“Another record day in China: After the first 40.0C [104F] in October yesterday, today this threshold was broken: 40.1C at Shucheng, Anhui Province – new October Chinese record.
“Provincial records set today: Jiangxi 39.7C Ruichang; Hubei 39.6C Wuxue; Henan 39.2C Xincai… Hundreds of records fell; some stations, like Wuhan, have surpassed their September heat records [picture is from Wuhan].”
https://twitter.com/extremetemps/status/1576487829676339202
“Can China’s parched Poyang Lake still be a winter home for migratory birds?
“The country’s largest freshwater lake reduced to just 28 per cent of its normal size for this time of year. Three months of drought have led to earliest dry season in records dating back to 1951.”
“Historic day also in the Koreas: North Korea: 33.4C [92.1F] at Wonsan. October national record destroyed; South Korea: 32.8C at Kangnung new October national record.
“Mongolia: 30.5C at Zamyn Uud, 2nd highest October ever in Mongolia; Russia: 23.7C at Vladivostok, new October record.”
https://twitter.com/extremetemps/status/1576189138537447425
“Extraordinary day in Japan as well: 132 October highest temperatures records were broken mainly in Hokkaido. 31.4C [88.5F] at Tokori is nearly 5C above the previous record!
“Main cities records include: Sapporo 29.7C; Asahikawa 28.2C; Abashiri 30.4C.”
https://twitter.com/extremetemps/status/1576150704653144064
“A four-month girl drowned, 15 houses were swept away and hundreds flooded as heavy rains lashed Ky Son District in Nghe An Province [Vietnam] from Saturday night.
“The sight of cars and housing appliances swept away in rushing waters reflected the scale of the disaster.”
“Extensive flooding in Thailand’s northern and north-eastern provinces…
“Over 800 hectares of rice fields in Kham Khuean Kaeo district of Yasothon are submerged and the road linking the district with Amnat Charoen province has been closed to all traffic, as more than 4km of the road is heavily flooded.”
https://www.thaipbsworld.com/extensive-flooding-in-thailands-northern-and-north-eastern-provinces/
“Five residents were killed four were injured in flash floods in Bhutan.
“Flash floods killed five of a family last night, and half a dozen persons were injured as several houses and paddy fields were damaged. It has been raining for the past three days in the Himalayan kingdom.”
“Noru became a super typhoon in 6 hours. Scientists say powerful storms are becoming harder to forecast.
“Residents on the small resort island of Polillo are accustomed to severe weather – their island sits in the northeastern Philippines, on the edge of the Pacific Ocean where storms typically gather strength and turn into typhoons. But even they were stunned by the intensity of Typhoon Noru…”
“Already flooded inland NSW warned to prepare for one month’s rain in four days.
“The Bureau of Meteorology has briefed the SES as it prepares for another week of concerning conditions with much of the state’s west already impacted by ongoing floods as rain falls on already full catchments and rivers. Some rural residents remain cut off due to high floodwater…”
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-10-03/flooded-inland-nsw-preparing-for-more-rain/101496958
“‘Sad and distressing’: massive numbers of bird deaths in Australian heatwaves reveal a profound loss is looming…
“Once air temperatures climbed above 40℃, exceeding the birds’ body temperature, they moved to the ground to shelter in tree-base hollows and crevices. They remained in these “thermal refuges” for as long as it took for air temperatures to drop to about 38℃ – sometimes for up to eight hours. But this made foraging impossible and the birds lost body mass.”
“Brazil election: Lula and Bolsonaro to face run-off…
“Deforestation and forest fires have soared during President Bolsonaro’s time in office. Climate activists have warned that if he is re-elected, the area could reach a tipping point. Critics point out that Lula’s environmental record during his time in office – he governed Brazil from 2003 to 2010 – was far from perfect.”
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-63112509
“The end of a way of life? Ranchers struggle to survive the south-west’s megadrought…
“About 25,000 cattle ranches are located in the American south-west. But as drought conditions worsen across the region, two-thirds of ranchers are reporting that they have had to sell off parts of their herds, according to a survey conducted by the American Farm Bureau Federation this summer.”
““Ian could financially ruin thousands of families in Florida. There’s no better way to say it,” said Mark Friedlander of the Insurance Information Institute…
“At the same time, the damage caused by Ian’s 155 mph winds could plunge Florida’s private insurance market into deeper chaos, potentially forcing additional insurers into insolvency and triggering a surcharge on almost every insurance policy in the state.”
https://www.politico.com/news/2022/10/01/hurricane-ian-will-financially-ruin-homeowners-00059615
“Hurricane Ian: ‘Treacherous’ storm heads for Washington and New York, as toll reaches 87…
“The remnants of one of the strongest and costliest hurricanes in American history is now headed north, with authorities in Florida and South Carolina left assessing the damage. Ian has been likened to an “A-bomb”…”
“B.C. saw less rain in 3 months than Hurricane Ian dumped in 1 minute…
“Victoria has only measured about 2 mm of rain since July 8th. A few thousand kilometres to the southeast, some towns in central Florida measured 2 mm of rain in one minute as Hurricane Ian smashed into the state as a high-end Category 4 storm.”
“Another historic hot day for October in British Columbia! Like yesterday, some monthly records fell.
“29.3°C [84.7F] Port Alberni; 28.5°C Cultus Lake [station overexposed]; 26.9°C Callaghan Valley (884 m) [since 2005]; 25.3°C Victoria Gonzales [since 1898!]… [see thread for complete list].”
https://twitter.com/ThierryGooseBC/status/1576737738904465409
“Receding Ice Leaves Canada’s Polar Bears at Rising Risk…
“Each summer, sea ice begins melting earlier and earlier, while the first hard freeze of winter comes later and later. Climate change thus threatens the polar bears’ very cycle of life. They have fewer opportunities to build up their reserves of fat and calories before the period of summer scarcity.”
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2022/10/01/world/climate-change-polar-bears-2/
“Extreme rain over Svalbard is caused by less sea-ice…
““If the sea-ice coverage over the Greenland Sea is low this moisture transport is more efficient in bringing the water masses to the Svalbard West Coast in form of precipitation,” Malte Müller with the Meteorological Institute explains.”
“Flash flooding hit a Lake District valley yesterday – halting motorists, killing dozens of sheep and seeing river levels rise with nearly four inches of rain in places…
“It left fields flooded and low-lying sections of the B5289 road on the Keswick side under several feet of water – leading to motorists having to be towed out by 4x4s with reports on social media of farmers losing dozens of animals.”
“Britain’s largest renewable power station is cutting down carbon-rich forests while receiving billions in green- energy subsidies from UK taxpayers, an investigation claims.
“Panorama tonight reports how Drax, which generates 12 per cent of the UK’s renewable electricity by burning wood pellets at its Yorkshire power station, bought logging licences to cut down two areas of forest in western Canada.”
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11273343/Eco-power-station-tree-felling-storm.html
“King Charles III has reportedly abandoned plans to attend and deliver a speech at the Cop27 climate change summit on the advice of Liz Truss.
“The monarch, a veteran campaigner on environmental issues, had been invited to the 27th UN climate change conference in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, next month. But the prime minister is understood to have raised objections during a personal audience at Buckingham Palace…”
“As the Fertilizer Crisis Bites, Farmers Take Drastic Steps… Energy crunch has shut fertilizer plants across Europe…
“Ditching oilseed crops for peas, preparing to cut herds and splashing out on tractor gadgets. That’s what European farmers are doing to try to cope with a worsening fertilizer crisis… The European Union’s grain output shrank 9% this year as a drought ravaged corn fields.”
“Cold weather warning adds to Europe’s gloom as it battles energy crisis.
“Europe could suffer a colder winter with less wind and rain than usual, according to the European weather forecasting agency, adding to the challenges for governments trying to solve the continent’s energy crisis… ““If we have this pattern then for the energy it is quite demanding because not only is it a bit colder but also you have less wind for wind power and less precipitation for hydro power…””
https://www.ft.com/content/918c604a-e087-4137-911d-1b7f98f4e670
“Extraordinary hot day in Cyprus today 2nd October: With a temperature of 41.2C [106F] at Alonoudi, this is the hottest October day in Cyprus climatic history.
“40.1C also at Athalassa National Park.”
https://twitter.com/extremetemps/status/1576523637510885376
“Exceptional heat in Eastern Europe/Mediterranean. Turkey had its hottest October day in history with temperatures rising to 41.2C [106F] at Antalya.
“Greece 39.2C Potamoi; Romania 33.1C Fetesti; Russia 30.8C Komsomol ‘Skij; Moldova 29.8C Ceadir Lunga.”
https://twitter.com/extremetemps/status/1576281290034532352
“Namibia’s government has warned that the nation’s water, energy, and food security is under threat because some of its main rivers have run dry due to drought, and its upstream neighbours diverting supplies…
“”As we speak, the Orange river has dried up, the Kunene river has no water,” Calle Schlettwein, the water minister, told lawmakers in Windhoek… The country shares borders with Angola, Botswana, Zambia, and South Africa.”
“First heatwave of the summer grips the interior [of South Africa]… Maximum temperatures in Pretoria are expected to rise to 37 degrees [98.6F] by Tuesday.”
https://www.jacarandafm.com/news/news/first-heatwave-summer-grips-interior/
“Baboons wreak havoc in drought prone districts.
“The Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority says traditional methods to stop baboons from raiding people’s homes in Matabeleland North districts such as Hwange and Binga have become ineffective against the animals that are pushed from their habitat by climate change induced droughts.”
“At least 3,000 families in eight Iraqi governorates have been forced to leave their homes due to the drought and the low flow of river levels, the High Commission for Human Rights in Iraq announced on Friday.
“Diyala Governorate, which extends to the northeast of Baghdad as far as the Iranian border, was the most affected by the drought waves due to Iran’s cutting of the tributaries of the Tigris River.”
https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20221001-iraq-drought-pushes-3000-families-to-leave-homes/
“Factories Making Towels and Bedsheets Are Shutting in Pakistan.
“Pakistan’s small textile mills, which make products ranging from bedsheets to towels mainly for consumers in the US and Europe, are starting to shut after devastating floods wiped out its cotton crop. As many as 100 smaller mills have suspended operations…”
“Karachi witnesses increase in street crime after floods…
“The police officers said that half of the criminals caught by them belonged to other parts of the country. The Senate body expressed concerns over the situation of rising street crimes in the city. Police and the other relevant departments have been directed to initiate a crackdown…”
https://minutemirror.com.pk/karachi-witnesses-increase-in-street-crime-after-floods-64818/
“Prices of essential food items significantly spike [India… due to] various factors like international demand-supply situation, rise in global commodity prices and the Russia-Ukraine war.
“The prices of wheat and atta have gone up considerably in the last few months and as per traders in wholesale markets in the national capital… prices are set to spike further… According to traders in Delhi, the heatwave earlier this year led to lower production of wheat impacting the domestic supplies of the agricultural produce.”
https://www.siasat.com/prices-of-essential-food-items-significantly-spike-2425308/
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