Renewed flooding in Sri Lanka kills 11, affects 1.05 million
Renewed flooding in Sri Lanka due to heavy monsoon rains has killed at least 11 people and inundated the homes of 1.05 million people over the past week. The floods occurred over the central, north, and east portions of the island, and have the potential to devastate the rice crop and cause hundreds of millions in damage. Many of the areas affected were also hard-hit by January's 100-year flood, which killed 43 people, affected over 1 million people, and did at least $500 million in damage. Those floods destroyed 21% of Sri Lanka's rice crop. Heavy rains from the annual northeastern monsoon are common in the region from December through February, but this year's rains have been enhanced by the strong La Niña event occurring in the Eastern Pacific. According to the United Nations, the rains in January in Sri Lanka were the heaviest in nearly 100 years of record keeping. The flood that resulted was a 1-in-100 year event, according to The U.N. Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System. Rainfall at Batticaloa, Sri Lanka, during the 42-day period December 1 - January 12 was 1606 mm (63"), which is about how much rain the station usually receives in an entire year (1651 mm, or 65".) Satellite estimates of rainfall over Sri Lanka for the first week of February show that up to 12 inches (300 mm) of rain has fallen. The latest rainfall forecast from the GFS model projects that a tropical disturbance (91B) near Sri Lanka will bring an additional 1 - 3 inches of rain to the flood area this week, so the flood waters will be slow to recede.
Figure 1. AP video of the latest flooding in Sri Lanka.
Jeff Masters
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* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN PUTNAM COUNTY IN NORTHEAST FLORIDA
FLAGLER COUNTY IN NORTHEAST FLORIDA
* UNTIL 300 PM EST
* AT 212 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE
TRACKING A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 8
MILES SOUTHWEST OF CRESCENT CITY...OR 7 MILES EAST OF SALT
SPRINGS...MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.
* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
CRESCENT CITY...ANDALUSIA...BUNNELL...PALM COAST AND FLAGLER BEACH.
radar
That seems to be consistent with the regulars around
here, par for the course.
http://sidc.oma.be/
Solar activity at all time low, I wonder what that
will be construed as, we'll see.
Back to the news axiom. "If it bleeds - it leads!"
These are desperate times my friend!
And the weather/climate is the culprit.
Funny you should mention that, did you see this?
DELRAY BEACH — With blue- and purple-colored, balloon-looking animals lining the beach all weekend, it's not hard to believe Delray Beach Ocean Rescue's James Scala when he says 197 people were stung by Portuguese man-of-war on Sunday alone.
Scala said 46 people were stung Friday, and another 84 on Saturday at Delray Beach.
Clint Tracy, a Boca Raton Ocean Rescue captain, said the man-of-war were first seen on the beach Thursday.
Lifeguards flew purple warning signs to notify swimmers.
He said many of the man-of-war were probably pushed to the shore by winds blowing east.
Disaster is exiting to us. I feel it too.
2011 February 07 19:53:42 UTC
He had a blog about rainbows once..
It may save you and your Families Life .
Do Indulge and stroll thru it if you will,..
How did I miss that one? I could have been on a roll for days with that material.
So, is the La Nina dieing down?
Correct, should be neutral by hurricane season.
West Palm Beach
Gusty winds continue across Florida ahead of a cold front that will swing through overnight. Wind gusts approaching 40mph, but are not expected to get any higher. Much cooler tomorrow.
Similar to 2008's I would hazard to guess..
Higher than normal tornado season. Average amount (vs less than amount last season) of thunderstorms over the summer in Florida. And of course - a more active hurricane season, though probably less than 2010's, more like 15-17 named.
COME TO AN END LATE TONIGHT AS THE FRONT PASSES OFF THE SOUTHEAST
COAST AROUND 06Z- 09Z. COLD AIR ADVECTION WILL COMMENCE BEHIND
THE FRONT ON NORTHWEST WINDS. IN TURN, TEMPERATURES TUESDAY
AFTERNOON WILL AVERAGE 10-13 DEGREES COOLER THAN TODAY IN MOST
LOCALES. 1000-850MB THICKNESSES DROP TO AROUND 1350M BY 12Z
WEDNESDAY...SO ALTHOUGH FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE NOT A CONCERN
AT THIS TIME...READINGS COULD DROP INTO THE UPPER 30S OR AROUND
40 WEST OF THE LAKE BY DAYBREAK WEDNESDAY.
That is why you should never touch them on the beach. There is a chemical that really does harm. We have had them on our beaches for years. They leave a welt that last for weeks.
Because fair weather isn't exciting, what kind of real weather enthusiast gives a a crap about fair weather?
I'll take stormy weather any day over fair weather, unless what I'm doing absolutely requires fair weather. But most of the time I'm doing something outside, stormy weather just makes it more exciting :)
lol
sky stop that
A fading la nina giving way to a neutral season is pretty bad for us, IIRC.... I seem to recall one study that suggests threats to US coast and Caribbean islands are greatest during neutral years.... even if the season doesn't get above 15 NS, we're more likely to see steering patterns that favor landfall as opposed to early recurvature over the ocean waters....
Will be very interesting to see how quickly la nina fades, and whether it stays faded...
The 360-degree Rainbow
Posted by: JeffMasters,
Most people don't realize it, but a rainbow is actually a full circle. You usually can't see the full circle, since half of the rainbow lies beneath the horizon, where it is not raining. After all, there is no weather underground. However, if one is in an airplane or overlooking a waterfall, the 360-degree rainbow can be seen. I know--I have seen them twice from research airplanes that were flying through rain showers. Check out the 360-degree rainbow image at the bottom. Note that there is a separate optical phenomena, called a glory (caused by diffraction), surrounding the shadow of the airplane.
Unfortunately, I only had a 23mm wide angle lens, and could not capture the entire 360-degree rainbow. To my knowledge, no one has captured a photograph of a full NATURAL 360-degree rainbow. You can easily photograph one using a sprinkler, as this photographer has done here.
yep i remember when i was boy
we go out to the banks jigging for cod
the flesh of im would get torn up in the lines
if ya got the stuff on ya it would burn the skin right off yer hands
I post every day we have a great day... like today was excellent, with high near/over 80 F. OTOH, I'd rather read about the storms...
Nasty creatures, they are.
Last years lack of severe weather and lightning in Florida was the lowest Ive ever seen in 16 years living here. So this next year will have to be more active severe weather wise and thunderstorm wise in Florida.
Nice, breezy, sunny days don't generally kill people, that's all. They don't destroy property. They don't initiate mass evacuations. They don't cause food prices to soar, or energy to run short, or infrastructures to crumble, or nations to go to war over dwindling resources. They don't cause political or societal upheaval. In short, the chaos and confusion brought about by both natural and man-made catastrophes have always shaped civilizations and species; is it really any wonder we're fascinated and horrified by them?
Though there is a pretty good chance it will remain near weak La Nina/neutral conditions through the summer and then restrengthen into a 2nd-year La Nina next winter.
Same here, it pretty much shut off by July too.
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