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Posted by feww on April 16, 2015
A haboob laced with high winds and torrential rains swept through portions of Belarus, including the capital, Minsk, cutting-off electricity, felling trees and damaging buildings this week, the local media reported.
A haboob (Arabic:”blast/ draft”) is an intense dust storm propelled by an atmospheric gravity current.
The following video from YouTube was available only in the original language.
Posted in News Alert | Tagged: Belarus, gravity current, Haboob, Minsk, Sandstorm, Soligorsk, storm, video | 2 Comments »
Posted by feww on April 2, 2015
Large, blinding plumes of orange haze blanketing Saudi Arabia on Wednesday moved east severely reducing visibility and forcing authorities to cancel flights in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Bahrain and Qatar, according to local reports.
“According to followed procedures, domestic and international flights at both King Abdullah Airports of Jazan, Abha, Wadi Aldwasir, Bisha, Sharourah and Najran, have been suspended temporarily starting from Thursday morning until further notice,” the official Saudi Press Agency, SPA, quoted the authorities as saying.
“Normal operations have been disrupted at Dubai International [world’s busiest in 2014 with nearly 71 million passengers] and Al Maktoum International due to bad weather across the GCC,” Dubai Airports said on its website.
Warning motorist about the poor visibility, the UAE National Center for Meteorology and Seismology (NCMS) said, “brisk and strong winds are aggravating the effect of sand and dust, causing a near complete lack of vision in daylight.”
Authorities in Qatar and Saudi Arabia ordered schools to close, citing “extreme weather conditions.”
Posted in News Alert | Tagged: Abu Dhabi, Bahrain, Dubai, Gulf Region, Qatar, Sandstorm, UAE | Leave a Comment »
Posted by feww on June 3, 2014
At least 6 people were killed and more than 30 others injured after a freak sandstorm, whipped by winds of about 110 km/h, engulfed large parts of the Iranian capital.
Three of the victims died as the uprooted tree fell on them and another person fell down from a rooftop, AP reported an official as saying.
At least 6 people were killed and more than 30 others injured after a major sandstorm engulfed the Iranian capital, Tehran. Photo dated Monday, June 2, 2014. (Photo credit: Xinhua/Hemmat Khahi). More photos…
The freak storm knocked down trees and cut power and phone lines, plunging the capital into darkness during the afternoon rush hour.
Temperatures plunged from 33°C to 18°C, said the state media.
Posted in Climate Change, environment, Global Disaster watch, Significant Event Imagery, significant events | Tagged: hurricane force winds, Iranian capital, Sandstorm, SCENARIO 777, Tehran | Leave a Comment »
Posted by feww on May 28, 2014
Weather authorities in Hebei Province and cities of Beijing and Tianjin have issued a “Yellow Alert for High Temperatures,” the third highest alert level in the country, as record-shattering heat in parts of northern China soared to about 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees).
People have been advised to limit their outdoor activities to avoid heatstroke, while the National Center for Disease Control has warned the rising temperatures could help the spread of infections, said a report.
“The national weather forecaster predicts that the region’s heatwave will continue for another three days.”
The latest rounds of heatwave have been plaguing different parts of China (and India) since late April.
At least 11 provinces, cities and regions have reported temperatures exceeding 35°C this week, including Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei Province, said the report.
Other affected areas include southwest China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, and southern Sichuan Province.
Recurring Sandstorms
Meanwhile, recurring dust and sandstorms have hit multiple parts of China since early April.
The worst affected areas include Beijing, northwest China’s Shaanxi, neighboring SHANXI, and Qinghai provinces, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Gansu Province and Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.
The National Center for Performing Arts, one of Beijing’s landmarks, is shrouded in sand and dust, May 27, 2014. (Xinhua/Wang Huaigui)
The strongest sandstorm in decades hit parts of Gansu province last month, reducing visibility to less than 20 meters .
Posted in Climate Change, environment, Global Disaster watch, global disasters, Significant Event Imagery, significant events | Tagged: air pollution, Beijing, China, dust, heat wave, heatwave, record temperature, Sandstorm | Leave a Comment »
Posted by feww on April 23, 2014
A second sandstorm to hit NW China in three weeks blew thousands of tons of sand into Gansu Province Wednesday afternoon, reducing visibility to less than 50 meters, according to weather officials.
On April 3, another major sandstorm hit NW China, severely affecting parts of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.
Sandstorm hits Dunhuang, northwest China’s Gansu Province, April 23, 2014. Parts of Gansu was hit by a sandstorm Wednesday afternoon, which reduced visibility to less than 50 meters, according to the provincial meteorological center. (Xinhua/Nie Jianjiang). More images…
Photo taken on April 3, 2014 shows a sand-shrouded street in Urumqi, capital of northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Wang Fei). More images…
Posted in environment, Global Disaster watch, Significant Event Imagery, significant events | Tagged: China, desertification, Gansu Province, human impact, NIGHTMARE SCENARIO 067, Sandstorm, Xinjiang Uygur | Leave a Comment »
Posted by feww on June 14, 2013
At least 38,000 people have so far been evacuated, while residents of 2,000 more homes in Colorado Springs have been told to be ready to evacuate.
Black Forest could see a high of 90-95 degrees Friday.
Meantime, Colo. Gov. has signed an Executive Order declaring Disaster Emergency due to Black Forest Fire, following a verbal declaration on June 11, 2013.
The Royal Gorge Fire in Canon City, 55 miles SW of Black Forest, has incinerated 48 of the Royal Gorge Park’s 52 buildings, damaged the park’s 955 feet suspension bridge above the Arkansas River, and destroyed an aerial tram, reports said.
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The NWS Storm Prediction Center is forecasting a risk of severe thunderstorms Friday afternoon and evening for parts of the central Plains and Upper Midwest, from extreme eastern Colo. across northern Kan., eastern Neb. and extreme northwestern Mo., into western Iowa, southwestern Minn., eastern S.D. and extreme southeastern N.D. There is also a risk of severe weather across parts of northern Fla.
Meantime, a series of severe storms on Thursday cut electricity to about half a million homes and businesses in the U.S. Mid-Atlantic states. The worst affected areas were the Carolinas, said Duke Energy Corp, the largest power company in the U.S.
Duke has warned its customers to prepare for a ‘multi-day’ outage in the storm-hit areas, said a report.
The storms left at least 2 people dead, one in Rising Sun, Maryland and the other in Richmond, Virginia.
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An explosion and fire at the Williams Olefins chemical plant in Geismar, Louisiana has killed at least one person and injured 77 others on Thursday.
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A humongous sandstorm sweeps across Bikaner, Rajasthan, western India, June 13, 2013. (Xinhua/Stringer). More images…
Posted in Global Disaster watch, global disasters, global disasters 2013, Significant Event Imagery, significant events | Tagged: Bikaner, Black Forest Fire, Colorado Springs, derecho, El Paso County, Royal Gorge Fire, Sandstorm, Williams Olefins Chemical Plant | Leave a Comment »
Posted by feww on June 8, 2013
National Weather Service (NWS) has issued an Excessive Heat Warning for Southern Nevada, Southeastern California and Northwestern Arizona.
NWS has warned that high temperatures will remain at potentially dangerous levels
through Sunday.
Very hot weather is expected across the region through the weekend. An Excessive Heat Warning is in effect through Sunday evening for elevations below 4000 feet in the Mojave Desert.
Very hot weather is expected across the region through the weekend. An Excessive Heat Warning is in effect through Sunday evening for elevations below 4000 feet in the Mojave Desert. Forecast high is represented by the orange bars while record values are denoted in red. Source: NWS
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A severe sandstorm enveloped Yinchuan, capital of northwest China’s Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, June 8, 2013. (Xinhua/Wang Peng). More images …
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The largest of the three fires is the Thompson Ridge Fire which broke out in the Jemez Mountains just over a week ago.
Thompson Ridge Fire
Evacuations: An evacuation order remains in effect for Thompson Ridge, Rancho de la Cueva and Elk Valley.
Tres Lagunas Fire
Evacuations: Some evacuation orders remain in effect; residents north of Windy Bridge are still evacuated.
Red Flag Warnings are in effect for parts of N. Calif., W. Colorado, N. Central and Western New Mexico.
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City and County of Lubbock have declared a state of emergency due the damage caused by severe thunderstorms Wednesday.
“The storm’s 80-plus mph winds caused severe damage to infrastructure throughout the entire service territory, which led to more than 19,000 reported outages at its peak,” said a report citing LP&L.
Continued…
Mass die-offs resulting from human impact and the planetary response to the anthropogenic assault could occur by early 2016.
GLOBAL WARNINGS
Global Disasters: Links, Forecasts and Background
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Posted by feww on May 25, 2013
An unusually strong sandstorm in Taklimakan Desert swept northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region this week, damaging or destroying homes, uprooting trees and crops, and lowering the visibility to less than 20 meters.
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Hundreds of thousands of people across at least 59 countries are staging a global protest against Monsanto and GMO crops Saturday May 25.
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The outage occurred exactly a week before 2013 Atlantic hurricane season, which NOAA has predicted to be “extremely active,” was about to start.
GOES-13, which was launched in 2006, will remain in storage mode while the problem is being investigated. There is no estimate on return to operations at
this time, NOAA said.
SPECIAL MESSAGE: GOES-East
GOES-14 is providing GOES-East coverage. GOES-14 is stationary at 105 degrees West with no current plans to drift east. GOES-13 will remain in storage mode while the anomaly is being investigated. There is no estimate on return to operations at this time. More information: http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/PS/SATS/messages.html.
GOES satellites provide the kind of continuous monitoring necessary for intensive data analysis. They circle the Earth in a geosynchronous orbit, which means they orbit the equatorial plane of the Earth at a speed matching the Earth’s rotation. This allows them to hover continuously over one position on the surface. The geosynchronous plane is about 35,800 km (22,300 miles) above the Earth, high enough to allow the satellites a full-disc view of the Earth. Source: NOAA/SSD
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At least 23 people have been killed in fierce fighting between pro- and anti-Syria groups in Tripoli, Lebanon, according to a report.
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Mass die-offs resulting from human impact and the planetary response to the anthropogenic assault could occur by early 2016.
GLOBAL WARNINGS
Global Disasters: Links, Forecasts and Background
Posted in Global Disaster watch, global disasters, global disasters 2013, Significant Event Imagery, significant events, space | Tagged: Beijing, Beijing air quality, fighting in Lebanon, GMO crops, GOES-13, GOES-East, inner Mongolia, March Against Monsanto, NOAA SSD, Sandstorm, Taklimakan Desert, Tripoli, Weather Satellite, Xinjiang Uygur | Leave a Comment »
Posted by feww on April 17, 2013
Massive sandstorms triggered by a cold front moving across northwest China have affected a large region including much of southern Xinjiang, western Inner Mongolia, western Gansu, central and northern Ningxia and northern Shaanxi since Tuesday, according to reports.
Image shows urban area of Shache County in Kashgar, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region in NW China, April 16, 2013. “Gales with dust began to hit Kashgar on Tuesday and will last for four days, according to meteorological authority forecast. (Xinhua/Jin Wei)” Image may be subject to copyright. More images…
A strong sandstorm hit Kashgar, northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region on Tuesday, leaving the city shrouded in orange dust. [Photo/Chinanews.com]
Posted in Global Disaster watch, global disasters, global disasters 2013 | Tagged: China, Kashgar, Sandstorm, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region | Leave a Comment »
Posted by feww on March 10, 2013
Another major sandstorm hit large portions of northern and central China including the capital Beijing .
Original caption: Citizens are seen amid dust and sand in Zhengzhou, capital of central China’s Henan Province, March 9, 2013. A sandstorm swept through Henan on Saturday, causing temperature drop and low visibility. (Xinhua/Zhao Peng). Image may be subject to copyright. More images…
The poor air quality, according to a leading Chinese public health expert, is worse than SARS because nobody can escape it. Research suggests that air pollution can “raise the risk of cardio-respiratory death by 2 to 3 percent for every increase of 10 micrograms per cubic meter of pollutants.” Only 1 percent of China’s 560 million urban residents breathe air considered safe by the European Union, according to a 2007 World Bank study. A report released by China’s Ministry of Environmental Protection in November 2010 showed that “about a third of 113 cities failed to meet national air standards.” (http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2013/03/beijing-air-quality-worse-than-sars/)
“About 40 percent of China’s agricultural land is irrigated with underground water, of which 90 percent is polluted, according to Liu Xin, a food and health expert and a member of an advisory body to parliament, who was quoted in the Southern Metropolitan Daily,” said a report.
Mass die-offs resulting from human impact and the planetary response to the anthropogenic assault could occur by early 2016.
Posted in air poisoning, air quality, Significant Event Imagery, significant events | Tagged: air pollution, air-quality index, API, AQI, Beijing air pollution, Beijing air pollution soars, Beyond Index, dust storm, Gobi Desert, particulate matter, particulates, PM10, PM2.5, Sandstorm | Leave a Comment »
Posted by feww on November 3, 2012
Superstorm SANDY as it plowed into the U.S. Atlantic Coast. The superstorm caused much destruction across 15 states and cut power to at least 8.5 million customers affecting an estimated 65 million people.
Original Caption: Citizens walk in sandstorm in Hami, northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Nov. 2, 2012. Parts of Xinjiang were hit by a sandstorm on Friday. (Xinhua/Polat)
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Posted by feww on March 31, 2011
A giant, fast-moving sandstorm, which started in Iraq and Kuwait on March 25, dropped visibility to near zero, shrouded Kuwait in instant darkness, shut down the city’s airport, disrupted traffic and terrified the people across the Arabian Peninsula.
Frame grab from a Youtube video clip.
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These two images of the storm were taken by MODIS on NASA’s Aqua satellite. Top image was taken on March 26, and the bottom image 22-hours later on March 27. Source: NASA-EO
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Posted by feww on December 13, 2010
Gov Jim Doyle of Wisconsin declared a state of emergency in 72 counties as a powerful snowstorm barreled through the upper Midwest depositing about 20 inches of snow, causing extensive power outages, closing many roads in several states and grounding thousands of flights across the region.
The deadly snowstorm which has claimed at least 4 lives so far, hit Wisconsin and Minnesota first and moved eastward toward Indiana, Iowa, Michigan and Ohio. In Minnesota the roof of the Metrodome in Minneapolis collapsed under about 2 feet of snow.
The National Weather Service has issued a blizzard warning for Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Missouri, Chicago, northern, and north-western Illinois, as well as Michigan, North and South Dakota.
“In Wisconsin, wind gusts were as high as 70 miles per hour, the National Weather Service said, and an advisory was issued with wind chill temperatures expected to drop to minus 20 degrees F to minus 27 degrees F (minus 29ºC to minus 33ºC).” A report said.
Extreme rain events in parts of the Pacific Northwest have triggered major mudslides, closing roads and blocking at least one railroad track in the state of Washington. Forecasters say storms could dump an additional 15cm (6 inches) or more of rain in the Cascade Range and Olympic Mountains, a report said.
Torrential rains, snow, fierce winds and a major sandstorm hit countries across the Middle East and eastern Mediterranean for a second day. The storms sunk a cargo ship off the Israeli port of Ashdod and disrupted shipping in the Suez canal and most Egyptian ports on the Red Sea and the Mediterranean.
A factory collapsed in the port of Alexandria killing at least three people and pushing the reported death toll from climate-related incidents to at least 6 in the region so far.
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Posted by feww on March 23, 2010
China was blasted by a major sandstorm, which originated in Inner Mongolia on Saturday March 20, 2010. This was the first of two sand storms to strike within two days.
The yellow dust reduced visibility and air quality to potentially hazardous levels in Beijing, and as far away as Taiwan and Japan. MODIS on NASA’s Terra satellite captured this natural-color image. Dust covers the lower half of the image and wraps around the right-hand side in a comma shape that terminates in a large ball of dust near image center. This pattern is consistent with the passing of a cold weather front bearing a strong area of low pressure at the surface. These weather systems, known as mid-latitude cyclones, are often associated with giant comma-shaped clouds that reveal how air from a very wide area gets drawn in toward the low-pressure heart of the storm. The comma shape is more pronounced in the larger image. Image and caption by NASA. [Edited by FEWW for brevity.]
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Posted by feww on March 11, 2009
A massive sandstorm engulfs Riyadh, capital of Saudi Arabia. Photo Jad Saab/AP. Image may be subject to copyright.
A huge sandstorm engulfs the Saudi capital of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Tuesday, March 10, 2009. The storm, which was still raging hours after it started, disrupted flights at the city’s King Khalid International airport, with weather authorities announcing that visibility would drop to zero, and warning residents to take precautionary measures. (AP Photo/Jad Saab) – AP (signonsandiego).
Dust plumes swept across the Arabian Peninsula in early March 2009, stretching from the Red Sea to the Persian Gulf and beyond. The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Aqua satellite captured this image on March 11, 2009. Image source: GSFC
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