“Incredible heat in NW USA: Today 16 October the airport station of Seattle Tacoma, in Washington State reached an unbelievable 88F/31C.
“This is 14F (fourteen)F above the previous record heat for the 2nd half of October.”
https://twitter.com/extremetemps/status/1581792632854151168
“Astounding. Campbell River [British Columbia, Canada] has knocked off 7 of the previous top 10 warmest October days on record.
“The heat dome of June 2021? ‘Only’ 5.”
https://twitter.com/50ShadesofVan/status/1581638382777602053
“Thousands evacuated in Washington state as 66 large fires burn in U.S…
“There’s an unusually high number of wildfires burning in the Pacific Northwest, Intermountain West and Canada, as much of the Western United States faces “above normal temperatures and minimum relative humidity,” per the National Inter Agency Fire Center.”
https://www.axios.com/2022/10/17/us-wildfires-washington-state-evacuates-thousands
“We can find all 4 seasons today in the United States, from the wintry conditions in the Great Lake area to the intense heat in the West.
“The city of Redding in Northern California hit 100F/38C for the 3rd day in a row, tying its record of the latest 100F in history (also in 1991).”
https://twitter.com/extremetemps/status/1581049900262821888
“It’s as amplified as a weather pattern as you’ll ever see. Ridges and troughs divide the cold and warm air masses across North America, and this week, that divide will be taken to the extreme.
“Last weekend regions in the NW Territory saw temperatures leap into the mid-to-upper teens, which is unusual since temperatures in the part of the Arctic typically hover around 0°C during this time of year. What’s even more peculiar is that unseasonably colder temperatures will soon plunge thousands of kilometres south towards the Gulf of Mexico.”
“The mighty Mississippi is so low, people are walking to a unique rock formation rarely accessible by foot.
“Tower Rock – a massive island in the middle of the Mississippi River south of St. Louis – is typically surrounded by water and only accessible by boat. But as severe drought spreads across the Midwest and pushes river levels to near-record lows, people can now reach the rock formation on foot.”
https://edition.cnn.com/2022/10/15/weather/mississippi-river-low-water-tower-rock-climate/index.html
“If Europe is with a late warm spell, South America is with a late cold spell. On 14th October widespread frosts affected Argentina central plains with a new record low for October at Tandil : -4.8C [23.4F].
“This late frost is affecting the agriculture.”
https://twitter.com/extremetemps/status/1580997610516910080
“Report confirms: Tornado hit the city of Itá [Brazil]…
“According to the Civil Defense, the availability of heat and humidity from the Amazon region, combined with the deepening of a low pressure area, which moved through the South of Brazil, were responsible for the development of time cores by Santa Catarina.”
https://jornalboavista.com.br/laudo-confirma-tornado-atingiu-a-cidade-de-ita/
“More Canadians are in the path of tornadoes — but don’t always know they’re coming…
“Tornadoes are less common in Canada than in the United States, where they’re a regular sight in “Tornado Alley” — the region stretching north from northern Texas to South Dakota. U.S. data indicates that tornadoes there are steadily shifting eastward, closer to more densely populated regions, the researchers say.”
https://www.cbc.ca/radio/whatonearth/tornado-alerts-hurricane-straps-canada-1.6610311
“Wow! The cold front in the southern coast of Finland just produced wind gust of 39.2 m/s (88 mph) in Hanko Russarö.
“If valid reading, it’s one of the strongest wind gusts ever recorded in Finland.”
[Picture from Haapsalu in neighbouring Estonia.]
https://twitter.com/mikarantane/status/1581730679661871104
“Drought threatens England’s fruit and vegetable crop next year, says report…
“Leaked slides from a national drought group meeting, seen by the Observer, show there are concerns that because reservoirs are still empty due to record dry conditions, the fruit and vegetable supply chain could collapse.”
“Water levels at one of the UK’s largest reservoirs have dropped to just 20% of its capacity amid fears of shortages this winter…
“Wimbleball Lake, on Exmoor in Somerset, is currently measuring less than a quarter of its capacity, with footage of the reservoir and the barren-looking countryside landscape highlighting the effect of this summer’s droughts on the UK water supply.”
“Great Britain is set to experience extremely hot temperatures ahead of Halloween as the African plume will push the mercury up to a maximum of 23 degrees Celsius (73 degrees Fahrenheit), the forecasters said…
“The forecasters said that Monday, October 17, is the start of the warming temperatures which will last for up to six days.”
“It’s a historic day in France. Calendar says 16th October but 35 stations today had temperatures above 30C [86F]!
“The 32.6C [90.7F] at Navarrenx is the highest temperature ever recorded in France in the 2nd half of October. In Spain 33.3C.26C in Germany,25+ in Switzerland and Austria.”
https://twitter.com/extremetemps/status/1581679504237662209
“Rescue workers have recovered the body of a woman who is the second person to die in flash floods caused by severe storms that swept across the Greek island of Crete… [Wunderground reporting 313.5 mm / 12 inches rain; super warm Med strikes yet again].
““There have been landslides, roads are closed, areas are impassable because of cars and streets have turned into rivers. In all the years I have been in Sitia I’ve never seen anything like it.””
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/oct/16/second-person-found-dead-flash-flooding-crete
“King Mohammed VI has called for fresh and urgent action to tackle the water and societal crises that are affecting all of Morocco’s sectors and economic growth…
“A World Bank report in July acknowledged that Morocco’s economy has been suffering from the severe drought… In the 2021-2022 season, Morocco’s cereal production declined by 67%…”
“Hundreds of inhabitants of Chad’s capital N’Djamena have fled their homes due to massive flooding that has hit since Thursday, leaving parts of the city navigable only by boat.
“”I drove the children to school this morning and on my return our house was completely flooded with river water. I don’t know what to do or where to put my family,” said Thomas Ngueadoum, 31.”
https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/hundreds-flee-massive-flooding-chad-capital-2022-10-14/
“Nigeria floods: ‘Overwhelming’ disaster leaves more than 600 people dead…
“Some 1.3 million people have been displaced, and more than 200,000 homes have been destroyed. Flooding is expected to continue until the end of November. Nigeria is used to seasonal flooding, but this year has been significantly worse than usual.”
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-63280518
“We must act now to avert a Gauteng water Day Zero [South Africa].
“Over the past few weeks, many parts of Gauteng — households, hospitals and businesses — have gone for days without water. But it’s not just water that was missing. What made matters worse was that there has been no reliable information about what was happening.”
“Somalia drought: Witnessing a two-year-old’s death from hunger…
“”We’re talking about hundreds of thousands of lives [at stake] and people are dying now. We don’t have enough resources to support them,” said Abdulkadir Mohamed, from the Norwegian Refugee Council, watching more families arrive at one of the larger camps.”
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-63256873
“When Cemeteries Are Flooded, Where Do You Bury the Dead?
“Record-shattering flooding has submerged cemeteries across much of Pakistan. Now, with deaths from flood-related diseases mounting, families are struggling with where to bury loved ones… humanitarian officials have warned of a second wave of death as outbreaks of malaria, dengue fever, diarrhea and skin diseases spread.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/15/world/asia/pakistan-floods-dadu-sindh.html
“Bengaluru city [India] has received 170.6 centimetres [67 inches] of rainfall this year, the highest annual total since records began.
“The copious rainfall this year has already caused some of the worst urban floodings in recent memory and wrecked Bengaluru’s poor infrastructure.
“How untimely rains have distressed the Indian farmer.
“Heavy and disproportionate rainfall across states in the past two weeks has put a question mark on the output of various summer-sown crops, such as rice, coarse cereals like millet, soybean, pulses, cotton and horticultural produce.”
“Thousands of homes in central Vietnam submerged after night floods…
“From midnight to 3 a.m. Saturday, the average rain level in the area was recorded at 400-550 millimeters, with some areas reaching as high as 735 mm [28.9 inches]…Hundreds of homes on Nguyen Cong Tru Street of Phu Hoi Ward were flooded by over a meter, paralyzing traffic.”
“The town of Santa Ana in Cagayan province [Philippines] was placed under a state of calamity Monday (Oct. 17) after the damage caused by Typhoon Neneng (international name: Nesat).
“The town council said it approved the recommendation of the Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council for the declaration to speed up the rehabilitation and delivery of aid to the affected villagers.”
“Hot, cold, hot again. East Asia after a record hot start of the month and a harsh cold spell, is back to warm conditions.
“Temperatures in Japan are climbing above 30C (as high as 31.4C / 88.5F) in the South (Kagoshima Prefecture) with some tropical nights near record levels for mid-October.”
https://twitter.com/extremetemps/status/1581215807127769088
“12-meter floods to inundate thousands of properties, Australian emergency services warn…
“PM, Albanese said the scenes were “devastating” on his visit to the town of Bendigo and on a helicopter ride over the town of Rochester, where a 71-year-old man was found dead in a flooded backyard Saturday.”
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