Posted by feww on July 10, 2012
Drought conditions prompt Wisconsin Gov to declare a state of emergency in 42 southern and central counties
Drought has hit plants during the most vulnerable time in their growing cycle, killing their pollen.
“The lack of rainfall since May in the southern half of the state has hit hard in a crucial part of the growing season,” Walker said in a statement. “Wisconsin Agricultural Statistics Service reports this week that most of the land in these counties is short or very short of soil moisture.”
- With 78,000 farms across the state, Wisconsin is the nation’s top producer of cranberries, oats and snap peas and is among the top-five producing states of potatoes, maple syrup, sweet corn, green peas, cucumbers for pickles, and other crops, said Wisconsin Department of Agriculture.
- The state is also home to about 13,000 dairy farms with an average of 100 cows.
- All counties in the southern half of the state are affected.
U.S. Drought Map. Released July 5, 2012
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Other Global Disasters/ Significant Events
- China. Epic flooding and massive landslides spawned by extreme rain events have buried parts of 8 provinces in China affecting about 20 million people. Deaths, destruction and evacuations are occurring in Jiangsu, Anhui and Shandong provinces in east China, Henan and Hubei provinces in central China, Chongqing Municipality and Sichuan Province in southwest China and Shaanxi Province in northwest China,Xinhua reported. The official weekly toll currently stands at:
- Dead or missing: 100 people
- Displaced: 1.17 million people
- Houses destroyed: 66,000
- Destroyed or damaged crops: 982,400 hectares
- A mile-wide landslide in Sichuan province is currently burying everything in it path, threatening to block rivers and cause additional disasters.
- More than 113.36 million people, about 9 percent of the China’s population, have been affected by natural disasters (floods, hail and landslides has had the greatest impact, followed by droughts, earthquakes, snowstorms and typhoons), with at least 465 dead and and 97 missing in the first half of this year, the report said.
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Posted by feww on October 21, 2009
Typhoon LUPIT – 21 Oct 2009
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How long will LUPIT loiter around Luzon
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How much more rain will it dump?
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Will LUPIT move away and come back, AGAIN!
At 00:00 UTC – Oct 21, 2009
Max Winds: 160km/h (85 knots) Category: 2
Max Gusts: 195 km/h (105knots)
Coordinates: 20.5ºN 128.9ºE
Movement past six hours: 280 degrees at 15 km/h (08 kts)
Location: About 925 km (500 kts) NE of Manila Philippines
Summary of Storm Activity
Lupit is tracking westward steered by a subtropical ridge extension to the north. Deep convection has become more organized near the storm center over the past six hours, JTWC reported.
Typhoon LUPIT – MTSAT Still image.
LUPIT Track by UniSys Weather. Click image to enlarge and update.
History Color Code – The chart color codes intensity (category based on Saffir-Simpson scale)
NOTE: Pressures are in millibars and winds are in knots where one knot is equal to 1.15 mph. Source: UniSys Weather
LUPIT 5-day track. Source JTWC. Click image to enlarge.
Typhoon LUPIT – 20 Oct 2009
Typhoon LUPIT (22W): JTWC/SATOP multispectral satellite image. October 20, 2009 at 05:00 UTC. Click image to enlarge.
Typhoon LUPIT – 20 October 2009, at 09:00UTC
Position: 20.4ºN, 129.3ºE
Location: Approximately 1,110 km (600 NM) northeast of Manila, Philippines.
Movement: WNW at about 15km/h (8 knots)
Center: LUPIT’s Eye has once again become visible
System Characteristics: LUPIT has good radial out flow
Maximum significant wave height: ~ 11 meters (34 feet)
Max sustained winds: 175km/h (95 knots)
Max gusts: 215 km/h (115 knots)
Super Typhoon Lupit. Date/Time as inset. Click on image to animate.
MTSAT IR Image. Updated at 30 mins intervals. Click image to enlarge.
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LUPIT 3-day projected track. Image: JMA. Image may be subject to copyright. Click image to enlarge!
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Posted by feww on October 17, 2009
LUPIT has intensified to typhoon strength moving toward central and northern Luzon, Philippines
Previous Entry:
Typhoon Data Summary
At 2:00 AM local time, Saturday October 17, typhoon LUPIT [locally known as “RAMIL”] was located about 850 km east of VIRAC, CATANDUANES (14.6°N; 133.2°E) with maximum sustained winds of 120 km/h and gusts of up to 150 km/h moving WNW at about 20/km/h, Philippines PAGASA reported.
FEWW Forecast:
Moderators believe LUPIT has the potential of becoming the most destructive typhoon yet to strike Philippines in 2009.
FEWW Previous Forecast
MTSAT IR Image. Updated at 30 mins intervals. Click image to enlarge.
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MTSAT – RGB Still Image. Time/Date as inset. Click image to enlarge and update.
MTSAT – AVN Enhancement – Still Image. Time/Date as inset. Click image to enlarge and update.
Cyclone LUPIT Projected track. Solid centers represent wind forces stronger than 117km/h. Source: JTWC.
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