“Sydney breaks October rainfall record with Victoria also on track for wettest ever month. Rainfall records have continued to tumble amid widespread flooding across eastern Australia, with Sydney already recording its wettest ever October.
“On Monday Sydney reached 286.8mm of rain for October, the most in 165 years of record-keeping, with seven days of the month still remaining.
“October is the third month this year that Sydney has set a rainfall record, and Weatherzone reports Sydney’s annual rainfall has reached 2387.6mm, easily its wettest year on record.”
“NSW weather: almost entire state at flood risk as Lismore braces for third major event this year…
“On Monday morning there were more than 140 current flood warnings across NSW with almost every corner of the state at risk. Lismore residents in the state’s northern rivers region were told to prepare to evacuate on Sunday night amid the prospect of a third major flood there this year.”
“NSW wheat farmers expect the bill from flooding rain that has wiped out wheat crops in the northwest of the state to reach hundreds of millions of dollars.
“Agronomists have estimated “conservative” losses of 120,000 hectares of wheat with an estimated value up to $192 million as a result of widespread flooding in the Moree, Walgett and Narrabri areas.”
https://www.standard.net.au/story/7954309/nsw-floods-cause-190-million-crop-damage/
“A band of high-altitude winds that’s surrounding Antarctica, known as the stratospheric polar vortex, is adding to the risk of increased rainfall in Australia’s south-east this spring, according to the Bureau of Meteorology.
“The polar vortex is currently forecast to be stronger and colder than normal,” said Andrew Marshall, a senior climate researcher at the BOM.”
“Extreme three-day heatwave warning for Far North Queensland…
“Maximum temperatures are expected to reach between the high 30 degrees Celsius to low 40C’s, with minimum overnight temperatures in the mid-20C’s. Meteorologist Kimba Wong said the conditions were unusual for October.”
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-10-24/extreme-heatwave-far-north-queensland/101568942
“Floods in Bosconia, Cesar [Colombia], leave at least 20 thousand homeless.
“A dead child and two people missing, as well as more than 20,000 victims in 14 neighborhoods of the municipality of Bosconia, is the result of a flash flood that occurred in this town in the department of Cesar. The events were recorded after 1 am this Sunday…”
“Two dead after Hurricane Roslyn hits Mexico Pacific coast… Roslyn hit land as category 3 hurricane before weakening as it headed inland…
“Two people died on Sunday from destruction caused by tropical storm Roslyn after it made landfall along Mexico’s Pacific coast as a powerful hurricane before weakening farther inland, authorities said.”
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/oct/23/hurricane-roslyn-hits-mexico
“Before and after: See how the Mississippi River and its tributaries have dropped to record lows.
“Photos and satellite imagery from the central United States show how the region’s worst drought in at least a decade has pushed the Mississippi River and its tributaries to drop to record lows this month. Across the river basin, dozens of gauges have fallen below their low-water threshold.”
https://edition.cnn.com/2022/10/22/weather/mississippi-river-low-level-drought-climate/index.html
“Farmers in US Midwest struggle amid prolonged drought.
“Months without rain have left farmers across the vast US Midwest, part of the country’s essential “breadbasket,” seeing crop yields in freefall, with some fields too damaged to harvest… Tucker’s husband, whose grandfather farmed these same fields, says things have not been this bad since the so-called Dust Bowl days of the 1930s.”
https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20221023-farmers-in-us-midwest-struggle-amid-prolonged-drought
“Big change in the USA: cold and wintry conditions in the West and abnormal warmth in the Eastern plains.
“Yesterday record heat for late October at Wichita Falls TX with 97F [36.1C]. 100F further south at Rio Grande. Today 90s in Nebraska, upper 80s in Iowa and 78F/25C up north in Canada.”
https://twitter.com/extremetemps/status/1584262560873709568
“Colorado Springs Area Residents Evacuated as Latest Wildfire Nears City.
“Residents south of Colorado Springs were ordered to immediately evacuate Saturday afternoon as a fast-moving wildfire approaches the city—the latest this year, as active wildfires across the country scorch more than 500,000 acres.”
“Severe weather grips northeast Nebraska. While much of the state is dealing with wildfires, the northeast region of Nebraska is also dealing with severe thunderstorms and tornado warnings…
“A tornado was confirmed near Battle Creek before 6:00 p.m. CT, according to weather spotters… A total of 69 of Nebraska’s 93 counties are also in a red flag warning at this time.”
“The climate crisis poses a “significant and growing threat” to health in the UK, the country’s most senior public health expert has warned.
“Speaking to the Guardian, Prof Dame Jenny Harries, the chief executive of the UK Health Security Agency, said there was a common misconception that a warmer climate would bring net health benefits due to milder winters.”
“UK Commuters are facing a morning of travel chaos with disruption on trains and flooded roads set to continue after nearly a month’s worth of rain fell yesterday in parts of Southern England.
“The wet weather brought much of southern England to a standstill yesterday, with one pub garden in Croydon, south London ripped apart by conditions likened to a tornado.”
“A mini-tornado left one person injured and damaged dozens of homes as it swept across part of northern France near Calais on Sunday.
“The mini-tornado swept across the region as France braces for a wave of storms following a spell of unseasonably warm weather.”
“23rd October was another abnormally warm day in most of Europe. Some remarkable temperatures include:
“33.8C [92.8F] in Sardinia, 32.8C at Vinca in France (never so hot that late), 32.5C at Figari in Corsica (new monthly record), 31.8C in Greece, 25.8C in Austria and 25.5C in Switzerland.”
https://twitter.com/extremetemps/status/1584208625903419392
“‘People will burn anything’: energy poverty and pollution hit eastern Europe.
“Getting through winter has become the priority for millions of people in eastern Europe who cannot afford the higher gas and electricity prices caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine… The increased use of toxic fuels also threatens to significantly raise emissions across the region.”
https://www.ft.com/content/62f81c6c-2c4e-4946-b731-4e6eef83945e
“Exceptional heat today in Morocco:
“The city of Nador, on the Mediterranean coast, which already had its hottest day on record this summer, broke the record of its hottest October day with 36.8C [98.24]. Previous record was 36.6C on 7 October 2004.”
https://twitter.com/extremetemps/status/1583905041324601344
“Flooding caused by torrential rain in Niger has left 195 people dead and affected more than 322,000, an official toll showed on Saturday…
“As of October 21, 59 people had drowned and 136 had died in collapsing homes, while 211 people were reported injured, according to figures from the Civil Protection Service seen by AFP.”
“Gabon – 7 Killed in Libreville Landslide After Heavy Rainfall.
“One landslide buried a home in the PK 8 area of the 6th arrondissement of the city. Seven members of the same family died as a result.”
https://floodlist.com/africa/gabon-libreville-landslide-october-2022
“Floods in West and Central Africa destroy crops, worsening hunger outlook.
“Above-average rainfall and devastating flooding have affected 5 million people this year in 19 countries across West and Central Africa, according to a new U.N. World Food Program situation report.”
“Fire raging on south side of Tanzania’s Mount Kilimanjaro.
“”Rains are supposed to start now into November, but we still haven’t received rain yet. It’s pretty much dry and windy – that could affect the fire,” a local tour guide operator told Sky News.”
https://news.sky.com/story/fire-raging-on-south-side-of-tanzanias-mount-kilimanjaro-12728106
“Kenya: UN steps up protection for drought-hit women and girls.
“Women and girls are bearing the brunt of the worst drought experienced in Kenya for 40 years, which is exacerbating the risk of sexual exploitation, violence, and abuse. “We have to walk for more than seven kilometres to find water, and sometimes what we find isn’t safe to drink,” says 39 Elimlim Ingolan…”
https://news.un.org/en/story/2022/10/1129747
“Iraq: Drought crisis destroys income and crops countrywide
“Farming communities in Iraq have seen their wheat, vegetable, and fruit harvests decline for the second year in a row because of severe drought conditions. Households throughout the country will be increasingly vulnerable to eroded incomes and challenges accessing sufficient food.”
“Death toll from floods in Pakistan rises to 1,731…
“The southern Sindh province was the worst-hit region, where 792 people were killed, followed by the southwestern Balochistan province with 336 deaths, while the northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and the eastern Punjab provinces reported 308 and 223 deaths, respectively.”
https://english.news.cn/20221023/d89e140de99c4fcdb45c487f3493e3eb/c.html
“Sea intrusion leads to landslides in central Vietnam.
“Saltwater has entered deep into the estuaries of central coastal provinces, leaving over 150,000 meters of collapsed hills and causing havoc for the locals… Meanwhile, floods have affected sea dykes along the estuary of Lam River of Ha Tinh Province and swept away many breakwaters.”
https://vietnamnet.vn/en/sea-intrusion-leads-to-landslides-in-central-vietnam-2072804.html
“China Heat Wave:
“Heat is intensifying today with temperatures reaching 35.6C [96.1F] at Pingnan in the Guangxi province and 35.3C at Jiaoling in the Guangdong Province. A total of 6 stations reached >= 35C today and more will reach it tomorrow.”
https://twitter.com/extremetemps/status/1583741569840328709
“Low-Cost Airline EasyJet to Leave Controversial Carbon Offsetting Scheme from December…
“In order to “offset” or “neutralise” carbon emissions generated from their flights, airlines invest in carbon reduction projects elsewhere which are designed to help cancel out emissions deriving, for example, from deforestation.”
“Global deforestation pledge will be missed without urgent action, say researchers…
“David Gibbs, a research associate at the World Resources Institute’s (WRI) Global Forest Watch, said: “We are quickly moving toward another round of hollow commitments and vanished forests.””
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/oct/24/global-deforestation-pledge-destruction-forests
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