“Cape Town destroys its hottest temperature record: “The maximum temperature at Table Bay was an incredible 45.2C [113.4F]. Previous all time record (42.4C) of Cape Town destroyed by almost 3C.
“We will be waiting for the confirmation of ZA Met Office about the station because the exceptionality of this event.”
“The SPCA is appealing to anyone who can assist their desperate attempts to raise funds as they tend to survivors of the devasting Cape fires…
“Cape Town alone recorded 64 vegetation fires over a 24-hour period with visitors to Table Mountain’s Silvermine reserve having to be rapidly evacuated.”
“Southern Africa Heat Wave:
“Hottest day in history also in the Madagascar SW coastal town of Tulear (Toliara) also thanks to wind reversals with 42.3C [108.14F], previous 40.4C in February 1962 and highest January temperature in Madagascar since 1936 (42.4C at Ampanihy).”
https://twitter.com/extremetemps/status/1485281170204078083
“Zimbabwe: Met Dept Warns of Heavy Rains… The Government has activated emergency response mechanisms countrywide…
“This morning the Emergency Service Sub-Committee will convene a meeting to deliberate on an effective response to avoid loss of lives and livelihoods witnessed during Cyclone Idai in Chimanimani and other parts of Manicaland.”
https://allafrica.com/stories/202201240142.html
“Iran’s oil ministry on Sunday urged people to wear warm clothes to reduce a surging demand for gas, as people turn up their heaters to cope with bitterly cold winter temperatures.
“”Gas consumption can be managed by wearing warm clothes and turning off heating appliances when leaving home and work,” Oil Minister Javad Owji said Sunday…”
https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20220123-iran-urges-people-to-dress-warmly-to-cut-gas-use
“At least seven people have been killed and 16 others got injured in various incidents relating to heavy rain and snowfall in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa [Pakistan].
“Parts of the province have been receiving heavy rains and snowfall since Friday evening, according to the KP Provincial Disaster Management Authority…”
https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2022/01/23/rain-snow-related-incidents-leave-7-dead-in-kp-pdma/
“After Karachi, A Massive Dust Storm Is Heading Towards Gujarat And Rajasthan…
“According to DAWN, at least four people were killed in separate incidents of wall and roof collapse in Karachi on Friday as gusty winds battered the city, turning the weather dusty. The strong winds were said to be the result of a “steep pressure gradient”.”
“Looming water crisis… Residents of Quetta [Pakistan] fear they may be forced to relocate in the next 2-3 years due to water shortage…
““If aquifers are not recharged in Quetta, then there will be severe shortage of water in the whole of Balochistan. Obviously, there is such a large population. Water is life; what would people do without water?” Professor Dr Deen Mohammad, a renowned geologist says.”
https://www.bolnews.com/pakistan/2022/01/looming-water-crisis/
“At 88.2 mm [3.5 inches], Delhi logs highest January rainfall in 122 years.
“Before this, the capital recorded 79.7 mm of rainfall in 1989 and 73.7 mm in 1953, the IMD data showed… The rainfall had also brought the maximum temperature in the capital down to 14.7 degrees Celsius on Saturday, seven notches below normal…”
“Chinese officials arrested for concealing true scale of flood death toll…
“Officials in a Chinese province deliberately underreported or concealed 139 deaths from last year’s devastating flood disaster, the country’s central government has said, as authorities arrested some of those involved.”
“Last year was the second hottest year for South Korea on record as climate change continued to drive up global temperatures, the national weather agency said Sunday.
“A report from the Korea Meteorological Administration said South Korea’s average temperature for 2021 reached 13.3 [55.9F] degrees Celsius…”
http://m.koreaherald.com/amp/view.php?ud=20220123000129
“From boom to bust to dust: how Covid-19 and typhoon wrecked Siargao, surfers’ paradise in the Philippines, and its long road back…
“The storm killed at least 405 people and left a trail of destruction in the eastern provinces of Surigao del Norte – which includes Siargao, a tourist hotspot – Bohol and Cebu.”
“Perth swelters through record six consecutive days over 40C [104F] temperatures.
“Perth reached 40.1C about midday on Sunday, marking the 11th day above 40C this summer. Perth’s previous record for total summer days over 40C was seven days in 2015-16 [an El Nino year].”
“Perth’s record-breaking heatwave could be the catalyst for a potentially fatal brain bug, experts have warned.
“The Naegleria fowleri amoeba lives in fresh water and damp soil, thriving in water temperatures between 28C and 40C. If water containing the active amoebae gets into the nose, the bug can travel to the brain, cause inflammation and potentially destroy brain tissue.”
“Rescue crews have been kept busy by outback floodwaters and record-breaking rains, which have continued to cause havoc in South Australia’s north and west, washing away roads as well as cars…
“The weather bureau said several spots had recorded “all-time” highest rainfall totals over 24 hours… some locations had set “all-time records” in terms of rainfall, while social media is awash with photos and videos of inundated highways.”
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-23/sa-rain-and-floods-wash-away-outback-roads/100776030
“The mining town of Roxby Downs has been cut off and the rail link between Adelaide and Western Australia damaged after heavy rain across much of South Australia.
“Other regional roads have also been cut and flood warnings continue for large parts of South Australia after a weekend of drenching rain, amid fears of possible food shortages.”
https://thenewdaily.com.au/weather/2022/01/24/roxby-downs-highway-flood/
“Chile marks 13 years of drought: “The water we have left must be for the ecosystem”…
“Within the framework of the popular initiatives for the New Constitution,we spoke with Dr. Natalia Julio, about her proposal for governance and water management for the country.”
“Jovita [Argentina] accumulates 250 millimeters [9.8 inches] of rain and suffers floods…
“”The whole city is affected, but more than anything the southern part, because it is the most important drain in the town…” the situation is being controlled… it is not an infrastructure problem, but has to do with the large amount of rain.”
“Strong rains in the town of Machu Picchu, next to the Inca citadel with the same name that is a major tourist draw, washed away railroads and bridges Friday, officials said.
“Flooding of the Alccamayo river interrupted train services to Peru’s main tourist attraction, the regional government of Cusco department said.”
https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20220121-rains-cause-flood-damage-in-peru-s-machu-picchu
“Paraguay seems an unstoppable fabric of temperature records and 23 January wasn’t an exception:
“43.1C [109.6F] Asuncion downtown – record tied; 42.4C Ciudad del Este downtown – record tied; 43.9C Concepcion downtown – new record; 41.0C Coronel Oviedo – new record; 42.0C San Pedro – new record”
https://twitter.com/extremetemps/status/1485408555180208129
“Santander, Norte de Santander, Boyacá and Cundinamarca [Colombia]: the most affected by forest fires. The Ministry of Environment launched the red and orange alert in these areas of the country for the drought that threatens more conflagrations… According to forecasts, the season of less rainfall will go until mid-March in some regions.”
“Big Sur wildfire [California] causes evacuations as Harris visits state to tout federal plan…
“As Vice-President Kamala Harris visited California to highlight new funding for fighting wildfires, hundreds of residents in the Big Sur area in the north of the state were told to evacuate due to a new blaze as authorities were forced to shut its main roadway.”
“West Virginia’s Canaan Valley plummets to minus-31F [-35C], setting record low for region…
“Just 125 miles west of Washington, the temperature at a weather station in Canaan Valley plunged to minus-31 degrees. It is the coldest reading on record in that part of the state… Weather records have been kept in Canaan Valley since 1944…”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2022/01/22/canaan-valley-low-temperature-record/
“Atmospheric river brings record rain, swollen rivers and unstable snowpack to Juneau [Alaska].
“A record amount of rain fell on Friday at Juneau’s airport. The nearly 3.5 inches at the city’s official monitoring station was a daily record – the most rain that’s fallen on January 21st ever – and also a monthly record – the most rain that has ever fallen in January.”
https://www.ktoo.org/2022/01/22/juneau-january-record-rain/
“Climate Change Is Pushing Greenland Over the Edge – New data from Greenland shows that modern warming is outpacing even historically warm eras like the Medieval Warm Period…
““This is an alarming sign that we have tipped the scale on how this aspect of the climate system fundamentally responds to warming,” says Osman.”
https://hakaimagazine.com/news/climate-change-is-pushing-greenland-over-the-edge/
“Nanoplastic pollution is found in the Arctic and Antarctica for the first time: Tyre particles are among contamination seen at the North and South poles…
“Nanoplastics are smaller and more poisonous than microplastics, which have been found all over the world. Their full impact of both on human health is not yet known. Experts fear they could pose a major problem to humans and other animals…”
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10429731/Nanoplastic-pollution-Arctic-Antarctica-time.html
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