday.ge/news/20971/Heavy-Hail-Destroys-70%25-of-Harvest-in-Kakheti
“Farmers up and down the country [Scotland] experienced a welcomed heatwave this spring after a wet winter left the majority of the country under water – but the tables have turned and many farmers are now crying out for rain.”
https://www.thescottishfarmer.co.uk/arable/18420097.crops-crying-out-rain/
“The European Commission released its crop monitoring bulletin on April 27, in which it reported that “western Europe had one of the driest starts to spring since 1979 – after a wet winter – with almost no rain since mid March”.
“Rain deficits were shown in large areas across mainland Europe and south-east England. Poland, Ukraine and Romania have had dry conditions since the end of winter.”
https://www.agriland.co.uk/farming-news/grain-price-driest-start-to-spring-in-western-europe/
“The summer heat is starting early this year in Morocco, with predicted temperatures of up to 43 degrees Celsius over the next two days, according to the National Meteorology Directorate.
“DMN announced temperatures ranging between 34 and 43 degrees Celsius in several regions throughout the country.”
“Sweeping floods in western Uganda killed four people and displaced 5,000 as heavy rains continue to inundate the region, police said Sunday.
“They said three others are also missing after the sub-counties of Kabuyanda, Mwizi and Birere in Isingiro District were hit with severe flooding.”
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/africa/floods-in-western-uganda-kill-four-displace-5-000/1827850
“More than 1,800 families in western Kenya have been rendered homeless after the River Nzoia burst its banks, according to the Kenya Red Cross.
“Heavy rainfall in recent days has led to flooding and landslides across the region.”
“How much more calamity can East Africa take? Already struggling with the twin crises of the coronavirus pandemic and a biblical scourge of locusts, the region is now being lashed by exceptionally heavy rainfall, causing floods that threaten life and livelihood from Ethiopia to Tanzania and all parts in between.”
“Since mid-April, more than 100,000 people across conflict-torn Yemen, but particularly Aden, Abyan, Lahj and Sana’a City, have been affected by heavy rain and flash flooding that has contaminated water supplies, damaged roads, bridges and power, and cut access to basic services.”
https://www.ooskanews.com/story/2020/05/war-torn-yemen-hit-floods-cholera_179574
“The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations in a recent report has warned of a potentially serious food security crisis this year in several regional countries, including Pakistan, due to locust attacks.”
https://www.dawn.com/news/1554148
“Mayor Wasim Akhtar on Saturday imposed a state of emergency in hospitals under the administrative control of the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) keeping in view a heatwave alert issued by the Pakistan Meteorological Department.”
https://www.dawn.com/news/1554039/mayor-imposes-emergency-in-kmc-run-hospitals-to-cope-with-heatwave
“The temperature in Xujiahui, Shanghai’s downtown area, jumped to 34 degrees Celsius on Sunday, making it the hottest May 3 in 147 years. In the first ten days of May, it is rare to see the temperature above 34 degrees Celsius, said the Shanghai Meteorological Center.”
http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2020-05/04/c_139028266.htm
“Areas in the Central US that scorched with record high temperatures over the weekend will get some relief but not without the risk of severe weather through Tuesday morning.”
“All of Coachella Valley will be under an excessive heat watch that begins on Tuesday morning and extends until Friday evening, the National Weather Service announced on Sunday.
“Daily highs are expected to range from 105 to as much as 110 degrees Fahrenheit, according to the National Weather service.”
“The Quintana Roo government [Mexico] has received brigadiers from other states who have arrived to help battle wildfires.
“The arrival of the additional help was coordinated by la Comisión Nacional Forestal… More than 200 firemen tend to the daily task of trying to extinguish the fires of which some have been burning for more than a week.”
“Reyita and Andreina are vulnerable to the heat “shock” that affects the country [Dominican Republic] and that in March and April has set a new record for high temperatures…
“In addition to the apparent impact on the health of people with certain conditions or diseases, these high temperatures may influence natural disasters of great magnitude, according to some researchers.”
“For those living deep in the rainforest [Brazilian Amazon], the closest medical help is often days away by boat. Some communities have shut themselves away, fearful of contagion.
“Others remain uncontacted, but their livelihoods are at threat when there is also less oversight from indigenous and environmental agencies…
“The figures speak for themselves. In the first three months of the year, deforestation rose 51%.”
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-52502369
“Romero also realised something else: the virus, he believes, was unleashed by human greed and ill treatment of the planet.
““We’re unbalancing the habitat of species, we’re cutting down trees, we’re planting monocultures, we’re filling the world with cities and asphalt and we’re using too many chemicals,” Romero said. “It’s a cocktail of bad practices.””
http://www.bbc.com/travel/story/20200503-the-indigenous-communities-that-predicted-covid-19
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